Oatmeal-Lemon Pancakes with Raspberry-Date Syrup - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• 4 oz. pitted dates, chopped (7 to 8 Medjool or 14 to 16 Deglet Noor)
• ½ cup fresh raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries, or chopped peeled kiwifruit, peach, or mango
• 2 cups unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk, plus more to thin batter as needed
• 2 oz. pitted dates, chopped (3 to 4 Medjool or 6 to 8 Deglet Noor)
• 1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• ½ cup cornmeal
• 1½ teaspoons regular or sodium-free baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
• Fresh raspberries (optional)