Banana Oatmeal Pancakes are delicious healthy pancakes that are gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free. You won't miss any of it! There's zero butter or oil in these pancakes too. These light and fluffy pancakes will keep you full and satisfied without all of the fillers. These Banana Oat Pancakes are whipped up in a blender in no time at all. You won't believe how good they taste!
I am one of those people.
I LOVE to grocery shop. Anyone else out there thoroughly enjoy perusing the aisles of the grocery store?
When we were looking for a house to buy after moving from Texas back to Arizona, a huge pre-requisite for me was to have a Fry's grocery store close by. That may sound crazy but as much as I cook, I didn’t want my favorite grocery store very far away. We luckily found a house right down the street from a Fry's Marketplace so I am one happy girl. If you ever need me, I am probably there.
A few years ago, Fry's remodeled their store and put in a natural section, which is full of natural, organic, and even plant based products that are good for our bodies. I was so excited to call one of my friends, who has celiac disease, to tell her that she needed to get to Fry’s as soon as possible and check this out. I remember her telling me how far she had to drive and how much she had to spend to buy her specialty products and now finally there was a store where she could find her gluten and dairy-free products....all in one place.
At the beginning of January, I wrote down some personal goals for my life. One was focusing more on my health and eating healthy, energy producing foods. As I’m trying to do that for myself, I am also working to provide those kinds of meals for my children. This goal has found me in the kitchen, creating recipes that still taste fabulous but have health benefits as well.
I wanted to start with breakfast and create a delicious pancake that contained no butter, no oil, no dairy, and no gluten. Was that even possible? I am here to tell you that we have succeeded, people!
Banana Oatmeal Pancakes have become a staple in our home.
These healthy pancakes are made with only 7 ingredients! They start off with hearty rolled oats, Silk Almond Milk, banana, eggs, egg whites, baking powder, salt, and a touch of REAL maple syrup. These pancakes can be made in 30 seconds in the blender. Kids can even make them! I use an electric griddle to cook 6 pancakes at a time. I whip up these super simple healthy pancakes in my Vitamix mixer. You can find one HERE.
I always have several cartons of SILK Almond and Coconut Milk in my refrigerator to use in my daily protein shake. I am on a dairy-free diet right now, so I decided to try making pancakes using almond milk instead of buttermilk. It's amazing because SILK Almond Milk has only 30 calories per cup and is completely plant-based.
My kids are going crazy over these Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes. I make a huge batch of them, put them in a large Ziplock bag and placed it in the refrigerator.
Since I have kids who leave for school at 6:00 am, 7:00 am, and 8:00 am, it helps to have breakfast made ahead for them. And with these pancakes, they are able to quickly reheat them and have a hot breakfast. We love to top these Healthy Oatmeal Banana Pancakes with fresh berries and real maple syrup.
I love having a store nearby where I can find all-natural foods, snacks, crackers, yogurt, baking items, bulk items, cereal, protein bars, frozen items, canned food, and even cookies all in one place. I tell my kids they can pick anything they want to eat from that section -- even cookies because I know they aren't made with all of the junk and fillers found in other cookies.
As I have been dieting, I have been spending a great deal of time perusing the aisles and checking out new products. I definitely shop the sales when I grocery shop and have found that buying real foods doesn't have to be expensive. I stock up on my favorite cereals and SILK milk when it goes on sale.
Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup Almond Milk unsweetened
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Egg White
- 1 Banana
- 2 Tablespoons 100% Real Maple Syrup
- 1 ½ cups Rolled Oats (I use Gluten-Free)
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla optional
Toppings Ideas:
- Fresh Berries
- Real Maple Syrup
- Chocolate Chips
- Fresh Banana Slices
- Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- In a blender, pour in SILK Almond Milk, eggs, egg white, banana, maple syrup, vanilla (optional), rolled oats, baking powder and salt.
- Blend until smooth.
- Heat skillet over medium heat. Once warmed, spray with non-stick cooking spray or place coconut oil or butter in skillet. Pour pancake batter into skillet in round circles.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on one side. Turn over and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Drizzle with real maple syrup and toppings of choice.
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I can't wait to hear from all of you! How are your New Year's resolutions going? I can barely walk today because I joined a new gym and have been working muscles which haven't been worked for months. But it feels so good to be eating right and exercising again. I would love to hear how you like these Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes. Thanks as always for your support! xo
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of WhiteWave Foods. The opinions and text are all mine.
Suad
Can I make this batter a day in advance? Taking it to a trip and not sure if they will have a blender.
Andrea Bastias
I love this pancakes I found this recipe maybe four years ago, I put the blueberries on top of the pancakes when I’m cooking them, also I use monk fruit sweetener instead of maple syrup, I realize if I use more milk and make the batter lighter are much fluffy and as I making them I keep the batter lighter adding more milk. Thank you for this healthy and great recipe
Susu
Ive made these hundreds of times now. I find that it doesn’t need a sweetener, and sometimes I add an extra banana and quarter cup of oats for the extra banana flavor.
Delicious!
Stacey
I've been making these pancakes for a while now and have modified
as others have mentioned. I add 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese and same amount of flax powder which provides extra nutritional value..(protein/fiber)...I love the Agave maple syrup from Trader Joe's, plus fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. I also add fresh or frozen blueberries to the batter after it's been blended, I like them more well done so I cover them w/a lid and add some butter, delish!!!!
Emma
Could I make these pancakes with protein powder?
Modern Honey
You bet! Here is my protein pancakes recipe -- https://www.modernhoney.com/protein-pancakes/ I hope you love it!
Amie McArthur
Are the nutrition facts posted for 1 pancake? It makes 10 but what is the serving size? They turned out good! I just want to know how many I can have lol
Olafur
We have been making this recipe for over 3 years and keep going back to it.
We have made some minor modifications over time.
Replace
- maple syrup with a extra banana,
- 3 whole eggs rather than one egg white
- Go heavier on the vanilla and salt
Everyone we have fed this too loves these !
Thanks for a great healthier take on pancakes
Dean
I love these pancakes! I love pancakes, one of my favorite breakfast foods or dinner options as well. The fact they are healthy is a total bonus. So easy, yet soooo good!
Nicky
For this recipe, can I keep the batter in the fridge for a week?
Suad
Did you ever get a response to this? Was thinking about bringing some camping. Not looking to save batter for a week, but more like a day.
Marta
Your recipe is absolutely delicious, pancakes came out so fluffy and they are so easy to make!
Karlena
Hello. Do you happen to know how to alter this recipe for waffles? Thanks!
Darren Wilcox
For a "healthy" version of this, ditch the eggs and add almond butter....your old arteries will thank you.
1½ C Oats
3 T flax meal
2 t Baking Powder
½ t Salt
¼ C almond butter
1 banana
2 T maple syrup
1 C almond milk (blend)
Let rest for 5 minutes while your skillet heats up
1:20/1:20 minutes (m)
Anita
These pancakes were amazing! and I added 1 tablespoon of baking powder as another commenter said and they were the fluffiest oat pancakes I have ever made. This is now my go-to recipe.
Demi
This is the best pancakes I have ever made. They are so nice and easy to make.
MJ
delicious and fluffy as is, I also added chia seeds for some extra nutrition. I am so happy I can eat pancakes again without breaking the healthy diet Thanks!
Julia S
This recipe is so easy to make and the pancakes are delicious! I noticed if you them on low medium heat and flip them over in time they come out fluffy and great👍
Modern Honey
Hi Julia! I love the tip and completely agree. The lower heat makes them get nice and fluffy. Thank you for trying my recipe!
Elizabeth
This recipe was great! I will make it again for sure. I didn’t have rolled oats, so I used quick-cooking steel cut oats and it was good. I was also too lazy to separate the third egg, so I just used three eggs total and it went well. I saw a comment that the recipe as written didn’t make super fluffy pancakes, so I used a whole tablespoon of baking powder and they were pretty fluffy! I also added some pumpkin pie spice. Only took 8 seconds in the Nutribullet for them to come together. Served them up with whipped cream, blueberries, and maple syrup, and they were a hit!
James
Thank you for the feedback. I’m trying this recipe today and was a little worried about them being flat and not rising. I hope the full tablespoon works well for me.
Sadie
How many pancakes is a serving?
Jay
These are good pancakes but certainly aren't as fluffy and rise as the picture suggests. If you expect to have pancakes that look like the picture then you will want to try a different recipe. However, these are good, healthy pancakes.
Cassafrass
Mine are absolutely as fluffy as the picture!
Jolanda
You legit changed my life with this recipe!
Made it for breakfast (used cows milk and honey in stead), my son loves it and I had it with a savory topping with cheese, lemon and black pepper, and wow!
Thanks for sharing!!
Patty
This recipe looks great!
I don’t have rolled oats at hand, will instant oats work the same way?
K
Is there a sub for banana?
A friend can't eat banana, but wants to try this recipe.