Breakfast doesn’t get much easier than these Banana Oat Blender Pancakes. Toss everything in the blender and pour straight on the griddle. Wholesome oatmeal turned into delicious pancakes!
Today’s topic: Banana Oat Pancakes
I find that being in the kitchen is a form of therapy for me at times. I enjoy the art of creating. So this morning, the kitchen is exactly where I began my day. What do we want in the morning? Pancakes, of course!
So I started to play.
The first try didn’t go so well. I made a few attempts with one flavor but it wasn’t right, the texture just wasn’t there. Then, I realized I had one last banana that was looking pretty ripe. Perfect!
A couple months ago, I tried a recipe for banana oat pancakes that promised the best pancakes ever with just three ingredients. I was a bit skeptic, but gave it a try with just oats, an egg and a banana.
The end result was my husband not too thrilled. I decided to take those key ingredients and then spice things up to get a better flavor and texture.
I was much more pleased with the way that these Oatmeal Blender Pancakes turned out. Breakfast was quite delicious this morning, and other than the one botched recipe, fairly easy.
Blender pancakes are seriously the real deal!
Doesn’t get much better than tossing all of your ingredients into the blender, and then pouring it right onto the griddle, right?
What do I love most about these Blender Pancakes?
- They use up super ripe bananas. Any way to use produce that is about to go bad always feels so good.
- They freeze well. Love making several batches of these and storing them in the freezer for easy breakfasts when we are in a rush.
- Best of all though: they are kid friendly! My toddler loves these–and he considers himself to be quite a critic of pancakes. If they are not up to par, he will not eat them.
Some things to note when making these oatmeal blender pancakes:
- This blender pancake recipe makes about 6 pancakes, depending on the size you make yours. If you have lots of mouths to feed, I suggest doubling or tripling the recipe.
- Can you make these pancakes gluten free? You most certainly can! Use gluten free rolled oats and you are good to go!
- I typically use whole milk when I make these. I find the flavor to be best for our taste. I have also used unsweetened vanilla almond milk and loved them as well.
- If you want these pancakes to be a bit sweeter aside from the sweetness you get from the bananas, add in a teaspoon or two of your favorite sweetener.
- Lots of fun ways to enjoy these aside from the traditional butter and syrup. Consider spreading your favorite nut butter or peanut butter all over them. Top with some vanilla yogurt. A nice berry compote or even some jam is great. And don’t forget some fresh berries!
Hope you enjoy these soon!
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Banana Oat Blender Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup oats
- 1 egg
- 1/3 c milk of choice
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon more to taste
- Optional: chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Process oats in food processor until they become a flour consistency. (This may take a bit of time, but if you don’t process to a flour, pancakes will be gritty.)
- Add in banana and egg. Process until a smooth texture.
- Add in milk, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Process until combined. If they seem thick with just the 1/4 cup milk, add a touch more!
- Warm up the griddle and use whatever oil, butter or ghee to grease it up and then spoon batter to form pancakes. Add walnuts or pecans if desired. Wait until edges bubble and flip.
- Serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Hope you have a delicious breakfast!
wow made these and added blueberries to the mix, the family absolutely loved them. Definitely making these again
Glad you enjoyed them! Blueberries in pancakes are always the best! Thanks for sharing 😉
Can you use this pancake batter in a waffle iron?
That’s a great question! I don’t have a waffle iron so I haven’t tried. I imagine you could but maybe it needs to thickened up a bit? If you try let me know how it goes!
Have you tried freezing these?
You bet! Like I said on Facebook I typically put a couple in each bag so I can grab one package and go. Enjoy!
Can I use oat bran instead of oats?? Will it work??
I’m not 100% sure but I think the biggest thing is getting the oat brine nice and fine as you would the oats into a flour.
Made this recipe for breakfast this morning and it was soooo good! Very easy to make and a great way to use up my over ripe bananas. Will definitely make again!!
Made these this morning and added chocolate chips! Although I did enjoy them, I found the consistency quite thick and dense.
Yum! Love the addition of the chips. Maybe add a touch more milk next time? I know some rolled oats are also a bit more coarse so that can have an impact.
Can we make more batter and refrigerate for use in future days? If yes, fir how many days can we keep the batter refrigerated ?
I’m sure you could do so. It would probably be only for 2-3 days I’d imagine!
I made them using flax eggs (and added some hemp hearts too) and they turned out well, however the batter was a little thick so I had to add extra milk to thin it out. My 2 year old (whose allergic to eggs) gobbled them up!
Hi Christie! Glad to hear the flax eggs worked well for you. I recently made these and felt they came out a touch thick so adjusted the recipe to add more milk if needed. So glad they got the 2 year old approval. That’s a big deal!
I must say those look like perfect pancakes! I will have to try these for my family this weekend. We tend to be in such a rush during the week but more indulgent on the weekend. However these will be healthy and they will never know!
I know allll about that morning rush!
I would love to start my day off with these. They would be perfect for brunch on Sundays.
Thanks!! These are a perfect day starter for sure!
Love the idea of adding oats to pancakes in this way. I normally have oatmeal in the morning but I’m getting bored of it. Going to try this!
Great way to switch things up! Love my oats!
Love how quick and easy these are, perfect for busy mornings when the kids are still demanding pancakes for breakfast 🙂
Aaaaaaamen!
I love these pancakes…..so easy to make and delicious!!! Love that I can use my blender to make them too!
So glad to hear you enjoyed them Jennifer! Thanks so much!
I love the flavors to these pancakes. The oats are so healthy and full of flavor. The spices add another level of deliciousness! Such a great start to any day. I want to make a huge batch and freeze some for meal prep/
They freeze well so that’s a great idea. Thanks!
Healthy nutritious pancakes for our next breakfast! Love that you used blender here, saves tons of time.
The blender for the win!!!
They look perfect! We love pancakes here and will be adding one more recipe to our list.
Yay! So good to hear, thanks!
I am sooooo trying this tomorrow 😮 I bought two bunches of bananas today not realizing I had already picked them up lol so now I have all these bananas on hand. These blender pancakes are now on the menu ;D
Ha, been thee, done that. Enjoy!!!
YES! I have all of the ingredients this recipe calls for (thank goodness because there’s a foot of snow on the ground and I’m certainly not leaving my house anytime soon). I’m going to make these in the morning! I’ll let you know how it goes.
Isn’t that the best feeling?!
These look so good! I make pancakes every weekend with my 3 year old and we try a new recipe each week. Can’t wait to add these to the list.
Loving that weekly tradition!
We make pancakes every weekend and are always looking for new versions to try. These look so good, will have to try them this weekend.
Pancake weekends for the win!!
I have never thought to put oat and banana together for pancake, although I make banana pancakes a lot so this recipe is a must try for me. Thanks for sharing.
You will love them, promise!!