{"id":89883,"date":"2013-07-09T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=89883"},"modified":"2013-10-31T10:43:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T15:43:55","slug":"carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Cake Pancakes Wake Up Summertime Breakfasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You guys, we took two of the best things ever and put them together. We think, by definition, that makes these <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmway.com\/carrots\/recipe\/carrot-cake-pancakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">carrot cake pancakes we developed exclusively for Grimmway Farms<\/a><\/strong> the best thing ever. Even the biggest skeptics in our test kitchen were sold on the rich, decadent dessert-like breakfast we&#8217;d cooked up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"carrot cake pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89884 aligncenter\" alt=\"carrot cake pancakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breakfast is, without a doubt, our favorite meal at DietsInReview.com. It should, frankly, be everyone&#8217;s favorite meal. We think we have more fun with it than most, as we show off in our <strong><a title=\"healthy breakfast cookbook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/10-dietsinreview-bundle-get-a-dir-t-shirt-and-a-copy-of-bakers-dozen-cookbook\/\">Baker&#8217;s Dozen eCookbook<\/a><\/strong>, featuring 13 healthier breakfast and brunch recipes. And the pancake is our pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"carrot cake pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89885 aligncenter\" alt=\"carrot cake pancake ingredients\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancake-ingredients.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancake-ingredients.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancake-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course we used Grimmway Farms baby carrots to make these bad boys. Are there even other carrots out there? We grated them the easiest way there is to grate a baby carrot &#8211; running them through the food processor. We also minced a fresh pineapple to add sweetness to our pancakes because, unless you look really close, you won&#8217;t realize there isn&#8217;t any added sugar in this recipe!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Coconut milk, vanilla, and whole wheat flour help maintain their nutritional worth, but also make these <strong><a title=\"vegan strawberry pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/chocolate-covered-strawberry-pancakes-will-wake-up-the-weekend\/\">pancakes vegan friendly<\/a><\/strong>. No one has to know they&#8217;re vegan unless you tell them, but the picky eaters won&#8217;t even know the difference!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"carrot cake pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89886\" alt=\"carrot cake pancakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-cooking.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-cooking.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-cooking-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-cooking-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After these little pancakes toast up to a perfect crispy edged, chewy in the middle, breakfast creation, we add a schmear of cream cheese, a scattering of walnuts, and a thick drizzle of honey to the top. You won&#8217;t be able to make or eat these fast enough and we promise they&#8217;ll become a more exciting part of your Saturday morning rotation than your regular &#8216;ole buttermilk pancake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get the full<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/grimmway.com\/carrots\/recipe\/carrot-cake-pancakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrot Cake Pancakes Recipe<\/a><\/strong> at Grimmway Farms!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"carrot cake pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89887\" alt=\"vegan carrot cake pancakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/vegan-carrot-cake-pancakes.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/vegan-carrot-cake-pancakes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/vegan-carrot-cake-pancakes-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Try these other recipes by DietsInReview.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a title=\"peach caprese salad recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/summery-peach-caprese-salad-is-simple-yet-refined\/\">Peach Caprese Salad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a title=\"meyer lemon pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/meyer-lemon-poppy-seed-pancakes-are-a-sweet-twist-on-citrus\/\">Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a title=\"apple cinnamon waffle recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/make-frozen-waffles-at-home-with-this-apple-cinnamon-oatmeal-waffles-recipe\/\">Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Waffles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Recipe by Brandi Koskie and Dana Shultz; images by Kacy Meinecke<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You guys, we took two of the best things ever and put them together. We think, by definition, that makes these carrot cake pancakes we developed exclusively for Grimmway Farms the best thing ever. Even the biggest skeptics in our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3735,328,4041,10682,8440,10768,1867],"class_list":["post-89883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-brandi-koskie","tag-breakfast","tag-carrots","tag-grimmway-farms","tag-homepage","tag-kacy-meinecke","tag-summer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89883"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89889,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89883\/revisions\/89889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}