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Count this recipe as one of the healthy pancakes, and one of your kid’s favorite too!

Ingredients:

Dry:

1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Wet:

2 eggs, separated (you will need 1 egg yolk and 2 egg whites)

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon homemade berry jam (or any of your favorite store-bought jam)

1/2 cup very ripe mashed banana

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup olive oil + 1 tablespoon, separated

Preparation:

1. Sift together in a medium bowl all the dry ingredients.
2. In another bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients but the 2 egg whites and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
3. Beat the egg whites in a separate, dry bowl until stiff.
4. Add all the wet ingredients and stiff egg whites to the dry ingredients.  Fold until just mixed.  Do not over mix or beat.
5. Heat a pan at medium and brush with olive oil.  When ready, ladle about 3 to 4 tablespoons of pancake batter and spread over the pan.  Lower heat (because honey and olive oil burn easily).  Turn over when the top of the pancake starts to bubble, and continue cooking until the other side turns golden brown.  Brush again with olive oil (if necessary) for the next batch.
6. Serve warm with honey (I always use honey for my kiddo), or a pure maple syrup.