Mar 17, 20223 min read

MINI BANANA PANCAKE SANDWHICH (HEALTHY POFFERTJES NEXT LEVEL)

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL PANCAKE 🥞 DAY!!! As you know I absolutely loveeee pancakes! So why not make some of my old favourite: poffertjes? They are actually just a Dutch mini-pancake version: poffertjes. However, this time I was inspired by who else than the queen @pamela_rf and recreated a PAM APP recipe! However, I wouldn't be Jenny if I didn't make some kind of high protein version of it right? 🤪🥳. Sooooo for some extra 💪🏻 I added some vegan carrot cake protein powder (which is one of my favourite flavours!) to boost the protein content! In addition I used my favourite matcha cashew butter as I of course cannot live without it! So what stops you from making these?

Pancake lover?

Here are some fun facts about pancakes your probably didn't know 🤪

1. The first pancakes were called Alita Dolcia ("another sweet" in Latin) and were made by Romans in the 1st Century AD.

2. The world's biggest pancake measured 49+ feet in diameter and weighed 6,614 pounds.

3. In the U.S., Southerners eat the most pancakes, accounting for 32.5%of our pancake consumption.

4. International Pancake Day falls on the same day as Mardi Gras. It’s also called Shrove Tuesday and it’s how countries like England and Ireland observe the day before Lent.

5. The world’s most expensive pancake is available for $200.00 at Opus in the Printworks in England. Ingredients include Madagascan vanilla pods and 23-carat gold leaf.

6. Cliff, the 1990s IHOP spokesperson, had plenty of experience with milk and eggs -- he was raised on a dairy farm in Ohio.

7. In Sweden you can order Blodplättar, which are pancakes made of pork blood.

8. If you break the world record for most pancakes eaten, you won’t be in the Guinness Book of World Records; it’s not one of their categories.

9. Pancakes can be used as an artistic medium, based on the portraiture of artist Katherine Kalnes, who constructed likenesses of Justin Bieberand Ellen Degeneres using a Batter Blaster.

10. The potato pancakes that are traditionally served during Hanukkah are fried in oil as a reminder of the miraculous oil lamp that the Jewish holiday celebrates.

11. Pancakes were the source of political pratfall when, in 2000, GOP candidate Gary Bauer fell off the stage and through the backdrop during a pancake breakfast fundraiser.

But Jen, I don't have everything at home...

Hey, I got you! If you don't have all the ingredients at home, here are some suggestions for substitutes!

Oat flour: you don't like the taste of oats? Then I suggest substituting it for any whole grain flour, think of spelt, buckwheat, normal wheat... all works 😏.
Banana: oeeehhh this one is a bit tricky. But if you really don't like my yellow friend 🍌, you can sub it for apple slices! I think that would work amazing too!
Vegan Carrot Cake Protein Powder: as I already wrote in the recipe itself, I suggest switching this protein powder either for another protein powder flavour (Personally I loveeeee this flavour), but chocolate or salted caramel would work amazing too🤤. Otherwise, sub it for almond flour! Adds more protein! If you also don't have that... use more regular flour!

NOW let's dive into the recipe!👇🏻

MINI BANANA PANCAKE SANDWHICH (HEALTHY POFFERTJES NEXT LEVEL) 🥞

vegan & glutenfree & high protein

INGREDIENTS (1 portion):

⏰15 min

▪️1 large ripe banana

▪️30g oat flour

▪️20g of vegan carrot cake protein powder @myproteinnl *

▪️1/3 tsp of baking powder

▪️pinch of salt

▪️150ml of almond milk

▪️pumpkin pie spice

▪️1 tsp of nutbutter

▪️chocolate chips

▪️1 tbsp of coconut oil for frying

*sub for oat flour or any other protein powder of choice!

Toppings: 1 tbsp of matcha cashew butter, cacao nibs, coconut flakes & later on I added some coconut yoghurt!

Method:

1️⃣First we make the batter, mix the oat flour, protein powder, salt, baking powder, almond milk and pumpkin pie spice together in a bowl. Next slice your banana into coins.

2️⃣Then on half of the amount of banana slices add some chocolate chips and/or nutbutter. Then add the other half of the banana slices on top. Dip these banana sandwiches into the batter.

3️⃣Heat up some coconut oil in a pan and add the little pancake sandwiches in there. Fry on both sides until golden.

4️⃣Serve them with anything you like! I served it with some more matcha cashew butter, cacao nibs, coconut flakes & some more coconut yoghurt!