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Yum Alert: Whole Wheat Cherry Vanilla Bean Pancakes

Written by emilyc

Could you imagine waking up to this stack of warm cherry vanilla perfection for breakfast in the morning? What a way to start the day – and they’re whole wheat AKA good for you. Recipe and image via HowSweetEats.com.

Pancake Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, well beaten

1 3/4 cups milk

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

contents of 1/2 vanilla bean

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups frozen cherries

Vanilla Bean Glaze Ingredients:

1 heaping cup of powdered sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup heavy cream

2 1/2 tablespoons milk

contents of 1/2 vanilla bean

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About the author

emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.