Banana Pancakes

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Pancakes.  They are cake for breakfast!  How is this not a win/win situation?!  My family certainly thinks so since I’ve made pancakes for breakfast for almost 2 weeks in a row.  See, I’m a picky pancake eater.  I do NOT like syrup on my pancakes – it’s au naturale or nothing!  So I can’t just sit down and eat any pancake – it needs to be flavorful, with the right consistency, fluffiness and texture.  It’s no easy task making the perfect pancake!  For nearly 2 weeks I’ve attempted to perfect this recipe – apparently Jack Johnson makes them all the time but he wasn’t sharing the recipe with me.  Now, I may or may not have eaten the whole batch of these pancakes by myself.  I also may have licked the plate.  I’ll guess I’ll never be as cool as Jack Johnson…

~Sarah

 Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 3 1/2 tbsp raw coconut crystals
• 1 heaping tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 cup milk (non-dairy or regular milk will work) *see notes
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 large, ripe banana, mashed
• 2 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats (if you toast them first it adds GREAT flavor but plain works fine too)
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds (again, toasting is good but plain works too)

 Preparation:

1. In a large bowl mix together flour, coconut crystals, baking powder and salt.
2. In a separate bowl whisk together the milk, vanilla, mashed bananas and melted coconut oil.
3. Gently combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring until a moist batter forms.  Add in the oats and almonds.  Stir only until just mixed.
4. Heat a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat (if you do not use a non stick skillet then you will need to lightly grease the pan with some coconut oil).
5. Ladle 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto the pan.
6. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until bubbles appear on top and the underside is nicely browned.
7. Flip and cook for another minute until the pancake is golden brown. Remove from skillet and serve warm with topping of your choice.  Repeat with the remaining batter.