Breakfast Pancake Stack

If every now and then you get bored of your everyday breakfast and feel like a treat on the weekend then look no further. This recipe really hits the spot and as always is a very healthy alternative to your normal pancake batter. The actual pancakes themselves are made of only 3 ingredients bananas, almond flour & Eggs. Check it out...

INGREDIENTS

Pancakes:

2 bananas

Almond flour

Eggs

Chocolate Sauce:

½ Cup Coconut Oil

½ cup Carob chunks (optional)

½ Cup cacoa powder

3 Tbsp Honey

1 tsp vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

METHOD

Pancakes:

In a bowl mash up the bananas

Mix in the almond flour & eggs

Heat up 1 tbsp coconut oil in a frying pan

Pour in a small, circular amount of pancake mixture & let it cook for a few minutes

Flip pancake over and cook the other side until golden and cooked right through

Repeat until all mixture is finished

Chocolate sauce:

Melt coconut oil and carob chunks in a small pot on top of a bigger pot of boiling water

Once melted remove from heat and add all other ingredients

Mix well

Layer pancakes one on top of each other in a high stack (I did 5 & only managed to eat half!).

Pour chocolate sauce on top

Garnish with things such as banana slices, strawberry slices, berries, cinnamon spice, ground nuts, cacao nibs etc

Serve & enjoy J

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Pretty in Pink Smoothie

Here is an easy, on-the-go breakfast smoothie recipe which will keep you full all morning.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 Frozen banana
• 1 Kiwi Fruit
• 1 Fig
• A Handful of frozen blueberries
• 2 Tbsp coconut flakes
• 1 Tbsp Maca powder *Try Dis-Chem or your local Health Shop
• 1 Tbsp Honey
• A Handful of rolled oats
• 1 Tbsp Nut Butter *Try Dis-Chem your local Health Shop. Spar now sells 100% peanut butter
• 1 Tbsp double thick plain yogurt
• 1 Cup rice or almond milk *Try Woolworths, Dis-Chem, Spar or any local health store

METHOD

Blend all ingredients together and voila your smoothie is ready to enjoy! 

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