Faux Valentine’s Day and Red Velvet Pancakes
February 11, 2010 – 10:35 amI’ll be away for Valentine’s Day this weekend, so we’re celebrating early V-day today. This morning I got up and made these vegan Red Velvet Pancakes. Ordinarily I am anti-food coloring, but I couldn’t resist them — they look so festive! And they are yum! They are decadent and certainly not for everyday — but how better to pay homage to love than with Red Velvet?
Forget the white flour and use all whole-wheat pastry flour. I used the minimum amount of sugar, and still thought they were a bit too sweet; and I used an extra 1/2 tbsp of cocoa powder in addition to what the recipe calls for. Also, I added mini chocolate chips (PMS made me do it) once I’d poured the batter into the skillet. I tried a few with pecans, and they were good but Hubs and I liked the chocolate chip ones the best.
Don’t forgo the Maple-Sour Cream syrup. It is the perfect compliment for these.