Today I have a lovely treat in store for you all, who can resist a healthy, filling and nutritious breakfast? Not me! Here you will see with the help of my lovely guest blogger how you can make super easy Paleo Cassava Banana Pancakes and pick up a few tips on the Paleo way of cooking too.
Rachel Peterson is a Paleo blogger and self-professed Twitter fanatic from the US. She enjoys cooking, Zumba, and giving out nutrition advice to friends, family, and pretty much anyone who will listen! Her blog can be found at: www.austinpaleogrrl.blogspot.com
It’s over to you Rachel…
These pancakes are the perfect breakfast (or dinner!) food, and their light and fluffy texture can easily be achieved using what may be considered somewhat unconventional ingredients.
I am a Paleo blogger from Austin, Texas USA. This banana pancake recipe was born through trial and error. It took me three tries to get it just right! You don’t have to follow a Paleo diet to enjoy them, and the type of flour used (cassava – also known as yuca root) works just as well (if not better) than conventional wheat or white flour and is much healthier. Plus, cassava flour has some calcium and potassium in it.
Being Paleo, I don’t eat any grains (especially gluten), so I had to find an alternative flour so that I could still enjoy my favorite breakfast! I personally use Otto’s Cassava Flour, as I think it has the best texture and taste. It can be purchased on Amazon or in some health food stores. These pancakes are delicious served up with sliced bananas and pure maple syrup or with any other ingredients you can dream up. The possibilities are endless!
This recipe yields 6 small pancakes
Ingredients
5 US Tablespoons cassava flour
1 US Tablespoon organic honey
½ US Teaspoon baking soda
1 pureed banana
2 free range or pastured eggs
Coconut oil for cooking
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, honey, baking soda and eggs.
In a blender, combine one whole ripe banana with a small bit of water and blend until smooth
Add blended banana into your batter mixture and whisk until smooth
Next, heat a small skillet on stove top to medium heat and add in a small amount of coconut oil. I recommend coconut oil, because it melts quickly and has a medium smoke point (350° F or 171º C).
When your skillet is warmed up enough, scoop ¼ US cup of pancake batter and pour it onto the skillet, tilting the pan up and down just a bit so that the batter spreads out into an even circle.
Some bubbles will begin to form in the batter, and these pancakes will brown quite quickly, so be sure to check them often with your spatula. When browned to your liking, flip the pancake onto its other side and cook for another 30-45 seconds
Repeat with the rest of the batter, and serve warm with your favorite toppings!
Tip: to keep the pancakes warm, put them on a plate and keep them covered in the microwave until you are finished using up all of the batter
Thank you Rachel for this yummy recipe. You can see more of what Rachel is up to on her Twitter and Facebook pages.
Paleo Cassava Banana Pancakes. They’re the perfect breakfast (or dinner!) food, and their light and fluffy texture can easily be achieved using what may be considered somewhat unconventional ingredients.
- 5 US Tablespoons cassava flour
- 1 US Tablespoon organic honey
- ½ US Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pureed banana
- 2 free range or pastured eggs
- Coconut oil for cooking
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In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, honey, baking soda and eggs.
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In a blender, combine one whole ripe banana with a small bit of water and blend until smooth
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Add blended banana into your batter mixture and whisk until smooth
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Next, heat a small skillet on stove top to medium heat and add in a small amount of coconut oil. I recommend coconut oil, because it melts quickly and has a medium smoke point (350° F or 171º C).
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When your skillet is warmed up enough, scoop ¼ US cup of pancake batter and pour it onto the skillet, tilting the pan up and down just a bit so that the batter spreads out into an even circle.
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Some bubbles will begin to form in the batter, and these pancakes will brown quite quickly, so be sure to check them often with your spatula. When browned to your liking, flip the pancake onto its other side and cook for another 30-45 seconds
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Repeat with the rest of the batter, and serve warm with your favorite toppings!
Tip: to keep the pancakes warm, put them on a plate and keep them covered in the microwave until you are finished using up all of the batter.
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We eat Paleo a lot of the time in our house so will give these a go! #bestandworst
That’s awesome! Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Austin Paleo Grrl
I love the sound of these, everytime i tried to make paleo pancakes i failed miserably!!!!! Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back tomorrow.
You are most welcome! It took me some trial and error on these for sure before I got it right. I think the banana purée makes a huge difference! Enjoy!
Austin Paleo Grrl
Ooooh these look so yum, especially as I am gluten free so these would be suitable for me! Is Cassava flour easy to get hold of? Thanks so much for sharing this with #DreamTeam, I’m going to save the recipe!
Hi!
Cassava flour can be a bit tricky to find. We have Whole Foods stores in the US, so it’s pretty easy for me to find. You can also substitute with coconut flour 🙂 That’s great that you are gluten-free! That’s how I started out, and it made a world of difference!
– Austin Paleo Grrl
wooohooo something for me! bananas and pancakes a perfect match:D I love both so I will try it soon
#DreamTeam
I have canvassa flour that I should use. I tried making bread and rolls with it but didn’t get the success I wanted. Paleo cooking takes some trial and error. I am not currently doing it but we still might use the occasional paleo recipe. Thanks for sharing at Family Joy Blog linkup.
Hi, Charlotte! Yes, it doesn’t work for everything. I use it for pancakes and tortillas. I did buy some bread mix from a company called Legit at the Paleo fx event I just went to, but I haven’t tried it yet. It’s made with cassava:)
they look lovely, I like the idea of coconut oil to cook in too #BestandWorst
Coconut oil is so amazing! I use it as an eye makeup remover as well 😉
Lovely recipe! I love alternatives to flour. #BloggersClubUK
Oh good, glad you liked it:)
Oh these will be added to my weekend breakfast treat list. They look delicious and perfect for dairy free me #bloggerclubuk
Wonderful:) let me know when you make them:) x
Ohh! These look and sound so good….
What a lovely treat for breakfast.
#bestandworst
Really yummy:) thanks for your comments x
Oh these sound really delicious! I do like pancakes #bestandworst
These sound yummy. Do you know if they’d work with coconut flour or oat flour? Maybe I’ll investigate… research purposes purely…. #bestandworst x
Hi there!
Yes, coconut flour works too! I know cassava flour may be harder to find, but I prefer its texture over coconut flour. I don’t use oat flour, as it’s not Paleo, but you are totally welcome to try it! Hope this helps!
– Austin Paleo Grrl