BANANA OATY PANCAKES

Happy Pancake Day everyone! I've been busy recently running healthy eating sessions and Big Cook Little Cook sessions with parents and kids at St Bartholomews in Castlemilk. 

It's so rewarding seeing kids excited about cooking classes and to be honest kids are far more likely to eat something if they have made it themselves!

I've been trying out lots of new fast, simple, kid friendly recipe ideas. The limitations are we only have an hour to prepare, cook, eat and clear up, the school have very limited cooking equipment and we have 7 kids with a parent at each session, all keen to do some hands on cooking!

A big saving grace was a couple of mini ovens I bought from Aldi for £10 each, they are so good and perfect for wee mini pizzas!

I have to do a fair bit of the old Blue Peter, here is one I made earlier!!

So far we have made Lentil Soup, Soda Bread, Mini Face Pizzas and Berry Smoothies!

Next session is tomorrow and I'm contemplating either mini filo pastries with apple and cinnamon and veggie fillings or these rather awesome pancakes!

I did an earlier banana pancake post using only banana and egg but for most kids its a bit too eggy, so when I came across this recipe I was immediately excited to try it!
This one has the addition of oats and the eggs are separated, the whites are whisked which makes these light and fluffy. 

Anything which avoids added sugar and white refined flour gets my vote, as do these lovely pancakes!

These would be fun to make with your kids at the weekend when time allows for a more leisurely breakfast! Added sliced fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey adds a lovely natural sweetness. These would also be lovely served with some ice cream! These are also a great way to use up over ripe bananas!!
So without further ado, here is the recipe!

BANANA OATY PANCAKES

Ingredients - makes 8 pancakes

• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 organic eggs or 2 chia or flax eggs for vegan option *
• 1/2 cup rolled or jumbo oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of sea salt

 * 1 chia or flax egg. Add 1 tablespoon of chia or ground flaxseeds to 3 tablespoons water, mix well and leave to thicken for 15 minutes. 

Method

1.  Separate the eggs, put the whites into a bowl and whisk until stiff.
2. Add yolks to a blender or food processor with the bananas, oats, baking powder and salt.
3.  Transfer to a bowl. 
4. Gradually fold the egg whites into the banana mixture or add the chia or flax eggs for vegan option.
5.  Lightly grease a large frying pan with some coconut or rapeseed oil, put the pan on a medium heat and when hot, add spoonfuls of the pancake mixture.
6. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes each side until nicely browned and cooked through.
7.  Serve with some fresh fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup or some ice cream!

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