There’s only one patty cake better than patty cake cats.
Buckwheat bakes! Ashley invented them last year and features a beautiful array of flavors and mixes on her blog.
I made a few combos earlier this year – Banana Bread, Fruit Pie, and Chocolate Banana and determined I like the microwaved flax egg version the best – it’s the doughiest and easiest and quickest to make!
Today’s version – a Christmas-y Pumpkin Spice!!
Pumpkin Spice Buckwheat Bake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 tbsp buckwheat groats
- 1 tbsp ground flax mixed with 2 tbsp water to make a flax egg let sit for 3-4 mins
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/3 cup pumpkin
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- pinch salt
- Sprinkles of cinnamon nutmeg + ground cloves
Instructions
- Make flax egg
- Mix dry ingredients
- Add wet ingredients
- Grease ramekin
- Add batter to ramekin
- Microwave for 1 minute 45 seconds
Toppings included holiday sprinkles, banana and Flying Squirrel PB Cocoa-Nut – my latest fav!
Pumpkin Ice Cream tea topped with milk froth
I want to try to make a buckwheat bake with pancake mix soon – I bet it would be gooey delicious! The buckwheat is a bit earthy in taste, and whole wheat or oat flour is bound to be a little sweeter.
Have a great Tuesday!!
Cat @Breakfast to Bed says
I make something similar that is popular in Slovakia called “cheddra” it’s somewhere between a cake and a molten cake. This looks soooo delicious.
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
That looks so gorgeous Kath! Love the festive colours, and you’re right, Ashley is the buckwheat bake queen! Have a great day 🙂
Janine @ThePurpleGiraffe says
That sounds fantastic, and what a gorgeous spread! 🙂
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says
I love your Christmas inspired breakfast! The colors and decor is so festive! Not mention it looks delicious 🙂 Have a great morning!
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
cute breakfast!! How can you not have a good day when it starts with that?
Brittnie (A Joy Renewed) says
Your festive breakfast creations bring a smile to my face and inspire me to enjoy something beyond plain old cereal in the AM. 🙂 Have a great day!
Ashley says
I’ve been making the flax version all the time lately! Such a quick option to get something HOT in my belly right after waking up. I’ve done away with the flax egg though. Just add it right to the dry ingredients and a tiny bit more milk. Yum yum!
Lauren @ Lawfully Wedded Wife says
I love your festive breakfast!!! What a great way to start the day! 🙂
Anna @ On Anna's Plate says
Haha…I love how festive your breakfasts are when you bust out the sprinkles 🙂 Great pics!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
I love Ashley’s buckwheat bakes, I’ve tried almost all of them. I hope you play around with a pancake mix one, that would be outrageously delicious I bet and perfect for when I’m too lazy to grind the buckwheat. 🙂
Allison says
I’ve never baked/ cooked with buckwheat before but your pictures alone [no words necessary] have sold me to try it! But Q: could you use an egg vs. a flax egg?!
KathEats says
Yup! Ashley’s versions used eggs, but I’ve found that they are too spongy and I prefer them doughier
tara says
I might try it with the egg (just one whole egg? or more?) because I would prefer something spongier over dense.
Would this work as well as quinoa or oat flour?
I’d throw it in a big tub of yogurt Kath!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
gotta get me some BUCKWHEAT
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Love how Christmasy these look!!
kathleen @ the daily crumb says
so pretty! i love the holiday colors — and the buckwheat bakes are amazing!
Hilliary @Happily Ever Healthy says
Yum this looks delicious! I love the festive sprinkles!
Felicia (Natural + Balanced) says
so festive! i love it!
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
your microwave cake/bake looks…great.
i do something similar with oats. When Ashley started posting those bakes, they always looked so good..but I always defer to the shortest timespan possible, i.e. the microwave 🙂
love yours with the nut butter and what a festive post! red and green!
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning says
How fun and festive- I love the colors! I was wondering if Oat flour would work (that’s what I use most often) and then you mentioned it near the bottom of your post. I’ll let you know if I try it out.
Random question- have you tried savory oats (maybe you have a recipe for them?) I made them for the first time last night and was skeptical… but they were so good!!
KathEats says
Yes, Ashley has one with oat flour!
I have done savory oats, but they are not appealing to me for breakfast!
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning says
I could never have them for breakfast, that does not appeal to me either. I made them for dinner- they were like risotto!
KathEats says
Problem is I have oats so much for breakfast I feel like I need to choose others for dinner, but yes, I need to do this again!
Maria @ Sinfully Nutritious says
All I can say is…just gorgeous.
Heather @ Get Healthy with Heather says
Buckwheat bakes are the best! I usually end up making oat baked or microwave oat cakes because I always have rolled oats on hand. Love the festive colors!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats says
Oh gosh that looks so good! I’ll have to check out all the recipes!
Khushboo says
As gorgeous as that bake looks, you had me at ice cream tea!!
linda says
Kath,
I really enjoy the Pumpkin Ice Cream tea. I add a teaspoon of pumpkin butter to the milk before I froth it. I love it! It adds a touch of sweetness and enhances the pumpkin flavor. It’s my new favorite.
KathEats says
Ooo! I wish I had some pumpkin butter to do that with!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
That looks so good – cake for breakfast is always a good idea. Makes me want to run out and buy sprinkles!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
How festive and delicious looking! Have a fabulous day! 🙂
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
I am in love with all the different teas you have! Pumpkin Ice Cream?! Yes please 🙂
Rebecca @ Naturally Healthy and Gorgeous says
How festive! I have yet to try a buckwheat bake, need to do that!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Love the bakes! I’ve been on a serious baked oatmeal kick lately. So good!
Johanna B says
I love kitties. The patty cake cats are so cute. Thanks for sharing that link.
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
I LOVE everything about this meal! The bake looks delicious and the way you prepared your meal is so festive!
Lauren says
I used to make buckwheat bakes ALL the time but haven’t done one in months. I really need to incorporate them back into my life again.
Jen says
This just made my day! Beautiful. Even as a late afternoon ‘snack’ instead of a muffin. Is that tea from Adiago?? Must try!
Roxanne says
I love the way you placed the bananas around the pattycake, like a border or “halo”.
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
SO pretty. Gotta try these microwavable puffs!
Mai says
Ahh so festive! Great/delicious looking breakfast.
Antonia @ healthinspirations says
I absolutely love how festive your breakfast looks. I’m glad I’m not the only one “decorating” meals in christmas-y colors!
Keeley says
Hey Kath! So glad you are enjoying the nut butter 🙂 FYI we changed our name to Wild Squirrel Nut Butter from Flying Squirrel — confusing, I know! Anyways, thanks for the shout-out, we mailed out your Open Sky 4 pack yesterday so should arrive soon!
KathEats says
Sorry I need to change my auto link!!
modernworkinggirl says
Ooh, is that an oval-shaped mug? If so: very cool 🙂
Andrea @FrSeed2Stomach says
Great idea! Any idea how to cook these on the stove or in a toaster oven? We sold our microwave.
KathEats says
Ashley has lots of baked options
Sarah@The Flying ONION says
Ahh!! This made me smile. I love the holiday sprinkles. What a festive touch. 😀
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Pumpkin ice cream tea?! Um YES!
Jamie @ Don't Forget the Cinnamon says
What a fun and festive breakfast! I’ve been adding molasses to EVERYTHING to get into the holiday spirit!
Meg says
This made my rainy day a little brighter 😀 (but most of all made me wish it was SNOW instead…) Enjoy your day!
Kelly @ Foodie Fiasco says
I’m not sure anyone can make breakfast look more amazing than you, Kath. 😉
KathEats says
🙂
Shannon @ My Place In The Race says
Mmmmmm, sounds amazing! 😛
Tracy says
I’ve made a bake with Kodiak Mix and pumpkin. Delicious! I definitely recommend you try it!
joelle (on a pink typewriter) says
This looks so festive- makes me want Christmas to be here already! I’ll have to try these.. plus that pb sounds amazing! I wonder if it’s available in D.C…
Candice @ Sailing on Paper says
I love that this looks as delicious as a dessert! But for breakfast! Yum.
Ellie@fitforthesoul says
How funny! I almost got to making buckwheat bakes for today’s breakfast but realized I’ve been out of buckwheat for a long time 😛 Omgness this looks so delicious…And I can’t wait to receive the Flying Squirrel butters in the mail! I ordered some a few days ago. Eeeeeek!
Jill says
Your breakfast arrangement is so festive. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Roxanne says
OMG now I have that song in my head! ARGGGHHH 🙂
Roxanne says
Wherever do you get your array of delicious sounding teas? Can we buy them online or are they only in U.S. stores? I don’t see any in my neighborhood, of course Canadians are almost always behind in some things, not ALL things, but things that really matter… like these teas!
KathEats says
They’re all from http://www.adagio.com/ – my latest tea find. Finally flavored black teas that I like!
David A. says
Yum, looks like a VitaTop!!
Stacy @ Say It With Sprinkles says
I love the festive holiday sprinkles so much! They probably made breakfast taste even better, haha! =)
Molly@RDexposed says
This breakfast looks so good! I didn’t have time to enjoy my breakfast this morning but I can at least admire yours!
Kathleen says
What a good looking breakfast! Can’t wait to try it… probably tomorrow!
Sounds like the perfect start to a snowy day… yes, snow falls tomorrow! Real winter is about to start in here.
Fran@ Broken Cookies Don't Count says
I keep saying I’m going to try these and I never do. They look so good and so many variations!
TeenyLittleSuperChef says
Oh man, I wish I hadn’t already had breakfast before I read this. I want a patty cake right now! At least I know what I’ll be having tomorrow morning. I love the Xmas theme you have going on with it. Where do you buy the Flying Squirrel nut butter? I’ve never seen it in any of our stores around here, but it sure looks and sounds tasty.
KathEats says
I sold it through opensky and here’s their website: http://wildsquirrelnutbutter.com/
Susan H. @ the food allergy chronicles says
Recently purchased some buckwheat groats to make Ashley’s buckwheat cakes…very excited!
val/lotsofdishes says
have you heard of a trader joe’s product called cookie butter?!? i need to try some ASAP, but it reminded me of something you + tons of bloggers would eat! http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2011/12/cookie-butter.html
KathEats says
Yes!! I’ve been eating the Biscoff version for years
erica says
that is the single most cheerful and festive breakfast i have ever seen. it makes me happy just looking at it! (is that weird?) i really need to go out and get some festive sprinkles! they really do make a meal cheerful 🙂
amber says
Where do you get all your delicious sounding tea’s from? Everyday i am amazed at a new flavour! Im not sure if i’d be able to buy them anyway because im in Australia but its worth a try 🙂
This is my first comment but i love your blog, keep up the great work!
Anna says
Why do sprinkles make everything better? Must get some asap.
Julia H. @ The Petite Spiel says
So Christmasy!! I just want to take a huge fork and cut into it…love thick cakes!
ann says
Hi-
I missed the flying squirrel nut butters on Open Sky-will they be comign back?
Thanks.
KathEats says
Most likely yes
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
I tried one of her buckwheat bakes once and I loved it, but hated how long it took to bake in the oven. That makes me happy to hear that the microwave version is even better! Now I can make them before my morning classes without having to get up super early. 😀
Angel7 says
Love the festive sprinkles!
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Katie says
this looks sooo good! and so festive! I have buckwheat flour just waiting to be used!
jojo says
I love that you are already in the christmas spirit!
Looks like something I would LOVE to eat, pumpkin and maple syrup sounds like a heavenly combination.. yumm..
Anne P says
LOVE that first picture – so festive! 🙂
Sophie says
Just made this as my first ‘proper’ recovery breakfast-a doughy heaven!
Thank you for introducing me to REAL food!