Ingredients

• 2 bananas sliced
  
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  
• 250 g strawberries, halved
  
• 2 kiwi fruit, peeled, halved and sliced
  
• 185 ml (¾ cup) maple syrup
  
• 4 tablespoons low-fat yoghurt, to serve (optional)

PANCAKES

• 1½ cups self-raising flour
  
• 1 tablespoon caster (superfine) sugar
  
• 410 ml (1 2/3 cup) buttermilk
  
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  
• light spray of canola or olive oil

Method

1. Toss bananas with lemon juice as soon as they are cut.
2. Add strawberries, kiwi fruit and maple syrup, and toss to gently combine.
3. Set aside.
4. To make pancakes, sift flour into a mixing bowl, stir in sugar and make a well in the centre.
5. Whisk buttermilk, egg and vanilla together with a fork and add to the dry ingredients.
6. Stir together until just combined (use a wire whisk or a fork)- the mixture will be slightly lumpy.
7. Don't over beat the mixture or the pancakes will be tough.
8. Spray a nonstick frying pan with oil and place over medium heat.
9. Put 1/3 cup batter into the pan, and cook for about 1½ minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface.
10. Turn over and cook a further 1 minute or until lightly golden underneath.
11. Serve the pancakes topped with fruit salad, and a dollop of yoghurt if desired.