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.
I made these two days in a row because they are so delicious! Not sure why the other comments mention problems with the recipe. I added some vanilla extract and cinnamon to the mix and cooked them on a non-stick pan with coconut oil. DELICIOUS! The next day I made them I added about 2-3 small blueberries to each pancake while they were cooking and it turned out even better! This recipe is great! Thanks!
P.S. I wish I could attach a picture to show you how wonderful they came out.
Oh, how wonderful! I’m so glad you liked them so much. If you have Instagram, please post a pic and tag me. My username is @alidaryder
Made mine with a cup of soaked buckwheat and baking soda instead of powder and they were Incredible to put it mildly!
How awesome! Love the idea of using buckwheat!
Absolutely loved these and so did my toddler. I was looking for a healthier alternative to normal pancakes and these are perfect. We added a touch of sweeter and a drop of vanilla and they were soooooo yummy. Huge hit in our house.
Lovely! SO glad you liked them Melissa.
One of the better oat pancakes I’ve made only next time I’ll go extra egg whites and no yolk not to make less fat but because they were a little ‘eggy’ in taste lol but overall texture was great, not to mushy or rubbery….thank you 🙂
Glad you liked it!
Tried this recipe last night when I had a sweet craving. Have tried other ‘banana oat pancake’ recipes before and was disappointed. This was everything I was hoping it would be…delicious!! Thank you! ?
So chuffed you loved the pancakes Lizzi!
I just tried these! I found it was softer than a normal pancake, making it a little harder to flip, but it was still awesome! Will definitely become a go-to breakfast recipe for me 🙂
I love these!!! I added a little bit of cinnamon and blueberries. So yummy! Thanks for sharing 🙂
So glad you liked them Marie! Love the addition of cinnamon and blueberries!
These are so delicious. I added a dash a cinnamon and a touch of vanilla, would be delicious with some dark chocolate chips or nuts too!
Yum! Love the idea of the cinnamon and vanilla added. And agreed, chocolate chips would make these great!
Really, really good. I’ve tried theses twice now and they were delicious both times. I like the fact that you can have such lovely sweet pancakes without adding any sugar or sweetener (apart from banana). I didn’t wait the recommended 10-20 minutes for the batter to thicken so it seemed a bit thin but they cooked beautifully anyway. 2nd time I did add a few more oats because the bananas were large and very ripe and the eggs were large too. For the last bit of batter, I added some fresh blueberries and those final pancakes were extra delicious. Just be careful of the heat in the cooked blueberries if you try that.
So glad you liked them.
These turned out great. I enjoy this better then using flour. What is the calorie do you know?
I’m so glad you liked them Diana. I have no idea, unfortunately.
I made these this morning… added a teaspoon of Ceylon Cinnamon to the mix and it gave it a gorgeous, healthy kick! served with no fat Greek yogurt, fruit and honey! delicious! Will be making again very soon! Thank you for sharing!!
So glad you liked them Charlotte. Love your idea of adding spice!
Can I say awesomely delicious or what?!! What was originally going to be boring oatmeal became a search for what can I make with two ripe bananas and 1 egg. Luckily, Google got it right and quick! I had all the rest of the ingredients to spare…yes! Thank you, you saved me from a bland meal today!
Oh yay! I’m so glad you liked it!!
these were delish! my son loved them. He would eat them as a snack.
So glad you and your son loved them Christine.
Love these so much! Doesn’t feel like I’m even eating a healthy breakfast.
I think that’s the beauty of them. Thanks for your comment Katie.
I am from T&T in the west indies I was looking for a healthy version for me and my baby and I tried it and we love this recipe. She eats it up! Thanks
Hallo from South Africa! 🙂 Thanks for your comment, so glad you loved this recipe.
Wow mine turned out amazing! Had frozen berries so I heated them on the stove which the pancakes cooked. My bf didn’t even want maple syrup (and he loves maple syrup). Have recommend to all my friends.
I’m so pleased you liked them Hillary!
I used frozen banana and they wouldn’t hold their shape, and burned almost right away. I’ve made these before using fresh bananas and they turned out fine, so that could be why some are having problems.
Simply amazing!!!
Thanks!
As a coeliac I’m always looking for breakfast alternatives. I made these with gluten free oats and was pleasantly surprised. Thanks.
So glad to hear that Miriam!
Hey there! I have made these twice now. The first time I followed the recipe to the t, adding a bit of cinnamon and they turned out great. Second time round I decided to add a teaspoon of honey and after refrigerating them for about 30 minutes, the batter had a much darker colour compared to the first time. Would the be cause of the honey or extra fridge time?
Great recipe though ?
The honey probably allows the batter to caramelize and therefore the result will be a darker colour.
Really delicious! Thanks for sharing! We just made these for a quick dinner… Breakfast for dinner, always a win!
Oooh, my favourite! So glad you liked them.