Macadamia Banana Pancakes

Published : August 30, 2015

The macadamias add a delicious twist to standard pancakes.

preparation time: 5 minutes

cooking time: 10 minutes

serves: 4 (makes 12 – 15)

Ingredients

1 x 325gm buttermilk pancake mix or basic pancake mix
1/3 cup toasted unsalted macadamia nuts, finely chopped
½ cup mashed ripe banana
Unsalted butter for cooking
¼ cup extra macadamias, roughly chopped to serve
Maple syrup to serve

Macadamia Butter

100g unsalted butter, whipped until fluffy
¼ cup toasted unsalted macadamia nuts, finely chopped

Method

To make butter, fold macadamia nuts through whipped butter until well combined.
To make the pancakes, empty contents of pancake mix into a large bowl. Add water as measured on packet instructions plus ¼ cup extra, whisk until well combined. OR follow the instructions for the basic pancake mix.
Gently fold through banana and macadamia nuts.
Heat a little butter in a non stick frying pan over a medium heat, add enough batter to form a 10cm circle. Cook until bubbles form, turn and cook other side, remove from pan and keep warm in oven. Repeat process with remaining batter.
Serve pancakes with macadamia butter, sprinkle with extra chopped macadamia nuts and drizzle with maple syrup.

Macadamias are renowned for their superb quality and smooth buttery taste. They are a versatile cooking ingredient, contain ‘good fats’ and are 100% Australian home-grown.

Recipe + image courtesy of Australian Macadamias