These chai-spiced pancakes are so delicious and simple to make. They’re vegan friendly and free of dairy, gluten, and refined sugar!
I bought a basket of fresh figs last week with every intention of making an elaborate dessert. Looking to Pinterest for inspiration, I searched ‘figs’ and up came a slew of pretty pictures. There were perfectly cut figgy cheesecake bars, cakes with gorgeously arranged figs, and so on and so forth.
But, then I caught a little cold and wanted to do nothing more than lay around and binge watch Netflix.
I recently got into this new show called Heartland. Have you seen it? It’s like really old, but for some reason I’ve never bothered watching it. Kind of like Friends and One Tree Hill. Yep, never watched them either.
It seems like there’s a plethora of horse shows and movies out these days, doesn’t it? I’m usually not into stuff like that, maybe because I’ve only ridden on two or three horses my entire life, (and I’m pretty sure the majority of those were ponies at the fair) or maybe it’s because shows like that generally fall into the cheesy category.
Well, those two points still apply, but as a mom with two impressionable teenagers, finding good, family friendly shows the whole family can enjoy has been…well, rather difficult. We’re all caught up on When Calls the Heart and The Flash, which are some other shows we watch with the kids, and are only on season two of nine with this show, so hopefully we’ll be occupied for a while. Please let me know if you have any family friendly shows to recommend in the comments below!
But, back to the figs. I didn’t have the energy to make anything eloborate, so I figured we could enjoy them with breakfast, and by breakfast, I mean a tall stack of pancakes with hot maple syrup—my very fave!
I’m sure these figs would’ve gone perfectly with regular pancakes, but I love the combo of these sweet, earthy figs with warm spices, so I decided to try chai-spiced pancakes! Boy, this combo sure didn’t disappoint either!
If you don’t have access to figs, feel free to use another fruit of choice, like banana, apples, or peaches, or just eat them plain with toasted nuts/coconut and hot maple syrup! Whichever way you decide, I hope you enjoy them!
- 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose or gluten-free cup for cup flour blend (I use King Arthur multipurpose gluten-free flour
or Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
, in the blue bag)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
*
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon allspice
or cloves
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1⅓ cups almond milk or other milk of choice
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil, melted butter (dairy-free or regular butter, if you consume dairy) or other oil of choice, plus extra for greasing pan.
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
or other sweetener of choice,
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- crushed walnuts or pecans, for serving (optional)
- fresh figs, for serving (optional)
or 
, in the blue bag)
*
or 
or other sweetener of choice,- In a large mixing bowl, blend together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, allspice, and salt. Add milk, oil, maple syrup, and vinegar, stirring just until blended.
- Heat a griddle or nonstick pan over medium heat. Add a little coconut oil/cooking oil to the pan and spread to coat.
- Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop pancakes onto the hot griddle. Cook for a minute or so on each side, flipping the first time when bubbles begin to appear or edges are lightly brown.
- Top with crushed pecans or walnuts and sliced figs. Makes 2–3 servings
You may also enjoy these similar recipes:
Chai-Spiced Cake with Fresh Figs and Caramel
Creamy Coconut Fig Popsicles
Vegan No-Bake Cheesecake
Amisha says
September 18, 2017 at 1:53 amSuch a beautiful stack of pancakes! I love chai spices as you already know hehe… and I agree with you ! Figs must go so well with the chai spice flavors in the pancakes! Stunning photography as always Joscelyn! 🙂
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 18, 2017 at 9:33 pmThank you for the love sweet friend! I hope you’re having a wonderful week! xoxo
Aarika says
September 15, 2017 at 12:43 pmThese pancakes sound amazing, and the photography is stunning! I love the addition of figs. Great idea!
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 18, 2017 at 9:31 pmThank you!
Laura | Tutti Dolci says
September 14, 2017 at 5:40 pmSuch a gorgeous stack of pancakes! It may be time to make breakfast for dinner so I can indulge in these beauties right away! 🙂
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 18, 2017 at 9:30 pmThank you Laura!
Luca says
September 12, 2017 at 10:51 amThe photography for this recipe is outstanding!!!
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:10 pmThanks Luca!
Suanlian Tangpua says
September 12, 2017 at 10:41 amOMG…You are creative and Professional. This is the first time I see Figs fruit are used with pancakes. Can’t wait to try…
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:10 pmThank you! I appreciate the encouragement!
Shevoneese McFarlane says
September 12, 2017 at 8:31 amThese look absolutely delicious. Totally trying this!
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:11 pmThank you! Have a wonderful evening!
Cristina says
September 12, 2017 at 6:57 amI love spiced chai but never thought of combining it for American pancakes.
Also, your photos are AMAZING! What camera and editing program do you use?
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:13 pmThank you! I use a Canon 6D with 100 mm lens. For editing, I use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Erin says
September 12, 2017 at 12:02 amThese look absolutely delicious! And your photography is stunning!!
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:13 pmThank you Erin!
Crystal // Dreams, etc. says
September 11, 2017 at 4:52 pmOoh, chai-spiced pancakes sound delicious! My niece and nephew will be over this weekend, so these will be fun to add into the mix of regular pancakes for breakfast.
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:14 pmThanks Crystal!
The Crumby Vegan says
September 11, 2017 at 1:01 pmWow your food photos are beautiful and I love that you’ve made the pancakes without eggs (perfect for us vegans!)! My husband has gone nuts for figs recently so he’ll love this post.
P.S. I know it’s old but I still LOVE Malcolm in the Middle – I think it’s a great family show
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 12, 2017 at 6:15 pmThank you! We enjoyed that show too. Have a lovely evening!
Erica D Ardali says
September 11, 2017 at 12:51 pmDon’t these look delicious! I am totally pinning this to make for my fiancee. 🙂
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 11, 2017 at 2:05 pmThanks Erica! Please let me know how you like them!
Asha Shivakumar says
September 9, 2017 at 8:52 pmLove chai and the spices, so so good. This is one yummy stack.
xx
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 10, 2017 at 1:49 pmThank you my dear! This crisp, fall-ish weather has me craving all the warm spices. I just made these again for breakfast and may just have to make them for breakfast again tomorrow, haha! 😉 Nothing like waking up to a tall, fluffy stack of pancakes! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, Asha!
Jennifer says
September 9, 2017 at 7:14 amThese look amazing!! Quick question. It says, “maple syrup, divided”. Could that be a typo? I don’t see in the recipe where else it’s used. Thanks! I can’t wait to try these!
Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says
September 9, 2017 at 9:06 amHi Jennifer, sorry! Yes, it is a typo. I copied and pasted part of my other pancake recipe so that I didn’t have to re type it all, haha! Sorry for the confusion! I fixed it 🙂 Hope you enjoy them!!