Monday, April 30, 2018

Green Colada


adapted from my friend, Jenna's, recipe

1 cup coconut milk
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1 banana
1 handful of spinach
1 cup of ice

Place all ingredients in the blender. Mix until smooth.

The boys love this. I will get creative and add frozen mangoes or strawberries one of these days!

Banana Walnut Pancakes


from allrecipes.com, submitted by CoOkInGnUt

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup almond milk
2 small overripe bananas, mashed
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted or coconut oil, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg

Mix flour, walnuts, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center.

Whisk almond milk, bananas, melted butter, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Whisk in egg. Pour mixture into the well in the flour mixture; stir until just combined.

Heat a lightly non-skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Drop 1/4 cup batter into the skillet. Cook until bubbles form and the edges are firm. Flip and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

Boys said: thumbs up! They actually said these were the best pancakes they'd ever had. I was nervous that the walnuts would be a problem for my picky eater. But I think because they were so small he didn't really care. 

I'm sensitive to milk so I love that this recipe calls for almond milk. 

I doubled the recipe for the five of us and had half a dozen or so pancakes left over for the next day.