Recipe: Oceania's Banana Oatmeal Pancakes & Carnival's Bloody Maria

For our second edition of Tasty Tuesdays, we are heading down the breakfast/brunch route to give you two recipes that we’d gladly wake up for! Dive into a plate of Oceania Cruises’ warm Oatmeal & Banana Pancakes for a sweet start to the day, and wash it down with a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary — a Bloody Maria from Carnival Cruise Line.

Bloody Maria — Carnival Cruise Line

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. tequila
• 1 tsp. horseradish
• 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of lime juice
• 3 dashes celery salt
• 3 dashes pepper
• Tomato Juice
• Celery stalk/Lemon/Lime/Cocktail Shrimp for garnish

Instructions:

• Pour all ingredients except the tomato juice into a chilled glass filled with ice cubes.
• Top with tomato juice and mix well by rolling back and forth from one glass to another (or stir well).
• Garnish with the shrimp, lemon and/or lime wedge and celery stalk.

Oatmeal & Banana Pancakes - Oceania Cruises

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas, peeled
• 1 ½ cup cashew, almond, soy or other plant-based milk (regular cow milk can also be used)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 2 1/4 cup oatmeal blended to flour (measure after blending)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil for cooking
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 cup seasonal fruit
• 1 cup toasted pecans or walnuts

Instructions:

• In a bowl, mash the banana with a fork until puree. Whisk in the cashew milk and maple syrup. Add oats and oats flour, finish adding the baking powder. Mix well and let rest for 15 minutes.

• Over warm flat grill or nonstick pan, add a little oil and spoon pancake mix into the pan to form 3-inch diameter pancakes. Sear over medium heat on both sides until cooked thoroughly and begins to brown slightly.

• Cut up the seasonal fruit of your choosing.

• Place the pancakes on a plate and garnish with the fruit and toasted pecans. Drizzle maple syrup on top and serve

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