Banana Pancakes
Banana Pancake Recipe
These pancakes make our mornings better. We don’t think anything can beat hot fluffy freshly-made pancakes with crisp edges. They are worth making again!
Give us these pancakes with some fresh fruits and some hot tea and we are ready to conquer the day! We are sure you will love these banana pancakes too.
Fluffy Banana Pancakes
These are really fluffy banana pancakes! The fluffiest pancakes ever! The secret is the proportion of ingredients.
There are enough wet ingredients so the pancakes aren’t heavy at all. They are so soft and fluffy! We are talking melt-in-your-mouth soft.
So if you want to make really fluffy banana pancakes, give these ones a go!
Banana Pancake Ingredients
The ingredients for banana pancakes include:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Butter
- Buttermilk
- Bananas
For flavor, we also add some freshly grated nutmeg and some vanilla extract but those are completely optional!
For the full list of ingredients with measurements, check out the recipe card below.
How Do we Get Buttermilk?
In the United States you can get buttermilk from grocery stores or supermarkets. You can also make buttermilk at home.
To make buttermilk at home: Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a 1-cup measuring cup or liquid measuring cup. Add in enough milk to make 1 cup. Let it rest for 5 minutes. It’s going to thicken up. Then you can can use the milk-vinegar mixture in place of buttermilk.
Buttermilk substitute: You can substitute buttermilk with plain yogurt thinned out with water. Mix 1/4 cup water and 3/4 cup plain yogurt to make 1 cup of buttermilk substitute.
How it comes together
1. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Add in eggs, melted butter, buttermilk and mashed bananas. Mix to combine.
3. Cook the batter in 1/4-cupfuls on a buttered griddle or skillet for about 2 minutes per side.
Best Banana Pancakes
These are the best banana pancakes. They are so tender, so flavorful and crowd pleasing.
We tested this recipe several times and we found that the proportion of ingredients used here yields the best soft tasty banana pancakes.
What To Serve With Banana Pancakes
Serve Banana Pancakes with:
- Fresh fruit: sliced bananas, strawberries, blueberries go so well with banana pancakes.
- Maple syrup
- Strawberry sauce. We make a really easy strawberry sauce by heating up sliced strawberries and sugar together until the sugar is just dissolved. This goes so well with banana pancakes!
Love bananas? Also check out this recipe for Strawberry Banana Pudding.
Important Tools For Making Pancakes (Affiliate)
- Griddle
- Non-stick Skillet
- Spatula
- Measuring Cups
- Mixing Bowls
- Measuring Spoons
- Whisk
- Yield: 10 servings
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 10 minutes
- Total: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon grated/ground nutmeg, optional
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
Method
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg (if using).
- Add in the buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, mashed banana and vanilla extract (if using). Whisk until all the ingredients are just combined. It is okay if the batter is lumpy.
- Let the batter rest for 5 minutes before proceeding with making the pancakes.
- Set a griddle or skillet on medium heat. Add a dab of butter (about 1 teaspoon) to the griddle and let it melt then you brush it all over the griddle or skillet.
- Add the batter in 1/4 cupfuls onto the griddle, leaving at least 2 inches between the pancakes. Cook for 2-3 minutes until bubbles form on top of the pancakes then flip them to the other side and let them cook for another 1-2 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the pancakes unto a serving plate.
- Repeat the process with the rest of the batter. No need to butter the griddle or skillet before making subsequent batches.
- Served the pancakes with some fresh fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup. We served them with some bananas and strawberries and real maple syrup.
Notes
Fresh fruit: sliced bananas, strawberries, blueberries go so well with banana pancakes.
Maple syrup
Strawberry sauce. We make a really easy strawberry sauce by heating up sliced strawberries and sugar together until the sugar is just dissolved. This goes so well with banana pancakes!
