D.I.Y- Vegan Banana Pancakes! (+ Pancake with Caramel filling)

Have you ever felt the time when you really wanted to eat something you didn't eat for a long time and you search for the recipe and eventually see that you can't eat it because you're vegan?
Well you came across the right post. Today I'll be sharing with you guys my recipe for Vegan Pancakes. Shall we start?

INGREDIENTS: (around 10+ servings)
-1 banana (if you don't like banana you can use coconut butter)
-1 cup of soy/almond milk
-200 ml of all purpose flour
-2 tsp of baking powder
-1 tsp of vanilla extract (you can add lemon peel. I personally think it's better but didn't have some)
-1 pinch of salt

STEPS:

-First of all take a banana and mash it or blend it until smooth.

-Add the milk, mix well, then add the flour. If you see that the mixture is too thick, then add some more milk. It shouldn't bee too liquid nor too thick.

-At last add the baking powder, vanilla extract and salt. Mix well. Baking powder will make our pancakes sponge like, very fluffy
-Heat a pan and oil it (you don't have to do it but it's to make sure the pancake won't stick to the pan and burn)
-When the pan is hot take a large spoon and scoop some mixture and cook it
-Try to make small pancakes but if you prefer you can make them bigger. To understand if it's ready to turn it you have to look at the bubbles it forms. Once you lace the mixture on the pan you'll see some bubbles popping and reforming. Once you see the bobbles stopped popping and you see some holes it's time to turn them. Take a spatula and turn them/it. Once you turned it see if it gets off the pan by scraping it off. If so your pancake is ready to put on a plate

-Use all the mixture and....You're done!
Serve on a plate with some maypole syrup or jam. Any topping you like... and ENJOY!

ALTERNATIVE:
I made an alternative to a simple plane pancake. If you're curious then keep on reading! :D

Since I had quite a lot of mixture for just one person I tried doing something new. I did a pancake, caramel sandwich. It's just basically a pancake with caramel inside. Here is how you can make it:

-Instead of placing the mixture on the pan, then flipping it. You simply want to place some mixture on the pan, get your caramel (by caramel I'm talking about caramel cream) and place it at the center of the pancake.
-After you see the bottom one is cooked add a second layer, a "lid".
-Pour a second spoon of mixture right on top of the pancake and turn it.
-After it's cooked you now have a Pancake Sandwich :D

Don't they look exactly like "real" pancakes??

Check these two pictures. Look how fluffy they are! So good!

I think this is really a great alternative to Simple Pancake and it's really good because you don't even have to add a topping! You have it all inside.

Today I told you two recipes using the same ingredients. When I did the pancakes I was so surprised how fluffy they were. I thought since I didn't use any egg they could come flat, but using the baking powder it made them super fluffy. I kept on touching them. So fluffy xD They were really tasty and delicious. I ate them plane but you can eat them with anything.( I was so surprised in how many recipes banana fits perfectly. I'm starting to think that banana is my main ingredient in a lot of my daily food!)
One thing, you want to make sure you eat them the same day if not they'll harden and they won't be as good as before.

I hope you you enjoyed this recipe and will try it out yourself. A easy and healthy alternative to pancakes. 

I hope you'll try different toppings and different ways to eat them xD

D.I.Y.- Vegan Banana, Berries Green smoothie recipe

Today I'll be sharing a new healthy smoothie recipe :D It's not actually green... You'll see
Are you ready to enjoy a fresh, cold, healthy smoothie? Well then lets start!

INGREDIENTS: 1 person
-Half a frozen banana
-1 or 2 handful of berries (I used frozen ones)
-1 or 2 handful of spinach (you can use baby spinach. I used frozen spinach)
-Half a cup of soy milk (can use any type of milk)
(optional)
-1tbsp chia seeds
-2tsp sugar (or any sweatner of your like)

LETS START!:

-First of all if you don't have frozen bananas or berries make sure to put them in the frezer overnight or at least for 4 hours before using them. Like this our smoothie will be very cold and almost like ice cream form.
-Take out the banana, the berries and the spinach (can use fresh spinach) and put them in the blender.
(btw I got a new blender!! Was sick of the small one I used :D)

 -Add the milk and blend untill smooth. Be careful to not blend it right away but blend it slowly because you don't want your blender to break.
(optional)
-If too sour for your taste add in the sugar.
-It should turn really creamy texture, almost like ice cream. If you prefer it to be more liquidy then add more milk
Surve and You're DONE!
(optional)
-Whensurved add in the chia seeds (really good for your body)

Wasn't it easy and fast? You can drink it in the morning, for breakfast, for a snack. It just goes well anytime. I really like it because it's a little sour and sweet. I left mine really creamy and drank it with a straw. Just delicious! Really healthy and simple :D

Isn't the color really pretty?

It's not actually green but still :D Pretty!

I hope you enjoyed and can try doing it and hope you can enjoy it with me :D

D.I.Y.- Everyday Morning smoothie/ healthy drink (matcha and banana ver.)

This morning I decided to add in my morning breakfast a healthy smoothie/drink. I wanted to share with you my recipe.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
-1 or half frozen banana
(I used half for one portion but you can add 1 whole banana if you want your smoothie to be nice and creamy)
-Half a cup of Vanilla Soy milk (you can use cow milk, almond milk, soy milk...)
-Honey (or any other sweetner)
-1 or 2 tbsp of matcha powder (you can use 1 tbsp if youy don't want it too flavoured)
(or any other fruits or berries such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries... depends on what flavour you want it)
-Blender
OPTIONAL:
-2-3 tsp Chia seeds

LETS START:
-First of all peel, cut and put in a container/bag 1 banana and put it in the freezer.
-After 2-4 hours (or better overnight) take it out of the freezer.

Prepairing the matcha powder. Put the matcha powder in a cup or a bowl and mix it with warm water (the same amount as the matcha powder) untill it's smooth.

 

Add the banana, Vanilla soy milk, matcha and honey in the blender. Blend untill smooth

Ready to serve

 

You can eather leave it like this or add ice cubs

I gave it a little twist and added chia seeds.

OPTIONAL:

After pouring in a glass/cup add 2-3 tsp of chia seeds (the day before I added the chia seeds to water so they would make the jelly stuff and left it overnight but it's better to add them dry) 

You are done! :D

Ready to drink. the purpose of the Banana is to give it that creamy texture and adding Chia seeds makes it even better and makes you feel full and it's really good for your body. It's rich in fiber and omega-3. The cool thing of Chia seeds is that if you leave them in liquid they will make a jelly thing arround them. Chia seeds actually don't taste of anything but it's a good way of making healthy pudding.