Delicious Peanut Butter Banana Oat Pancakes
With the holidays wrapping up in a couple of weeks, I’ve been on the hunt for some healthier recipes for my family to enjoy. Pancakes are always a hit with everyone in my house, so they were the first recipe I decided to experiment with. These delicious (and healthy) peanut butter banana oat pancakes are gluten free and low in sugar, making them a great gluten free recipe for a healthy breakfast in the new year.
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These simple pancakes may be a healthier version of the popular breakfast treat, but you wouldn’t know it if you were eating them!
The combination of ripe bananas, peanut butter, and chocolate chips make them taste just like banana bread! And I’m sure even the pickiest eaters in your family will love them!
How to Banana Oat Pancakes
This simple recipe uses oat flour in place of traditional flour, which is what makes them a little healthier and gluten free. And while you can buy a bag of oat flour at the store, there’s no need to make a special trip if you don’t have any on hand. You can easily make your own!
To make your own oat flour, simply measure out the amount of oat flour you’ll need (1 1/2 cups for this recipe) and place it in your blender. Then, blend the oats into a fine powder. I love using my Ninja Blending System for making flour!
After blending oat flour, combine with the baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Whisk the dry ingredients together to combine, then set the bowl aside.
In a separate large bowl, mash your ripe bananas until smooth, then add in your egg, vanilla, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and milk. Whisk together the ingredients until they’re well combined.
Finally, add the peanut butter to the wet ingredients. It’s a good idea to add the peanut butter separately to keep it from sticking to the other ingredients as you mix. Slowly whisk the peanut butter into the wet ingredients until everything is mixed well.
Add the oat flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir to combine. The batter will be slightly thicker than traditional pancake batter.
While this last step is totally optional, my kids love chocolate chip pancakes. So, I tossed in a few chocolate chips for some added flavor and texture. But if you’re trying to cut back on the amount of sugar in your breakfast, these chocolate chips are totally optional!
After stirring in the chocolate chips, it’s time to cook your pancakes! To cook the pancakes, heat a skillet or griddle over medium-high heat until warm. Spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray then pour 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot pan. Let the pancake cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the bottom of the pancake is browned. When you notice the edges begin to brown, carefully flip the pancake to cook the other side.
Questions About Banana Oat Pancakes
This easy recipe for banana oat pancakes is delicious and simple! Whether you have questions about cooking the pancakes or want to make some changes to the recipe, keep reading for answers to your questions.
Can I make substitutions to this recipe?
Sure! This recipe is great as-is, but there are a few substitutions you can make to meet your dietary needs:
- Use a sugar substitute. To reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe, use your favorite sugar substitute to make these sugar free. Just be sure to use sugar free chocolate chips and peanut butter, too.
- Replace oil with applesauce. To reduce the amount of fat in the recipe, substitute two tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce for the oil.
- Use natural peanut butter. Another easy way to reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe is to use natural peanut butter with no sugar.
- Make it dairy free. The milk in this recipe is used to thin the batter, so substituting regular milk with almond milk should work fine.
- Leave out the peanut butter. If you’re allergic to peanut butter, simply leave the peanut butter out of the recipe.
Why did my pancakes fall apart when I flipped them?
Since the batter for banana oat pancakes is a different consistency than traditional pancakes, it cooks a little bit differently. As your oat pancakes cook, you won’t see the small bubbles forming in the batter like you do with regular pancakes. Instead, you’ll need to watch the edges of your pancakes to see when to flip them.
When the edges of the pancakes are brown, it’s time to flip them. But just because the edges are brown, doesn’t mean the pancakes are cooked through. They will still be really soft in the middle. To avoid making a mess when flipping the pancakes, be sure to use a large, flat spatula. Slide the spatula completely under the pancake before flipping it to keep it from falling apart.
Peanut Butter Banana Oat Pancakes
These delicious banana oat pancakes are packed with flavor thanks to the peanut butter and chocolate chips added in.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 bananas, smashed
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat a griddle or skillet over medium heat.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the smashed bananas, egg, milk, brown sugar, peanut butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Grease the griddle with nonstick cooking spray. Use a ¼ cup to scoop the batter onto the hot griddle. Cook the pancakes until the edges begin to brown, then carefully flip to cook the other side.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 198Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 147mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 2gSugar: 13gProtein: 5g
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
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