Coconut Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes with Coconut Syrup
Ingredients
- Mother's Day Brunch Hawaiian Style
- Coconut Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes with Coconut Syrup Tropical Fruit Bowl, Guava-Mango Mimosas
- Prep time: 15 mins
- Cook time: 25 mins
- Total time: 40 mins
- Serves: 4-6
- Makes 16-20 pancakes
- Ingredients:
- For the pancakes:
- 2 cups toasted coconut dry pancake mix your favorite pancake mix with shredded toasted coconut added in or Trader Joe's Coconut Pancake Mix
- 2 cups cold coconut milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil or melted butter, plus extra for greasing pans
- ⅔ c chopped roasted salted macadamia nuts
- 2 small bananas sliced
- For the Coconut Syrup:
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- 3 teaspoon arrowroot starch or cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon coconut extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Topping:
- Chopped macadamia nuts Banana slices, Toasted shredded coconut
- For the Tropical Fruit Bowls:
- Dice up 2 cups of each - mango pineapple, dragon fruit, strawberries and stir together. Keep chilled until ready to serve. Add a few slices of star fruit to each bowl.
Instructions
Make the Syrup:
- Combine all but the arrowroot ( or cornstarch) in a pan and bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar is dissolved. In a small bowl combine the starch and enough water to make it liquid ( 2-3 tsp) and stir until dissolved then add it into the coconut milk mixture and bring to a boil, stirring until the mixture thickens. Keep warm until ready to serve. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat before serving.
Make the Pancakes:
- Preheat a griddle or cast iron pan and season with butter or coconut oil.
- Combine all the pancake ingredients in a large bowl and stir until just combined. Pour ¼ c batter onto preheated griddle or pan a few inches apart. Once edges start to bubble, carefully flip and finish cooking.
- Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pans or griddle lightly with more butter or oil when needed.
- Keep pancakes warm until ready to serve. Top the pancakes with macadamia nuts, sliced banana, toasted coconut and the coconut syrup.
Notes
For the Mimosas fill champagne flutes ½-2/3 full with chilled mango and guava juices and top with chilled champagne or prosecco.
You can also make bacon if desired to go with the meal. Really whatever you like to complete this fabulous Mother's Day Brunch Hawaiian style is up to you.