Here an unusual alternative to the traditional crepe: gluten-free matcha tea pancakes with a berry sauce. They’re delicate and frilly, just like crepes should be.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp matcha tea powder
- 200g (7 oz) gluten-free plain flour
- pinch salt
- 30g (1 oz) icing sugar
- 2 eggs
- 500ml whole milk
- 30g (1 oz) butter, melted (plus more to fry)
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the berry sauce
- 200g (7 oz) frozen berries
- 6 tbsp honey
Instructions
For the sauce
Put the berries and honey in a pan can cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, until the fruit has broken down and the sauce is thick.
For the pancakes
Sift the flour, matcha, salt and icing sugar into a bowl and make a well.
Add the eggs and whisk a little, then add the milk bit by bit, whisking until fully combined.
Next, whisk in the melted butter and the bicarbonate of soda.
To cook
Warm a pancake pan over a medium heat with a dot of butter, then ladle in enough batter to just cover the pan in a very thin layer, swirling to distribute.
Flip the crêpe and cook on the other side until golden. Tip on to a plate. Repeat with the rest of the batter – you should get 10-12.
You can keep them warm in a low oven, if you wish.
To serve, spread the crêpes the berry sauce, or enjoy with classic sugar and lemon.
Fancy trying it? Let me know if you do! Here’s the recipe in printable form.
Gluten-free matcha tea pancakes
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Yield 12
A lovely, light pancake with a distinct matcha tea sweetness, combined with a delicious home-made berry sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tsp matcha tea powder
- 200g (7 oz) gluten-free plain flour
- pinch salt
- 30g (1 oz) icing sugar
- 2 eggs
- 500ml whole milk
- 30g (1 oz) butter, melted (plus more to fry)
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the berry sauce
- 200g (7 oz) frozen berries
- 6 tbsp honey
Instructions
- For the sauce
- Put the berries and honey in a pan can cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, until the fruit has broken down and the sauce is thick.
- For the pancakes
- Sift the flour, matcha, salt and icing sugar into a bowl and make a well.
- Add the eggs and whisk a little, then add the milk bit by bit, whisking until fully combined.
- Next, whisk in the melted butter and the bicarbonate of soda.
- To cook
- Warm a pancake pan over a medium heat with a dot of butter, then ladle in enough batter to just cover the pan in a very thin layer, swirling to distribute.
- Flip the crêpe and cook on the other side until golden. Tip on to a plate. Repeat with the rest of the batter - you should get 10-12.
- You can keep them warm in a low oven, if you wish.
- To serve, spread the crêpes the berry sauce, or enjoy with classic sugar and lemon.
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Really nice pancakes, I missed the pancakes days this year,
I love them :)
hmm they are different
I like the tea flavor idea and I would be really tempted to try it
Mmmm…these sounds scrummy. Some new tastes I’d love to try :-)
These sound yummy. I would never have thought of cooking with tea
Thanks – my tummy is now rumbling loudly lol
Emily, those pancakes look scrumptious! I’ve heard so much about Tea Pigs Matcha tea lately too; I really must give it a try.
This reminds me of a time I put red food colouring into my custard instead of vanilla extract…. pink custard does not taste the same!
Those pancakes look fab I want them NOW! The photos are superb.
I love these different ideas are fab! I also LOVE pancake day ha i cant wait to stuff my face x
I love how you think outside of the norm!! I love a good chocolate bourbon with my cup of tea so this sounds like a great variant to the standard lemon and sugar :D x
Fabulous pancake ideas Emily – you always make everything look and sound delicious! I think my husband has some of that tea :)
Your photos always make me hungry Emily ;-)
I’m trying to get my two to be a little more adventurous with their food and these recipes look fab because in their eyes, anything in a pancake can only be a good thing.
Thanks for sharing x
That looks really yummy. All your food looks so beautiful! x
These are such great ideas for pancakes, I’m going to raid the cupboards and see what sort of pancakes I could rustle up.
Mmmmm I LOVE pancakes, especially with chocolate spread!
I’m not sure if I could eat a green pancake but I do like the look of the cranberry and apple ones.
I would be very curious to try matcha pancakes, but it does cost and arm and a leg. sigh.
The second pancake is much more democratic and economic. But they both look great
I really like the sound of the cranberry and apple one! I’ve never tried Matcha tea so can’t imagine that one – it would be good to try though. We will start making pancakes in the next couple of weeks. I think my favourite is plain lemon juice and sugar, and the kids fave is chocolate spread
I do miss pancakes smeared with chocolate spread but I have never found one that isn’t nut free. We love ours with chantilly cream and it would be interesting to try adding fruit cordial to see whether the flavour comes through. Great idea, thank you x
The Pixley cordial has quite distinct cranberry flavour that definitely does come through in the batter, as much as in the smell as in the taste. It’s subtle but very pleasant :)
A really interesting take on pancakes. Would never have thought of putting any kind of tea in them :-)
Errrm looks interesting lol! Not sure I’d try them, a bit fussy myself… but I do like experimenting with food for other people! lol x
wow the tea one sounds really interesting! I’d never have thought of any of those ingredients really! x
Oh I love pancake day! These recipes look really nice, I’m a big fan of lemon and a sprinkling of sugar but don’t want to give Little Mr raw sugar on his first ever pancake so the chocolate spread would be a great shout.
Oh my! These looks delicious and now i want pancakes ha x
YUMMY!! I love pancakes and can’t wait for pancake day! I Am usually very traditional and stick with sugar and lemon but these look delicious so I may be tempted away!! :)
I love anything Matcha and it’s so good for you too! Will definitely be trying these! :)