Once you’ve made these banana pancakes, you’ll wonder why you would ever wait in a long line for brunch at a pancake place again. These pancakes are not overly sweet, and are loaded with banana chunks so that you can really taste the bananas in there. The combination of the natural sweetness from the over-ripe bananas and a bit of brown sugar coupled with the aroma of the vanilla and ground cinnamon is just fantastic. They’re really not much additional work compared to making the traditional plain pancakes (just peel and mash bananas with a fork and add vanilla and cinnamon), but they taste so special!
Banana Pancakes
Servings 12 pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed over-ripe bananas mash lightly with fork for chunkiness
- 6 teaspoons vegetable oil divided, for cooking
- 1 banana sliced, for serving
- maple syrup for serving
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pot on the stove (or in a small bowl in the microwave for 1 minute). Then set it aside to cool to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
Make the batter
- Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix well.
- Beat the eggs in a medium bowl, and whisk in the milk, cooled melted butter, vanilla and bananas.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over-mix; the batter should be a little lumpy.
Cook the pancakes
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium-low heat and add 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable oil.
- Once the pan is hot, use a measuring cup to scoop 1/3 cup of batter and slowly pour it onto the middle of the pan.
- Cook until the top surface bubbles, pops and starts leaving little holes.
- Use a spatula to flip the pancake over and cook until the other side is golden brown, about 30 seconds.
- Place the pancake on a oven-proof platter and place in the preheated oven. This will keep the completed pancakes warm while you make the rest of the pancakes.
- Repeat the process for the rest of the batter. You can use two or more pans to speed up the process.
Serve
- Serve warm with fresh banana slices and maple syrup.