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Last Updated on January 11, 2023
Last week, I seriously felt like I was a cursed cook. Everything I made came out burned, off and tasting too strong of spices.
We ate out a lot and my recipe prep for the week was just as hazardous. I was thinking this was a sign from the Universe to simply throw in the towel and just skip the week but I woke up earlier this morning, yes, this morning and starting tinkering with a paleo pancake recipe I’ve been working on for a while that never worked until today. I won’t lie, I prayed a little that is would finally come out right and thank goodness, it did and it is good. Light and filling and just a hint of sweetness.
I’m nut-free so I used sunbutter and it gives it a strange green color so I figured why not throw some cocoa in there. I only used one ripe banana to sweeten it and it works for me but if you want top it with honey or maple syrup do so and dig in. Because the batter is so thick, I’m sure it would also work well as waffles. I cooked these up on my griddle and they were amazing!
Paleo Banana Chocolate Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of sunbutter
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 medium ripe banana
- 1/2 cup of water
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon of coconut oil to grease the pan
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and mix until smooth.
- Place 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil in the pan to grease the pan.
- This batter is super thick so use a spoon to help pour out a 4" round. Shake the pan lightly to thin the batter in the pan.
- Cook on one side for roughly 3 - 4 minutes and flip when the edges turn dark brown.
- Repeat until your batter is gone.
- Enjoy.
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This looks delicious!
Hello there, we miss you over at FastPaleo.com. Would you consider uploading some more of your recipes? I’d also love to include you in our June newsletter and do a blogger shoutout to you on Facebook. Hope to see your name pop up there soon!
I allow myself GF pancakes once a week but I can indulge more often with this Paleo version!
Oh my goodness! This looks delicious!
These look WAY better than my attempt at paleo waffles a few months ago. That was the mother of all #FAILs….lol
I have tried to come up with a recipe that worked for several years so I am so happy this one finally worked!
This sounds so yummy! I have to try these
You had me at pancakes – I LOVE pancakes!
Hmmmm, chocolate pancakes…well, I’ll give it a try at least!
These look sooooo good!
If only Hubs liked bananas!
cocoa sounds like a good addition to regular banana and coconut flour pancakes!
Yum, chocolate pancakes sound like heaven.
Oh hi, you just described my past week. Failure after failure. :/ But sometimes those failures end up being the best recipes after you tinker with them. This one definitely looks like a winner!
Man, what was going on with the stars and planets last week. I hope you’re back on track hun and I’m so happy this one came out or I would have be SOL, lol
Those look good. Do you ship? 🙂
Sounds so good! A great way to start off your day.
Those look delicious! I just had some paleo pancakes last week, they were almond, mango, coconut and they were to die for!
Sounds yummy!
Those look fantastic!
My boys would love these and wouldn’t even know that they were better for them.
My son LOVES anything chocolate & banana {who doesn’t!?} so I’ll have to make these!
you had me at banana… well and chocolate!
Great recipe, they are delicious. Next time I will make coconut whipped ”cream” to go with them..
Thanks Manon 🙂 Whipped Cream sounds awesome on this.
I could go for some of these.
Love that you used sunbutter! We can have peanuts so this is a definite must make 🙂
I also had some recipe fails, but thankfully rounded off the week with a good one at last!
The green you get sometimes with Sunbutter is a reaction with baking soda / powder and the leftover chlorophyll in the seeds. It’s kind of neat – if you’re expecting it! 🙂
Aw, that makes sense 🙂
Baked good made with sunflower seeds turn green due to the the chlorogenic acid that is in sunflower seeds reacting with baking soda; however you have no baking soda or baking powder listed in your ingredient list. Should there be some type of leavening agent?
Jenna, thanks so much for your comment. I have updated the recipe with the measurement for baking soda!!!
Hi,
I’ve just discovered your site and I have to say I love it. I just started eating a paleo lifestyle and was having trouble coming up with breakfast recipes but not anymore 🙂
For this pancake recipe could I use almond butter instead sunflower butter?
Yep, that would totally work 🙂 Thanks so much for the compliment Rachelle 🙂
These sound amazing! I love that you only used banana to sweeten them. Definitely going to have to try these!
Thanks Erin 🙂 The trick it to use super brown bananas. I hope that you like them if you try them!
So wish my so weren’t allergic to bananas. 🙁
“my son*
Oh my goodness! I am pinning this and making it very, very soon!
i used your waffles recipe and made crepes with it. so yummy. I filled it with dark chocolate sauce, berries I had picked from our local forest near mount adams and topped it with more sauce and real whipped cream from raw milk. yummy beyond words.
Oh YUM! That sounds amazing!
I just made these this morning with almond butter and they were amazing! I cooked them two ways, baked them in the oven since I became obsessed with The Detoxinista’s pancake recipe, and cooked the rest of the batter in the pan with chocolate chips topped with coconut oil. Both ways were delicious and I’m thinking it would be a fun birthday pancake for my daughter’s bday 🙂 I love finding fruit-sweetened recipes so we can lay off the sugar. Thanks for the wonderful recipes! I can’t wait to get your cookbook!
Here’s how I baked them using Megan’s baking time: http://detoxinista.com/2012/09/almond-butter-pancakes-grain-free/
Yeah!
would these work with a flax egg?
You could try a flax egg. It’s such a thick recipes I can see it working.
How many pancakes does this recipe yield exactly?
5 to 6 Sophie.
Do you know how many calories are in these pancakes?
I don’t hun. You can check the recipe on this website https://www.caloriecount.com/