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Easy Banana Oat Pancakes:
My family enjoys a nice hearty breakfast on weekends because it's the only time of the week we can all sit and enjoy breakfast together. One of our favorite weekend breakfast meals is pancakes, but as my kids have grown, so has their desire to eat healthier meals. So, my daughter decided she would try to make pancakes with bananas instead of flour or pancake mix. The result was a healthy, yet delicious, banana oat pancake. The secret to this recipe is the teaspoon of vanilla, it really gives it that old fashioned pancake flavor. Once you try this recipe, you will not go back to plain ole pancakes again, and you won't feel guilty for enjoying a delicious meal. So give it a try. Now, let's cook!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
Optional Toppings:
Instructions:
Notes:
My family enjoys a nice hearty breakfast on weekends because it's the only time of the week we can all sit and enjoy breakfast together. One of our favorite weekend breakfast meals is pancakes, but as my kids have grown, so has their desire to eat healthier meals. So, my daughter decided she would try to make pancakes with bananas instead of flour or pancake mix. The result was a healthy, yet delicious, banana oat pancake. The secret to this recipe is the teaspoon of vanilla, it really gives it that old fashioned pancake flavor. Once you try this recipe, you will not go back to plain ole pancakes again, and you won't feel guilty for enjoying a delicious meal. So give it a try. Now, let's cook!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 eggs
- 2 ripe bananas (can also use frozen and thawed bananas)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
Optional Toppings:
- Maple syrup (or your favorite syrup)
- Powdered sugar
- Berries (your favorite)
- Bananas
- Chocolate Chips
- Chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions:
- Place a griddle or pan on the stove over medium-low heat (make sure to preheat your pan or your first batch of pancakes won’t have that nice golden color).
- In a bowl add oats, bananas, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Don’t over blend it - just enough to make the batter nice and smooth.
- Lightly grease the pan with cooking spray or butter (if using butter, don’t use too much or the pancakes will look blotchy and will not get the smooth golden color).
- Pour the batter on the griddle in small circles. I find that a quarter cup makes a perfect scoop. One quarter cup makes two silver dollar pancakes, but you can make them bigger if you prefer.
- When the batter begins to bubble and the bottom is golden (usually around 2-3 minutes), flip the pancakes.
- Cook for another 1-2 minutes until golden.
- Serve with your favorite topping. Enjoy!
Notes:
- You can sub maple syrup for vanilla.
- Feel free to mix blueberries or chopped strawberries into the batter.
- You can use a food processor or blender to make the oats into a flour like consistency before making the batter, but it is not necessary.