Start your morning off on the right foot with these wholesome banana oat pancakes! Made in a blender with just three main ingredients—ripe banana, rolled oats, and eggs—this quick and easy recipe is perfect for busy mornings. Naturally sweetened with banana and free from refined flour, these fluffy pancakes aren’t just delicious—they also pack in a good dose of protein and fibre.
There are so many things to love about these wholesome oatmeal pancakes.
First up, they call for just a handful of simple ingredients—so simple that if you stopped reading and headed to the kitchen, chances are you’ve got everything on hand to whip them up. They’re quick and easy to make too—toss everything into a blender, blitz into a batter, and pan-fry. From kitchen to plate, you’re looking at 10 minutes, maybe 15 tops. No fuss, no frills🤙.
Finally, they’re naturally sweetened with banana (minus a drizzle of honey at the end, because yum!), offer a good whack of protein—just shy of 20g per serve—and plenty of dietary fibre, covering nearly a third of your daily needs. All things the Registered Nutritionist in me loves.
Love pancakes?🥞 Make sure to check out N&T’s other healthy breakfast ideas and pancake recipes, including these reader-favourite flourless banana protein pancakes and these deliciously rustic buckwheat pikelets.
Ingredient Lineup
- Whole eggs. You’ll need two size 7 (large) eggs. They act as a binder, keeping the pancakes from falling apart.
- Rolled oats. Also known as old-fashioned oats. For gluten-free pancakes, make sure to use certified gluten-free rolled oats.
- Banana. Make sure its ripe—the spottier it is, the sweeter your pancakes.
You’ll also need the basics: baking powder for fluffy pancakes with a bit of height, and butter or oil to pan-fry. Feel free to springboard to other flavour combinations, like a splash of vanilla, pinch of cinnamon, or handful of chocolate chips tossed through the batter.
Let’s Make: Blender Pancakes
Tips & Tricks
Keen to give these dairy-free pancakes a try? Here are my tried-and-tested tips:
- Grind the oats into a fine flour. Key for a smooth batter and better textured pancakes. If you have a high-powered blender, turn that dial up high!
- Let the batter rest. For just a few minutes while the pan heats up. As the oats absorb moisture from the eggs and banana, the batter will thicken.
- Check the consistency. You’re looking for a batter that pours smoothly and evenly, forming a nice round edge that gently spreads out in the pan. If it’s too thick, add a splash of milk or water to loosen.
- Pour from a milk jug. My #1 pancake tip! For perfect pancake circles pour the batter out of a small milk jug directly into the fry pan.
- Cook low and slow. Start with medium heat to warm up the pan, then dial it down to medium-low to let the pancakes cook through without burning.
No matter the recipe, ever noticed how the first round of pancakes always turn out a bit meh looks-wise? It’s actually a thing! Factors like a rising fry-pan’s temperature, changes to the batter’s consistency, the amount of oil or butter in the pan, and your cooking technique, can all impact what the pancakes look like. As you continue to cook, these factors tend to stabilise, resulting in better-looking pancakes.
Plate Up
Serve hot off the fry pan with a drizzle of honey or maple syrup, and whatever else your tastebuds desire. I love a good dollop of Greek yoghurt and fresh fruit.
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy this wholesome breakfast recipe🍌.
Healthy Banana-Oat Pancakes (10 Minutes!)
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Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana, medium
- ⅔ cup rolled oats
- 2 eggs
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- Butter or oil, to fry
- Optional: A splash of milk or water, if the batter is too thick
Method:
- Add the rolled oats into a food processor and grind into a flour consistency. If you have a high-speed blender, turn the dial up here!
- Blend the remaining ingredients (except the butter or oil) together until you have a smooth batter. You want the batter pourable, but not too runny.
- Heat up the oil on a fry pan over a medium heat. Pour circles of the batter onto the pan and cook each side for 1-2 minutes, or until lightly golden and cooked through. Hot tip: to get perfect pancake circles pour the pancake batter out of a small milk jug into the pan.
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19 Comments
Yummy these look good. I haven’t made oaty pancakes for ages (or any pancakes for that matter!) I’m like you and generally make these for a weekend breakfast, and I think I might have them this weekend now. Thanks for the inspiration
Thanks Nicola! Right – and aren’t pancakes too good to only keep to the weekends? I hope you like them! xx
Thanks for sharing this beautiful recipe, it came out delicious 🙂 I want to make this recipe again, but I have no bananas left, is there any possibility to sub the bananas for applesauce? If possible, how much applesauce should I put instead?
So glad you liked it! I haven’t tried them with applesauce before so i couldn’t say, however you should def give it a go! I would start by adding a little then working your way up to a pourable consistency. Let me know how it goes 🙂 x
Hi,
we just tried these Pancakes for a little Lunch and they went out so well! Thanks for the recipe. 🙂
I’m from Germany and just reviewing the book "New Kitchen from the Blog" and yours was the second tried recipe.
All the best, Becky
https://cookingworldtour.wordpress.com/
Hi Becky! Thank you for your message, I am so glad you enjoyed them. You’re blog is a really neat idea :). Do you have a link to this book? I haven’t seen that one yet xx
Hi Danijela, thank you so much! No, the review isn’t online yet, but I’ll let you know! xx
These are amazing. Whipped them up for a quick lunch with the kids and they disappeared. Definitely need a double batch next time and they will be added to the school lunches for sure!
So glad you liked them! 🙂 xx
Fantastic recipe – sharing this one with my personal training clients for them to enjoy too! Thanks
Happy you like them 🙂
My boy loves pancakes and I was looking for a healthier alternative, I have tried flour substitutes and other recipes but this is the best so far, I wont look any further actually, cooked well, a filling recipe with the oats, easy as, and most importantly my son loved them…I loved them too. Yummy!
Hi Wai!
Thanks for your feedback, so happy to hear you and your boy like the recipe!
Enjoy x
Just tried this recipe with blueberries and yum my girls 4 and 2 loved them 🙂
Hi Amie! So glad to hear they loved them! Thanks for the feedback x
Absolutely love this recipe! Has been my go-to for a couple years now and have all my family members hooked too hehe thank you Danijela!
Thanks so much for the kind feedback Maddie! 🙂 I love these ones too. So neat to hear your family are fans also – thanks for introducing them to the recipe <3
These were delicious and very easy to make. They cooked well and were easy to flip. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you Mlad! Really glad you enjoyed them 🙂 x