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Banana Blueberry Kefir Pancakes with Walnut Maple

Tangy kefir and mashed banana make tall, tender pancakes studded with juicy blueberries, finished with a warm maple drizzle and toasted walnuts.

Banana Blueberry Kefir Pancakes with Walnut Maple

Ingredients

  • 2 medium236 gBananavery ripe, mashed
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • 2 large100 gEggs
  • ¾ cup90 gWhole wheat flour
  • 1 cup110 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1¾ tsp8 gBaking powder
  • ½ tsp2 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gGround nutmeg
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp28 gUnsalted buttermelted, divided
  • 1¼ cups180 gBlueberries
  • ⅓ cup chopped40 gWalnutschopped
  • ¼ cup80 gMaple syrup

Steps

  1. Melt the butter and set it aside; you will use three-quarters in the batter and the remaining quarter for the pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg to make the dry mix.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the mashed banana, kefir, eggs, vanilla and three-quarters of the melted butter until smooth.
  4. Pour the banana mixture into the dry mix and stir just until no dry streaks remain; a few lumps keep the pancakes fluffy. Let the batter rest 5 minutes, then gently fold in the blueberries.
  5. Meanwhile, toast the walnuts in a dry nonstick skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant, then transfer them to a small saucepan with the maple syrup and warm gently over low heat.
  6. Wipe out the skillet, set it over medium heat and brush it with a little of the remaining melted butter. Pour about 1/3 cup of batter per pancake and cook until bubbles form and the edges look set, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Flip and cook about 2 minutes more until golden and the center springs back when pressed, brushing the pan with more of the remaining butter between batches until it is used up.
  8. Serve the pancakes stacked and drizzled with the warm walnut maple syrup.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts, Gluten.

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