Orange, Almond and Buckwheat Pancakes

Wake up to these nutritious, high-fiber pancakes and get a morning jump-start on meeting USDA dietary guidelines for the grain, milk and fruit food groups. Pair your pancakes with a glass of 100 percent orange juice to bring out their citrus flavor and contribute to your daily recommended fruit servings!

Prep: 20 min | Total: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings, 2 (4 inch) pancakes each

Ingredients

Pancakes

• 1 cup sliced almonds, divided*
• 1 whole Florida orange
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup 100% Florida orange juice**
• 1 cup 2% reduced fat milk
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
• 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Nonstick cooking spray

Orange-Almond Syrup

• 1 cup 100% Florida orange juice**
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup light maple syrup
• 1/4 cup roasted almonds

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread almonds over a cookie sheet and bake 5 to 7 minutes until nicely browned. Remove and cool at room temperature.
2. Prepare Orange-Almond Syrup; keep warm.

Pancakes

1. Use grater to grate zest of orange, while careful not to grate into the white pith. Peel remainder of skin and slice between membranes to separate each orange segment. Set aside for garnish.
2. Combine egg, orange juice, milk and oil in medium bowl and mix well.
3. In large bowl, combine both flours, baking powder and salt with reserved orange zest. Add liquid into the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly while being sure to leave some lumps. Gently mix 3/4 cup almonds into batter until ingredients are combined, but still lumpy. Do not over-beat or stir until smooth, as this will make pancakes tough.
4. Ladle batter onto hot, non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray and cook until some bubbles begin to appear on top, about 3 minutes.
5. Flip pancake over and cook 2 minutes. Serve immediately with Orange-Almond Syrup, and garnish with orange segments.

Orange-Almond Syrup

1. Simmer orange juice and cinnamon stick in small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes.
2. Add maple syrup. Remove cinnamon stick, and stir in almonds.
3. Serve warm.
4. Refrigerate any leftover syrup.

Notes

* While almonds provide a healthy fat, this ingredient may be removed to reduce the recipe's fat content by 18 grams.

** May substitute Florida Orange Juice from Concentrate

Nutrition

Per serving: 530 calories (41% calories from fat), 15g protein, 65g carbohydrates, 7g fiber, 25g total fat (sat 3g, mono 14g, poly 6g), 600mg sodium

Vitamin A 6% DV, Vitamin C 100% DV, Calcium 45% DV, Iron 25% DV

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Florida Department of Citrus