So, even though I love Jack Johnson… I don’t really like banana pancakes. I’m not a fan of globby, warm, overripe banana goo. What can I say? I prefer underripe bananas. I’m weird. All that being said… I absolutely adore these banana pancakes. They are so light, fluffy, and just sweet enough to be a little extra treat in the morning [or at noon or in the evening… pancakes are good anytime!].
So what makes these banana pancakes so great? Let me give you a hint: It’s not just the chocolate chips.
The bananas in the mix are mashed, not sliced, which give each bite full of banana flavor without that warm banana goo. This batter reminds me so much of banana bread, it’s uncanny! I cannot say enough good things about them, except to say that you should definitely check out the original post on Skinnytaste. Gina’s heart shaped pancake mold is absolutely precious… and I’m sure makes the pancakes taste a teensy weensy bit better. But I’m here today to say that even if you just make these the regular ‘ole way, they are still pretty amazing. 🙂
Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes [from Skinnytaste]
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Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 large banana, ripe, mashed well
- 1 cup skim milk
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 teaspoons canola oil + more for cooking [or use cooking spray]
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- banana slices, chocolate chips, syrup, butter, etc. for topping
Directions:
Preheat skillet over medium heat. Add a little oil to skillet to heat up.
In a small bowl, mix together flours and baking soda. In a large bowl, beat together banana, milk, egg whites, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Then gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
Pour 1/4 cup batter onto hot skillet, top with 1 teaspoon mini chocolate chips. Cook for about 90 seconds to 2 minutes on each side, flipping when bottom is lightly brown and batter starts to bubble.
Repeat until all batter is used, and serve pancakes with additional banana slices, chocolate chips, butter, syrup, etc.
Time: 20 minutes.
Yield: 12 pancakes.
The Pajama Chef 
Oh, these sound awesome! I love banana bread, but have never had banana pancakes!
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you’ll definitely love these, then!
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Mmm, I always love your breakfast recipes!
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I’m with you – mashed banana over chopped in pancakes any day! Filling and delicious. I loathe and over ripe banana – the smell gets to me. These look yum!
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thanks aimee! the smell gets to me too.
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YUMMMM! I love pancakes…of all kind! So good. And you can’t go wrong with chocolate and banana.
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I love banana pancakes! These look terrific!
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thanks!
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I’m an underripe banana lover as well! I can’t get behind warm ooey weird bananas. But mixed in like this – breakfast perfection!
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I like under ripe bananas as well! I’ll have to try these since they look delicious and banana bread is awesome!
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thanks alicia! let me know what you think if you try ’em. 🙂
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Bananas + chocolate chips are a match made in heaven. The first time I made chocolate chip banana bread for my husband he thought I was crazy! He’d never had it before and said the chocolate chips ruined the banana bread – no way!
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oh wow, what a classic combo. can’t believe he never tried it!
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i’m the same way – i much prefer underripe bananas! overripe ones sort of make me shudder, ha! these pancakes look absolutely delicious. oh, + i love your jack johnson reference!
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ha thanks! he used to be my fave!
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I love underripe bananas, and baked goods flavored with ripe bananas…but when bananas are too ripe, I can’t just eat them on their own. I’m picky…but these pancakes look fantastic to me!
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