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Wake up to these comforting Cranberry Orange Pancakes! Light as crepes, filling as pancakes this citrus infused stack made with Greek yogurt is packed with vitamins C & E and fiber. A holiday inspired favorite!
It’s beginning to feel a lot more like Christmas. This weekend I finally got the tree up and house ho ho ho ready for the holidays. I don’t know what’s been going on with me, but I’ve been struggling to get in the Christmas mood. It’s odd. I love Christmas. It’s the one holiday I live for and this is my favorite time of year. For some reason though, I’ve been avoiding putting up the tree, decorating the house, making holiday cookies and even posting holiday recipes. It’s good I make recipes in advance otherwise I would be the only food blogger not posting holiday relevant content.
I think secretly I’m avoiding this holiday to avoid celebrating any joy. I may be a little sad about what’s happened with my health this year. I was telling someone the other day how I’ve been off crutches one month now. When I said that, I stopped and thought to myself wow, it’s only been one month. Three months is a long time to be on crutches. It felt like forever. But it’s more than just being on crutches. It’s been two years of hell dealing with repeated bone weakness due to hormone imbalances.
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I feel robbed of two years of life. I know I should feel grateful that my health is improving and that my bones are seemingly in tact at the moment and while I’m grateful for those things, something inside me feels like its mourning a loss. Probably because this has consumed so much of my life and a small part of me fears it will happen again. I know it will take time to heal from the emotional aftermath of what I’ve been through just like it will take time for my body to heal from the damage.
I’ve always thought the holidays were a time to be grateful and reflect, but I also think it’s a celebration. A celebration of conquering life’s challenges and a celebration of what’s to come. So today, raise your fork and celebrate with me by digging into these crepe-like cranberry orange pancakes and let’s cheers to conquering life together and celebrating what the future holds in store for us!
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Cranberry Orange Pancakes

Ingredients
- 1 cup <a href="http://amzn.to/1PMpqx4"> sorghum flour*</a>
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of preference
- 1 tbsp low sugar orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 2 tsp sweetener of choice such as truvia or stevia
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup frozen cranberries thawed
Instructions
- Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray & bring to medium-high heat
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients except cranberries
- Mix the batter well then gently fold in cranberries
- Reduce heat to medium
- Pour 1/4 cup batter onto skillet to form pancakes
- Cook 2-3 minutes until lightly browned & slightly bubbling (these will cook fast) then flip to cook another 2-3 minutes more
- Remove from skillet & cool on a cooling rack
- Serve immediately
Recipe Notes
Makes 8 pancakes, 70 calories per pancake
*Can substitute GF flour, whole wheat flour or GF oat flour. The pancakes may be more dense with these flours than sorghum.
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Really love that cranberry and Orange combo – yum! Also agree the holidays are a great time to celebrate all we’ve overcome and where we’re headed 🙂
Something magical about those flavors, yes?
You know already that I so understand what you are going through–I too have had a long go of it health wise, though perhaps a bit more differently than you. This year has been a real roller coaster of emotions. I think what I am most grateful for, as we go into the year’s end, is the fact that I have people who will go on the roller coaster with me, even though they might be scared of heights and get motion sick, just to be there to help me through my most vulnerable moments.There are big things coming our way. We just had to go through some loop d loops first. Love you.
Oh Suz, you of all people understand the roller coaster best and I only wish I lived closer to bring you good food and make you laugh during your injured time. xoxo
the cranberry-orange combo is unbelievable! These pancakes look so good and festive!
Thanks! They’re perfect for the holiday season.
Love the cranberry orange combo and these look so easy too. Your photos are fab. Thanks for linking up with us for Meatless Monday
These are very easy! I don’t do complicated. Thanks Deborah!
I love all things orange cranberry this time of year! These look delicious!!
Thanks Morgan! I think this combo gets forgotten amongst all the gingerbread and peppermint recipes.
Such a delicious and fresh combination, I bet these would brighten up any breakfast!
They certainly made me happy 🙂
This is interesting, I’ve never actually cooked with sorghum flour! I have been thinking about trying banana flour however. The recipe looks great! And, as I get older I realize the unfortunate reality of life is that sometimes things go super super sideways. All about how we bounce back, and I think you’re doing a great job of it!
Such a good way of putting it Jill. Everything happens for a purpose though. It’s just a matter of what you make out of it. Speaking of which you never used sorghum? It’s light and fluffy. You will love it!
Yay for celebration!!! You deserve it. I think I could eat a whole stack of these… gotta start playing with sorghum flour!
Yes you really must!
When life hands you lemons, make beautiful gluten-free pancakes, right Megan? These sound delish!
Right! Or any baked good for that matter. 🙂
Oh my, these look totally lish! Orange and cranberry pair up so nicely too! Thanks for sharing this–I plan to make this dish soon!
–G
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YAY! Let me know how you like them.
This is a great idea for spicing up pancakes! Sounds like it would taste much lighter than standard flavor combos.
Yes! The sorghum and Greek yogurt makes them much lighter.
There is nothing better than the flavors of orange and cranberry. Toss it in pancake form and I’m in heaven!
Thanks Angela!