My mom lives with a gluten allergy which means she abstains from a lot of the same things I do as a Paleo enthusiast, but that doesn't stop her from getting creative in the kitchen. A couple months ago, she posted this recipe for an Egg White Oatmeal pancake. Looks good, right? I realized that with one small tweak (leaving out the oat flour and replacing with more almond flour), I could open a litany of paleo pancake possibilities. To kick things off, I wanted to feature our TwoFaced secret ingredient, coconut. Thus, I present to you, Paleo Coconut Banana Pancakes. Cue the Jack Johnson music:
These pancakes will definitely make you feel like you've hit the Motherload. <--See what I did there??? Eh???
Paleo Coconut Banana Pancakes
Makes about 8 silver dollar pancakes
- 1/3 cup egg whites
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup
- 4 tbsp. almond flour
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 mashed banana
- coconut oil
1.) Using an electric whisk, beat egg whites and maple syrup into medium-stiff peaks, probably about 3-5 minutes.
2.) Add remaining ingredients to egg whites and beat just enough to combine.
3.) In a large pan, heat enough coconut oil to cover the pan. Using an ice cream scoop, spoon batter into pan. Cook pancake on each side for about 4 minutes.
4.) Serve with coconut whipped cream, sliced banana, and maple syrup.
Yet again, seriously... I could die. Looks so incredible! And I find it pretty ridiculously awesome that your mom has a YouTube channel. I think I'll go subscribe. LOL
ReplyDeleteall that, with just a stove made of acorns and sticks. bravo! no really we can make these when I sleepover!!!!! p.s. I love your hair (below)
ReplyDeleteThese look incredible. I really must get on the Paleo bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteok first off, i am impressed that your mom has a youtube channel. i don't think mine would ever figure that out. and second, those look amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteLindsay
p.s. your hair looks gorgeous in that last post.
These are genius! Love the small-ish batch it makes. Totally going on the menu for this weekend.
ReplyDeletecan we sub maple syrup with something else? I'm doing the lurong challenge and it's a no-no :(
ReplyDeleteJust made these this morning because I was craving pancakes and decided to try your Paleo recipe. We were surprised at how little of a batter it made, but continued on anyway. I used coconut oil on the pan first, and I think I put a little too much. The batter did not cook very easily -- I don't think it even could cook all the way through the thick batter and they didn't come out very fluffy. I tried butter for the next batch and that worked better but I found the batter was very difficult to flip and work with. Any suggestions?
ReplyDelete@Vivienne sorry to hear you had trouble. As for the batter, it is a small batch recipe (it makes 8 silver dollars or 4 regular pancakes...maybe 2-3 if you like large ones).
ReplyDeleteIt's really hard for me to trouble shoot why you had trouble with the batter in your pan--could have been several things, from the level of heat you used to whether you beat your egg whites long enough/too much to how large the pancakes were themselves. If you could answer those questions, I might be able to help.