Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes are filled with aromatic cardamom, caramelized bananas and topped with seasonal mangoes, strawberries and drizzled with a little runny honey.

Oh yeah! You know you need these! Check out this huge stack of sweet and decadent pancakes. You crave it! Your body wants it! When you slice into this hearty stack of pancakes, you first taste is the caramelized bananas and cardamom, which is like a match made in heaven. These pancakes are so delicious all on their own that you do not even need any of the toppings. However if you add seasonal fruit and a little runny honey, you just can't stop at one pancake. As a matter or fact, 4 pancakes later, for quality assurances purposes only (wink, wink), I had to cut myself off so I could save room for lunch. You could always enjoy the gluten-free cardamom banana pancakes for brunch and a leisurely morning.

For those of you that have been waking up to green healthy smoothies, this is your answer to your real body cravings but in a healthy way. These delicious gluten-free cardamom banana pancakes are also vegan, dairy free, and processed sugar-free.

Mothers day is around the corner and how delighted would she be to have this stunning dish served to her in bed with her favorite cuppa?!!! Dad's and Kids, this is your chance to win mom's heart with a mile high stack of gluten-free cardamom banana pancakes.

My inspiration for this dish was a gift of cardamom from a dear friend from one of her recent travels. Cardamom is sometimes also called Cardamon or Cardamum. It is shaped like a little triangular shape and inside they have the little black aromatic seeds that are going to take many of your dishes to the next level. Cardamom is slightly floral and calming. Cardamom has some of the same properties like ginger such as it helps with digestion and also has anti-inflammatory properties. I used a mortar and pestle to break up the shells and then removed the shells and then ground the little black seeds inside. You do not need to use whole cardamom freshly ground for your Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes. You can also use pre-ground cardamom and it is just as nice.

Many recipes include mashed bananas in pancake recipes. I decided to leave my bananas whole and just sliced them right before adding them to the top of the Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes when they were cooking on the griddle. Something amazing happened! The bananas caramalized! The caramalized bananas in this recipe take these pancakes to the next level.

Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes are made with gluten-free flour mix but that is not required, only if you want to keep this recipe gluten-free. Hey all you dad's and kids, you could even use pre-made pancake mix and just add the cardamom and bananas for added flavor and I will not tell a soul. It is our little secret.

In order to make the Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes vegan, I used the ground flax-seed and water to replace the eggs. The recipe for one egg replacement is 1 tablespoon of flax-seed and 3 tablespoons of water, stir and leave set for 3-5 minutes. Flax seed is a great addition and it gives heartiness to these pancakes and also adds a little fiber. Of course, feel free to substitute real eggs for the flax-seed recipe if you do not need to follow a vegan diet.

Another delicious addition to this recipe is coconut milk. Coconut milk and cardamom together are a match made in heaven. Blissful, I tell you! You can swap out for milk or milk alternatives of choice. A great attribute of this recipe is that it is very forgiving and exchange with whatever you have on hand.

We are celebrating mango season here in Asia! The Philippine' mangoes are so sweet and juicy. We are also loving the sweet and delicious strawberries. You can top your Gluten-Free Cardamom Banana Pancakes with whatever fruit is in season.

One thing that I do want to mention is that because this recipe is gluten-free it takes much longer to cook over low-medium heat compared an non-gluten-free recipe. It takes about 2-3 minutes on each side and maybe longer as it depends on your burner. So please be patient as the taste is well worth the wait. You can thank me later.

Stay tuned as Bam's Kitchen is going to be celebrating breakfast in a BIG way! Have you tried our Blackberry and Lemon Drop Biscuits? Juicy blackberries in a delightful gluten-free, dairy free and egg free biscuit drizzled with sweet and sour lemon glaze.