As you can see from my recipes the past few weeks, I’m on a no grain flour kick at the moment. I’m having a blast experimenting with new textures and flavors and coming up with some variety for me and my family to enjoy.
One of my all time favorite evening snacks while watching a movie or a sporting event on TV are banana fritters. Here is the recipe I put together Saturday night using almond flour instead of my usual soft white wheat or spelt flour. They turned out terrific and were simply melt in your mouth! In fact, I would venture to say they were so fantastic that I like them much better than fritters made with wheat flour! The mild, nutty flavor of the almond flour and the ripe bananas seem go especially well together.
No Grain Banana Fritters
1 cup finely ground almond flour (preferably ground yourself at home from properly soaked/dried raw almonds)
1/4 cup whole coconut milk
2 eggs
splash vanilla
pinch sea salt (I recommend Redmond RealSalt)
1 TBL honey OR 5 drops stevia
Mix batter well in a glass bowl. Thinly (julienne) slice ripe bananas 1/2 inch thick
Liquify expeller coconut oil to about 1/2 inch deep in a small stainless steel pan (about 6″ across) and heat the oil for a few minutes on med-high heat.
Fully immerse 2 or 3 slices of sliced banana in the batter and then carefully place in the hot oil.
Fry bananas until medium brown on both sides.
Remove fritters from oil with a slotted, stainless steel spoon and place on a plate.
Cool and serve with a small dipping dish of raw honey. Fabulous!
** To learn how to properly soak/dry raw almonds for maximum digestibility and nutrient absorption, see the end of my blog on No Grain Muffins.
This recipe linked to Real Food Wednesdays, Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays, and Made by Me Monday.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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These banana snacks look very tempting but I don't think I'll be able to make them as I simply cannot find coconut milk anywhere around where I live. I can't even get coconut oil but I guess I could substitute this for soy oil. I think I'll try making the four almond pancakes first.
You have a very interesting blog Sarah, thanks for all the info!
Why don't you try mail ordering? I mail order my coconut oil from Tropical Traditions. You can also mail order coconut milk from Wilderness Family Naturals. Do not use soy oil for this recipe .. soy oil is not meant for frying and would be toxic after cooking at such high temps! By the way, soy oil is an unhealthy oil to use for any reason as it is not traditional and is highly processed and GMO is most cases.
How many bananas do you use for this recipe?
Hi Lisa, about 2 medium sized bananas work for this recipe. No need to buy organic bananas either as bananas are a low to no spray crop.
I tried these the other day, they are really good. I did a bit of a review on my blog (whatdoesandreaeat@blogspot.com).
Thanks for sharing such a great recipe.
I made the mistake of mixing everything together! So it was gooey and didn’t look like that. I’m gonna try it again soon.
WOW! YUM! Made these tonight for dessert and they were amazing!
Didn’t have coconut milk so I used regular (raw)- health wise, is that ok? Sure tasted fine! 
Thanks for this great recipe!
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Do you make them for breakfast or is this a snack?
This is a evening at home movie watching treat at our house! Any that are leftover are usually quickly snatched up for breakfast the next morning!
Is there another grain free option instead of almond flour? We have nut allergies.
Thanks!
Jennifer
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