Last year was only good for one thing: focusing on self care. With us all being stuck indoors, many of us took to YouTube and blogs to find out the best way to get our hair, skin and wellbeing in check. After buying lotions and polishes and serums, we always seem to forget the most important thing we can do for our mental and physical health – eating yummy nutritious food! Aveeno is all about taking care of every part of you, which is why they teamed up with nutritional therapist and best-selling author Madeleine Shaw to show the power of oats! Oats aren’t just something you eat whilst rushing around in the morning, they’re actually one of the most effective ways to help maintain the balance of the skin’s natural barrier! But, if you’re like us and you just want to skip to the good part, have a look at this incredibly delicious and healthy recipe for caramelised banana and oat pancakes below and thank Madeleine later!
Ingredients
Pancakes:
· 1 ripe banana
· 125ml oat milk
· 50g of porridge oats
· 75g of oat flour
· 1 tsp of baking powder
· 1/2 tsp cinnamon
· 1 tbsp maple syrup
· Pinch of salt
· Coconut oil or butter for cooking
Caramelised banana:
· 1 tbsp maple syrup
· 2 ripe bananas
Toppings:
· 1 tbsp coconut flakes
· 20g of raspberries
· 1 tbsp almond butter
· 100g yoghurt
Method
· To make the pancake batter, firstly mash the banana in a bowl and mix through the other ingredients until it forms a batter
· Heat a pan with a teaspoon or so of coconut oil or butter, and place two tablespoons of the batter on the pan
· Fry each side until golden (around 2 minutes each side) and repeat with the remaining batter
· For the caramelized bananas, use the same pan, heat the maple syrup, slice the bananas in half, lengthways and fry for a few minutes each side until golden brown and cooked through
· Plate the pancakes, top with caramelized banana, add toppings to your taste and enjoy!
