Deliciously Healthy Banana Pancakes

It is no secret that we love pancakes here in the Hipster House. We love them with maple syrup, chocolate chips, berries, bacon, really any way you can serve them. We’ll even take them when they don’t resemble a dessert Dairy Free Chocolate Pancakes. One great features of this breakfast staple is that pancakes are a great way to use up that extra fruit that is a touch too ripe, especially bananas. Here’s a variation of Cold Brew Kombucha’s father’s deliciously healthy, banana pancakes. Enjoy!

Deliciously Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

You will need the following ingredients for the bananas pancakes:

• 1 cup of wholemeal flour

• 2 1/4 teaspoons of baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon of salt

• 2 teaspoons of sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 cup of milk (we use lactose free semi-skim)

• 3 very ripe small to medium bananas (2 if large)

• Coconut oil

You will need the following ingredients pecan syrup:

• 1 cup of pecan halves

• 1/4 cup of muscovada sugar

• 1/4 cup of water

• 1 tablespoon of honey

• 1 teaspoon of dried lavender (optional)

And the following equipment:

• cup measures

• set of teaspoon and tablespoon measures

• mixing bowls (one small, one medium)

• potato masher or fork

• whisk

• ladle

• frying pan

• spatula

• sauce pot

• mixing spoon

• mesh strainer

As with other pancake recipes on our site, you can double the dry ingredients and store them in a resealable container for quick use. If you do this, just use a rounded cup of the dry mix and continue with the wet ingredients as listed.

Ok, now lets get cooking!

Banana Pancakes:

• Mash the bananas in small mixing bowl.

• Combine the dry ingredients in larger mixing bowl.

• Mix mashed banana and egg into the dry ingredients.

• Slowly add milk to mixture while whisking to prevent lumps.

• Heat over medium heat and grease frying pan with coconut oil.

• Ladle batter onto pan.

• Once small bubbles start to pop in the surface of the pancakes, flip them over to cook on the other side. 

• Continue cooking batches of pancakes, greasing pan as needed with further coconut oil.

Pecan Syrup:

• Heat pecans in dry sauce pan over medium heat. Then put aside.

• Over low heat, combine muscovado sugar, water, honey, and lavender. Dissolve sugar.

• Strain sugar mixture to remove lavender.

• Add toasted pecans back into syrup. Stir to coat pecans.

• Serve over pancakes.

These deliciously healthy, banana pancakes are of course tasty with traditional maple syrup or even on their own. You could also try replacing the honey in the pecan syrup with maple for extra indulgence. If you want a more adult brunch make a bananas foster inspired version by adding a touch of dark rum to your syrup. Enjoy!