Father’s Day is here, and we all know the easiest way to dad’s heart is through his stomach. Spoil dad with breakfast in bed by serving up this delicious, filling, yet easy Chia Pancakesrecipe from San Diego’s popular breakfast destination Lazy Hippo.
As downtown San Diego’s go-to vegan and vegetarian-friendly breakfast destination, Lazy Hippo breaks the mold on the typical breakfast café. Fun for the whole family, Lazy Hippo’s whole-wheat Blueberry Chia Pancakes start the day off with a bang as a delightfully delicious, filling and healthier take on pancakes. Power up for the day ahead with these crowd-pleasing, tastefully tangy, and extremely easy-to-make pancakes packed with chia seeds to fuel the family.
Blueberry Chia Pancakes
Recipe Courtesy of Lazy Hippo
Ingredients:
Serves 8 pancakes
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 tbsp plain yogurt
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp chia seeds
*Topping: Yogurt “Icing”
2 tbsp plain yogurt
Juice from 1 lemon
1 tsp lemon zest
1/4 cup blueberries
Instructions
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Add eggs, honey, yogurt, and milk and whisk everything together. Stir blueberries into the batter or simply top when finished! Last, stir in chia seeds.
Heat a nonstick skillet* over medium and pour a small amount of batter into skillet, forming a pancake.
Wait until batter starts bubbling and use a spatula to flip pancake over. Cook on both sides and repeat the process until batter is gone.
For the topping, place yogurt in a bowl and stir in lemon juice and zest. Drizzle pancakes with yogurt mix “icing” and blueberries. Serve for smiles!
