Elixir Eats: Blueberry & Banana Pancakes with Elixir Drizzle.

naturalelixir
Feb 9, 2016
2 min read

Holy cacao! It’s Pancake Day!! We absolutely love holidays like this where we have an excuse to squeeze in an extra moorish recipe for you to make and enjoy at home. This is our perfect pancake stack, whether it is for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert! Our pancakes are naturally sweet thanks to the bananas, they are thick and packed full of gluten free goodness. We must add that this recipe is not vegan, as it contains organic eggs. We like to use eggs for our pancakes because they not only help to bind the mixture together, they are a hearty helping of protein and Vitamin D!

So this is how Elixir does pancakes:

Ingredients

ELIXIR PANCAKES

2 organic, free range eggs (from our local health food shop)

1/2 cup gluten free oats and quinoa flakes (just oats is also fine)

1-2 very ripe bananas (approx 150g)

3 tbsp chia seeds

8 tbsp filtered water or unsweetened nut milk

pinch himalayan salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla essence

blueberries + pumpkin seeds to sprinkle

coconut oil for the pan

ELIXIR DRIZZLE

2 tsp melted coconut oil

1 tsp almond butter

1 heaped tbsp raw cacao powder

1 heaped tsp carob powder

1 tbsp maple syrup (optional sweetener)

makes a generous stack of protein packed pancakes.

Prep

You will need a blender, a good quality frying pan and a spatula.

How we did it

1. It's a good idea to make the drizzle first so it is ready and waiting to smother over your pancakes! Melt the coconut oil in a pan and transfer to a small bowl or jug. Stir in the remaining drizzle ingredients thoroghly. Eventually you will have a deliciously rich raw chocolate sauce.

2. Put all of the pancake ingredients into a blender. A high speed one like a nutri bullet works really well to break the oats and chia seeds down. Alternatively, you can mix the ingredients in a bowl however, your mixture may be a bit lumpy! Using a blender gives you a smoother batter, it should still be quite thick.

3. Heat a little coconut oil in a frying pan, once the pan is really hot add 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture into the pan. Immediately work around the pancake, easing the edges up and off the pan with a spatula. Continue to do this so you are able to slide the spatula completely underneath the pancake to flip it over.

4. Once the pancake is cooked on on both sides, you can repeat this process for the rest of the mixure.

5. Yay! The moment you've been waiting for, serve it all up with our Elixir drizzle and a handful of pumpkin seeds and blueberries. So tasty, nutritious and filling!