Banana and Walnut Paleo Pancakes

Shrove Tuesday has completely coincided this year with my obsession with this Banana and Walnut Paleo Pancake recipe.  It is versatile, very healthy and produces quick but absolutely scrumptious pancakes.

This year is the first year I will actually be eating pancakes on pancake day and I’m very excited about it.  It always seems to fall on a day when I’m dieting.  This year is no exception but thanks to this recipe I am not letting that stop me.  Don’t be scared that I’ve labeled these paleo or skip over as you don’t follow the paleo plan, I would happily serve this to anyone happening to drop by and would make absolutely no apologies.

The simplicity of the recipe is that it only really relies on 2 ingredients, 1 egg and 1 banana, whatever else you throw in is up to you.  As they do not contain flour they are much lighter which also means you can quickly whip up a batch mid week without being weighed down all morning by a heavy breakfast.

I have just included the recipe below for 1 person as it’s a cinch to size up depending on how many you are feeding.   Make sure the banana is a couple of days old so it’s mashable and also more bananary.  I do like to add some sort of ground nut to the recipe but it’s by no means a requirement, it just adds a bit more flavour and texture.  Feel free to substitute the walnuts with almonds or pecans if you prefer.  You can also mix it up by adding blueberries into the batter or a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, or a touch of lemon zest.  Go wild at the weekend and top with a heaping of crispy salty bacon drizzled with maple syrup.

With these little lovelies every day can be pancake day.

Banana and Walnut Paleo Pancakes

For 1 person

1 x banana
1 x egg
¼ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp ground walnuts
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tsp salted butter (optional)

1. Peel and mash the banana then whisk it up with 1 egg.
2. Add the vanilla extract and ground walnuts.
3. Melt 1 tsp coconut oil in a frying pan. Ladle in the pancake batter, you should be able to get 3 pancakes from this batter, each about 40-50ml.
4. Heat the pancake through on a gentle heat for 3 mins on the first side, then flip over and heat for 1½ mins on the other side.
5. Serve anyway you want but I like them with a good knob of butter.