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Healthy Pancakes

1 cup great northern beans (no or low salt), drained
2 egg whites
1 cup unsweetened soy milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
10 pitted dates
1/2 cup oat bran
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1 cup blueberries or 1 banana, sliced
pure maple syrup

Blend beans, egg whites, soy milk, vanilla, and dates in a blender until smooth. Add oat bran and buckwheat flour and blend. Fold in blueberries or banana. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot, non-stick or lightly oiled griddle. When bubbles form on top of pancakes, flip. Cook until golden. Serve with pure maple syrup. Serves 2.

Wille's Wild Blueberry Hot Breakfast

2 cups frozen wild blueberries
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup currants
1 banana, sliced

Heat frozen blueberries and soy milk until warm. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Serves 1.

Pomegranate Muesli

1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup oats, steel cut or old fashioned (not quick or instant)
1 apple, peeled and grated
4 raw cashews, coarsely chopped
4 raw hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup halved grapes
1/2 cup cubed cantaloupe
1/2 cup sliced fresh organic strawberries
1 tablespoon currants
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds

Soak oats in pomegranate juice overnight in refrigerator. Oats will absorb the liquid. In the morning, combine oats with remaining ingredients. You may add or substitute any fruits you desire. Serves 2.