Quinoa and Banana Flourless Pancakes
Delicious flourless pancakes just perfect for those baby led weaning hands. Quinoa is so nutritious and these pancakes make the ideal baby breakfast recipe.
Ingredients
- 220 g uncooked quinoa You can use either dark or light quinoa. Lighter one will make the pancakes look like regular pancakes. Photo above uses dark.
- 500 ml water
- 125 ml water
- 4 tablespoons rapeseed oil + extra for frying
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 bananas
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Natural yogurt and fresh fruit to serve
Method
- Pour the quinoa into a large bowl and cover with water. Leave to soak overnight. The next morning, empty the quinoa into a sieve and rinse under a running tap for a few moments until the water runs clear.
- Add the quinoa to a blender along with the 125ml water. Blend for about 10 minutes until the quinoa has completely broken up and has turned into a creamy batter. There should be no bits in the batter, just smooth.
- Add the oil, baking powder, egg and bananas along with the vanilla to the blender and give everything another whizz until it is smooth and fully combined.
- Heat a drizzle of rapeseed oil in a frying pan over a medium heat then pour the mixture into small pancakes onto the pan.
- Cook until you see little bubbles forming then flip over and cook the other side until it is golden.
- Serve with natural yogurt and fresh fruit (and if its the weekend a little drizzle of good quality maple syrup).
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Recipe Notes & Tips
Pancakes are one of the best things to cook in advance. Store in the freezer with a little sheet of parchment paper inbetween each one. When you want to give one to your little one you can just take out, stick in the toaster to reheat.