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    PUBLISHED: Jul 3, 2015 · UPDATED: Apr 27, 2017 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

    Cameroon Style Pancakes with a Coconuty Twist

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    Cameroon pancakes garnished with fruits

    Cameroon style pancakes are one of my all-time favourite breakfast dishes. They are perfect for serving first time guests as almost everyone falls in love right from the first bite.

    I have made these 'flatties' for an uncountable number of times over the years. Sometimes with lots of ingredients, sometimes with the minimal ingredients which are just flour, sugar and water.

    They are so easy to make and the taste will leave you wanting more.

    In Cameroon, Nigeria and some other African countries, they are known as pancakes. However, I learned from an article by Chef Fregz on Bella Naija that what we call pancakes are actually called crepes in the culinary world. Pancakes are fluffier and thicker. Who cares? Abeg, I love my Cameroon "pancakes" they way they are.

    The twist in this version is the addition of coconut flakes and coconut milk to the mixture. Insanely delicious! Remember, I told you I love all things "coconuty" hence my Coconut Jollof Rice and Coconut Fried Rice recipes. By the way, my Coconut Fried Rice recipe has been trending on this blog for about a month now. Looks like the coconut bug caught others too. Today, I will be dealing with Coconut Pancakes.

    Prep time: 15 mins
    Cook time: 30 mins
    Total time: 45 mins
    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    2 cups of all-purpose flour
    ¾ cup sugar
    1 cup coconut milk
    ½ cup coconut flakes
    2 eggs
    ¼ teaspoon vanilla /ground nutmeg (optional)
    A pinch of salt
    Coconut oil/vegetable oil for frying

    Method

    Mix together flour, sugar, pinch of salt, vanilla/nutmeg and coconut milk until mixture is smooth. At this point your mixture should neither be too light nor too thick, If it is too thick, add water to give it the right consistency shown in the picture above. If it is too light add flour.

    Add in eggs and beat well.

    Lastly put in the coconut flakes and mix.

    Heat a skillet on medium heat. Oil it with half a teaspoon of coconut/vegetable oil and let it warm up a little. Put two scoops of the mixture into the pan. Hold the handle of the pan and bend skillet to allow the mixture to spread to all ends of the pan. Small bubbles will form on the pancake when it's cooked underneath. Flip the side and allow to cook for about 2 minutes or less.

    Repeat process until mixture is finished.

    Serve warm with a glass of milk or a drink of choice. Sit at table and eat while discussing "business issues". Lol

    Notes

    For the traditional Cameroon pancake recipe, replace coconut milk with water or normal milk. Also omit the coconut flakes and use regular vegetable/groundnut oil instead of coconut oil.

    However, if you are in Cameroon and you really really want to make some "coconutey" pancakes, you could make your own coconut milk as I did in this recipe. Then, in the place of coconut flakes, use "coconut sweet". You could buy that from our local markets. A sachet costs about 100 Francs.

    I used extra virgin coconut oil in this recipe to enhance the coconut flavour. Nevertheless, if you can't get good coconut oil, vegetable oil will do just fine and won't steal your coconut taste.

    Please let me know how it goes. I'll prefer you post your comment here than on Facebook as you guys usually do. If you have a picture, you can share that on Facebook but please make sure you comment here ooo.

    Love you lots!

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    Comments

    1. Imma adamu says

      December 24, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Love coconut too! So this is very tempting!!! Must make.

      Reply
      • Mary says

        April 29, 2017 at 12:57 am

        Me too, cant wait to try this

        Reply
    2. Precious Nkeih says

      December 27, 2015 at 6:32 am

      Imma, coconut is the real deal!

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      January 15, 2016 at 11:31 am

      please where can i get that coconut oil?? how much is it?

      Reply
    4. Precious Nkeih says

      May 25, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      Hello dear, so sorry for the late response. I buy coconut oil for $5 from a grocery store in the United States called ALDI. You can check the grocery stores where you live. Ask the sales people if they carry it. Better still you could buy from Amazon or Ebay. Sorry once again for coming to you this late.

      Reply
    5. claudine efenge says

      September 09, 2016 at 12:57 pm

      oh la la the coconut sweet in the pancake was out of this world.Pre....thank you. chai....my girl no3 told me mama you're the bestest mama in the whole wide world. that was all i needed to know the pancakes was a hit. she's usually picky with food

      Reply
    6. Precious Nkeih says

      September 09, 2016 at 2:30 pm

      Awww that's so sweet! This coconut pancake recipe is such a winner.

      Thanks for coming back to let me know!

      Reply
    7. Rachael says

      August 11, 2017 at 2:30 pm

      Thanks for sharing..will try it soon

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 11, 2017 at 5:23 pm

        Hope you enjoy it, Rachael!

        Reply

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