Easy and healthy Banana Oat pancakes
Easy, healthy banana oat pancakes is a healthy, filling breakfast served with fresh fruit and can be made in minutes.
Finding healthy, easy and satisfying breakfasts are always a mission for me. I am a big fan of eggs for breakfast but I get tired of it and so I often look for other ideas, but the other ideas aren’t exactly healthy. Pancakes, French Toast, waffles, Eggs Benedict…Not really ideal. So when I stumbled upon this easy healthy banana oat pancakes recipe, I was incredibly chuffed. They take minutes to knock together and they’re actually delicious.
I am not usually a fan of flourless, sugar free “healthy pancakes”. I tried making a ground almond version a while ago and was left with what tasted like a gritty egg patty. Not my idea of pleasant.
What is so great about this healthy banana pancake recipe is that they have great texture from the finely ground oatmeal and they are packed with goodness. The oats make them gluten free so if you are struggling with gluten intolerance or Coeliac disease these are perfect. (Make sure the oats you are using are gluten free.)
Ingredients
Full recipe and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
- Oats/Oatmeal. Rolled oats or old-fashioned oats. Instant oats and steel cut oats won’t work.
- Bananas. I like to use ripe but not mushy bananas.
- Eggs.
- Baking powder.
- Salt.
Is oatmeal gluten free?
In short, yes. The problem comes when the oats are processed in a factory or plant with wheat or other gluten-containing grains which can cause cross-contamination so just make 100% sure your oatmeal is gluten free before proceeding.
These healthy blender pancakes also get a good boost of protein from the eggs (be sure to use free-range/organic eggs) and of course the bananas are little health bombs themselves. Packed full of fiber, potassium and many other essential vitamins and minerals.
All in all, a fantastic alternative to regular old pancakes filled with all the good stuff and a great easy healthy breakfast. Yum!
How do you make healthy banana oatmeal pancakes?
- Make the batter: Combine rolled oats, ripe bananas, eggs, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a blender and blend until smooth and thick.
- Cook the pancakes: Cook spoonfuls of the batter in a a drop of oil in a non-stick frying pan set over medium-high heat until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Serve with maple syrup/honey and fresh fruit.
Healthy breakfast recipes
Easy and healthy Banana Oat pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- maple syrup to serve (optional)
- fresh fruit of your choice to serve
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the peeled banana, eggs, oats, baking powder and salt.
- Allow to blend until the mixture is as smooth as you want it and blended well. Allow the batter to stand for 10-20 minutes until thickened slightly.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Fry spoonfuls of the batter until golden brown on both sides.
- Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup and fresh fruit of your choice.
Don’t normally comment on these types of things but so impressed I had too. Just made these for brunch with raspberries and natural yoghurt.
I have coeliac disease so swapped the normal oats for gluten free oats.
I also hate ripe bananas and found that they didn’t over power in this recipe…
So a massive fan 🙂
Your comment made my day so thanks for taking the time to leave it! I’m so glad that you like this recipe.
These were fantastic! I doubled the recipe, except that I used two bananas and a cup of cottage cheese, then just doubled the eggs, oats, and baking powder. I used a stick blender to blend up the batter, and let it sit about ten minutes before cooking. We also added blueberries to half the pancakes while cooking. They bubbled while cooking and flipped easily, just like regular pancakes. I love that they are high in protein (with the addition of the cottage cheese) and have no added flour or sugar. The kids and husband loved them too!
I love the idea of adding cottage cheese Liz. Will definitely try making them that way the next time I make these!
I made them this morning!!! Halved the recipe as it as for one (day off and hubby at work)
I also added 1 tbspn of almond butter and 1 tspn cinnamon !
Yummmayyyy
Yum! So glad you liked them.
They turned out perfect for me!! I did add a little more oats and let it sit for 20 min. Tried with bluberries and cinnamon also, so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!!
So glad you liked them Mindy!
Hey, can I do this recipe without using a blender?? Can I just mix it with a beater?
Unfortunately not, the blender breaks up the oats and creates the batter. A beater would simply just mix the egg and oats and banana together and you will have a very lump batter.
Made these today and they were great! Love the simplicity and the delicious end result. My 2 year old ate 6. I added a pinch if cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. Of vanilla. Thanks for sharing your easy healthy recipe.
So glad you guys liked it! Love the addition of cinnamon!
This recipe was great! I’ve made it twice this week (for my parents, then for my boyfriend) and both times were a big success! I let the batter stand between 20-25 minutes, and it was plenty thick. Before blending, I added a dusting of cinnamon. After blending, I added some blueberries (either stirred into the already-set batter, or plopped into the batter when it’s on the pan). Super delicious, and I love that it’s a healthier sweet breakfast!
Other topping ideas: Sunflower butter/peanut butter, home-whipped cream, blackberry compote, fried banana slices, nutella/hazelnut-chocolate spread.
Happy cooking!
LOVE your topping ideas! Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!
I love flours pancake but they’re bad news for me since i get chest pain whenever I ate them. Today, i want pancakes but I google if there is other way eat pancakes without flours & deep fry. You find me since it on 1st list. i read it and make up my mind try it. I am.clueless what is roll oatmeal but i got old fashion oatmeal and put in blend until “flourish” oatmeal. I add three banana ,( I crazy for banana.) and follow the rest recipe..i took a bit, it wasn’t so bad. I really enjoying and would make some again when college day begins. Thank for share this recipe. 🙂
So glad you liked them Cassandra!
I tried these this morning and I was actually surprised on how tasty they were!! I’m really into healthy foods and I made my skeptical sister try them and she loved them as well (:
I’m going to be making pancakes a lot more often now! thank you!
I’m so glad you liked them Lauren!
I LOVED your recipe! they were so good! I can’t wait to make them again.
Thanks Amanda! I’m so glad you liked them.
I loved these pancakes but mine weren’t fluffy nor looked anything like yours at all! They were flat. I followed your recipe and added a tsp of chia seeds and cinnamon. Could it have been the frying ‘non stick’ pan that I used? Either way they were delicious and yielded 11 mini pancakes!
Hi Sarai. Oh goodness, I have no idea. It could be the combination of a lot of things. I don’t know how chia seeds influence the effect of baking powder but perhaps that was the issue?
Can’t wait to try this in the morning! Anyone know if it will work well to add avocado and spinach? I’ve got a picky eater and am trying to find any way possible to add veggies and healthy fats to things!
Ellen, I have no idea if the avocado and spinach would work but you could definitely give it a go!
@Ellen, have you tried a chocolate smoothie with spinach and avocado in? I use whatever kind of milk I have, plain unsweetened cocoa powder, a frozen banana, 1/2 an avocado which you can’t see or taste but makes it super creamy. I often throw in a handful of spinach or kale too – similarly hidden!
Ah thanks so much for this recipe, and it turned great! I halved the recipe and added a teaspoon of chia seeds into the batter. They taste nice and fluffy, especially since my wisdom teeth hurt from a dentist I had a while back. Thank you!
Love the idea of adding chia seeds Evie! So glad you like them. Hope your teeth are better! 🙂
This recipe is great! I just made it for my family this morning and they loved it. I added some dark chocolate chips + blueberries to make these extra special 🙂
Ooh, love the sound of the chocolate chips and blueberries! So glad you and your family liked them!
Ohmyy just made this and it was delicious !! I ate it plain without sauce or toppings and it was still super sweet and flavourful 😀 and knowing that its healthy is all the more satisfying hehe thanks for the recipe! Will make this many many more times
So glad you liked them Nic!
I added some walnuts and YUM!
Awesome idea! So glad you liked them Lisa.
I’ve not tried these yet but they look really good, would they work if they were made at night for the following morning?
Kelly, I would imagine the banana would discolor if you made them the night before and would result in a dark brown batter which might be a little unappetizing.
Made these this morning for my housemates birthday, she absolutely loved them (and so did I). Very tasty and healthy too, thanks for sharing
So glad you liked them Charlotte!
Simply love it!!! Thanks 😀
Thanks Luisa!
Is there anything I could substitute for the eggs? Would something like applesauce work?
Anna, because this recipe contains no flour, the eggs are really the only thing keeping them together when they cook as they coagulate. Unfortunately I don’t think apple sauce will work in this.
A chia or flax ‘egg’ will work instead of eggs. Mix 1 tablespoon of flax or chia seeds with 3 tablespoons of water. Let sit for about 15 min to get “eggy” Than mix in all your other ingredients. Works wonderfully.