Banana and Flax Pancakes

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 5 min 1
Banana and Flax Pancakes
Health Highlights
A delicious and gut-friendly healthy breakfast that takes 5 minutes to prep.

Ingredients


1 medium Banana (s) (mashed, or 2 tbsp oat powder))
1 large Egg (room temperature)
2 tbsp Flaxseed meal (ground)
2 tsp Coconut oil (or sunflower oil)

Instructions


  1. Mash the banana in a mixing bowl, then add the egg and whisk the two ingredients together until thoroughly combined.
  2. Heat a frying pan over low to medium heat. Add oil to your warm pan, then pour the oil into the mixture. Stir it in.
  3. Add the ground flaxseeds to your banana and egg mixture and whisk until everything is incorporated.
  4. Then using a large spoon or a tablespoon measuring tool, spoon a small amount of the batter onto the pan to make small-sized pancakes. 
  5. Cook pancakes for 2 minutes, until browned, and then flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Repeat until all of the batter is cooked.
  6. Serve as is or with fruits and a touch of maple syrup or honey.

Notes:

Quick Tips

  • Double or triple the recipe to make larger batches of pancakes. 

No Chia Seeds

  • You can also substitute flax seeds for chia seeds, 

Extra Protein

  • Double the flaxseed or chia seeds to increase amount of protein.
     

Nutritional Highlights

  • Chia seeds are tiny seeds that contain Omega-3 fatty acids, as well as plenty of fiber. It absorbs liquid making it a great binding ingredient.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 339
Calories from fat 179
Calories from saturated fat 85
Total Fat 19.9 g
Saturated Fat 9.4 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.7 g
Cholesterol 217 mg
Sodium 69 mg
Potassium 615 mg
Total Carbohydrate 32 g
Dietary Fiber 6.5 g
Sugars 14.8 g
Protein 11.2 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 1
Meat Alternative 1.1

Energy sources


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