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Enjoy conversation and the camaraderie of your family and friends as y’all gather around the breakfast table with a stack of these gluten free, cardamom spiced, Easy Banana Pecan Pancakes and steaming mugs of coffee with Hood Calorie Countdown.
From flattich Swedish Pancakes to fluffy American ones, from savory pancake sandwiches to stuffed and rolled up Sri Lankan coconut pancakes, I have yet to meet a pancake I didn’t love to chow down on!To me, pancakes are not only delicious, but their history is so fascinating. For example, did you know that way, way, back in the day, before yeast and baking soda came on the scene, freshly fallen snow (or the ammonia in it) was used to make pancakes light and soft?
Boiling water and ashes were used for a similar result. They (boiling water and ashes) were mixed together and after the ash settled, the liquid was used in the pancake batter.
While I might be a tad bit sceptic about using ash liquid or snow (no matter how fresh) in my pancakes these days, I don’t think twice about using Hood Calorie Countdown in them. I recently came across Hood Calorie Countdown in the dairy section at my neighborhood Walmart store, and decided to bring a couple of cartons of it home and use it in these Banana Pecan Pancakes.
If you are wondering what exactly is Hood Calorie Countdown?
Well, Hood Calorie Countdown is a milky smooth dairy beverage that has 42% fewer calories, 75% less sugar and 67% fewer carbohydrates than milk. It provides 25% of your Daily Value for calcium and 15% of your Daily Value for Vitamin D (based on a 2,000-calorie diet) per one cup. Creamy and delicious, Hood Calorie Countdown comes from Hood, which is a leader in high quality dairy products.
Hood Calorie Countdown comes in: Whole, 2%, Fat Free and chocolate and can be found at Walmart and other local retailers.
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Now, getting back to these Banana Pecan Pancakes, they are an adapted version of these Oatmeal Pancakes. I simply added in some cardamom, mashed bananas and pecans for a flavor and texture boost. Fluffy yet filling, these pancakes were delicious with layers of fresh, sliced bananas and freshly whipped cream and steaming mugs of coffee.
Tips To Make Fluffier Pancakes:
• Use a whisk.
I have found that while blender pancakes can be so easy to make, the ones mixed up with a whisk tend to be fluffier.
• Let the batter rest.
While using ground up oats, I started letting the batter stick for a bit to make sure the batter was not runny. In the process, the resulting pancakes were quite a bit fluffier. So, I tried doing this with those pancakes I made with regular flour and the same applied.
• Check expiry dates.
If the baking powder you happen to be using has expired, your pancakes are going to be on the flatter side. Now this wouldn’t be an issue if you were making Sri Lankan coconut pancakes or Swedish pancakes, but might be a concern otherwise.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats ground up
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 3/4 cup Hood Calorie Countdown 2%
- 1 egg
- 1/2 banana mashed up
- 1/4 cup pecan bits
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- First off, add the rolled oats to a blender and blend till they resemble a flour-like consistency. Then spoon them into a bowl
- Also to the bowl, add in the baking powder, salt, cardamom and whisk together. Then add in the Hood Calorie Countdown, honey and egg and whisk till well incorporated. Fold in the mashed banana and pecan bits with a spoon and set mixture aside for 7-10 minutes to thicken up.
- While waiting, place a pan over a low-medium flame and let it warm.
- When pancake mixture is thickened, grease pan with butter and ladle 2-3 tablespoonfuls of mix onto pan, and cook 2-3 minutes on each side, till golden and that golden ring forms around the circumference of the pancake.
- Serve pancakes with whipped cream, sliced bananas, and golden syrup or maple syrup and enjoy!
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I’m totally with you on the pancakes. Love them! These sounds delicious 🙂
I love pancakes so much!! I don’t think I made them with bananas before, I have to try it. I bet they taste really good.
How lovely do these look! I often make banana pancakes using the banana as an egg replacer to make them vegan, but haven’t tried using rolled oats before – lovely idea and I’ll be giving it a try soon!
They look so good and what a stunning stack!!! LOve pancakes and this sure is a good looking one.
xx
Oat pancakes, bananas, pecans, honey, cardamom.. You’ve combined almost all my favorite ingredients (Well, I forgive you for npt adding lavender and irish cream haha). Beautiful pancakes, Shashi!
OMG. Shashi, what magnificent towers of pancake delight those plates hold. Num num num num etc etc…..
That’s all I can say. I need to scroll back up the page and continue drooling over the pictures! 🙂
Ooh those look sinful!! Totally gobble me ups!
What a yummy breakfast, these look perfect!
Oh wow these pancakes are GORGEOUS! Landon (you know, the hubs) ALWAYS tells me how much he loves pancakes. LOL. It’s a total HINT HINT nudge nudge but then I don’t know what to do because the syrup he wants to drown them in is just WAY TOOO MUCH! LOL!
Shashi, you are the Queen of Pancakes!! These stacks of pancakes have me drooling like no other! Now all I have to do today is focus really hard on not daydreaming about these guys. YUM!
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Haha! I’ve never met a pancake that I didn’t like either, Shashi! We occasionally get up on the weekends and make pancakes, and this post has totally inspired me to make a batch this weekend. And you know me and maple syrup…I can’t wait to drizzle it over these amazing looking flapjacks! Seriously. These pancakes look like the perfect recipe. And thanks for sharing that info about Hood Calorie Countdown. I’ll have to check it out next time I’m in the store! 🙂 Hope your week is going well so far, my friend!
Girlfriend – If you decide to go the snow route for your pancakes, YOU KNOW WHERE TO COME GET IT!!!!! Ha ha. I am finally good for something. Snow, and lots of it. But you’ll have to wait until next winter. Loved learning the history of pancakes, thanks. I knew nothing previously about Hood Calorie Countdown and since we are cutting down on carbs around here, this will be perfect. I will refrain from telling my fam it comes in CHOCOLATE, because though I’d like to point fingers at Charlie — no joke – I am the one who can’t resist the chocolate milk. I’d be nervous alone in the house with a full carton of that tempting deliciousness. Thanks for the great new product info. and another delicious pancake recipe. You and your banana pecan pancakes rock! Have a super week. XOXO
They look so good and what a stunning stack!!! LOve pancakes and this sure is a good looking one.
xx
Beautiful! And creative.
Oat pancakes, bananas, pecans, honey, cardamom.. You’ve combined almost all my favorite ingredients (Well, I forgive you for npt adding lavender and irish cream haha). Beautiful pancakes, Shashi!
OMG. Shashi, what magnificent towers of pancake delight those plates hold. Num num num num etc etc…..
That’s all I can say. I need to scroll back up the page and continue drooling over the pictures! 🙂
Oh wow these pancakes are GORGEOUS! Landon (you know, the hubs) ALWAYS tells me how much he loves pancakes. LOL. It’s a total HINT HINT nudge nudge but then I don’t know what to do because the syrup he wants to drown them in is just WAY TOOO MUCH! LOL!
Ooh those look sinful!! Totally gobble me ups!
What a yummy breakfast, these look perfect!
Shashi, you are the Queen of Pancakes!! These stacks of pancakes have me drooling like no other! Now all I have to do today is focus really hard on not daydreaming about these guys. YUM!
How lovely do these look! I often make banana pancakes using the banana as an egg replacer to make them vegan, but haven’t tried using rolled oats before – lovely idea and I’ll be giving it a try soon!
I’m totally with you on the pancakes. Love them! These sounds delicious 🙂
So very fluffy! I would love a huge stack for my lunch!
I love pancakes so much!! I don’t think I made them with bananas before, I have to try it. I bet they taste really good.