Recipe: Perfect 5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes

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5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes. But where they differ is texture. These are fluffy, and I mean FLUFFY. Traditional banana egg pancakes are closer to a crepe in my opinion — flat and a bit more chewy (a texture I'm not exactly feening for).

5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes

Not scrambled eggs, not yoghurt with fruit, not any of my breakfast usuals. Much lighter than traditional pancakes and are naturally sweetened with banana. Peel the bananas and add them to a medium-large mixing bowl. You can have 5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of 5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes

  1. Prepare 1 of ripe banana.
  2. Prepare 2 large of eggs.
  3. You need 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
  4. You need 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries.
  5. You need 1/4 cup of wheat germ.

Meanwhile, add your banana to a medium mixing bowl and mash with the back of a fork until a thick paste is formed. Add remaining ingredients to the bowls and mix gently until well combined. Optional toppings: sliced banana, lite pancake syrup. I have found that by measuring the dry ingredients and then putting them through a shifter makes for fluffy pancakes.

5 Ingredient Banana Pancakes step by step

  1. Mash banana with fork or potato masher..
  2. Add eggs and beat with fork or wire whisk until fully blended.
  3. Stir in wheat germ, blueberries and cinnamon..
  4. Spray small skillet with nonstick spray or add butter to pan. Heat to medium heat, sizzling, not smoking. Use 1/4 cup measure to pour batter into pan..
  5. Cook until firm, turn and cook until browned. Cook one pancake at a time..

Top the pancakes with your favorite nut or seed butter, fresh fruit, applesauce, or extra cinnamon. (Please note: the eggs are a necessary ingredient in this recipe. You cannot replace them with an egg. This recipe also works well for babies starting solid food with baby-led weaning. I used to LOVE green smoothies. The banana flavor isn't overpowering and adds a subtle taste to these fluffy vegan pancakes!