Healthy Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Maple Syrup

Serves 3-5

Pancake Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

2 tbsp ground flax seeds

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 cups greek yogurt

1/4 cup blueberries

4 eggs(preferably free-range), whites separated from yolks

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp coconut oil for cooking(in place of butter)

Directions

Heat oven to warm(approx 200 degrees).

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.  Add yolks, yogurt and 1/4 cup of blueberries.

In a separate bowl whisk egg whites until frothy and stiff(use an immersion blender if you have one).  Fold egg whites into the mixture.  

Stir just enough to combine but don't over-mix.

Heat a pan with coconut oil over medium heat. When pan is hot add about 2 tbsp of pancake batter for each pancake.  Flip when bubbles appear on the top.  Cook in batches keeping finished pancakes in a warm oven until all of them are ready.

Serve with blueberry maple syrup.

Blueberry Syrup Ingredients

1/2 cup real maple syrup

1/4 cup blueberries

Directions 

Heat blueberries and maple syrup in a small sauce pan until boiling.  Serve with pancakes.