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Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters

Published: February 24, 2017 | Last updated: May 10, 2018 10 Comments

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Apple Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious

These Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are  easy to make, have only a handful of ingredients and can be enjoyed on a busy weekday morning or lazy weekend.

Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious

A few years ago Pinterest went crazy with Banana-Egg Pancakes. For weeks I kept wondering how banana and eggs together could result in pancakes and not sweet omelet. The recipe sounded magical, impossible, and really easy. One morning before work when I had a few extra minutes and a sad-looking banana on the counter I finally decided to try the recipe. I mashed my small and over ripe banana, added an egg, a pinch of baking powder, and a couple of teaspoons of oat bran just in case as couldn’t imagine how bananas and eggs could hold together without anything to thicken the mixture and I also wanted to add some extra fibre to my breakfast. The batter took about a minute to mix and then I started pan frying the pancakes. “Aha,” I thought, “this will never work!” I drank coffee and was ready to have a piece of toast but then a few minutes later the pancakes (yes, they were definitely pancakes) got cooked and flipped and cooked some more and my toast was forgotten as I tasted soft fluffy and deliciously banana-y pancakes.

Dozens of bananas and eggs later I still make these pancakes. They are healthy, easy, delicious! A couple of weeks ago as I put the baby for her morning nap and surveyed my kitchen counter and found one banana and one apple I was trying to decide if I should make the Banana-Egg Pancakes or Apple Pancakes. This is when inspiration happened. How about combining that lonely apple with the banana and eggs? I wasn’t sure if it would work. I mashed the banana, added two eggs, a pinch of baking powder, some cinnamon and a little bit of rice flour. I cored and sliced the apple. I dipped apple slices into the eggy mixture and pan fried the rounds on coconut oil.

Often I analyze recipes, techniques, flavour combinations and it takes days of thinking before a picture of a recipe starts to appear. And sometimes recipes just happen. These Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters (yes, they are so good that they remind me of fritters more than pancakes) are a perfect example of one of those accidental recipes. It’s like having dessert for breakfast and not feeling guilty. Full of healthy fruit, protein packed eggs, and without any refined sugar these fritters will keep you feel satisfied until lunch. They are perfect with a cup of steaming coffee and easy enough to make that can be cooked on a weekday morning although you do need a few extra minutes to make them. I made them a few times dusting apple slices in some extra rice flour and without it too. Both versions taste the same but dipping apples in rice flour helps the banana batter stay on the slices a bit better. There’s maple syrup on photos but to be honest they are sweet enough that I don’t think maple syrup is really needed.

Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious

Apple Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious
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Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters

Apple Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious
Course Breakfast
Servings 2
Author Julia

Ingredients

  • 1 apple
  • 1 large banana
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons rice flour (1 more tablespoon for dipping apple slices, optional)
  • coconut oil for frying

Instructions

  • Heat pan on medium heat and brush with coconut oil.
  • Core an apple and slice into 1/4 inch rounds. You can also slice the apple first and then use a knife or a small round piping tip to remove the core.
  • In a medium bowl mash the banana with a fork really well.
  • Add eggs to the mashed banana and mix until well incorporated.
  • Add baking powder, cinnamon, 2 teaspoons of rice flour and mix.
  • If using, dip each apple slice into extra rice flour to lightly coat. Then dip into banana-egg batter.
  • Fry banana dipped apple slices for about 4-5 minutes on each side or until completely cooked adding more coconut oil if needed.

Notes

Most likely there will be extra batter left depending on the size of the apple. You can either slice another apple or just make pancakes with banana-egg batter.
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Gluten-free Apple-Banana Fritters taste like dessert but are perfect for a healthy breakfast. They are gluten-free, easy to make and have only a handful of ingredients | Imagelicious

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  1. WholeYum says

    March 1, 2017 at 8:25 am

    These pancakes look so yummy! We would love to see the recipe on WholeYum!

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  2. Abbey | Black Bean Bandit says

    February 24, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    I love pancakes, so I’m always looking for delicious pancake-type recipes that are a little better fit me. These definitely fit the bill! They look amazing! Yum. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Sean@Diversivore says

    February 24, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    Well colour me intrigued. Honestly I hadn’t heard about this Pinterest trend (I wasn’t on Pinterest a few years ago). I guess that says something about all of these crazy trends, doesn’t it? It’s great when something is popular, but it’s a shame when something great falls off the radar and people forget about it. I had a similar experience recently with mayo on the outside of grilled cheese sandwiches (a replacement for the butter). It was a HUGE thing in the food world for a little while, then everyone stopped talking about it. I posted a recipe that mentioned it and so many people were surprised by the idea. I guess what I’m saying is – thanks for continuing your experiments, and for posting this! I’m really excited to give this a try (or a variation – as you point out, it does sort of invite experimentation!). Cheers!

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    • Julia says

      February 24, 2017 at 6:45 pm

      Oh, I love mayo on outside of grilled cheese but I only recently found out about it – its genius! Sort of like savoury French toast! Banana and egg pancakes are really delicious, I love them with coconut oil – very tropical!

      Reply
  4. Bethany @ athletic avocado says

    February 24, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    These fritters look amazing! I love the idea of creating the banana-egg pancake batter to dip the apples in!

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  5. Alexandra | Occasionally Eggs says

    February 24, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    So simple and delicious! I can see my boyfriend going nuts for these, and I love how easy they look and the low ingredients. Your new site is so pretty, too!

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  6. Colleen Milne says

    February 24, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    Julia, your new website design is lovely! And these pancakes look and sound amazing. I love the apples in there. And, your photos are delicious 🙂 Def must try for me.

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  7. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices says

    February 24, 2017 at 11:15 am

    I would definitely love this breakfast! Banana and apple pancakes, or better, fritters, oh yes! It is always nice to read how we come up with a recipe that works. Makes me happy! Lovely recipe and pictures! And congratulations on the new website design!

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  8. Melissa says

    February 24, 2017 at 10:08 am

    These sound so good! Perfect breakfast to make our whole family happy!

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    • Julia says

      February 24, 2017 at 10:15 am

      Thank you! They are delicious! I made them many times!

      Reply

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