Vegan Caramel-Banana Pancakes

Who can resist the gooey deliciousness of medjool dates? I sure can't. And I have absolutely no will power when it comes to banana pancakes. Give me a plate, and I will eat them, fork or not. It recently dawned on me that, oh my gosh, if I COMBINED these two wonderful things, both of which can be considered some of nature's candies because of their super intoxicating sweetness, I could create something totally, mind-blowingly brilliant. And that's what I thought of these pancakes.




I'm still kind of getting the hang of making my own recipes, but I thought these were sufficient enough to share with everyone. Many of the recipes I've used and tried are posted on my Instagram profile, but I thought it would be easier to have an organized website where I can store all kinds of nutritious recipes.

Here goes nothing!

Vegan Caramel-Banana Pancakes stuffed with Chocolate Brownie Questbar and layered with banana slices, crushed almonds, and sugar free maple syrup.

Recipe for Salted Caramel-Banana Mixture:

• 1 medjool date
• 1/2 banana
• 1 tablespoon water
• Sprinkle of sea salt
• 1/2 tablespoon flax meal

Recipes for Pancakes:

• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• Salted caramel-banana mixture

Additional toppings (optional):

• Chocolate Brownie Questbar (or protein bar of choice)
• Sugar free maple syrup
• Justin's vanilla almond butter
• Crushed almonds
• Banana slices

Directions:

1. Place date, half banana, sea salt, water, and flax meal in a food processor. Pulse until smooth.
2. In a small bowl, combine oat flour and baking powder.
3. Add date mixture to small bowl with flour.
4. Pour in milk, then mix all ingredients together.
5. Add half the Questbar, if desired, to batter*
6. Cook on a lightly greased pan over medium heat until pancakes are set on both sides, flipping in between.
7. Serve onto a plate, and top with anything you'd like!

*Adding the Questbar will make this a NON-vegan recipe. If you'd like to keep it vegan but would still like to add a protein bar, I suggest using a Squarebar to add more protein to the pancakes.)