Thursday, December 12, 2013

Coconut bacon pancakes

I present to you ... Coconut bacon pancakes. If it wasn't for the rampant heart disease on my dads side of the family, I would eat bacon with every meal. I've tried my best to like turkey bacon, and it's ok ... But it can't beat the savory salty awesomeness of real bacon.

I mean, that's a thing of beauty right there!


But these little tasty morsels are only 136 calories a pop! With 10.5 grams of protein per pancake, it makes me feel slightly less guilty.


Makes 10 pancakes

-1/2 cup coconut flour (the amazing Bob's Red Mill makes this delicious, high fiber, gluten free & low glycemic flour option)
-2 tablespoons vanilla coconut milk
-1 mashed banana (well ripened if you can!)
-pinch o sea salt
-2 tablespoons vanilla extract
-3 slices bacon (uncured if you can to avoid those nasty nitrates)
-1 tablespoon brown sugar
-4 eggs
-3/4 cup egg whites
-1/2 tsp baking soda
-1/4 cup pieces of walnuts, chopped finely
-1/4 cup shredded coconut
-1/4 tsp nutmeg
-1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Cook your bacon and allow to cool on paper towels. Dice itty bitty when cooled. (A part of me wants to try to cook the bacon with the brown sugar next time to get a great caramel effect, but this time I didn't think of it until I was already done)
2. Whisk egg whites till frothy and then add rest of ingredients.
3. Spray pan with non cook spray, my fav being Trader Joes coconut spray. Hey you've already used so much other coconut, might as well go full boogie :)
4. Cook those pancakes. Hopefully you'll do better than I did flipping them ... These seemed to take longer than normal pancakes.
5. I liked to top mine with a couple slices of banana and a drizzle of agave syrup. Soooo nummy :)
Nutritional info per serving
Calories 136

Total fat: 6.3
Saturated fat:  2.7
Polyunsaturated: 1.8
Monounsaturated: 1.1

Cholesterol 77mg

Sodium 149.4mg

Potassium 204.8mg

Total carbs 7.8
Dietary fiber 2.8g

Protein 10.5g

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