Some things just shouldn’t be a luxury. Some things are an absolute necessity.
Spending too much money at Target, for example. Sometimes… (you know it’s true) that’s a total necessity.
Hot bath plus cold beer. You need it. I need it. Necessity.
A super comfortable dress that shows a little shoulder. Everyone loves a little shoulder.
A girlfriend you can talk about your lady parts with. Yes, I said lady parts. Please don’t under estimate this necessity.
Aaaaand, last but not least… a little pancake love on a weekday morning. Do it.
This recipe is super simple and straight forward. It’s bound to put a smile on your face. The recipe yields 12 silver dollar pancakes… minis, if you will. It’s the perfect little breakfast to throw together for just you, or for you and your sweetie on a dirty old Wednesday morning. Give it a go!
Vegan Jam Swirled Pancakes
makes 12 silver dollar pancakes
2 1/2 Tablespoons sunflower or almond oil
1/2 cup soy milk, almond milk, rice milk or water
splash of vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
2 generous spoonfuls of your favorite jam, plus more for topping the pancakes
Preheat oven to 2oo degrees F to keep the pancakes warm once they’re cooked.
In a small bowl, combine milk or water, oil and vanilla extract. In a medium sized bowl combine flours, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Whisk with a fork to combine. Add the wet ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients. Stir to combine. It’s ok if a few lumps remain in the batter.
Let the batter sit for five or so minutes while the griddle heats up. Heat 1 Tablespoon of sunflower or almond oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Once the batter has rested, fold in two generous spoonfuls of your favorite jam, swirling into the batter, and drop generous tablespoonfuls of batter onto heated griddle. Cook until bubbles form along the edges. Flip. Cook until browned. Add more oil to the pan as needed and cook remaining batter.
Once cooked, place on a plate in the heated oven until ready to serve. When ready to serve, spread with more jam or top with maple syrup.
Sophie
OMIGOSH. Jam IN pancakes, not only ON them but also IN them. And they’re vegan! Yay for those horrific days when I have an egg crisis! You just made my day; thank you. :)
Benthe
I’m not vegan, I just tried these because I had everything which needed to be in it. You said it was for one, maybe two, well I just gave it a go for me alone. Way too much, I was half way and I already felt really full. Too bad, a little bit for the garbage, next time I’ll make half. But they sure were delicious!
Nina
Oh woowwww!! These are absolutely wonderful! Yesterday I took my one year old baby to the allergist she is allergic to eggs, milk, and peanuts…. Its so amazing to have such a great recipe that she can eat!!! She is literally licking her fingers right now lol!! Thank you sooo much Joy lots of love ur way :)))
Karissa
I’ve made these two days in a row now. Today I did it without the jam, and they were just as delicious. My boyfriend can’t believe how good they turned out, because I’ve never been able to make a good pancake. >.< He also can't believe they're vegan. I used coconut milk for mine, and instead of using 2 tbl of wheat flour I just use an extra 2 tbl of regular flour. So easy and so perfect every time, thanks for sharing! I have a feeling I'm going to make these for my family.
Karissa
I’ve been checking out all your vegan recipes after seeing the vegan chocolate cookies post. I.love.your.blog…and I’m making these, probably tomorrow. Or tonight. O.O
DH
Joy, You’ve just made my morning! These are wonderful ;-p And I think you are incredibly clever! I’ve tried making vegan waffles and failed so far- they were edible but not delicious. THESE are delicious! And I never would have thought to put jam in pancakes- good call! I usually don’t eat pancakes without heaps of jam or maple syrup on top but these are good enough to eat plain. I’d even serve them to other people and not tell them that the pancakes are vegan; I don’t think they’d know! So happy I found your site :) Thank you for sharing!
Amber
These are so yummy. I have made them every weekend for the last few weeks. They are so quick to make and delicious with a cup of tea. My one-year old even enjoys them! Thanks for a great vegan recipe.
sheila @ Elements
hi Joy, I’ve been sick for two days now and my stomach is very sensitive. I woke up this morning ravenous but afraid to eat. Nothing sounded good…except carbs…but I was too lazy to make bread or muffins. I know they don’t take long, but I just wanted something with little effort, no eggs, no butter, no oil…nothing heavy.
I’m not big on pancakes, but as I was browsing through your breakfast stuff, I thought these vegan pancakes sounded like exactly what I needed. They’re quick carbs that are light on my stomach…nothing in them to hurt my tummy. And they tasted wonderfully.
What’s weird is my honey (who doesn’t like pancakes) was hoping to try one but silly me…I ate them all. I had no idea he would even be interested but he said they smelled so good and he wanted a sample.
So…I’m making them again tomorrow…a double batch. :) Thanks so much for the recipe. It’s perfect! :)
Danielle F
Just made a batch of these pancakes—they were lovely!! Delicious and moist. Definitely a keeper.
Thanks Joy!
erinmarcotte
Hubby and I absolutely loved these. Used some of the apple butter I made last weekend, threw in a handful of flax seed, and even whipped out the box grater and made short work of half an apple. Crazy tasty! Keep up the great work and the great laughs.
joythebaker
YumO!
Angelique
Aaahhh the vegan days.. how they came crashing down once I went to Italy… thanks for killing the will power Italy. I’m going to make these once I’ve finished my food technology SAC (you have them in American high schools right?) OF WHICH, makes me think of this blog every time I cook and have to take photos of my doing. I know right, cool story.
Vegplus2LilVegs
Woo hoo! Your yummy vegan recipes are a blessing. Keep ’em coming!!
HealthKickChick
You call these vegan, I call them budget friendly. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve set out to make pancakes only to realize I don’t have eggs.
Problem solved!
Rose
Just made these this morning and used orange juice as the liquid. AMAZING.
April Nienhuis
Thank you sooooo much for this recipe! We have several food restrictions due to food allergies and this is the first thing I’ve cooked that the entire family both likes and can eat. Thank you!!!!
susan
could i use canola or olive oil if i don’t have sunflower or almond oil?
btw, thanks! my youngest is allergic to milk. these recipes are hard to come by.
Ellen
Yum. I’m going to try making these gluten free as well as vegan. Thanks for the inspiration!
~Ellen
Joyboe
these were great! thanks so much~
Lizzy
Wow! I just made these on a “dirty old Wednesday morning” when I had no eggs in my fridge. They were soooo good! I used buttermilk instead of soy milk because I’m vegetarian, not vegan. Yum!!! I think I actually liked them better than pancakes with egg. Next I’ll have to try your blueberry oat applesauce muffins. Can’t wait! Love your blog!
Kellie
I’m loving the Vegan recipes!!! Thanks, Joy!!!!
mika
Hi Joy. I saw this post this morning, when I was at rock bottom in my self-inflicted misery and blues. I told myself, “ok, I need to stop crying. I want pancakes.” The lack of milk in my fridge almost caused another breakdown (I`m a perfectionist, you see..) but I followed your recipe through and through. I even added the butter. The butter!
And my goodness, the pancakes were amazing. It really was. In fact, I think the sun popped out of the clouds right when I popped these holy-awesomness into my mouth.
Thank you.
Lindsay
Hi!
I was wondering what kind of jam you used? It looks delicious in the pictures!!!
brownsound
I have no lady parts, but I’ll assume the necessity.
These pancakes are amazing – made them for my friend while she was sick and they (along with a million oranges and bottles of tylenol cold) cured her clean.
mad props joy.
Antonella
Delicius!
Gemma
This is my first foray into commenting on your blog Joy, but I have been a fan for a while now :-)
I made these yesterday and today, and they are fab. They use so few ingredients they are becoming my ‘no food in the house, what can I eat?’ staple!
Thank you for posting the recipe.
xxxx
Victoria
Thank you so much for posting another vegan recipe!
Those pancakes look soooo goood :)
Lori
Joy! I just wanted to let you know I made your orange poppyseed biscuits this week. They were delicious!!
Lindsey
Made these for breakfast yesterday morning! They were a huge hit and tasted fantastic! Thanks for the vegan stuff Joy, it really helps me make fun stuff that tastes great for my food allergic kiddos. Kudos to you!
theungourmet
Yum! These are super cute!
We always have fun breakfast like this on the weekends. This morning we had french toast with homemade strawberry preserves and fresh strawberry slices and just a dab of whipped cream. Mmm!
Jamie
Actually, your list of life’s necessities put the smile on my face. These pancakes make me drool. They are just perfect.
Tonya
Mmmm…pancakes, they look so yummy! And I’m right there with ya on the spending too much at Target thing….I can’t seem to get out of that place without spending at least $50, it’s crazy.
Liz
Definitely going to try! They look perfect for those saturday mornings when you really want something good for breakfast, but you’ve run out of eggs and you can’t be bothered to go to the shops!
Ernestine
Hi Joy. You were recently featured on the Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kithcen website so I came over to check out your site. I am having a double birthday party for both my granddaughters, 1 and 3. It happens to be a cupcake theme. What would you recommend that’s cute fun and girly? Thank you! Love your site.
lucylang
Pancakes and lady parts. My two favorite things. I too am on board the vegan train. Everyone deserves a chance to eat pancakes!
Jen @ MaplenCornbread
I loved those necessities!!!! :) I do sooo agree!!! Now if only my hubbs would agree :)
These pancakes look and sound so good, Im love the swirly jam kick to them!!!
Jade @ No Longer 25
How weird I made pancakes this morning before work for the first time ever cause we had no break left and they were amazing. What a coincidence to read your post now I’m at work.
Pancakes are so easy to make, I always forget how quick it is to whip up a batter and cook some fresh! Yummy :)
Colin
It’s always nifty to try out substitutions with food – same dish, new flavours!
I wonder if we might see a pancake post in the future about other types of flour in a pancake recipe?
Thank you for the inspiration!
joyous
HI JOY!
my name is joy, and i’m a baker, too. thanks for always giving me the chance to impress my coworkers– this week alone, the whole wheat choc. chip cookies and the vegan choc. avocado cake are making me friends. my ex-boyfriend is named simon, too. weird!
now if only you lived in nyc and i could come to your picnic… :(
Meghan
Not so into the whole vegan thing… I think I’ll try this with my old standby pancake batter with the jam…always looking for something new for my Sunday fry ups! Thanks!
Katrina
My husband’s grandma’s pancakes are a necessity, but I have no problem with thinking these should be one too.
Jill in Atlanta
how cool- I will give this a try… Saturday. Pancakes just don’t fit into our life on a weekday. A shame, isn’t that?
Winker
Very cute post!
ROOM design studio
I love this one so much!! you know what else I love? the plate!!
The Duo Dishes
A must try. There are folks who would tear these up.
airincupcakery
omg – looks so good – so inspiring !
Linda Y
i used to eat silver dollar minis when i was a kid….brings back a flood of positive memories! cannot wait to try these!
joy…do you think this recipe would translate well into muffins?
THANKS!!!!
Baking and Mistaking
Ooh yay – can’t wait to try these with raspberry jam! I’m guessing seedless is probably best.
Jessanna
C’est amour- this is LOVE!! Any thing pancake has my attention!
I’ve just been making zucchini pancakes (think yummy zucchini bread goodness wrapped up in a pancake..) since my two zucchini plants are mass producing like serious zucchini factory out there..
but honestly…I could use a change=) THANK YOU JOY!!
Sam@BingeNYC
Haha – spending too much money at Target…it can definitely be a necessity! These pancakes look delish, can’t wait to try them this weekend.
Jennyjen
Yay for vegan pancakes!!! These pancakes are so cute! Gorgeous photos.
Ariel
Yay! I was just looking for a pancake recipe…except…I’m going to eat pancakes for dinner. Oops. Thanks for always having happy entries :)
Megan
I love love love this entry.
…and I would love to eat these pancakes. YUM!
fran
I’m digging these vegan posts. As a lacto-ovo vegetarian, I like to switch things up occasionally. Plus it’s healthy!
Speaking of vegetarian, I’ve been enjoying those blueberry oat muffins you posted awhile ago with Fage yogurt. soooo good.
koroshiya
heh. okay. just thought i’d ask. love the blog, btw.
ABowlOfMush
These look delicious!
Patrizia
Yum Yum Yum!! Pancakes are a necessity!
koroshiya
joy – just out of curiosity, is the vegan stuff a permanent thing?
joythebaker
koroshiya- well… it’s permanent in the fact that this vegan post will be up on my blog foreva.
but no… i don’t always bake vegan. not at all. i just happen to be on a kick.
dajda- yaaaay! i’m glad you’re here.
Dajda
Am I the first to comment? It’s incredible.
Your posts are always so positive, no matter what they’re about – how do you do that? Reading your blog always puts a smile on my face. Thank you!