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Summer just wouldn’t be summer for us without an official Summer Slumber Party! Two crazy days – I’ll spare you all the other details…. but picture lots of giggles, crying and mess everywhere… ;)

The next morning I found this:

Well they each slept separately, but they did end up jumping into my daughter’s bed for some morning cuddle/giggle time!
Of course, I had to ask: “What do you guys want for breakfast”? PANCAKES! was a yell I heard in full synchrony as though they’ve been practicing all summer ;)

Luckily, I just received a great package the day before of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free flour, which I actually happily won on my friend’s Clair’s blog (Finding Clairity)! When this girl wins flour – that is ‘happiness’ in my book! ;) So I cracked open the box and got to it. But how do you keep the kids busy while you look for the rest of the ingredients…. hm, see all that packing popcorn? That’s a big clue ;)

Cool activity, right? My nephew drew faces onto the popcorn, my niece made an alien and a lollipop, and my little one made drum sticks! Yay, then we were ready to make some awesome pancakes!

So the girls really had the best time putting together all the ingredients…. they were super cute – I could do this every day, I thought ;) The boy, um… not so much – he was invited and I kept insisting that it’s fun but he showed no interest (really, that’s why he’s not in the photos) If he was my boy though, he would totally love to make pancakes all the time – I know so! ;)

So we were almost done… But…..

A quick impromptu visit to the garden to pick some juicy ripe raspberries straight off the bushes into the basket, and a few into the mouth, was called upon….

How could we not bring the fresh bounty from the garden into this recipe? And the blueberries…. they were picked from our local berry farm just they day before… seriously! I could not contain myself with these real goodies ;) The girls were excited to mix those in ;)

Did you see that excitement! That’s my girl :)

Then mama took over with the stove.

Another little while later ~ these beautiful pancakes were served up! These were so good, just bursting with flavour and so delicious… you kind of didn’t know how to stop at just one serving…

I cut little hearts from the strawberries (did you know that strawberries have a natural heart shape? ;)

And I picked some fresh mint also while we were picking the raspberries ~ all together – Ahhh…. Mazing!

Here is the recipe you’ve been all waiting for :

SUMMER SLUMBER PARTY PANCAKES

{gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, all natural ingredients}

2 CUPS BOB’S RED MILL GLUTEN-FREE ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
2 TEASPOONS BAKING SODA
2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER
1 TEASPOON CINNAMON
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
1/3 CUP AGAVE NECTAR
2/3 CUP ALMOND MILK
2/3 CUP UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE
1/2 CUP GRAPE-SEED OIL PLUS MORE FOR THE PAN
2 TABLESPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

2-3 CUPS OF FRESH BERRIES (DICED STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES & BLUEBERRIES)

In a medium bowl, combine all your dry ingredients with a whisk and set aside. In a large bowl (big enough for all the batter later) add all the wet ingredients and stir to combine completely. Slowly pour in the flour mix into liquids, mixing in as you combine. Add all the fruit, stir again to fold in gently. Heat a large cast iron pan to medium, drizzle in grapeseed oil and drop in your batter to make the pan-cakes. Cook one side for about 2 minutes until most of the cake looks set and little dimples with holes show up, and flip over. Cook on the other side (you may press gently if they appear too thick) for about 1-2 minutes more or until golden brown. Remove from pan, let cool slightly before serving to kids especially – the fruit inside may still be very hot. Serve with a little drizzle of maple syrup and slices of fresh berries. Enjoy.

The best Summer Slumber Party Pancakes we’ve ever had! And did I mention they were all gluten free and vegan with all natural ingredients and no-gum! Yum!
This day was definitely one of our favourite days of the summer! ;D

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