We love Pikelets, you only need a few ingredients, they are simple to make and you can get a whole heap of them from one batch. These easy Banana Pikelets are a favourite recipe in our house, and my boys love to enjoy these for breakfast or as a special treat at morning or afternoon tea time.

Tips for Making Banana Pikelets:

• When making this recipe, try to use the ripest bananas that you can – the browner the better! This helps to give these pikelets their sweetness.
• I like to store them in a freezer safe container and then just grab a couple out as needed.
• I find that I can add them to my kids lunchboxes in the morning and they will have defrosted by morning break.

For a Healthier Banana Pikelet Recipe:

• Omit the caster sugar if you like. If you are doing this, just make sure that the bananas you are using are brown.

How to Serve Banana Pikelets:

These Pikelets are delicious when served on their own, however we also like to serve them with extra chopped banana pieces or with a thick and yummy layer of raspberry jam.

Instructions

• Place the bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork. Set aside until needed
• Sift the self raising flour into a large bowl. Add the caster sugar and stir through to create a well in the centre.
• In a large jug, add the eggs, milk and vanilla essence and stir to combine. Add the combined liquids along with the mashed banana to the sifted flour mixture and stir with a large metal spoon to combine.
• Add a little butter to a non stick frying pan and heat over a medium heat. Use a large spoon to scoop up the pikelet mixture and pour into the heated frying pan. Repeat until you have four pikelets in your frying pan.
• Cook each pikelet for approximately one minute, or until they begin to bubble on the surface. Carefully flip each pikelet over with an egg flip and cook for a further minute. Transfer the pikelets to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Repeat the above step until you have used all of the mixture.
• Serve pikelets immediately with your favourite topping.

Thermomix Instructions

• Cut your bananas into thirds.
• Place the self raising flour, caster sugar, vanilla essence, milk, eggs and bananas into your Thermomix bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5
• Preheat your frying pan with a little bit of butter over a medium high heat and add tablespoon amounts of the banana pikelet mixture.
• When bubbles begin to appear on the surface, carefully flip them over and cook for a further 30 seconds on the other side before transferring to a Thermoserver or plate covered with foil to keep warm.
• Continue until you have used all of the mixture.