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    You are here: Home » Meal Type » Breakfast » Banana Bread Pancakes

    Banana Bread Pancakes

    June 22, 2021 By Danielle Esposti 1 Comment

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    Three banana bread pancakes on a white plate with a fork, surrounded by garnish bowls of bananas, walnuts, mini chips, and a pitcher of maple syrup.
    Pouring maple syrup onto a stack of banana bread pancakes, topped with sliced bananas, walnuts, and mini chocolate chips.
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    If you haven’t gotten your fill of banana bread yet, wait’ll you try it in fryable, flippable form. Banana Bread Pancakes make a fun and fluffy meal of the internet’s reigning favorite treat. Soft, sweet bananas and chocolate chips in a buttery, brown sugar cinnamon batter is always seasonal and always satisfying.

    Pouring maple syrup onto a stack of banana bread pancakes, topped with sliced bananas, walnuts, and mini chocolate chips.
    Jump to:
    • How to Make Banana Bread Pancakes
    • Tips for Perfect Pancakes
    • When To Flip Pancakes
    • We Love Pancakes
    • Recipe

    If you’ve been following any social media at all – especially over the past year – you’ll know how intensely people clamored for comforting, home-cooked content. And, of course, those recipes also had to look Insta-worthy. From sourdough starters to cast iron skillets, everyone was embracing their inner chef. And as more and more foamy whipped coffees, cloud eggs, and chaffles popped up, it seemed like lots of folks were looking to breakfast to be their emotional-support meal.

    So I was a little bit surprised to see banana bread popping up seemingly everywhere. I mean, banana bread is good – and bless it for being one of the few ways you can use up old bananas with no food-waste guilt – but I wouldn’t call it “impressive,” and if I needed something on my inside to make me feel like I’ve been wrapped in a fuzzy blanket on the outside, like, it wouldn’t even be a blip on the radar.

    But banana bread pancakes on the other hand… now these are a frickin’ bear-hug-of-a-meal. These are a breakfast, a breakfast-for-lunch, and a breakfast-for-dinner. These are hugs from your kids and kisses from your spouse. In fact, after I shared my banana bread brinner foray on my own Instagram story, I’ve never had so many people tell me they were about to show up at my house for supper.

    If you haven’t already instituted a “brinner on Monday” policy in your own house, I highly recommend. We all know Mondays suck. But they suck less with pancakes, and extra-less with banana bread pancakes.

    Three banana bread pancakes on a white plate with a fork, surrounded by garnish bowls of bananas, walnuts, mini chips, and a pitcher of maple syrup.

    How to Make Banana Bread Pancakes

    Brinner has gone bananas! If you thought banana bread was just for bakers, think again. This classic quickbread is griddle-ready with only a few adjustments. Wholesome Banana Bread Pancakes make for a super simple breakfast – or dinner – anytime you’ve earned a treat!

    For a condensed post, click to view the web story for this pancake recipe.

    • Mashed bananas, eggs, butter, and milk in a large mixing bowl with a fork.
    • Flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder whisked in a large mixing bowl.
    • Banana bread pancake batter in a large mixing bowl with a rubber spatula.
    • Mini chocolate chips added to banana bread pancake batter in a large mixing bowl with a rubber spatula.
    • Banana bread pancake batter in a large mixing bowl with a rubber spatula.
    • Three banana bread pancakes in a non-stick skillet.
    1. Whisk together dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl.
    2. Mash bananas in large mixing bowl, mix in wet ingredients until well combined.
    3. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just barely combined. Lumps are ok!
    4. Stir in (optional) chocolate chips.
    5. Heat griddle or skillet over medium-low heat until hot enough for drops of water sizzle and evaporate, then mist the surface with cooking spray or add butter.
    6. Ladle ¼ cup batter into the skillet and cook undisturbed, about 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking 2-3 minutes.
    7. Remove the pancakes and keep warm in a 200°F oven until ready to serve.
    8. Serve warm with sliced bananas, chopped walnuts, and maple syrup.

    Tips for Perfect Pancakes

    • Use very ripe bananas – the browner the better!
    • Properly heat the skillet or griddle – it’s right once a few drops of water skid across the surface then evaporate.
    • Adjust the skillet heat as you go. If you find the pancakes are cooking too quickly, lower the heat just a bit.
    • ¼ c batter pours are the perfect size – not too big, not too small. An ice cream scoop is the perfect portion size! Measuring cup or soup ladle works too.
    • Don’t sweat the technique – the first pancake always sucks.
    • Flip at the right time – see below for more details!

    When To Flip Pancakes

    Two things: look for bubbles that have burst through the center (aka, “holes” have formed) AND look for edges that are set. For most recipes, this should take about 4 minutes.

    After flipping, the pancakes are cooked through when you can gently press in the center and the pancake springs right back. They’ll only take about 2 minutes on the other side.

    • Side view, three pancakes in a skillet showing bubbles and set edges.
    • Side view, three pancakes on a skillet.

    We Love Pancakes

    • Whole Grain Pancakes with Macerated Strawberries
    • Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
    • Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes
    A stack of banana bread pancakes topped with bananas, walnuts, and chocolate chips.

    Did you make these banana bread pancakes? I’d love to know how they turned out! Leave a comment and a rating below.

    While you’re at it, let’s be friends – follow me on Pinterest and Instagram for the latest and greatest.

    Recipe

    Pouring maple syrup onto a stack of banana bread pancakes, topped with sliced bananas, walnuts, and mini chocolate chips.

    Banana Bread Pancakes

    5 from 1 vote
    Author: Danielle Esposti
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    Brinner has gone bananas! If you thought banana bread was just for bakers, think again. This classic quickbread is griddle-ready with only a few adjustments. Wholesome Banana Bread Pancakes make for a super simple breakfast – or dinner – anytime you've earned a treat!
    Prep Time: 10 mins
    Cook Time: 36 mins
    Total Time: 46 mins
    Servings : 6
    Calories: 374

    Ingredients

    • 2 c all purpose flour
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp kosher salt
    • 1 tbsp brown sugar
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
    • 1 c milk
    • 3 large eggs
    • 4 tbsp butter, melted
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ⅓ c mini chocolate chips, optional
    • chopped walnuts, for serving
    • sliced bananas, for serving
    • maple syrup, for serving

    Instructions

    • Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl.
    • Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl. Add the milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Stir until very well combined.
    • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold until just barely combined; some lumps are okay.
    • Stir in the chocolate chips, if using.
    • Heat a griddle or non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. The skillet is fully heated once a few drops of water skid across the surface before evaporating. Lightly mist the surface with cooking spray or a small amount of butter.
    • Ladle the batter into the skillet in ¼ c portions. (An ice cream scooper is the perfect portion size!) Cook undisturbed until bubbles form on the surface and the edges are set, about 4 minutes. Use a spatula to gently flip the pancakes and continue cooking 2-3 minutes more, or until the pancakes lightly spring back when pressed in the center.
    • Remove the pancakes from the skillet and keep warm in a 200°F oven until ready to serve.
    • Serve warm with sliced bananas, chopped walnuts, and maple syrup.

    Nutrition Information

    Serving: 3pancakes, Calories: 374kcal (19%), Carbohydrates: 51g (17%), Protein: 9g (18%), Fat: 15g (23%), Saturated Fat: 8g (40%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 113mg (38%), Sodium: 467mg (19%), Potassium: 181mg (5%), Fiber: 3g (12%), Sugar: 13g (14%), Vitamin A: 69% (69%), Vitamin C: 3% (3%), Calcium: 145% (145%), Iron: 2% (2%)
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    1. Leanne

      May 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm

      5 stars
      These pancakes are the best thing since sliced banana bread!

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