Banana Cacao Pancakes
Here’s a hearty and flavorful pancake recipe packed with satisfying ingredients a to keep your energy up for the entire morning.
Adding cacao to any of your favorite pancake, waffle, or quick-bread recipes is a great way to give them a powerful nutrition boost.
Ingredients
1 cup of ripe banana mash - about 3 or 4 extra-ripe bananas.
A good chunk of ginger, about the size of your thumb. Powdered/pre-ground will work too
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
1/4 cup coconut oil - melted butter or ghee are easy substitutes here
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup flour of your choice - I used whole grain wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk - any type will work.
1/2 cup chopped cacao
Directions
To the banana mash, add freshly grated ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and the melted coconut oil/butter, mix to combine.
Add both eggs, one at a time, whisking thoroughly to incorporate - make sure the eggs especially are fully mixed in. You're done mixing when you no longer see any streaks of egg white in the mixture.
In a larger bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients — flour, salt, and baking soda.
Add the banana & spice mixture to the dry ingredients 1/3 at a time — fold together until just combined — do not over stir.
Add milk to batter and mix until combined — some gluten-free flours may require an extra bit of liquid — use your best judgement, we're aiming for a batter that is thick but just loose enough to spread out on our skillets. Do not over stir as this will promote gluten formation if using a wheat-based flour, which may result in tougher pancakes.
Gently fold in crushed cacao.
Fry pancakes on a skillet over medium heat using fat/butter/oil of your choice.
Serve and enjoy!
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