Coconut pancakes with banana and creme fraîche

Ingredients


  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup (250ml) coconut milk
  • 1 cup (150g) plain flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • Melted unsalted butter, to grease
  • Creme fraiche, to serve
  • Icing sugar, to serve
  • Shredded coconut, to serve

CARAMEL SAUCE

  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 1/2 firmly packed cup (100g) brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 150ml thickened cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Description

  • 1.

    Stir all sauce ingredients in a pan over low heat to dissolve sugar, then simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. Set aside.

  • 2.

    Place yolks, coconut milk and a pinch of salt in a bowl and whisk until combined. Gently fold in the sifted flour and baking powder. Mash 1 banana and fold in to combine. In another bowl, whisk eggwhites to stiff peaks, then fold into the batter.

  • 3.

    Heat a non-stick frypan over medium-low heat and brush with butter. Using a heaped tablespoon of batter for each pancake, add 3-4 spoonfuls to pan and cook for 2-3 minutes each side until golden and cooked. Keep warm while you continue with the remaining batter to make a total of 9 pancakes.

  • 4.

    Slice remaining bananas. Arrange the pancakes in stacks on serving plates, alternating with banana slices and creme fraiche. Drizzle with caramel sauce, then dust with sugar and sprinkle with coconut.