For those of you that have been following me for a while, you know that I have had a long hard battle with my daughter over eating. She has been known to be a picky one. Not only is she picky, she doesn’t like to eat. She has much more important things to be doing & she will tell you. “Mama I don’t want to eat. I am so busy.” This is coming from my 2 year old. I am not sure what it is that could have my toddler so busy, but whatever it is, it has kept her from the dinner table on many occasions.
We have come a long way over the last few months and have seen great improvements. Her appetite has increased which is wonderful, but her variety of foods remains the same. Breakfast is one of her better meals. Thank goodness. And as luck would have it, it is my favorite meal to make. I love making bite-sized foods & if it is something that she can dip, it is usually a home run.
Pancake Battered Banana Bites
Ingredients:
6 ripe bananas
1 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
1 tbsp of brown sugar
3 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 large egg
1 tsp honey
1 cup of milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, milk & vegetable oil and stir well. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg & add to the rest of the batter. Mix in the honey. Slice bananas into 1/2″ slices. Dip the banana in the pancake batter. Place on a hot griddle or frying pan set to medium heat. (Test with water, water drops should dance across the surface when added.) Cook until the edges are cooked & firm up. Flip & cook on the other side. Cook until the batter on the sides is firm & cooked.
We served ours with a peanut honey sauce, but you can also use maple syrup or eat as is.
Peanut Sauce:
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp honey
Heat the peanut butter & water for 20 seconds in a microwave safe dish. Stir well until smooth. Add the honey & stir well. Serve warm
These were a big hit with both my daughter & my husband. Mai loves to dip, so she had hers with peanut sauce & syrup.
