Living Your Element: Water 🌊 | Blue Buckwheat Crepes Recipe Inspired by Wu Xing

buckwheat flour

🥗Healthier: oat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Oat flour is gluten-free and adds a nutty flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nut-based cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nut-based cheese is dairy-free and lower in calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and adds a unique flavor.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey is leaner while bacon is often more affordable.

Soak buckwheat kernels overnight in double the amount of water, then rinse them.

Use half a cup of soaked buckwheat kernels and one cup of clean water in a blender.

Add a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of dried blueberry powder to the blender.

Blend until the mixture is a thin batter.

Heat a non-stick pan and add coconut oil, checking the temperature is right.

Pour a little batter into the center of the pan and swirl it around to coat evenly.

Cook the first pancake for a couple of minutes until the bottom is set, noting that the first one may not be perfect.

Continue making pancakes, noting that they improve with each one.

Transfer the pancakes to a plate to keep warm.

Serve the pancakes topped with organic yogurt, maple syrup, organic blueberries, and fresh mint.

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