Banana Pancakes

No boring breakfast here! Or dinner if that's your thing. Banana pancakes are awesome, versatile and allow for so much creativity, due to the variety of toppings, and add-ins available.

What do you need?

• 2 bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups of milk
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 tsp of baking soda
• a pinch of salt
• mixing bowl
• mixing spoon (or fork)
• batter scoop of some sort
• frying pan
• spatula

 

 

What should you do?

First, put your pan on the stove over medium-ish heat, or slightly on the lower end of medium. If you have a non-stick pan, no butter or sprays are needed. However, if you don't have a non-stick pan, make sure you use a spray or some melted butter to avoid sticking. Next, mash those bananas, in whatever way works best for you. You could use a spoon, or a potato masher, or even your hands. Personally, I prefer a fork. Then, mix in all of the wet ingredients, followed by the dry ingredients, and then any additional items you prefer (chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, other fruits, or whatever else you want). If you prefer a thicker batter, use a bit more flour. If you prefer it to be a bit thinner, add a touch more milk. You can add either ingredient in small amounts until you reach your desired consistency.

Once the batter is all mixed up (a bit of lumpiness is okay) start cooking the pancakes! Use whatever scooping device you prefer (I use a measuring spoon) and put however many pancakes fit in your pan and still cook evenly with room for a flip. Please, don't over flip them - one flip is all they need. Watch the batter. The edges should start to dry and bubbles will form on the surface. This is the perfect time to flip them. Then, let them cook on the other side for a few minutes. Remove from the pan, and repeat until they're all cooked.

Once they're cooked, let the fun begin! You can top these pancakes with so many different things. Sliced fruit, cream cheese, nutella, peanut butter, whipped cream, honey, classic syrup and butter, or whatever else you can imagine! If you really feel like being fancy, cook them up very thin, spread some toppings on them, then roll/fold them up like a crepe!

 Left: banana pancakes with cream cheese and sliced strawberries

Right: a half failed attempt at a strawberry rose for the strawberry and cream cheese pancakes.