12 Feb Healthy Fluffy Chunky Monkey Banana Pancakes
Best ever nut-free healthy fluffy chunky monkey banana pancakes! Made with 8 simple and clean ingredients like rolled oats, banana, chocolate chips, and almond milk, these nutritious pancakes make for the perfect breakfast! Plus, they’re made sugar-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free!
The Best Ever chunky monkey pancakes
I do not know how else to say this…. I am obsessed with these chocolate chip banana pancakes!!!
Pancakes are just meant to be golden, soft, and fluffy with the perfect crispy edges. As a kid, I used to pick the buttery crisp edges off my pancakes – they were the best part!
Anyways, these healthy chocolate chip banana pancakes are next level. The fluff factor is not only off the charts, but they are so incredibly easy to make. You will be in and out of the kitchen in 10 minutes, making these gluten-free pancakes perfect for busy families, kids, and athletes.
We love these pancakes because they are so soft, delicious, and gluten-free. They are naturally sweetened with the banana and honestly MELT IN YOUR MOUTH. I highly recommend enjoying with maple syrup!!
Safe to say, this is going to be your go to pancake recipe! I cannot wait for you to try 🙂
How I Made these chunky money pancakes healthier:
These fluffy pancakes are nutritious and incredibly tasty! You only need a few very simple ingredients, all of which are healthier alternatives to what you’ll find in store-bought brands. There are no preservatives, no added sugars, and no random ingredients in this recipe!
Here are 3 ways I made these pancakes better for you:
- I used banana to make these pancakes fluffy, full of potassium, and soft. Plus banana acts as a natural sweetener making these pancakes sugar-free!
- Used almond milk to boost calcium and make these pancakes dairy-free.
- Using old-fashion rolled oats to boost fiber! Rolled oats work best when making homemade oat flour.
Ingredients in Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes
You’ll only need a few, simple ingredients to get this easy breakfast recipe going! I am all about simplicity and ease, so don’t worry, you probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry already. PLus this chunky monkey recipe is made nut-free!
- Egg
- Spotty Ripe Banana – a ripe banana helps give these pancakes a delicious naturally sweet flavor. It also helps to bind them together!
- Almond Milk – you can use any milk you want! We love almond because of the dairy free aspect and nutty flavor
- Vanilla Extract
- Old Fashion Rolled Oats – we use certified gluten free oats to make these pancakes totally gluten free. I’ll teach you how to make homemade oat flour below!
- Cinnamon (Optional)
- Baking Powder
- Chocolate Chips – I used my favorite brand, Lily’s, which is sugar free and dairy-free!
- Walnuts (optional)
Can you blend oatmeal into oat flour for pancakes?
YES!!! That’s exactly what we do in this recipe. We blend dry rolled oats (oatmeal) in a blender to make your homemade oat flour. We love making our own oat flour because it’s cheap, easy, and fresh!
If you have a gluten allergy, make sure that you are using certified gluten free oats.
Looking for other tasty breakfast recipes? Check these out!
Pro tips to making the fluffiest banana pancakes
I love fluffy pancakes! Here are my secret hacks to making the best, most fluffy, soft pancakes:
- Do not over mix the batter. Gently combine with a spatula until all ingredients are blended, add your chocolate chips, and then set to the sit while you get your pan heated.
- Add pancake batter to a fully heated pan. Make sure your pan is hot before you add the pancake batter, or else the edges will not get crispy and the pancakes will not be as fluffy.
- Heat pan to MEDIUM. If your pan is too hot then the pancakes will burn and not fluffy up.
- Use butter or coconut oil in pan! This will give you the crispiest edges…. so damn yummy.
How to Make Healthy fluffy chunky monkey Banana pancakes
My favorite thing about this simple and easy homemade pancake recipe (besides the taste of course) is how easy they are to make!
First, whisk your egg and then add in the mashed banana, vanilla extract, and almond milk. Make sure they are fully combined before adding in your dry ingredients!
Next, you are going to make your oat flour in a blender! First, add rolled oats into a blender and blend on HIGH for 20 seconds to 1 minute. Then, add your homemade oat flour to your wet mixture along with the baking powder and optional cinnamon. After that, simple hand hold in your chocoalte chips.
Now it’s time to cook your fluffy pancakes! Heat a skillet or pan to medium and add a little butter or coconut oil. Then, spoon your batter into the pan and form 5 to 6 pancakes. Make them whatever size or shape you want!
Cook the healthy fluffy pancakes and then enjoy with some maple syrup, extra chocolate chips, walnuts (optional), and a little butter!
How to Store Extra oatmeal pancakes
Make extra? No worries, these pancakes are great for meal prep! Save extra healthy fluffy chunky monkey banana pancakes in a freezer safe bag for 2 months in the freezer.
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Healthy Chunky Monkey Banana Pancakes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 5 pancakes 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Best ever nut-free healthy fluffy chunky monkey banana pancakes! Made with 8 simple and clean ingredients, these nutritious pancakes make for the perfect breakfast! Plus they’re made sugar-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free!
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 2 Tbsp almond milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon, optional
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk egg. Add in mashed banana, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
- In a blender, add rolled oats. Blend until the oats turn into a fine flour, about 20 seconds to 1 minute.
- Add homemade oat flour and baking powder to the large mixing bowl with wet ingredients. (Optional: add cinnamon). Hand fold in chocolate chips with a spatula.
- Heat skillet to medium with butter or coconut oil. Spoon and spread batter into the heated pan and create 5 to 6 pancakes. Cook for 2-3 minutes until pancakes puff up.
- Flip pancakes and cook until golden brown on the underside for about 1 – 2 minutes. If you find that pancakes are browning too quickly then you need to lower the heat.
- Stack the pancakes and serve with maple syrup. Enjoy!
Notes
Substitute almond milk for any milk.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: healthy chunky monkey banana pancakes, nut-free, chocolate chip pancakes, healthy breakfast, gluten free breakfast, dairy free, refined sugar free, healthy, pancakes, banana pancakes, healthy banana pancakes, fluffy pancakes
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Allison H
Posted at 09:55h, 13 FebruaryHoly cow!! These were so fluffy and yummy. Really solid pancake recipe!
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:05h, 19 FebruaryI couldn’t agree with you more, Allison! I am totally in love with these fluffy pancakes!
Kate Ferroni
Posted at 16:10h, 13 FebruaryHonestly tastes like banana bread – wow! Really yummy.
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:05h, 19 FebruaryYAY!!! So happy to hear this Kate.
Sheila Creech
Posted at 09:28h, 14 FebruaryThese were SO good! Literally banana bread in a pancake! Thank you for the recipe!
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:06h, 19 FebruarySheila, thanks for your awesome review! I absolutely love this recipe too!!
Denise Agostino
Posted at 08:01h, 15 FebruaryDelicious!! Perfect consistency. Didn’t even need to add syrup. Will make again and freeze for a quick on the go breakfast.
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:12h, 19 FebruaryDenise, YAY! I am so glad you loved this recipe. It is my favorite too. Love the idea to freeze them 🙂
Norma Fix
Posted at 10:59h, 15 FebruaryThank you so much for sharing this recipe. I made this yesterday and omg it was really good and fluffy! I added an ube/purple/taro extract…. sooo good!!!
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:12h, 19 FebruaryNorma, that is an awesome addition! Thanks so much for your amazing review 🙂
Maxine
Posted at 13:33h, 15 FebruarySOOOO GOOOD! I cannot stress how amazing this are. Can’t believe there is no sugar added. They are perfect.
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:12h, 19 FebruaryYAY!! Love that you love this recipe 🙂
Kelly Waller
Posted at 12:24h, 16 FebruaryBest pancake recipe ever. It is my 4th time making them and it is better every time! This is going to be a staple in my diet now. Thanks Tati!
★★★★★
Tati Chermayeff
Posted at 16:16h, 19 FebruaryBEST COMMENT EVER!! Thank you so much 🙂
Marry Anne
Posted at 20:31h, 17 FebruaryOMG! So good. They were fluffy and had the perfect amount of sweetness. I doubled the recipe for my family and it worked out great. I did not double the baking powder and I served with some honey!
★★★★★
Ani Rajanandan
Posted at 21:23h, 17 FebruaryThese pancakes were so so good and incredibly fluffy! Will definitely make again!
★★★★★
Nathalie
Posted at 22:19h, 17 FebruaryThank you for sharing this recipe, it was easy to make and soooo delicious😋❤️!!
★★★★★
Christina
Posted at 11:29h, 27 Februarythese pancakes are absolutely AMAZING! as a student, i really appreciated how easy, quick, (and healthy) the recipe was! the pancakes were extremely fluffy, naturally sweet, and honestly the best pancakes i have ever tasted. thank you for the recipe!
★★★★★