Chocolate Incognito Pancakes

Ahh Valentine's Day. A day for love, flowers, and eating really amorous, extravagant food. Well that's if your Valentine's dates aren't 4 and 6 years old and have a blood lust for chocolate. With the hubs out of town I decided to indulge Boy Wonder and Mini Me with Chocolate pancakes for dinner. Now, I have to disclose that pancakes are a real winner of a food hiding spot for me. It's a food that is extremely kid friendly and you can hide a ton of good stuff in these without the kids suspecting a thing. So, without further adieu, I give you my nutrient rich Chocolate Incognito Pancakes:

Chocolate Pancakes:
3 cups of Almond milk
3 tbsp Maple Syrup
1 cup of uncooked quick cook oats
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
2 tbsp of flax oil (or coconut oil)
2 tbsp of apple sauce
1/2 cup of Blueberries
2 handfuls of raw spinach or kale
1/2 tsp of salt
2 tbsp of baking powder
1 cup of whole wheat flour

Add the first 8 ingredients (almond milk- raw spinach) to your Vitamix (or other high powered emulsion blender) and blend on high for 2-3 minutes until the spinach, blueberries, and oats have been completely mixed and there are no visible chunks in the mixture. Then add the salt, baking powder, and flour to the Vitamix and mix until the all the dry components mix with the wet ingredients. Then pour into a pan or griddle. You can use this mix for waffles or pancakes. To get the heart shaped pancakes I used a heart shaped cookie cutter and poured the pancake mix directly into the cookie cutter. Once they are done, top with your favorite fruit and a little powdered sugar.

My sweet little Valentine's loved their chocolate dinner and were completely oblivious to the fact that the just ate kale in their beloved pancakes. I call that a win-win!!