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It’s no secret that pancakes are at the top of my favorite breakfast food list. It hasn’t been that long since we reviewed a book FULL of pancake recipes and I shared these cinnamon raisin bread pancakes — remember those? And then there was the time I made cherry pie pancakes with just a tiny hint of almond, plus all the whipped cream I could pile on top without having an avalanche. Yesssss.
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Banana Pancakes, though? For me they are the ultimate in comfy delicious breakfast pancakes. And you don’t even have to feel bad about eating them. Banana bonus points.
Awhile back I shared a recipe for peanut butter banana pancakes that sort of reminded me of Elvis, but also my kids still ask for them on the regular. I wanted to make something similar, but maybe a little easier on my hips.
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For this recipe I added oats in place of about half of the flour. I let the oats soak with the milk and mashed bananas before adding them to the batter. I love the way the oatmeal cooks into the batter this way.
These are not big fluffy pancakes like some of my recipes. Banana oat pancakes are a little more dense and filling. More substance, less bread. I added just 1/4 cup of all purpose flour to the oats and whole wheat to give some lift; sometimes whole wheat flour all by itself can weigh things down just a little too much.
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And! For a little extra excitement I toasted the chopped pecan garnish for just a couple of minutes before sprinkling them on top and then dousing everything with syrup. It was a good decision. If you’ve never toasted nuts, all you need is a dry skillet, a little heat, and a few minutes. It’s so easy!
Just like this pancake recipe.
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Banana Oat Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 0.75 Old Fashioned Oats
- 2 Banana Mashed
- 1.5 Milk
- 0.75 Whole Wheat Flour
- 0.25 All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Brown Sugar
- 1.5 Baking Powder
- 0.5 Kosher Salt
- 0.25 Baking Soda
- 1 Egg
- 3 Vegetable Oil
- 0.25 Chopped Pecans Plus 2 tablespoons to garnish
- Butter For the griddle or skillet
- Syrup For serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, bananas, and milk. Set them aside to let the oats soak and soften.
- Preheat a pancake griddle or skillet over medium high heat.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, brown sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda.
- Beat the egg and oil into the wet oatmeal mixture, and then pour the wet mixture into the dry. Stir until just combined.
- Butter the preheated surface and then pour the batter out about 1/4 cup at a time.
- These pancakes will need to cook a little longer on the first side than most, so wait until the entire exposed surface is bubbly and the edges start to look as though they are cooking through.
- Flip to cook the second side and then remove the pancakes to a plate.
- Garnish the pancakes with more chopped pecans (and sliced bananas if you’d like!) and serve with syrup.