Banana Pancakes!

Ingredients

Approx 1 tsp Coconut oil, 2 eggs, banana, plain yogurt (or plain soya yogurt/coconut yogurt), apple and cinnamon

Method

Heat oil in a frying pan

Meanwhile mash the banana and add to the eggs, beat together

Pour into the frying pan. You can make a big pancake or small ones like drop scones. I must admit making a big one doesn't always turn out to be a perfect pancake...it often falls apart but still tastes yummy!

Once you have cooked the batter in the frying pan on both sides, tip onto a plate and put the yogurt, apple and a sprinkle of cinnamon on the top

Enjoy! This takes about two minutes to make so no time excuses please!!!

Please comment below to let us know your thoughts on this Banana Pancakes recipe. 

Apple crumble – and the smell of it cooking – is one of the most wonderful things about October. This healthy version uses dessert apples rather than tart cooking apples, meaning no sugar is needed for the filling to taste sweet. 

Healthy apple crumble

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

For the topping

75g oats

30g wholewheat flour, gluten free flour, or millet flour (do not use coconut flour)

25g chopped pecans

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tbsp pure maple syrup

25g unsalted butter, melted

For the filling

750g chopped red apple*

2 tbsp cornflour

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

⅛ tsp ground nutmeg

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180˚C, and grease an 8”-square pan.

To make the topping, combine the oats, pecans, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the maple syrup and melted butter. Stir until fully incorporated.

For the filling, mix the apples with the cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl until completely coated.

Transfer the filling to the prepared pan, and gently press down with a spatula. Sprinkle evenly with the topping. (The topping tends to clump, so try to break it up into fairly small pieces.) Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the apple pieces are tender. The juices will start to thicken as the crumble cools.

* Fuji’s are ideal but Gala and Braeburn apples would work as well.

Please comment below to let us know how this Apple Crumble was received in your household.