food for freude Top Banana Pancakes Gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo-option, vegetarian Yield: 2-3 servings (6 pancakes)

Prep time: 10 min

Cooking time: 10-20 min

Total: 20-30 min

Originating from the (internet) famous two-ingredient pancakes these breakfast classics truly deserve their hype. They are moist, they have fluff and their satisfying sweetness merely comes from ripe and fiberlicious bananas – keeping you pleasantly full and your blood sugar level stable. Reasonable support comes from ground almonds and vanilla bean. It’s useful being top banana pancakes in the kitchen department. Ingredients

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2 ripe medium-sized bananas 2 eggs (preferably medium) 25g (¼ cup) ground almonds Pinch of ground vanilla bean Pinch (1/8 ts) of baking powder (omit for true paleo) Coconut oil, for frying Small handful of (frozen) raspberries, optional Fresh fruits like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries for topping, optional

ts = teaspoon, TS = Tablespoon

Directions

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Mash bananas with a sturdy fork into a paste with some chunky bits here and there. Add eggs, ground almonds, ground vanilla bean and baking powder and whisk together until combined.

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Pour the batter with a 1/3 measuring cup in a hot skillet coated with coconut oil over medium heat. Now you can place (frozen) raspberries on top – as many as you like.

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It takes about 6-7 minutes for each pancake. Flip them about half way through (second side usually needs a little less time) when you see the edges are getting slightly brown. Maybe you need to adjust the heat to medium low along the way.

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For serving you can top with some fresh fruits of choice or simply enjoy them as they are.

Equipment

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Small blender – for grinding the almonds Medium mixing bowl – for the batter Medium to large non-stick skillet or griddle 1/3 cup measuring or small ladle (around 80ml capacity) – for portioning Heatproof spatula

http://foodforfreude.com/top-banana-pancakes By Oanh Hoang

Notes

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You don’t want your bananas to be too mushy and liquid, as some chunks will add height and texture. Bananas and eggs in a 1:1 ratio (with a tendency to 3:2) are the base ingredients of this recipe. To this you can add practically anything you want. Even though they are called vanilla ‘beans’, they are not actual beans. Vanilla is a fruit their insides are their seeds. Therefor they’re paleo-friendly.