Just for fun, I decided that popping a little Valentine’s Day treat in my kids’ lunch box was a nice little way to say: “I Love you”.

So, I created pink pikelets, coloured and flavoured with real strawberries! I used wholemeal flour to boost the fibre and a 1/4 cup of maple syrup over the whole recipe means that each pikelet contains very little sugar but still has a touch of sweetness. They’re so easy to make and the flavour is subtle but yummy! Give them a try, the kids will love them!

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Valentine's Day Strawberry Pikelets

5 from 1 vote
Recipe Serves 4 people
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Under 15 Minutes, Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup flour, wholemeal, plain
  • ½ cup milk, any
  • 1 egg
  • 1 punnet strawberries, fresh
  • ¼ cup maple syrup, pure
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • Remove the green stalks from the strawberries and place them in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
  • Place the strawberry puree, flour, eggs, milk, maple syrup and a pinch of salt in a bowl and using an electric mixer, beat until the mixture is well-combined.
  • If your kids are fine with food colouring, you can add 1-2 drops of red colour at this point to boost the colour. Keep blending until the colour is evenly distributed.
  • In a non-stick pan over low heat, add 1 tbsp. of mixture to make one mini pikelet. Repeat with more mixture and try to fit as many mini pikelets in the pan as you can. After 2-3 minutes, once they’ve had a few bubbles pop on top, flip the pikelets over. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes and then remove from the heat to cool. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
  • Store in the fridge. Wrapping them up like a present in baking paper with a little red heart completes the treat!
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This recipe is proudly sponsored by Alpha Fresh Foods.