The Simplest & Best Eggless Fluffy Pancake Recipe … you’ll be addicted to this stack!

Eggless Fluffy Pancakes … quick, simple and ever so satisfying, you’ll never need another pancake recipe again! The recipe ticks all the boxes. Simple staple pantry ingredients, one bowl batter and a well behaved one at that. The pancakes hold up well and taste amazing. Did I tell you that they taste fab cold too? Strangely enough but they are addictive cold as well!

The idea of fluffy pancakes was always tempting as we grew up. Tall piles of golden brown pancakes, maple syrup streaming down the sides, berries, butter and everything delicious. Yet attempts at making pancakes then were dismal and made you wonder what the hype was about anyway! All I can recall is that they were soggy and eggy!

Cut to now and these light, fluffy, eggless pancakes will have you addicted. It’s a simple 6 ingredient eggless pancake recipe and you’ve probably got all the ingredients on hand already. Takes all of 5 minutes to get the batter together, 4-5 minutes to cook each pancake and soon enough you’re ready to dive right in. It’s therapeutic to pipe the batter, see them bubble gently and rise, get a golden blush and then you flip them over.

egglesspancake

I cut the clarified butter / ghee into the dry mix of the eggless pancake recipe so that the fat coats the flour and keeps the pancakes light. In my opinion, that really made a difference to the texture and lightness. Also, do make sure the pan is of good quality, has a heavy bottom and the heat stays low for even cooking. This is the one I used.

The rest is literally a ‘pan’ oops cakewalk, so hope you give these a shot soon!

Simple recipes like these that make being in the kitchen so fun! This is a very basic eggless pancake recipe and should take well to changes. You could experiment with substituting part of the plain flour with a whole flour, maybe some nut meal, possibly oat flour too. Also think of add-ins … chocolate chips, blueberries, banana, nuts etc. Last but not the least, toppings! Think butter, whipped cream, a chocolate sauce or salted caramel, mango, else just a sifting of sugar. I am addicted to these, and I’m sure you will be too!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking if you make this, or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it!

Print

Fluffy Eggless Pancakes

Quick, simple and ever so satisfying, you'll never need another pancake recipe again! The recipe ticks all the boxes. Simple staple pantry ingredients, one bowl batter, a well behaved one at that. The pancakes hold up beautifully and taste amazing.
Course Appetiser, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, British
Keyword cake, dessert, eggless, eggless cake, no bake, one bowl, simple, stovetop, vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 pancake pan/tawa non stick, heavy bottom
  • 1 glass bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • Piping bag
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients

Dry mix

  • 135 g all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar {or castor sugar & a dask of vanilla extract}
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter melted, cooled

Wet ingredients

  • 180-185 g buttermilk room temperature

Toppings

  • Maple syrup/honey butter, fresh berries/fruit etc

Instructions

  • Place the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to mix. Add in the ghee and mix in with fingertips to coat the flour. {You can do this in a small blender too}.
  • Whisk in the buttermilk until the batter is smooth. It should be pipeable but not runny. Add a spoon of plain flour if it’s runny, or a tsp of buttermilk if it’s too thick.
  • Pipe or spoon about 1/2 a cup batter on a non stick pancake pan/tawa over very low heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the edges begin to show a little light brown. Flip over gently and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes. You can do a toothpick test to check if you are unsure of the doneness.
  • Stack and serve with maple syrup/honey, fruit, butter etc.

Quick Delicious Stone Fruit Crumble … dessert for breakfast or breakfast for dessert!

Quick Delicious Stone Fruit Crumble … often the best way to begin a day, else to end a meal! Dessert for breakfast or breakfast for dessert and life can’t get better than that in summer! If you like a hearty, somewhat guilt free ‘fruit loaded’ beginning to the day, this might be a good idea. It has oats and walnuts too! Sold yet?

Summer is one season I absolutely love, not least for the dreadful heat and unbearable humidity, but for stone fruit! Think summer fruits with a pit in the centre, think colourful, luscious and delicious fleshy fruit – mangoes, peaches, cherries, apricots, nectarines, lychee, plums…

My first thought was a smoothie which is how my day begins every single day, 365 days a year using fruit in season. I had already frozen fruit for smoothies the day before, so my next thought of course was a crumble! I always enjoy making crumbles and this Quick Delicious Stone Fruit Crumble turned out a perfect destination for the few hapless stone fruit in the fridge … a couple of peaches, a few plums and a small bowl of cherries.

What are stone fruit you might ask? Stone fruits get their name from the pit or “stone” in their center that is encased in a fleshy outer area. Also known as drupes, stone fruits tend to have thin skins that may be fuzzy or smooth. The pit is actually a large seed, and stone fruits can be either clingstone or freestone depending on how easily the flesh pulls away from the seed. Since most stone fruits won’t ripen after being harvested, they’re picked at their peak and only good for a small window of time. This makes them highly seasonal, with different stone fruits arriving at different seasons.

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-stone-fruit/

Then I saw this huge glass mug on the counter and I knew CRUMBLE was going to be it! I thought it might look nice to see squishy colourful fruit pressed against the sides smothered by a crumbly, buttery topping! The rest came together pretty soon, on the go actually.

Crumbles don’t take very long to put together and I often make one large one in my 8″ KitchenAid baking dish. Once done, everyone just digs in. Fewer fruit mean individual servings though this ones seems good for a single large serving or even one shared by two. Dig right in!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking if you make this, or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it!

Print

Quick Delicious Stone Fruit Crumble

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, British
Keyword baking, cherries, cookie, crumble, dessert, eggless, eggless baking, fruit, homemade, one bowl, simple, summer dessert, vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
15 minutes
Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

Fruit filling

  • 2 peaches stoned, diced
  • 3 plums stoned, diced
  • 100 g cherries pitted
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 1 tsp lime juice

Crumble topping

  • 1/4 cup walnut halves chopped
  • 1/3 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp ghee
  • 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C

Fruit filling

  • Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and toss until the fruit is coated well.
  • Transfer to a large cup/bowl and pack in well.

Crumble topping

  • Toss the walnuts, plan flour, oats and sugar in a bowl until well mixed.
  • Drizzle over the clarified butter and vanilla extract and mix well with a fork {or your fingertips to get an even light crumble.
  • Cover the fruit with the crumble topping. Top with walnut halves if desired.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes.
  • Cover the top with a sheet of foil if the top is overbrowning after 25 minutes.
  • Stand for 15-30 minutes. Serve with fresh fruit, vanilla chantilly cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramelised walnuts.

Kesari Halwa – Breakfast in 3 minutes with MTR. Healthy. Quick. Delicious.

“Breakfast is everything. The beginning, the first thing. It is the mouthful that is the commitment to a new day, a continuing life.”
A. A. Gill

Kesari Halwa … another one in my breakfast series, and this one is probably the fastest one I’ve made to date. Least work too, or rather, nothing to it! Halwa is a very popular breakfast include in India, and almost every region has its own variation. The variation runs across meal courses too. Either which way, this is a much loved preparation, nostalgic too often.Up in North India, sooji ka halwa has always been popular on the breakfast menu. Eaten on it’s own, yet sometimes served with crisp puris, this semolina prep holds a special place. There are many ways to make halwa and kesari halwa is a popular rendition with an orangish colour brought on by the addition of saffron. Every house has a their own little recipe which is more often than never roasting the semolina/ suji, making a sugar syrup, then cooking the roasted suji together with the syrup until done. It is a little time consuming, needs you to stand and stir, and gives you a bunch of dirty dishes!Here’s a great alternative for those who crave a sweet breakfast, which has the natural goodness of grains, no preservatives, tastes good AND is ready in minutes. I’m talking about the Kesari Halwa from the MTR 3 Minute Breakfast Range. Importantly, there’s barely any cooking involved. None actually if you boil water in a kettle. As simple as putting the dry mix into a bowl, pouring hot water over it, giving it a good stir, then leaving covered for 3 minutes. Voila! You have halwa. That is it!!  How good is this for busy mornings? Almost a magical preparation for breakfast in a hurry or on the go. Completely fuss free, and, honestly, the same consistency time and again! And the good thing is that you can eat it everyday!I made a simple video to show you just how simple making this Kesari Halwa is. Also, because it left me so much time, I thought I’d show you how to creatively present it. Breakfast and fruit is a firm favourite, so I served the halwa over pureed mango sauce {no added sugar}, with some seasonal phalsa berries, rose petals and mint from the garden. To finish, a scattering of saffron because it is Kesari Halwa after all, where kesar is the hindi term for saffron!

Try the breakfast for yourself and see how easy and yum it is. It’s available in cups as well for on the go consumption. I love plating and serving breakfast in fun sunshine bright colours to make one feel refreshed and active, ready for the day!  And if you fancy something savoury alongside, then MTR offers a wide variety of savoury 3 minute breakfasts as well. Think Poha, Khatta Meetha Poha, Vegetable Upma, Magic Masala Upma, Oats Homestyle Masala…

Food Talk | Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser … with maple syrup

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
Michael Pollan

Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser… when a ray of sunshine hits you in the morning, you know you are energised. How much better can a morning be to wake up to? These glasses have all the colour, loads of flavour and summer literally within. You do know how good fresh turmeric is for you, right? Combine it with milk, chia seeds and a 100% pure maple syrup from Canada and the goodness comes together!So when you combine powerful ingredients that compliment each other, all the benefits come under one roof, or in one glass as the case might be.Here we have a superfood like turmeric well known for it’s antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. It is also good for the control of diabetes and arthritis among other things. The turmeric latte has caught the world by storm over the past year. Just a peep at the vibrant sunshine colour will convince you of it’s goodness.To this, add liquid gold of a 100% pure maple syrup from Canada and you’ve got magic. Just a few tablespoons of maple syrup are enough to add a soothing natural sweetness. Maple syrup is a healthier alternative to regular sweeteners and sugar. It shares similar properties with turmeric. Is known to be an antioxidant, has anti inflammatory properties, and is a rich source of nutrients.Do try making things as simple and good as this. They are fun to create. Use seasonal fruit, use fresh herbs from the garden, maybe edible flowers too. See how pretty a whole bouquet looks! And of course if you are short on time, you can always just do a very very simple and basic Fresh Turmeric Iced Latte for summer. Combine milk with fresh or dry turmeric powder {haldi} if you please, add a glug of earthy robust 100% pure maple syrup, chill and get energised for summer!

Print

Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser

Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser... when a ray of sunshine hits you in the morning, you know you are energised. Wake up to a good morning. These glasses have all the colour, loads of flavour and summer literally within. You do know how good fresh turmeric is for you, right? Combine it with milk, chia seeds and a 100% pure maple syrup from Canada and all the goodness comes together!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser

  • 200 ml milk
  • 1 inch piece fresh turmeric, grated fine
  • 2-3 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp chia seeds

To top

  • Cape gooseberries/physallis
  • Pomegranate
  • Fresh mint
  • Organic fresh rose petals

Instructions

  • Bring the milk to a boil, take off heat and add the fresh grated turmeric to it. Let it steep for 30 minutes, then strain and sweeten with 100% pure maple syrup.
  • Stir in the chia seeds, allow to cool, stirring a few times to distribute the chia seeds.
  • Add halved cape gooseberries to serving glasses and pour over the fresh turmeric chia milk once it cools.
  • Allow to stand in glasses in the fridge overnight.
  • Top with more cape gooseberries, pomegranate pearls, fresh mint and organic rose petals.
  • Serve chilled
  • Note: This can be served as only Fresh Turmeric Chia Latte too. Increase the milk for this version, and or decrease the amount of chia seeds. Alternatively, skip the chia seeds, and pour the steeped strained fresh turmeric milk with maple syrup over ice cubes. This will offer a very refreshing delicious iced latte!

Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits … dessert for breakfast

“Fussing over food was important. It gave a shape to the day: breakfast, lunch, dinner; beginning, middle, end.”
Robert Hellenga

Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits … couldn’t be a better way to begin the morning. All this while I thought granola was just one of the best ways to start the day, so I made that a lot. It was simple. Granola + Milk + fruit = done! Then along came cream, an idea crossed my mind and breakfast got a makeover, a fun and colourful one at that. The parfait is showing up as dessert at home too now, made with just cream, no dahi! Folk who know me, know of my love for dairy. Everything and anything dairy hits a home run for me, and that speaks pretty much for everyone at home.The neat little tetrapacks of Mother Dairy cream  have changed the way I work in the kitchen, cooked and baked. The ease, the taste, the quality stepped up what I do in the kitchen in exciting ways. I am sure if you are like me, and love to cook and bake, your pantry’ll never be without this handy staple. It literally finds its way into everything I make, especially sweet!So when Mother Dairy Creams asked if I’d like to take do a few recipes for #CreamOfAllFood and taking over their Instagram handle for a week, I could hardly say no. There was nothing I’d have liked to do better! Mother Dairy products have been a part of my growing up years, bringing up the kids, my kitchen, my culinary life. This was just going to be an extension of what I enjoy doing most – experimenting in the kitchen.A ton of ideas tumbled out of my head. I settled for this one first – Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits because I love the idea of layered desserts, cakes etc. Because the family had just returned from NYC and one of them described a delicious parfait they had for breakfast there. Because I had a sackful of granola at home that someone had sent as a gift. Because I love fruit in food, and lastly, I love playing with my food recipes…

One thing led to another. Some twitter conversations later, before I knew it, I was baking granola for the parfaits. I have always been charmed by doing things from scratch, granola being one of them. I find it difficult to understand why you wouldn’t bake something so simple at home? Please try baking some once, and you’ll do it over and over again. It makes life simple, you feel great, the kids get addicted to it, you can use it for energy bars, for breakfast…and for dessert too. Throw some into smoothies, scatter it over fruit salad or ice cream, or just munch on some as a snack. It is so customisable too. That done, a nice big batch smiled at me as I thought of putting the parfait together. It’s the simplest thing to do. As things go, I love the edge of subtle indulgence these Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits offer. There is little guilt for two reasons. No, make that three! Maybe more!!Cream is good fat. The granola is 100% wholegrain, glutenfree and home made. Last but not the least,the parfait has a generous portion of seasonal fresh fruit in there. And so many more reasons to enjoy this. Dahi/yogurt, honey, chia seeds … thing good gut bacteria and protein, think natural sweetener, think superfoods that are also called seeds of life. Above all, think S I M P L E !!So wait no further. I played out the recipe on Instastories the Mother Dairy Instagram handle that I’m taking over this week. This was #InstaCookingClass #1. Catch me there, or on the Mother Dairy FaceBook page later this week . Love to hear if you liked it {or not}, what recipes you might like to see in future, and what you’d like to make with the #CreamOfAllFood!

Print

Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits

Dessert for breakfast! Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits where wholegrain homemade granola meets creamy goodness and colourful seasonal fruit.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits

  • 200 ml Mother Dairy Cream
  • 400 g Mother Dairy Ultimate Dahi
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 2-3 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1- 11/2 cups homemade granola {recipe follows}
  • Seasonal fruit diced as required {strawberries grapes, cape gooseberries, banana, pomegranate}

Homemade Granola

  • 4.5 cups jumbo oats
  • 1 cup popped amaranth
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 cups sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 oil
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 tsp rock salt
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Fruits with Cream & Granola Parfaits

  • Whisk the cream &and yogurt until smooth.
  • Add honey. Whisk again.
  • Stir in chia seeds. Leave to stand for a while.
  • Layer... Granola, cream mix, honey, fruit... and& repeat!
  • Tip: Use a piping bag or ziploc to pipe in the cream mix to make it neat.
  • Tip: Use any seasonal fruit you enjoy eg Banana Strawberry Parfait, Black Forest Parfait, Banoffee Parfait.
  • Tip: Great idea to make a parfait bar and get kids to 'build their own' colourful parfaits
  • Tip: Use more cream, less yogurt and turn this into a dessert with the cream.mix, fruit & nuts!!

Easiest Homemade Granola

  • Preheat the oven to 160C. Line a large baking dish with parchment.
  • Stir together all the dry ingredients EXCEPT the dried cranberries and chocolate chips in a large bowl. {Tip: Use the mixer bowl from The Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer as it is convenient to use and very big}.
  • Whisk the honey into the olive oil.
  • Pour the wet mix over the dry mix, and give it all a good stir.
  • Turn it into the prepared pan, press down lightly, and bake for approximately 45 minutes until light golden brown. Stir 2-3 times while baking.
  • Once baked, stir in the dried cranberries while still hot, and chocolate chips once cool.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Mango Smoothie Bowl … breakfast stories on the go #Foodventures #breakfastforchampions


“Fussing over food was important. It gave a shape to the day: breakfast, lunch, dinner; beginning, middle, end.”

Robert Hellenga

Summer Mango Smoothie Bowl, another thing off my bucket list, the most beautiful way to begin the morning. Colourful beginnings!! They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I say bring it on! This one was fun to make, thinking ingredients, plating {or rather bowling} it, adding bits and bobs to the top. So much went into it, near raw other than the yogurt, very in season, a  mélange of flavours and textures.For me, an edible pot potpourri, inspired and exciting. With the first one down, my call was, “This was fun, now can someone set me a bowl everyone morning please!!The inspiration came from Ruchiras smoothie bowls each more delightful and colourful that the other. Inspiration really gets me going, food shared the best thing ever. Talk about breakfast and it’s amazing to see how different cultures wake up to the most important meal of the day. Granola, crepes, vadas, puris, kachoris, omelette, fruit bowls, smoothies, waffles, pancakes, overnight oats, avocado and egg on toast are some of the simpler everyday options.My recent overnight oats were a great experiment and now find a spot in the fridge every night. It’s a really convenient way to wake up to healthy ready made breakfast. Grab a spoon, dig in. I change the flavours with fruit in season and experiment as I go on. The main characters in the story remain the same – oats, milk/yogurt/coconut milk, honey, basil seeds, watermelon seeds. Fruit in season breaks the monotony. Mango, peaches, apple, banana, strawberries rotate. Pie spice, cinnamon, thandai mix, pepper, nutmeg, saffron. You get the drift! It’s always fun to explore something new and different apart from the regular old breakfast choices we usually have.Step out of home, travel a bit, within the city, country or overseas and new frontiers open up. Food and flavours begin to get magical, new and interesting. For someone who constantly cooks at home, hands that cook in other kitchens are fascinating. They offer exciting experiences, food adventures! Here are some breakfast stories, delicious bites mainly in pictures and in no particular order. Actually just as they tumbled out of my head when I read about #Foodventures by Axis Bank Dining Delights!

We sleepily got off the train in Benaras early one winter morning, a hungry foursome, and hit breakfast street quite soon. The city has a reputation and we knew where to head. Can there be anything better than fresh garam kachoris, sabzi and jalebis straight out of the pan? Perhaps not.

Perhaps yes if you add some famous Pehelwaan ki lassi to wash down breakfast. Nirvana. Life accomplished.

Ticked off list, but ‘will be back soon‘ recorded.

Fly across the globe. Switzerland, where I was last year at this time, a European breakfast will spoil you for choice. Every city we traveled to had a different layout, a regional offering, local produce shining through, breakfast an elaborate ceremony, fit for a king, something to sit and enjoy.Tuck in. Cheese, yogurt, fresh baked breads, fruit, coffee, tea, eggs galore, cold cuts, fresh milk, best way to breakfast. Did you hear me say “Serve me breakfast and I shall be happy!” ? Swing back to India, a trip into the heart of the South, Karakudi held us mesmerised earlier this year. It was a trip of a lifetime. Same feeling – breakfast is a celebration. Simple, flavourful, delicious and so much variety. Almost always ‘from the frying pan onto the plate‘, whether it was the elaborate ‘eat till you drop luxury at Chidambaram Vilas‘ or the street food at the temple at Pillaiyarpatti with the most refreshing filter coffee and finger licking good vadas. Memorable, satisfying and an absolute joy.

And then there was the absolutely amazing breakfast with peacocks and neelgai as company at Lakshman Sagar in Rajasthan? Breakfast was an eye opener there. Elaborate, each morsel served with love, truely regional and so much variety. Breakfast day 1 was something like this – fresh orange juice, maize dalia, googri {overnight soaked and cooked wheat kernels and horsegram}, sapota/cheeku jam, gum berry jam, fresh fruit, gur/jaggery, boora, honey, achaar, masala omelet, fire roasted tomato. Nothing refined or processed. Experiencing it was pure joy.If that wasn’t enough, one morning we trudged across the countryside for a breakfast in the fields! Get closer home, one trip into Old Delhi and you’ll be cured of any breakfast woes. Nagori halwa puri, nimbu ka paraatha, sweet lassi, hot jalebis, garam chai, then begin again! If you are stuck with the same old routine of toast and cheese, wake up and smell the coffee! Rustle up something fun and interesting {or bribe some willing soul to do it}. Better still, get out and explore. Make the mornings matter!

Oh, and did you know you can go beyond just egg and toast for breakfast? Here take a look at these #Foodventures by Axis Bank Dining Delights !

Print

Mango Smoothie Bowl

Colourful beginnings!! They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I say bring it on! This Mango Smoothie Bowl was fun to make, very in season, a mélange of flavours and textures. For me, an edible pot potpourri, inspired and exciting.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 mango pureed
  • 200 g Greek Yogurt {or regular full fat yogurt hung for 30 minutes}
  • Honey if required
  • 2 tsp sabja seeds soaked in water for 10 minutes
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate pearls
  • 1 kiwi chopped
  • 1 peach chopped
  • 2 tbsp melon seeds
  • 2 tbsp chopped walnuts
  • Fresh mint for garnish

Instructions

  • Stir the mango puree through the yogurt until uniformly mixed. Adjust sweetness if required.
  • Ladle the mango yogurt into 2 breakfast bowls.
  • Top with the remaining ingredients.
  • You could always just mix everything through too, yet it makes the first meal of the day attractive this way, garnished with love!
  • Use any seasonal fruit, berries, nuts etc.
Please wait...

Subscribe to my newsletter

Want to be notified when the article is published? Do enter your email address and name below to be the first to know.
Exit mobile version