Thursday 26 June 2014

Banana pancakes

Pancake day is one of those days that usually passes me by without much reference unless one of my housemates decides to suddenly make pancakes or I find myself earnest to try a vaguely healthy recipe I've spotted.

Alas pancakes aren't just for pancake day, they can be inflicted on your tummy all year round and can form part of a delicious breakfast, lunch or sumptuous dessert.

Last pancake day instagram,  twitter etc were filled with a gluten free pancake that just sounded way too good to be true and that was the banana pancake, so unbelievably simple that I can't believe no one had thought of it before (they obviously did but kept it to themselves).

The banana pancake combines two wonderful things a banana (filled with vitamin B6 amongst other things) and an egg (a great source of protein and vitamin D).

To make it all you need to do is mash up one banana add the egg and mix, melt a bit of coconut oil in a pan, pour the mixture into the pan and keep on a medium heat, after awhile you'll have a delicious banana pancake to tuck into!

Depending on how ripe the banana is you'll either have a perfect pancake or what resembles friend mash potato, the first time I tried it was a disaster as I was really hungover but my skills have improved since then!

I usually have it with a bit of almond butter and some greek yoghurt, since going dairy free I've been having it with Coyo  (coconut yoghurt) and its just as delicious, blueberry and apple sauce also works well with it.

To make the blueberry sauce
  • Melt a teaspoon of coconut oil in a pan 
  • Add blueberries and half a chopped apple 
  • As the mixture starts cooking add the juice of half a lemon. 
  • When the mixture starts becoming jam like pour it on top of pancakes. 
Till next time,

Shaziya xo

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