The best thing about my paleo /low carb phase, apart from the weight loss and general well-being, was to discover new ingredients and new ways of cooking that I had no idea existed. One the recipes that stuck and it is a favorite, is this one for banana pancakes using only 2/3 main ingredients. Simple, nutritious and using left-over bananas!
The recipe does have a tricky bit. When frying there a few things to pay attention to:
- Don’t use too much batter otherwise it will be difficult to flip the bancakes without breaking them. I fill a small ladle, or about half of a regular one. Try it out on the first batch.
- The frying temperature is a bit of a juggling act. Too hot and it will burn, not hot enough hand it will take too long. I start with medium hight heat, and then lower the temperature a bit if the pan gets too hot.
- Using a spatula lift the side of the bancake a little to determine if it’s solid enough before flipping.
- Using a large pan I can fry 3 bancakes in each batch with reduces cooking time.
Serve it with anything you like! Some of our regular combinations:
- soft goat cheese with honey or jam
- peanut butter
- cheese
- Yogurt on top
- Raspberry coulis (pictured)
Replacements
- Coconut butter instead of normal butter. More expensive but the pancakes will have an ever so slight taste of coconut.
- Almond flower instead of coconut flour will make it fluffier, but I prefer the slightly denser consistency provided by the coconut flour. Or…
- Don’t use any flour
Tips
- Freeze peeled overripe bananas and use them for this dish. Why waste food?
- If the bananas are large add an extra egg.
- Play around with the spices and flavorings
Source
I basically collated the suggestions from this thread.
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- Bananas: 2, ripe, medium size
- Eggs: 4
- Coconut flour: 1 tbsp
- Butter: 1 tbsp, or enough to cover the pan with a thin layer
- Vanilla extract: one drop
- Cinnamon powder: two pinches
- Nutmeg powder: one pinch
- Sea salt: to taste
Directions
- Add the bananas cut in pieces, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and flour if using. Blend until smooth (smoothie setting in my blender).
- Heat the (coconut) butter in pan on medium/high heat (7/10).
- Using a ladle slowly put the batter in the pan and fry for about 3 minutes on each side. Using a spatula lift the side of the bancake a little to determine if it’s solid enough before flipping.
- Enjoy!