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Tropical Pancakes with Coconut Syrup

Fluffy and delicious tropical pancakes with fresh strawberries and a coconut syrup.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 225kcal
Author: Kadee & Desarae

Ingredients

Pancakes

  • 15 pancakes
  • strawberries rinsed and chopped
  • bananas chopped
  • pecans or macadamia nuts
  • toasted coconut

Coconut Syrup

  • 1 stick butter
  • ¾ c buttermilk
  • 1 c sugar
  • ⅛ Tablespoon coarse sea salt
  • ½ Tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut extract
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Coconut Syrup

  • In medium saucepan, melt butter, buttermilk, and sugar over low-med heat. Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, being careful for foaming action the baking soda will produce.
  • Pour into secondary container and let cool and thicken.

Tropical Pancakes

  • Chop fruit and nuts.
  • Prepare pancakes.
  • Toast coconut in frying pan over medium heat, stirring frequently, careful not to burn.
  • Top pancakes with fruit, nuts, syrup, and toasted coconut.

Notes

keep leftover syrup in the refrigerator for about a month

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 354mg | Potassium: 106mg | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 0.4mg