Name: Red Velvet Heart Beet Pancakes
Ingredients: 175 g Beetroot; 50 ml Milk; 3 Medium eggs; 2 tbsp Lyle’s Golden Syrup; 200 g Self raising flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 2 tbsp Baking powder; 75 g Cream cheese; 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 4 tbsp Lyle’s Golden Syrup; 4 Heart shaped heat-proof rings

Red Velvet Heart Beet Pancakes

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Prep

10 mins

Bake

20 mins

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

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Deliciously fluffy American style pancakes get the Red Velvet treatment with the addition of sweet cooked beetroot –perfect for sharing with that special someone.

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Lyle’s Breakfast Bottle

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Easy 30 minutes - 1 hour

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Step 1

Place the beetroot in a bowl along with the milk and blend with a hand blender/blender until perfectly smooth. Add the Lyle’s Golden Syrup and beaten eggs, whisking well. Sieve in flour and baking powder until smooth.

Step 2

Oil your heart shaped rings and add a little oil to a heated frying pan. Place the rings in the pan and spoon some of the mixture in. Nudge the batter around to fill in all of the ring – don't be tempted to overfill.

Step 3

Gently cook for 3-4 minutes until just set, then carefully remove the rings. Turn the pancakes over and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until cooked through. Keep warm whilst you cook the remaining pancakes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese with the vanilla extract and 1 tbsp. of the Golden Syrup and beat well.

Step 5

To serve, place two hearts on each warmed plate, add a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture and then drizzle with the remaining Golden Syrup.

Pro tip

You can use ready cooked fresh, vac-packed beetroot in natural juices for this dish if you don't have the time to roast your own beetroot. The resulting colour will be a little less vibrant but the flavour will still be great.