Freshly grated carrots and yummy spices make these carrot cake pancakes taste as good as carrot cake! This is a healthy carrot cake pancake recipe made with 100% whole wheat.
Peel and grate the carrots. If you end up having more than 1 cup of grated carrots from the carrots, that's OK, this recipe can easily handle up to 1.5 cups of grated carrots.Microwave the grated carrots for 3 minutes on medium, or until the carrots are soft and partially cooked.
Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl - flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices. Whisk together the wet ingredients in another bowl until well combined - milk, egg, melted butter or coconut oil, and vanilla extract.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together until almost combined.Add the grated carrots and raisins/walnuts, if using. Stir until everything is just combined, but do not overmix!
Add a bit of oil to a preheated skillet. Add about ¼ cup of the pancake batter to the pan. Cook about 2-3 minutes on medium/low heat, or until little bubbles start forming at the surface and the bottom is golden brown. Flip each pancake, and cook about 2-3 minutes on the other side, or until the inside is fully cooked. Serve with walnut syrup.
Walnut syrup:
Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet for 3-5 minutes, or until fragrant and golden brown. Add the toasted walnuts to a small bowl containing the maple syrup, and mix. Pour over pancakes to serve.
Notes
→ Type of flour: The recipe you see here is made with whole wheat flour made from red wheat. It is darker and a little "heavier" that all-purpose flour. You can also use white whole wheat flour, which is 100% whole wheat flour ground from white wheat berries. Or you can choose to use all-purpose flour or 1:1 all-purpose:whole wheat flour (¾ cups each)→ Spices: Feel free to use only cinnamon, or use 1.5 teaspoons pumpkin spice instead of the spice mixture.→ Carrots: If you don't mind more carrots, this pancake recipe can handle about 1.5 cups of grated carrots, for a little more nutrition. :)→ Nutrition: The nutrition facts estimated are per pancake, not including syrup, yogurt, or any optional add-ins. The actual nutrition will vary on exact ingredients used and exact size of pancakes.