Welcome to our third installment of Simply Sugarless, a new column written by Starr Struck's own Sara Meeks! I'll let her take it away... ’Tis the season for lots of things: thinking of others, shopping, holiday cards, and mostly…sugar. Sweets are everywhere and there's no way to get around it this time of year, so instead of trying to convince you to make a sweet that doesn’t have sugar (they would never compare with your favorite cookies!), I’ve decided to tackle a more realistic challenge: a sugar-free breakfast. Over the next couple of sweet-filled weeks, take a pass on the cinnamon rolls and donuts and instead, try my go-to pancakes as your festive breakfast treat. I make them almost every weekend; the whole wheat flour and oatmeal adds an extra density that I find myself missing when I eat the “normal” variety these days. The applesauce and orange juice add just enough natural sweetness, and tossing a few berries on top helps keep the maple syrup out of the equation, too. Enjoy this sugar-free breakfast…so you can binge on more cookies after lunch ;) Sugar-Free Whole Wheat Pancakes Cooking time: 10 minute prep, 20 minute cooking (30 minutes total) Yield: 16-18 pancakes Ingredients:
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MEET SIMPLY SUGARLESS: Each month, I’ll be scouring the internet and my own personal recipe box for simple, sugarfree recipes that you can make without a bunch of exotic (and expensive) ingredients. I’m not suggesting that all the recipes will be super healthy (we’re still talking about baked goods and sweets, people), but I promise the recipes highlighted will be *healthier* versions of delicious treats, yummy snacks, and long-time favorite eats. My goal here is to completely avoid refined white sugar and/or any of the artificial sweeteners that are usually present in sugar-free recipes. I’m also going to try my very hardest not to use any super-sugary syrup substitutes like honey and agave (although maple syrup and molasses might make a cameo every now and then because they have a few more beneficial qualities in the form of vitamins + minerals). And one final note: you’ll notice that the recipe is listed right at the top of this post. Does it drive anyone else crazy when you have to scroll down forever to reach the actual recipe on most websites? Hope this intentional formatting makes your life just a bit easier ;)
Thanks so much, Sara! Enjoy and happy pancake-mornings, everyone ;) Comments are closed.
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HELLO!I'm Mary Catherine, a Cape Cod-based yoga teacher, painter, designer, writer, mom, and list-maker extraordinaire. My goal is to inspire you to start living a more creative, simple, joyful, + purposeful life.
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