Fried ‘Egg’, Crispy ‘Bacon’ and Spinach Vegan Pancakes
This vegan fried egg pancake recipe proves that the only restrictions when it comes to a vegan diet is your imagination!
This epic stack of vegan pancakes is topped with a 100% vegan fried egg and meat-free bacon rashers and is the perfect savoury recipe to start your day with this Pancake Day.
Despite its realistic appearance, the vegan fried ‘egg’ is made entirely from plant-based ingredients and gets its eggy flavour from Kala Namak, or black salt, which has a sulphurous umami-like flavour that’s similar to a boiled egg yolk.
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 2)
- For the pancakes:
- 0.5 0.5 cup flour
- 1 1 Tbsp organic sugar
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp baking powder
- 0.25 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 0.5 cup plant-based milk
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 0.5 0.5 tsp vanilla
- For the egg yolk:
- 0.15 0.15 cup Sweet Potato, peeled and chopped into small chunks
- 1 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp corn starch
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp plant-based milk
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp sunflower oil
- 0.125 0.125 cup water
- 0.5 0.5 tsp Black Salt (Kala Namak) (adds eggy taste)
- 0.25 0.25 tsp turmeric
- For the egg white:
- 0.125 0.125 cup plant-based milk
- 0.125 0.125 cup rice flour
- 0.125 0.125 cup plant-based yoghurt (preferably with no added sugar)
- 0.5 0.5 tsp black salt (Kala Namak)
- For the topping:
- THIS Isn’t Bacon Rashers
- 0.5 0.5 cup spinach
- Wedge of lemon
Method
Pancakes:
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl
- Pour wet mixture into dry mixture bowl, whisk until smooth and rest batter for 5 minutes
- Pour 1/2 cup of batter onto a non-stick pan over medium heat. When the top starts to bubble, flip until it turns slightly golden in places. Repeat with rest of batter.
The ‘Eggs’
- Boil peeled sweet potato chunks in a pan until completely soft, drain, mash into a pulp and stir in rest of egg yolk ingredients
- Add all egg white ingredients into a bowl and whisk.
- Heat some oil in a frying pan to medium/high, fry 2 tbsp of egg white mixture for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp of egg yolk mixture to the middle of egg white, cover with lid for 2 mins. Repeat with rest of mixture.
Toppings and Serve
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan, fry THIS isn’t Bacon rashers for 2 minutes each side
- Wilt the spinach in a small saucepan with 2 tbsp water
- Layer the pancakes on top of each other, top with spinach, the egg, THIS Isn’t Bacon and drizzle with lemon
