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Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

These delicious gluten-free Banana Oatmeal Pancakes are a great hearty and nutritious breakfast the whole family will love. Easy to prep with simple ingredients, they are the perfect way to start the day.

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Pancakes are always popular in our house and they are requested at least once a week! These fluffy pancakes are made with banana and oatmeal to keep everyone feeling fuller for longer.

Perfect topped with maple syrup, fresh fruit or my million dollar bacon!

How To Make Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

Gather your ingredients:

  • Bananas
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Honey
  • Old fashioned oats
Ingredients needed to make the recipe
  • Add ingredients to the blender
The ingredients in a blender
  • Blend in blender for 30 seconds on medium-high speed or until fully mixed, the batter should be liquid.
  • Set mixture to the side for about 5 minutes.
The pancake batter blended
  • Lightly heat griddle or large frying pan over medium-high heat and lightly oil with butter or oil.
  • Pour batter onto griddle or pan, about ¼-½ cup at a time. Allow the pancake to brown on one side, about 2-3 minutes and when large bubbles begin to appear at the top, then flip and continue to brown on the other side.
The pancakes on a griddle ready to be flipped
  • Remove and continue with the remaining batter. Serve with your favorite pancake toppings.
The flipped banana oatmeal pancakes on a griddle ready to serve

Light and fluffy pancakes!

Despite these pancakes being made without flour, they are still super fluffy and light. The baking powder is a key ingredient, so whatever you do, don’t skip that! By using a blender, you also get extra air in the batter to make it really light.

Gluten-Free Pancakes

These banana oatmeal pancakes are the perfect option if you or anyone in your family has a sensitive or intolerance to gluten. If that is the case, be sure to check that your oats are GF certified as they are often manufactured in the same places as gluten products.

A stack of banana oatmeal pancakes with a slice taken out of them

Can you make them ahead of time?

There are several options to make these tasty banana oatmeal recipes ahead of time:

  • Make the batter the night before. Keep it covered in the fridge and let it warm to room temperature before cooking.
  • Make the pancakes and refrigerate them. Let them cool and cover them. You can reheat them in a microwave with each pancake separated by paper towel. Reheat them in 20 second increments. You can also reheat them in an oven at 350F for 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Make the pancakes and freeze them. Freeze the cooled pancakes on a baking sheet then transfer to a freezer bag or airtight container. You can either defrost them or reheat them from frozen.

Recipe Notes and Tips

  • Allowing the batter to rest will allow your pancakes to puff up better. I’d let it rest for about 5-10 minutes. 
  • Grease the griddle or pan between each batch of pancakes. That will allow the pancakes to brown more evenly on all batches. 
  • If you find that your butter is burning on the griddle or pan or that your pancakes are getting too dark, lower the heat. Sometimes after the first batch, the temperature will need to be modified to accommodate the pan or griddle being on so long.
A stack of banana oatmeal pancakes on a white plate

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4.58 from 7 votes

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

These delicious gluten-free banana oatmeal pancakes are a great hearty and nutritious breakfast the whole family will love.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword banana oatmeal pancakes, banana pancakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 261kcal
Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 2 large ripe bananas about 2 cups mashed
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 ½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • Butter or oil for griddle

Instructions

  • Add ingredients to blender in the order listed.
  • Blend in blender for 30 seconds on medium-high speed or until fully mixed, the batter should be liquid.
  • Set mixture to the side for about 5 minutes. Lightly heat griddle or large frying pan over medium-high heat and lightly oil with butter or oil.
  • Pour batter onto griddle or pan, about ¼-½ cup at a time. Allow the pancake to brown on one side, about 2-3 minutes and when large bubbles begin to appear at the top, then flip and continue to brown on the other side.
  • Remove and continue with the remaining batter. Serve with your favorite pancake toppings.

Notes

  • Allowing the batter to rest will allow your pancakes to puff up better. I’d let it rest for about 5-10 minutes.
  • Grease the griddle or pan between each batch of pancakes. That will allow the pancakes to brown more evenly on all batches.
  • If you find that your butter is burning on the griddle or pan or that your pancakes are getting too dark, lower the heat. Sometimes after the first batch, the temperature will need to be modified to accommodate the pan or griddle being on so long.

Nutrition

Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 594mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 2mg
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Jeang

Wednesday 17th of April 2024

Can you use old fashioned oats?

Tanya

Thursday 18th of April 2024

Hi Jeang, yes, that is what I use.

Rebeca

Thursday 15th of February 2024

I just tried this recipe today and these pancakes are absolutely delicious! I’ve tried so many recipes and these came out nice and fluffy. My 4 year old daughter loved them too!

Tanya

Friday 16th of February 2024

Thanks so much Rebeca! I love that your 4 year old loves them. My daughter loves these as well and it makes me so happy because they're good and healthy.

Al

Thursday 11th of August 2022

When the recipe is followed precisely, the pancakes are rather fragile. My best pancake was the last one on the griddle, as they require a different cooking technique to seem done, per my taster subject. I may try the recipe again with the experience learned. Not the amazing success that your banana bread recipe is!

Lauren

Sunday 23rd of January 2022

Just wanted to let you know, in have saved this recipe because I make these all the time! They are so delicious and make me feel great knowing I can have my pancakes and nutrients too! Thank you.

For anyone else looking, I use my nutribullet to make this better, and perhaps because it pulverizes the ingredients, the pancakes are a little more fragile staying together, but still delicious.

Don

Wednesday 18th of August 2021

I tip my hat to you, Tanya. Today was the first time trying this recipe. To me it's a great starter base recipe for ripen bananas never to be tossed out again or in use with other fruits & vegetables.

I added more honey & milk (not enough in the beginning) plus coco, bran & cinnamon.

They were all light, fluffy and very tasty as is.

Extras was placed on cooling racks to refrigerated after.

I'm looking forward to try your banana fritters.

Thank You

Don

Tanya

Sunday 22nd of August 2021

Thank you Don! I love the additions you added too. Yum!