Pear Pancakes

You've all seen the easy banana pancakes going around. Well this is an alternative take on it.

Replacing the banana with pear ; simple and easy and filling.

Ingredients

• 1 pear finely chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil for cooking 

Method

1. Whisk together the eggs and chopped pear in a bowl.
2. Heat the coconut oil in the frying pan until melted.
3. Pour in 1/2 the pancake mixture into the pan and fry until golden before flipping. 
4. Flip the pancake and cook for a few minutes on the other side.

Repeat for the second half of the mixture. 

Serve on its own or with berries, chopped nuts and greek yogurt. 

Pear and Almond Muffins

Makes 4 muffins or 6-7 'buns'

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 2 eggs 
• 1/2 cup diced pear ( peeled )

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180degC
2. Leave the chopped pear to one side. 
3. Mix and combine the remaining ingredients ( except the pear ) in a bowl until well combined. 
4. Add in the pear and mix until evenly distributed. 
5. Place the muffin cases/bun cases in the bun tray. 
6. Divide the mixture evenly amongst the cases. 
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown .

These could be stored in the freezer up to 3 months.. if they last that long