Pancakes are forever and always my favorite kind of breakfast.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to pancake ideas. In the summer I’m all about incorporating berries into my pancakes, and now that it’s autumn, I’m into seasonal pancakes that focus on foods like pumpkin and apple.
Recently Fit Body Bakery sent me a few of their gluten-free, protein rich baking mixes to get creative with, including their Power Up Pancake mix. The Fit Body Bakery line was created to support strong, healthy, active bodies, so naturally, I was excited to experiment with their mixes. Designed to help customers to bake fresh AND healthy, their mixes contain:
- 6g+ protein per serving
- About half the sugar as conventional baking mixes and recipes
- Unrefined coconut sugar and stevia for sweeteners
- 100% gluten free whole grains
- No preservatives or artificial ingredients
With baked apple, dried cherries, chopped walnuts, cinnamon & maple syrup, today’s pancake recipe is all about those delicious autumn flavor favorites.
First, I combined some of the Power Up mix with with almond milk and cinnamon.
While I cooked the pancakes, I created my topping by first dry roasting some chopped walnuts, then adding in chopped apple, maple syrup, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice – letting it cook until the apples were gooey and soft. I added in some chopped dried tart cherries for some extra fruitiness.
These pancakes make a great healthy seasonal breakfast on a leisurely weekend morning… or better yet, they’d make a great evening meal if you’re feeling like breakfast for dinner! Check out the full recipe below.
Want to try out a Fit Body Bakery mix? The folks at Fit Body Bakery have offered to give away one of their mixes to a lucky reader! Enter simply by doing any (or all!) of the following entries, and leaving a comment below for each way of entry. Their products include cookie, brownie, muffin, and pancake mixes, and you can choose which prize you’d like.
Giveaway entry methods are as follows:
- Visiting Fit Body Bakery on Facebook
- Sharing the giveaway on Facebook and tagging Fit Body Bakery
- Following @FitBodyBakery on Twitter and Instagram
- Following @FoodiemtFitness on Twitter
- Following @FoodieLovesFitness on Instagram
- Tweeting about the giveaway, tagging @fitbodybakery #bakefit #sweatpink @fitapproach
- Leaving a comment telling me which mix you’d most like to try
*The contest is open to U.S. residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each giveaway entry method. I will randomly choose a winner on Nov. 4th.*
You can also use the discount code SP15 for 15% off your purchase at FitBodyBakery.com. Expires 11/30/15.
Apple Cherry Walnut Fit Body Bakery Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Fit Body Bakery's Power Up Pancake Mix
- 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 TBSP pure maple syrup
- 1/2 medium apple chopped
- 1/2 oz walnuts chopped
- 1/2 oz dried tart cherries
- 1/4 TSP cinnamon
- 1/4 TSP pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 TSP vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the pancake mix, almond milk and cinnamon. Pour onto on a pancake griddle coated with baking spray and heated to medium low heat, forming 3 pancakes. Cook until lightly browned on each side.
- Meanwhile, place the chopped walnuts in a small saucepan over medium heat. Dry roast for 3 minutes, then add in maple syrup, chopped apple, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Cook until apples are warm and gooey and the mixture is bubbly, stirring often. Add in dried cherries.
- Place the cooked pancakes on a plate, and top with the apple syrup mixture. Enjoy them while they're warm!
Before I go, the winner of my Mighty Nut powdered peanut butter giveaway is Kelsey Wolfe. Congrats, Kelsey! I’ve contacted you for your shipping address.
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Fit Body Bakery through my partnership with Fit Approach. As always, all opinions expressed are genuinely my own.
Please note: One prize per person. If you win this giveaway, and have already won another prize from Fit Body Bakery through another blog, please disclose that you have already won so I can choose another winner.
Ali says
You’ve been doing so many giveaways, I love it! Though these pancakes look great, I’d really like to try the brownie mix.
foodielovesfitness says
I know! When it rains it pours sometimes, and lately, it’s been raining giveaways on FLF 🙂
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I also follow you on Instagram
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And Twitter!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I loved this mix too! We’ll have to do an apple version next. I just got some fresh ones from Speciality Produce yesterday!
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cassie says
I’d love to try the motivator muffin mix. hubby loves fresh blueberry muffins and we’re both trying to get in shape / lose lbs
David @ Spiced says
Wait…apples, cherries and walnuts all stuffed into pancakes? That sounds like my kind of breakfast right there! Delicious!!
foodielovesfitness says
It’s definitely a yummy combo!
Britt@MyOwnBalance says
These pancakes look fantastic! I am all about apple cinnamon but I love your twist!
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Kristen says
I’d like to try the Conquer it Cookie Mix.
Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says
Oh yum! These look so good! That pancake mix sounds delicious. I love that it’s made with whole grains too!
Heather dotson says
Those pancakes look so good! Almost craving that for supper. Followed the bakery in Instagram and I also follow you!
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says
These look great, I would love to try the brownie mix.
Megan says
Mmmm this mix looks good! I’ll have to try it soon!
Jen says
The perfect fall pancake! I must try this recipe!
Cassandra R. says
I love the idea of fall themed pancakes. I want to win the pancake mix to try this recipe!
Jess @hellotofit says
I love how versatile pancakes are – you can combine them with any sorts of flavors and they’re bound to be good!
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Jordan D. says
I’d love to try the muffins or the pancakes!
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yummy!!!!
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I’d love to try their Burnin’ Brownie mix!
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Meghan B says
I would love to try the pancake mix
ken ohl says
love to try the brownie mix. thankyou, ken
Jenny S says
I’d like to experiment with the Muffin Mix. Seems like a great breakfast on the go option.
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Danielle Priser says
These all look so yummy- I’d love to try the pancakes, pancakes are my #1 FAVE breakfast food!
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You and me both! 🙂
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following @FoodiemtFitness on twitter too!
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i tweeted about the giveaway! i used the required tags
sharon says
i’d like to try the burnin brownie mix right now 🙂 i may like another later! lots of yummy ones