Paleo Pancakes!

Lately Jenna has not been a fan of eggs, and since we don't have anything like bread, oatmeal or grits in the house, I have been trying to think of alternative foods for her for breakfast.  She has fruit as a mid-morning snack, so I don't want to overdo the fruit, either.  Last night I was researching breakfast ideas and came across a Paleo pancake recipe.  I happened to have all of the ingredients at the house, so I tried it, and it was good!!  Put a little honey on top and it's even better!

Here it is:

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon coconut nectar (coconut sap)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• coconut oil for frying

Instructions

1. Preheat pan or griddle over medium-low heat. Beat eggs in a stand mixer until frothy. Mix in milk, vanilla, and coconut nectar.
2. In a small bowl combine coconut flour, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon and whisk together.
3. Combine dry mixture with wet in the stand mixer and beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl then mix on medium to medium-high for another minute or two or until the coconut flour is completely mixed into the batter.
4. Grease pan with coconut oil. Pour batter to create pancakes that are about 3 inches in diameter. If the batter seems too thin you may need to add a small amout of coconut flour to achieve the desired consistency.
5. Cook for approximately 3 minutes, flip and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
6. Serve hot with coconut oil, coconut nectar, agave nectar, honey, syrup or fruit.

Of course, I have my own variations!

• I used almond milk in place of coconut milk and local honey in place of coconut nectar. 
• I used a little more vanilla extract than the recipe called for.
• I did not use a mixer.  I just used a hand whisk and they turned out just fine.

We topped with a bit of the local honey and it was so good!  I also have cocoa powder and dark chocolate nibs, so I think I may use these to make JP some "chocolate chip pancakes" that he loves so much...