Banana Pancakes

From the kitchen of Carly

Three-ingredient pancakes that feel like cheating: ripe banana, eggs, baking powder, and they puff up like the diner kind. Naturally gluten-free, no flour, no sugar, ready in under 10 minutes. Use the spottiest banana you can find. Green ones don't mash properly and the pancakes taste bland.

Banana Pancakes
Prep
3 min
Cook
7 min
Total
10 min
Servings
2
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

2 servings

  • 1 largeripe banana (the spottier the better)
  • 2medium eggs
  • 1 pinchbaking powder
  • 0.5 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 tspvegetable or coconut oil, for the pan
  • 25 gpecans, roughly chopped (optional)
  • 125 gfresh raspberries (optional)
  • 2 tbspmaple syrup, for serving (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a wide bowl, mash the banana with a fork until it looks like a smooth puree. Lumps will fight you in the pan.

  2. Crack in the eggs. Add the baking powder and vanilla. Whisk until uniform; it'll look like a loose batter.

  3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Brush with half the oil.

  4. Spoon two pancakes into the pan, about 3 inches across. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, until the bottom is golden and the edges look set.

  5. Flip carefully (these are more delicate than wheat pancakes). Cook 60 to 90 seconds on the other side.

  6. Slide onto a plate. Repeat with the remaining oil and batter.

  7. Top with chopped pecans, raspberries, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Serve hot.

Substitutions
  • banana to 1/2 cup pumpkin puree or unsweetened applesauce. Both work. Pumpkin gets warmer with a pinch of cinnamon; applesauce stays neutral.
  • eggs to flax eggs (1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg, rested 5 min). Makes them vegan; texture stays close to the original.
  • vegetable oil to butter or coconut oil. Butter browns more, gives a nuttier flavor. Coconut adds a subtle tropical note.

Pairs well with: A pile of fresh berries and a pat of cold butter, Crispy bacon or breakfast sausage, Strong coffee or fresh-squeezed orange juice

Adapted from TheMealDB.