Fluffy banana pancakes topped with butter and syrup are easy to make and delicious to eat!
Updated July 2024
We buy large bunches of bananas at the grocery store, but we usually don’t get through all of them before they start turning brown. We actually do it on purpose so that we can make these fruit smoothies, and the smoothies taste better when the bananas have a few brown spots.
Once the bananas get to the point of being more brown than yellow, we use them for baking. They’re great in banana bread muffins, bundt pan banana bread, banana cake and in this banana pancake recipe. The sweetness of overripe bananas gives the pancakes a great flavor.
Ingredients for Banana Pancakes:
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Sugar
- Salt
- Overripe Bananas
- Egg
- Water
- Milk
- Unsalted Butter
- Vanilla Extract
- Syrup, Sliced Bananas & Chopped Walnuts (optional toppings)
How to make Banana Pancakes:
1) Preheat griddle to 350F. Note – If you are cooking with a regular pan on the stovetop, don’t heat the pan until after you have made your batter.
2) Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until dry ingredients are well combined.
3) Peel the bananas and place in a separate bowl. Make sure to use overripe, brown bananas because they will add extra sweetness to your pancakes. Use a fork to mash the bananas until they are smooth, similar to baby food. Don’t leave any big lumps.
4) Add egg, milk, water, and vanilla extract to the mashed banana. Whisk wet ingredients until they are well combined.
5) Use a spoon to make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the banana mixture into the well, then pour the melted butter into the well. Make sure the butter isn’t hot so that it doesn’t cook the eggs.
6) Gently whisk ingredients together until just combined. Batter will be thick and lumpy, but there shouldn’t be any dry patches.
7) Melt a little additional butter on the hot griddle and use a spatula to spread it across the surface. Scoop out 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake and cook on the griddle for 2-3 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface of pancake. It’s ready to flip when the bubbles pop and don’t refill with batter.
8) Use a spatula to carefully flip the pancakes and cook another 1-2 minutes, until both sides are golden brown and pancakes are cooked through. Remove from griddle.
9) Repeat steps 7 & 8 with the remaining batter (only add additional butter to the skillet if needed). Serve pancakes warm with butter, syrup, sliced bananas and walnuts if desired. Recipe makes about 16 pancakes.
Video Instructions:
Banana Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 medium/large very ripe bananas
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (plus a little extra for griddle)
- optional toppings: butter, syrup, sliced bananas, chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat griddle to 350°F.
- Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together until well combined.
- Place peeled bananas in a separate bowl. Use a fork to mash until smooth (no big lumps).
- Add egg, milk, water, and vanilla extract to the mashed banana. Whisk until well combined.
- Use a spoon to make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the banana mixture into the well, then pour the melted butter into the well (make sure butter isn't hot so that it doesn't cook the eggs).
- Gently whisk together ingredients until just combined. Batter should be thick and lumpy, but no dry patches.
- Melt a little butter on the hot griddle and use a spatula to spread it across the surface. Scoop out 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake and cook on the griddle for 2-3 minutes, until bubbles start to form and pop on the surface.
- Carefully flip pancakes and cook another 1-2 minutes, until both sides are golden brown and pancakes are cooked through. Remove from griddle.
- Repeat steps 7 & 8 with the remaining batter (only adding additional butter to the griddle as needed). Serve pancakes warm with butter, syrup, sliced bananas and walnuts if desired. Recipe makes about 16 pancakes.
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