Breakfast on Valentine's Day should be as delicious as romance and as perfect as love.

My Multigrain Almond Pancakes are made with three different kinds of flours-- barley, spelt, and whole-wheat-- but you could easily substitute with other flours like oat flour or even a gluten-free baking mix. But here's what makes them really special: I add to them some almond butter, almond milk, and a few chopped almonds, ingredients that make them tender, nutty, extra-flavorful, and healthy, of course.

Although I meant to focus mainly on (Indian) dinner foods for this series as we countdown to Valentine's Day, I couldn't resist the idea of throwing in a hearty-- and heart-healthy-- breakfast with the added mojo of the very aphrodisiacal almond. Here's a nut that has been long considered a fertility symbol and is even heart-shaped (kinda). What's more, it is packed with energizing protein, is certified heart-healthy, and you really don't need an excuse to eat it, do you? All the wholegrain and multigrain flour in these pancakes is just more goodness for your heart.

I wish I had one of those heart-shaped molds so I could have shaped these pancakes into little hearts (cheesy, but fun!), but I didn't so I didn't. I served these with some pure maple syrup and chopped almonds, but you might want to try them with my Apricot-Walnut Syrup for more nutty, fruity goodness.

More romantic goodness coming up soon. Enjoy, all!

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