Recipe: Whole Wheat Chocolate Coconut Banana Pancakes

I have been trying for months to develop the perfect healthy pancakes that my children will actually eat and BEHOLD...here it is. These pancakes are so amazingly delicious. They are good plain. They are good buttered. They are good with syrup. They are good with whipped cream.  They are GOOD, people!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Coconut Banana Pancakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: makes about 12 pancakes

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

3 large ripe bananas, mashed

1 cup milk (I used organic whole cows milk)

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 egg

2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

3/4 cup dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup shredded coconut (I used unsweetened organic)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas and add the milk, vanilla, egg and melted coconut oil. Whisk to combine. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir until a smooth batter forms, but be sure not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips and coconut, and allow the batter to sit five minutes.
2. While the batter rests heat a skillet or grill on medium heat. Using a 1/3 cup measure, spoon batter into rounds and cook until bubbles form on top – about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for a minute or two more. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve hot with butter, syrup, whipped cream or nothing at all! 

Note: If you are not used to cooking with whole wheat flour just be aware that this batter will te very thick.  That's just how you want it to be.

Enjoy!!!