Fruity Mini-Pancakes

"Banana! Ripe an' ready! Right outside a yuh gate!"

The banana vendor takes to walking through the neighbourhoods near his roadside stall. He does this whenever he receives a large shipment of ripe bananas that are more than the quantity the early morning rush hour traffic consumers would buy. He has found many loyal customers, who pay $120 for 5 large bananas and are happy to have this little piece of the fruit market be brought to them. 

I was about to make scrambled eggs for breakfast when I hear his cry "banana! Ripe an' ready! Right outside a yuh gate! Guinep! Right outside a yuh gate!" Impulsively, I ran outside...he did say guineps after all. It's hot outside so I quickly tell him a bag of bananas and two bags of guineps, pay him and send him on his merry way.

In the kitchen, I wonder how I could add banana to my breakfast in a more creative way than simply peeling and eating it. Hmm, what can bananas and eggs make? Banana omelette? If I had cheese maybe I would have tried it but I only had Parmesan cheese, the powdered type and I wasn't feeling that creative. Then and there I remembered flourless pancakes. I had made them awhile back and they were actually good. There were several different recipes, each simple enough but this time I decided to get more creative than the basic three ingredient recipe of eggs, banana and oil.

On Day 1, I made Banana Pancakes. On Day 2, I made Banana-Papaya Pancakes

Banana Mini-Pancake

Ingredients:

1 Large Banana

2 Eggs

1/8 Teaspoon of Baking Powder (I used Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder)

1/4 Teaspoon Brown Sugar

Non-stick Cooking Spray

Method:

1. Mash the banana in a small bowl. Keep pressing out chunks with the flat side of a fork. 
2. Add the eggs, baking powder and brown sugar. Combine the ingredients till thoroughly mixed. 
3. Apply cooking spray to heated frying pan over low to medium flame. 
4. Pour one to two tablespoons of batter on frying pan surface to make a mini pancake. 
5. Repeat, ensuring there is space between each pancake. 
6. Use a spatula to flip each mini pancake after about a minute. 
7. When the pancake is cooked, serve immediately. Best served with syrup or honey.

Mushed up bananas

Batter for Banana-Papaya Pancakes

A stack of mini pancakes

When making these mini pancakes, use no more than one to two
tablespoons of batter or the pancakes might easily break apart

How golden brown or blackened the pancake is dependent on
how long it is cooked for. Do whichever is to your liking

Banana Papaya Mini Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 Banana

Thin slice of papaya (skin and seeds removed)

2 Eggs

1/4 Teaspoon  of Cinnamon Powder (if in doubt, you can use Badia's Certified Gluten Free Cinnamon Powder)

1/8 Teaspoon of Baking Powder (I used Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder)

1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract (I used McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract)

Non-stick Cooking Spray

Method:

1. Mash the banana and papaya in a small bowl. Keep pressing out chunks with the flat side of a fork. 
2. Add the eggs, baking powder, cinnamon powder and vanilla. 
3. Combine the ingredients till thoroughly mixed. 
4. Apply cooking spray to heated frying pan over low to medium flame. 
5. Pour one to two tablespoons of batter on frying pan surface to make a mini pancake. 
6. Repeat, ensuring there is space between each pancake. 
7. Use a spatula to flip each mini pancake after about a minute. 
8. When the pancake is cooked, serve immediately. Best served with syrup or honey.

Banana-Papaya Pancakes and Banana Pancakes are easy, affordable and tasty wheat free options for breakfast.