Pancakes filled with whole bananas

On weekends, when we are all at home and we don't have to rush anywhere, I like to prepare something special for breakfast. A nice idea I saw on Pinterest (the original recipe is here) were these pancakes filled with whole bananas.

Ingredients:
For the pancakes
- one egg;
- 1 cup milk;
- 1 cup flour;
- a pinch of baking powder;
- a pinch of vanilla powder;
- 1 tsp carob powder.

For the filling:
- one very ripe banana and 1 tsp carob powder
or
- peanut butter

For the inner part:
- 2 whole bananas.

Place all the pancake ingredients in a blender, except for the carob powder and mix until smooth. Bake 3 white pancakes (make them the size of the pan, not small ones). Place them on a plate and set aside.
Add the carob powder to the remaining pancake mix and bake 3 more brown pancakes.

Separately, mix a pureed banana with 1 tsp carob powder and blend until smooth. (I intended to use peanut butter but I learned that it had already been eaten).

On a wide plate place a white pancake, add a teaspoon of filling, spread that on the whole pancake surface and top with a brown pancake. Add a new layer of filling and place a whole banana on top, in the middle. Roll the two pancakes around the banana. Slice the roll with a sharp knife.

Repeat until you finish the pancakes. You can add more layers to every roll.

Enjoy!

Sweet potato pancakes

The fluffy, colored, tasty pancakes make a delicious breakfast for lazy Sunday mornings.
For the pancake mix you will need:
-1 egg;
- a cup of milk;
- one and a half cups flour;
- one and a half cups sweet potato cubes, boiled (about 1 small sweet potato or half of a big one);
- a pinch of baking powder.

For coloring:
- a handful of sour cherries (app. 10-15 pieces);
- a handful of blueberries;
- one Tbsp carob powder.

Add all the ingredients for the pancakes in a blender and process until smooth (if you are not using the blender, mix first the egg, milk, flour and baking powder and then add the sweet potato puree).

Split the pancake mix between 4 bowls. In the first one add the mashed sour cherries, in the second add the mashed blueberries, in the third the carob powder and the mix in the forth bowl will stay simple.

Heat a pan over medium heat. Take the first bowl and add the batter in the pan, using one spoon of batter for each pancake (don't use oil; if needed, you can wipe the pan with a tissue dipped in oil or melted butter). Repeat with all bowls, until all the pancake mixture is used.


Place the pancakes on a plate, alternating colors. Serve with Greek yogurt and forest fruits.
Enjoy!