Happy National Pancake Day!

You guys! It's National Pancake Day! That obviously means one thing. I made pancakes...AND I'm giving you the recipe!

As you may remember from my last blog, I went home over the weekend, and planned on spoiling my parents with the most amazing raspberry vanilla bean pancakes, but that did not go as well as I had expected. 

I used the gluten free baking mix my parents had on hand and the pancakes turned out terribly flat, almost like crepes, and the consistency was WAY off. But from this I learned a very valuable lesson: when you find a flour mixture that works....DON'T EVER SWITCH! 

So now that I am back home, and since it was Pancake Day, I decided to try out a new recipe I have been so excited about! 

When it's cold outside, my mind always wanders to the warm days of summer, so what better way to warm up than with some pineapple pancakes?

These beauts were as heavenly as they look. The batter was light and fluffy, with the most delicious pineapple baked inside. So naturally sweet, they didn't even need any added sugar! BONUS. 

I topped these babies off with some toasted coconut. Because what fulfills that beachy feel better than coconut? 

Then to take them over the top, I glazed these cakes with the. most. delicious. caramel sauce...EVER. Seriously. Heaven in my mouth. 

Pineapple. Coconut. Caramel. Perfection. 

Now for the recipe: 

Pancake- 

1C of baking flour (I use my own gluten free blend)

1/2 C almond milk (or any milk you prefer)

1 large can of crushed pineapple

1 egg

1 T coconut oil or butter

1T baking soda 

Caramel Sauce-

1 C of brown sugar (I used coconut palm sugar)

1/2 C coconut oil (or 6 T butter)

2/3 C heavy whipping cream (although I used almond milk to make a thinner glaze)

1t vanilla

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionaly for 2-3 minutes. Let simmer. Then take off heat, and cool (in fridge for 5-10 mintues). I didn't want mine totally set, or thick, so I let it cool for about five minutes, then ladled it over my pancakes while it was still warm. This really makes these pancakes. 

I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I did! 

Oink, oink. Haylea.