Happy Saturday morning! Since I got back from spring break late on Thursday night, all day at work yesterday I kept thinking it was Monday. So glad it wasn’t :)
I’m running a St. Patrick’s Day 8k race tomorrow with my friend and training buddy Ashley, so no long run today! I decided to take advantage of the extra time this morning and make pancakes :)
The star of the recipe? POM juice!
When the lovely people at POM Wonderful contacted me to ask if I would be interested in receiving a case of their 100% pomegranate juice to review on the blog, I jumped at the chance. Pomegranates are nutritional superstars and POM Wonderful juice (unlike lots of juices on the market) contains no added sugars, preservatives, colors, or filler juices. 100% pomegranate juice from their orchards in California, and nothing else. Yum!
POM juice is a superior source of antioxidants — more so than red wine, grape, cranberry, or blueberry juice, and green tea. Plus, it’s delicious! So far I’ve been enjoying the juice on its own, mixed with water (it’s pretty concentrated), and added in to unsweetened black iced tea for a fun flavor. This morning I decided to try it in a recipe! Enter:
Pomegranate Blueberry Pancakes
(makes 1 serving — one large or two small pancakes)
Ingredients:
- 1/3 C whole grain pancake mix
- 1/2 C POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
- 1/4 C frozen (or fresh) blueberries
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. ground flaxseed
Optional topping: Handful walnuts, 1 small ripe banana, 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Pour batter onto a cooking sprayed or nonstick pan on medium heat. Cook a few minutes on each side, until cooked through!
I topped mine with a small ripe banana, which I mashed together in a bowl with 1 Tbsp. of pure maple syrup, and a small handful of walnuts. Yum!
Yum! These came out awesome and purple :)
I love blueberries in pancakes. They get so warm and delicious! And the banana/maple syrup combo is my favorite topping — decadent and sweet without having to drown everything in maple syrup :)
I’m heading off to the gym for a light workout (I took yesterday off completely) and then I’m meeting my friend Sarah to go get fitted for our bridesmaid dresses for our friend Jessica’s wedding! Fun :)
Have a great day!
Wow! These look soo scrumptious! I love pancakes on the weekend…the fruitier the better! Have fun at the race :)
Make me some!!!
Those pancakes sound perfect :-) pass the syrup!
Wow – that’s an awesome idea, and those pancakes look simply amazing :-). I love when cooking experiments turn out so delciously.
Good luck on your 8 K! Great looking food as well! As we all learned from Dr. Seuss, multicolored foods are not to be dismissed!
Love the idea to add POM juice to pancakes. I love blueberries in pancakes too – muffins especially!
Good luck with your 8k tomorrow.
I just got a package of POM juice as well– good idea to make pancakes out of it!
Hi Anne, these look awesome! Thanks for all of the great recipes. I tried your no bake granola bars yesterday and they are a huge hit with my friends. Keep up the great work.
Loows awesome! What a great idea. And good luck with the race tomorrow!
Those pancakes look SO GOOD! I would’ve never thought to use juice in a pancake mix, but it totally makes sense and looks like it makes for super flavorful cakes.
You should try POM with club soda. It’s a great replacement for regular soda!
Good luck tomorrow! Maybe I’ll see you there!
-the other Anne P
Oooohhhh maaaaaaan!! I just used the last of my POM juice a few days ago in a smoothie for my hubby…damn him!! I’m def gonna have to buy some more now…
Mmmm those look amazing! So Friday we’re going to run and then make pancakes before you go to work right? ;) Just have to wake up at 5 to have time for it all.
YUM, I have bottles and bottles of POM and I’m running out of new ways to drink it. Pancakes are genius!!!
Good luck with the race!
those sound AMAZING! good luck girl!
You’re so creative, using the juice in a recipe! These definitely look like they taste yummy! I’ll have to give the POM a go one of these days. I see them everywhere, might as well!
Oh yum, I love pancakes! I usually just have blueberry but I’ll have to try this out.
Great ideas with the pancakes; they look quite delish…looking forward to seeing you at FitBloggin’ on Friday; have a great day!