Gluten Free Banana Pancakes

My girls love pancake day and honestly, so do I. Eggs are my usual breakfast time choice with occasional oatmeal mornings now and then. But, every once in a while I’ll eat the pancakes with my kiddos. It’s hard not to when you are the one cooking them. Every time I decide to go ahead and have the pancakes, I end up feeling run down almost immediately after the last bite has hit my lips.  It’s not the protein packed breakfast I’m used to. Plus pancakes made with regular flour have an added bloating effect on me. So a few weeks ago we had some over ripe bananas and I decided to whip up a gluten free version of my very own.

These turned out so good I’ve made them three times since. I think they taste great and my very own food critics (my girls) think so too. While my parents were visiting I even tried this recipe out on them and received good reviews.  If someone goes for seconds that’s always a good sign, right!?  Here’s the recipe!

Ingredients:

2 over ripe bananas mashed
2 Cups Gluten free Baking flour (I use Bob’s Mill)
1/3 Cup coconut flour
2/3 Cup Blanched Almond flour
2 TBS Baking powder
2 eggs
1 3/4 C Whole Milk

Extras: add cinnamon for some added flavor or Mila chia to pack a nutritious punch. (if you aren’t familiar with Mila just ask, it’s awesome!)

Stir all ingrendients together with a fork add in 1 TBS apple cider vinegar and stir in.

One of the keys to making great pancakes is getting the eggs mixed in well but not over stirring. The batter should not be perfectly smooth. Batter that’s slightly lumpy makes the best pancakes!

Scoop out onto buttered skillet, when ready (you’ll be the judge of that) flip. You know the rest!

Serve these up with real maple syrup or add some natural nut butter for added protein.  If you don’t want to make these gluten free just substitute the 2 cups of gluten free baking flour with 2 cups of whole wheat or unbleached flour, they will still turn out great.  The best part about these pancakes: they are super fluffy! Hope this spices up your weekend breakfast menu!

Enjoy,

Rita