Healthy Chunky Monkey Banana Pancakes
These healthy chunky monkey banana pancakes are fluffy, naturally sweet, and loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts. They're made without flour, using just ripe banana, oats, and egg, so they stay light instead of dense. An easy, gluten-free breakfast recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 medium spotty banana, (with lots of brown spots = sweeter)
- 2 tablespoon almond milk, or any milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup rolled oats
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional but I LOVE it
- ¼ cup chocolate chips, or chunks
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts, leave off if you are nut-free
Instructions
- Blend. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds, until smooth. Let the batter rest 3 to 5 minutes to thicken.
- Heat the pan. Warm a large nonstick pan over medium heat and lightly grease with butter or nonstick spray.
- Cook. Pour about ¼ to ⅓ cup of batter onto the pan and top each pancake with chocolate chips and walnuts. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until the edges look set and crisp. Oat batter is denser than flour, so you won't see bubbles. Lift an edge to check that the bottom is golden, and lower the heat if it browns too fast.
- Flip and serve. Gently flip and cook another 1 to 2 minutes, until golden. Serve warm with banana slices, maple syrup, and extra chocolate chips.
Notes
Milk: Any milk works. Cashew, oat, and 2% are all good.
Oats: Quick oats work too. Skip steel-cut, which won't blend or soften in time.
No blender: Mash the banana in a bowl, whisk in the egg, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon, then stir in ½ cup oat flour and the baking powder. Rest and cook as directed.
Storing: Keep in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.
Freezing: Cool, wrap, and freeze up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for 60 to 90 seconds.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 349mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 174IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 3mg
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