Tag: chickpea flour

Snickerdoodle Pancakes

Melissa King 8 Comments

Disclaimer: This post has been sponsored by USA Pulses and Pulse Canada, but opinions are all my own. 

Do you love Snickerdoodles?  If so, you will love these kid friendly Snickerdoodle Pancakes! These pancakes aren’t just kid friendly, they come with a boost of protein and fiber thanks to a special ingredient.

snickerdoodle pancakes

The special ingredient in these healthy pancakes is chickpea flour.  Chickpeas fall under the term pulses.  Other foods in the pulse category are: lentils, beans and peas.  Did you know that the UN declared 2016   the International Year of the Pulses?  You may ask, why does the UN care about pulses?  Let me tell you all about it!

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins (Vegan)

Melissa King 11 Comments

Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins.  Do you like pumpkin?  We eat it all year round.  My husband likes to take muffins to work and I usually make these muffins, but I only had a small amount of oat flour.

So I decided to tweak the recipe a bit and make these Healthy Pumpkin Muffins.  Not only are these healthy pumpkin muffins gluten free, but they also come with an extra boost of protein and fiber!

 

Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins

 

I used 1 1/2 cups chickpea flour to make up for the oat flour I didn’t have.  Did you know that 1 1/2 cups chickpea flour contains about 31 grams of protein and 15 grams of fiber?

You can read the complete nutritional facts in this source.  It worked as a great replacement!

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