Thursday, January 2, 2014

Apple Fritter Flaxcakes—Focus on Wheat-Free

It's a brand new year and great timing to start implementing a wheat & gluten-free diet plan. This morning I fixed a delightful pancake alternative that reminds me a lot of a yummy apple fritter.

 Apple Fritter Flaxcakes

I'll get to this easy recipe in a few minutes, but it looks like I took a six month hiatus—and in fact that's exactly what I did! This summer I went to Florida on vacation where I conveniently decided to let my diet choices have a lot of flexibility. I stuck to whole foods where possible but I allowed wheat and dairy to make a prominent return. In a way I looked at it as an experiment of sorts. Were my dietary choices at the time really making such a difference? I was to find out.

Well, six months and several holiday feasts later, my clothes are fitting very tight! Though I felt stagnant with weight loss last summer, at least I wasn't gaining, and there's something to be said for that. Health wise, I've had great success with supplementation help from my ND in curbing my Atrial Fibrillation attacks. I've had ZERO attacks in six months! I couldn't be happier there, so despite my thicker waistline, I'm wearing my happy face every morning! But, it's time to get geared up and deal with the inflammation issues, again. 


My main focus: WHEAT-FREE
This recipe was one I adapted from a recipe I saw in Nourish & Heal magazine.


Apple Fritter Flaxcakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes


Focus: wheat-free A tasty, yet healthier pancake alternative.
Ingredients (6 flaxcakes)
  • 2 organic eggs
  • 4 Tbs ground flaxseed
  • 2 medium apples
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 tsp sucanat (or other dry sweetener)
  • coconut oil
Instructions
  • Combine eggs, flaxseed, spices and sucanat. Cut apples into small chunks and mix into batter.
  • Coat bottom of frying pan with coconut oil and when hot, spoon batter to make three flaxcakes, and flatten and form to shape.
  • Cook several minutes over medium heat and when browned flip and cook opposite side 'til lightly browned.


Apples are cut into small chunks and mixed into batter.

 Batter, ready to make flaxcakes.



Top with fruit or maple syrup and enjoy!

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