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Start your day off right with some immune boosting breakfast recipes, brought to you by our food writer, Libby Kimber.

Passionfruit pancakes

Recipe and image courtesy of Australian Passionfruit | aussiepassionfruit.com.au

breakfast recipes - passionfruit pancakes

Serves: 2-4 (makes 10 pancakes)

  • 1 1/4 cups (170g) wholemeal flour
  • 1/2 cup (50g) quick oats
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups (375ml) buttermilk (can be substituted with 1 cup milk whisked with 1/2 cup natural yoghurt)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp (20ml) olive oil, plus extra for cooking
  • 1/2 cup (125g) mashed banana
  • 1/4 cup passionfruit pulp (3-4 fresh passionfruit)
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract

To serve

  • Extra passionfruit
  • Maple syrup
  • Natural or coconut yoghurt

Combine dry ingredients (flour through cinnamon) in a large bowl. Whisk together wet ingredients (buttermilk through vanilla) in a jug.

Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until just combined. The mixture will be thick, with a few lumps.

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Brush pan with a bit of extra oil and pour in 1/4 cup of batter per pancake; allow room to spread and avoid crowding the pan. Cook 2-3 minutes until small bubbles form on the surface and edges are golden.

Flip pancakes and cook another 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil, or keep warm in a low oven. Re-oil pan and repeat with remaining batter.

Serve with extra passionfruit pulp, yoghurt and maple syrup.

Papaya porridge

Recipe and image courtesy of Papaya Australia | australianpapaya.com.au

Serves: 1

  • 1/3 cup (35g) rolled oats
  • 1 cup milk or water
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup (150g) diced papaya
  • 1 Tbsp (10g) sliced almonds
  • 1 Tbsp almond butter
  • 2 Tbsp natural yoghurt

Add oats, milk and cinnamon to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3-4 minutes until thickened, then stir through half the diced papaya.

Spoon porridge into a serving bowl, top with almonds, almond butter, yoghurt and remaining papaya.

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