Monday, March 19, 2012

Banana Pancakes

Every week I buy a bunch of bananas and I am really against eating over ripe bananas, they just make me make an icky face! Back in the day I would make banana bread out of these bananas but these days I don't #1 need a whole loaf of banana bread or #2 need the calories that come with it! So one day I decided to mush up my over ripe banana and throw it in my pancake batter and boy am I glad I did! These pancakes are nice and moist and taste a lot like banana bread with none of the added calories. Now this is a weekly must have in my house.



Banana Pancakes: Serves 2-3

2 Ripe Bananas - Mashed
1 Egg
1/2C Milk
1C Bisquick
2tsp Butter

Place your room temperature banana's in a mixing bowl and either with a mixer or a fork smash up the banana until it is nice and smashed. Add the egg and milk to the batter and stir vigorously with your fork until nice and frothy then add the bisquick and stir just enough to wet the batter - you don't want all the lumps to be out of it! Now let it sit for 5 minutes or so, it will thicken slightly. Heat a nice skillet over medium heat, spray with pam, then add half the butter to the skillet and melt it all over, and pour out half the batter into pancakes of your favorite size. Let the pancakes cook on the one side until bubble start to form in the top and the bottoms are nice and golden brown, flip and let them finish cooking. Remove to a sheet pan and place in a 200° oven to stay warm. Repeat with remaining butter and batter, then serve and enjoy!

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WW: 9 Points Plus / serving @ 2 servings
6 Points Plus / serving @ 3 servings

2 comments:

  1. Saw this on Pinterest and have to say we make these EVERY.SINGLE.SUNDAY... I add a splash of vanilla extract, and a pile of cinnamon & nutmeg for some kick. I usually don't mash my bananas and instead leave them cut into slices or chunks. Makes for interesting bites.
    Sometimes I mix it up and bake them into mini-muffin pans or donut pans and my kids love them. I've also seen where you can cut the banana long ways, dip it in the batter, then cook it. I haven't tried it yet... maybe this weekend :)

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  2. We have chocolate chip, banana pancakes at least once a week! We put some vanilla in ours, along with a few mini chocolate chips (mini work way better than normal...they give you a little taste of chocolate without overwhelming) and top off our finished pancakes with slices of strawberries! Its a great way to get your kids to eat tons of fruit for breakfast!

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