Over the last few weeks, I have been sugar-free. I was depending on getting my sugar hit, even in the mornings. After a challenge was put to me to take something out of my life, I decided that sugar would be the thing. The first Sunday I was racking my brain on how I can make my pancakes without sugar. I was on Pinterest for an hour and realised that I would just have to experiment, and I wasn't going to use banana! My experiment was very short because I just decided that everything else would stay the same, and I was just going to take out the sugar from my normal recipe. It worked!! They weren't as fluffy, but they were still soft and easy to eat and I didn’t have that spike of sugar in the morning. Result. So I tried it the second week but made it savoury, adding in different spices and toppings, and it worked again!! I am so excited to still have pancakes in my diet without sacrificing my energy levels.

I am now eating sugar moderately in NOMO chocolate and Gnawbles but I have taken refined sugar out, at least for the foreseeable future, or until the Great British Bake Off comes on my screen again!

If you aren’t sugar-free you can use this recipe for pancakes as well: Eggless (vegan) soft pancakes

Ingredients

• 160g plain flour or oat flour

• 1tsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1/3 tsp salt

• 160 vegan milk (coconut)

• 1tsp vanilla extract

• Cinnamon (or any sweet spices you like)

• 2 tbsp (27g) soft vegan butter (light plant flora)

• Spray oil for pan

Method

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

• Pour in the milk slowly, mixing all the time until smooth.

• Add the vanilla, spices, softened butter and mix until it forms a batter.

• Heat your pan and spray with the oil.

• When the pan is hot, add your batter (the amount is up to you - I like small ones, make sure not to over-pour)

• When you see bubbles you can flip. Remove from the pan when it is done.

• Serve with whatever sweet toppings you want.

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