Banana Pancakes are quick and easy to make, with ripe mashed bananas folded into the batter for a naturally sweet flavor and fluffy texture.
When it comes to a delicious, easy, and crowd-pleasing breakfast, Pancakes and Waffles make the top of the list. There’s nothing like starting your morning off with a stack of warm, fluffy Strawberry Pancakes or Blueberry Waffles fresh off the griddle.
Sabrina’s Banana Pancakes Recipe
Banana Pancakes are sweet and fluffy, made with mashed ripe bananas, butter, and vanilla. This is sure to become one of your favorite pancake recipes of all time. They’re perfectly sweet and tender, and taste amazing with a drizzle of maple syrup on top. You’ll love how the smell of sweet banana fills the house while they cook.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 large egg , beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter , melted
- 2 medium ripe bananas , mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl twice, then add in the sugar.
- In a second bowl whisk the egg, milk, butter, bananas, and vanilla then add it into the dry ingredients, whisking the mixture together until just combined.
- Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat with a bit of oil and scoop on ¼ cup of batter per pancake. Cook until bubbles form around the edge, then flip and cook an additional 10 seconds.
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Note from Sabrina
Don’t be scared of the ripe bananas! The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your pancakes will be. Also, be sure to not over-mix the pancake batter. Stir the batter just until combined to keep the pancakes light and fluffy.
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About this Recipe
In this recipe, I’ve taken that same classic pancake base and elevated it with ripe bananas mashed directly into the batter. The bananas add a subtle sweetness, enhance the flavor, and create a wonderfully moist, tender texture that keeps every pancake light and fluffy.
Ingredients
- Baking Powder: One of the most important recipe ingredients is baking powder. The baking powder creates the bubbles that appear in the batter and ultimately creates a light and fluffy texture.
- Sugar: You don’t need to add too much sugar to this recipe. Just 1 tablespoon of white sugar adds plenty of sweetness.
- Banana Mixture: The bananas add some extra moisture to the batter, so you don’t need to use quite as much milk or butter as you do in a typical pancake recipe. For the best results use ripe bananas with some brown spots already appearing on them.
Pairing Suggestions
These pancakes are perfect to serve for a weekend morning, holiday breakfast, or brunch. However, the recipe is easy and quick enough to serve on any weekday. For some delicious savory sides to go along with the sweet pancakes, you can serve up Crispy Oven-Baked Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, and Diced Hash Browns.
How to Store
- Serve: You don’t want to leave Banana Pancakes at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: After the pancakes have cooled down, you can store any leftovers in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Put them in a zip lock bag or another airtight container to store them properly. To reheat the pancakes, cover them in tin foil and put them in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Freeze: You can also make this recipe well ahead of time and store them in the freezer. They’ll last for 2-3 months, then you can reheat them in a warm oven.
Ideas to Serve
One of the best things about cooked pancakes is picking out your favorite delicious toppings to add. While a classic drizzle of maple syrup is delicious, there are also lots of other options you can try. It’s an easy way to change up a classic breakfast without changing the base recipe at all. Here are some favorite toppings you can try:
- Sauces: As an alternative to maple syrup, give this Caramel Sauce a try. Strawberry Sauce, vanilla sauce, or chocolate sauce would also taste delicious.
- Spreads: Either peanut butter or Nutella make easy and delicious spread that adds a lot of flavor that pairs well with the bananas.
- Fruit: You can also add banana slices or fresh berries over the top. They’d taste great along with Whipped Cream, maple syrup, or a bit of honey.
- Sugar: For a simple sugar topping, you can sprinkle on powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, large-grain white sugar, or brown sugar.
Frequent Questions
The first pancake is often your trial run while your heating surface comes to the right temperature and the fats begin to coat the pan. The pancakes that come after this first one will cook more evenly, but I still think these pancakes are too delicious to throw out.
You want pancake batter to be pourable, not firm like bread. Therefore you want your butter to be completely melted in pancake batter.
If your pancake batter looks too thin and runny, add a little flour, a tablespoon at a time. Alternatively, if your batter is too thick and you can’t pour it, add a tablespoon of milk until it’s the right consistency.
Variations
- Chocolate Chips: Chocolate and Banana Pancakes are absolutely delicious. For some melty, chocolatey mix-ins, fold 1 cup of chocolate chips into the batter.
- Mix-ins: There are plenty of other add-ins you can try in the recipe such as cinnamon chips, butterscotch chips, blueberries, raspberries, pecans, or almonds.
- Wheat Pancakes: If you want to add some extra nutrients to the recipe, you can use whole wheat flour instead of regular white flour for your pancakes.
- Spiced Banana Pancakes: To enjoy some delicious spiced banana flavor, mix in one teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of ground nutmeg into the batter.
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Hi Sabrina,
I liked this recipe more than others I have tried because the pancakes were light and fluffy. However, I was confused by the word “twice” in the directions for the dry ingredients. I did mix the 1 cup of flour with the baking powder and salt twice, but then had to add more milk. I am wondering why do this step twice instead of doubling the ingredients in the first place?
My family loved this recipe. We added choc chips and they were a big hit! Easy and delicious!
Glad you enjoyed the pancakes Kayleigh and thank you for the five star review.
So sweet and delicious! These paired with a buttermilk syrup is one of the best combinations!
These banana pancakes were so delicious! The bananas were a fun addition to our usual weekend breakfast of pancakes.
We had these banana pancakes yesterday for brunch, it was sooo good! Everyone is so impressed. New go-to breakfast recipe.