When two of my favorite brands get together and have a recipe contest, I definitely create an entry! Bob’s Red Mill and Sambazon joined together to create the #SuperFoodShowdown. What is a superfood you might ask? A superfood is a food that contains extra health benefits. The Acai berry is a purple berry superfood that grows on the banks of the Amazon. It is known as one of the healthiest foods on the planet and is treasured by many for the restorative powers that it holds. Sambazon harvests the Acai sustainably, in ways that nurture and enrich the Amazon. These berries are not only good for your body, but they are good for our planet. The other sponsor of this contest is Bob’s Red Mill. I have shared my love of Bob’s Red Mill in many previous posts and recipes. Before I share the delicious recipe there is a super easy way you can vote for my pancakes. All you need to do is click here and then like or heart my photo. You have to have or create an Instagram account to vote. Please take a few seconds and vote for my recipe. If we have the most votes on our recipe, we will win 2 new amazing appliances for our school kitchen, a Vitamix and a Kitchen Aid mixer. If you have been to our tiny school kitchen you know what a blessing these appliances will be. I promise we will put these two items to good use everyday in our school lunch program. Thank you for voting!
Ingredients
- One package of Sambazon Acai Berry + Guarana
- 3 T. maple syrup
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Paleo Baking Flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- dash of salt
- 6 T aquafaba (the liquid surrounding the chickpeas in the can.)
- 1/2 cup non dairy milk
- 1 T coconut oil
- 2 T maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla paste or vanilla extract
Instructions
- Create your Sambazon Pancake sauce first.
- Take one pound (100gm) out of the package and place into a small saucepan.
- Add in 3 T maple syrup.
- As the frozen berries turn into liquid, stir gently.
- Take out a small amount of the berry liquid and combine in a small dish with the 1T of cornstarch.
- Add the cornstarch mixture back into the saucepan.
- If sauce is not thick enough add a little more cornstarch the same way.
- Set aside to cool while you make your pancakes.
- Preheat your skillet to medium heat.
- In a small bowl combine paleo baking mix, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the aquafaba, the milk, the maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients and whisk gently.
- Use about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.
- Cook about 3 minutes per side.
- Pancakes will be a bit softer than regular pancakes but extra delicious!
- Serve pancakes with Acai Berry sauce and eat immediately
This recipe is pretty awesome because it works for so many different eaters! This recipe is suitable for
- Vegans
- Gluten Free
- Paleo
- Kosher
- Grain Free
Thanks for visiting and remember, please vote for my recipe until September 30th! Just click here to vote!
I’m a pancake lover and I love that you created vegan, paleo pancakes. The acai sauce looks delicious too. I didn’t know that the liquid surrounding chickpeas is called aquafaba.
Alli, the chickpea liquid is a magical substance! If you put it in the kitchen aid mixer and turn it on high it will look just like stiff peak egg whites. Add a little sugar and you have a delicious vegan mousse! You must try some aquafaba!
I’ve never tried anything in the paleo diet. This sounds interesting and may need to try it out as I hear good things about it. Thanks for sharing!
I am sure you would love some Paleo recipes! Try this pancake recipe and I hope you will be pleasantly surprised!
My daughters love pancakes so this is definitely going to be on my menu of things to try with them in the near future. Thanks for sharing!
My daughter said these were her favorite pancakes ever. They are softer than regular pancakes and my daughter said they melted in her mouth.
These look amazing! The acai sauce must really make them special. Good luck with the contest!
Thank you Cindy! The sauce does make them extra special.
Those look delicious, so that is definitely a great way to get your superfoods in! I have never seen the acai package, but I’ll look for it. I’ll bet my kids would love it.
Christy, the Sambazon Acai Berry is in the freezer section and it is a deep purple color bag. It comes with 4 individual pouches in one bag.
I love pancakes for breakfast. These sound so delicious and I know my family would just love to wake up to a plate of this! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I am sure your family would enjoy these pancakes for breakfast!
Those look delicious! I have never tried Paleo but if it looks as good as it taste here I would have no problem with it 🙂 LOL!
I am sure you would love them!
I love Bob’s Red Mill. We use a lot of their grains and mixes in our cooking at home. I just picked up some of their gluten free oats. I haven’t heard of Sambazon brand before.
Happy to have a fellow Bob’s Red Mill fan visiting! Sambazon is a purple package and is found in the freezer section. See if you can find a new superfood!
These look absolutely delicious!! I can’t wait to try them out – super healthy and yummy recipe!
Thank you so much Pier! I hope you can try them out soon.
Wow, those Paleo Vegan Pancakes and Acai Sauce look AMAZING! I’ve never had paleo vegan pancakes before but I’d love to give them a try.
I think these paleo vegan pancakes taste better than regular pancakes! I hope you give them a try.
These look absolutely delicious. I am not a vegan, but I would definitely give these a try!
Thanks Jennifer. I think you would be surprised at how much you like these pancakes. Vegan foods have come so far!
This sounds like a winning recipe for sure! Glad you were able to share it with us, looks scrumptious!
Thank you Sarah. I really hope this is a winning recipe!
Wow. I learned so much about paleo and vegan diets reading this post. Although my family and I have not gone these routes yet, I still think I could give this recipe a try!
I am so glad that you learned a few things from this post. Being vegan is so much easier than it was years ago! I hope you give this a recipe a try.
I like Avis berries in salads. They are very good in a pear, arugula and garganzola cheese salad. Ever tried it?
What is an avis berry? I have never heard of that before!
This is really cool! I’d love to give the paleo flour a shot and it would be my first time using some of the other ingredients too.
I hope you give it a try! Bob’s Red Mill Paleo Baking flour is a great mix to try out. Thanks for visiting!
these look really good! not sure if i like acai though, might have to skip on that 🙂
The pancakes can be eaten with just regular maple syrup! You do not need to make the Acai sauce if you do not like that type of berry.
I have been trying a lot of vegan foods lately and am very pleased with how it tastes and how I feel after eating it. Thanks for this yummy recipe!
That is awesome Bella! Have you tried to use the aquafaba yet? Open a can of chickpeas and drain out the liquid that surrounds them. That liquid can be used as an egg or egg white substitute in any recipe! I hope you give it a try!
Great power recipe for breakfast to really get a great start of the day without weighing yourself and body down with all the sugar form normal pancakes.
Exactly Teresa! These protein pancakes are a great way to start your day!
Yumm.. that looks so good. I love everything about this and need to give it a try!
Thanks Jasmine, I hope you enjoy them!
Ahhh a use for the chickpea liquid I can get behind! Will definitely try these next time I open a can.
Lauren, I have tons of uses for chickpea water! You can make amazing meringues or chocolate mousse with it, or even strawberry ice cream! I have a few recipes on my blog if you search aquafaba.
these look really good and something my daughter would love, may just have to make breakfast for her.
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Thanks Angie, I hope your daughter loves these pancakes as much as my daughter does!