Pacifying Pancakes

Recently, I chose to give up flour and processed sugar, again.  *sigh*  I am not a fast learner.  I have done this several times in the past and it always amazes me how much better I feel and how efficiently my body operates.  You think that would teach me something, right?  Nope.  I always go back to my old ways.  Well, I have jumped back on the trolley.  It is going well thus far and I realized last night that I have had only one headache, no stomach aches, no bloating or feeling heavy and clearer thinking in the past couple of weeks.  Oh, I can't forget to mention and this one is huge, no heartburn.  I have had heartburn since November!

All this said, when I ran across this recipe for makeshift pancakes, I almost fell out of my chair.  It is funny, as I am not even a huge pancake fan.  The recipe is as follows:

1 egg

1 banana

1 T peanut butter

Mix it up and throw it in the skillet!  Yep!  That is all.

Now, if you know me, I can't leave well enough alone, so I added a couple items.

2 T almonds ground up

2 T oats ground up

Mix all 5 items together in the blender and now toss it in the skillet in butter, coconut oil, etc.

My opinion...this is a keeper.  Are they pancakes?  No, but I am absolutely alright with that since I do not like how pancakes make me feel afterwards.  I am thrilled with how these taste knowing there are no fake yucks hiding anywhere in the mix, but next time I make them, I may add a smidgen of honey, cinnamon and nutmeg to the mix.  You can really tweak these however you like.  For "syrup" I blended up blueberries, a couple strawberries and 2 tablespoons of OJ.  When you use as much of the concoction as you like on your pancakes, you have enough left over to drink as a smoothie.  Next time, I am going to try pineapple "syrup".  Side note:  Use a good blender and this will not take near as long as it took me.  This recipe made 3 pancakes.  I wonder if these can be placed in the freezer?