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Happy Friday!! The first one of the new year. Whoa!!
We’ve made it through the first week of 2017, how does it feel? Is everyone excited about a fresh start? Are you eager to create new healthy recipes?
Well I’m pretty excited to share these pancakes with you guys. You know that around here I love a good tall stack of pancakes. Typically mine are slightly more indulgent than the ones I’m sharing today, but don’t worry, these are some of the best banana pancakes I’ve made…slightly addicting and super healthy (think oatmeal, banana and protein packed eggs…yup, yup), they’re the perfect cozy winter weekend breakfast. So who’s ready?!
Me, me, MEEEEE. 🙂
Besides being head over heals for these healthy chai banana pancakes, possibly the best part about them is the fact that all of the ingredients can be simply thrown into a blender, blended and DONE. No mixing bowls, whipping eggs whites or anything like that. These are fast, easy and delicious! And they are for sure the healthiest batch of pancakes I’ve ever whipped up! The key ingredients are eggs, bananas, and oatmeal. I also added baking powder, to keep the pancakes fluffy, and vanilla and chai spices, for superb flavor.
Honestly, they’re the perfect pancake. The chai spice is really the best though. I mean, don’t get me wrong I’m sure the pancakes would be fine if I would have made them using only the three main ingredients, but come on, that’s kind of boring…and I hate boring. The chai flavor pairs especially well with the banana. The pancakes didn’t even NEED chocolate chips!
I mean I always add chocolate chips when making banana pancakes. Why would I skip out…unless I was out…let’s be real though, I would never let myself run out of chocolate chips!
But since it’s Healthy January, I thought that maybe, just this one time, I would try making pancakes without the addition of chocolate. Thankfully all was still OK with the world, and like I said, they really don’t NEED the chocolate. That said, adding a few handfuls of chocolate chips to your batter would not be looked down upon by me…just sayin’. Either way, these pancakes are going to be delicious, cozy, and still good for you. Meaning your soul, your stomach and your sanity will all be happy and in harmony. Yes.
Speaking of cozy things, I have to tell you guys that I am currently living under a winter wonderland at the moment. I say under because I feel like my house has been buried in snow (I think the official amount we’ve received is close to 3 feet). The pretty white stuff has been coming down since Wednesday morning, it’s basically the perfect, “cozy winter scene” at my little barn right now, and I am loving it! A little cold, but staying warm by the oven and covering myself with blankets at my desk.
My Friday night plans include heading out to dinner with my remaining family members for my mom’s birthday. Her birthday isn’t until the 11th, but we decided to celebrate while half of her kids are still around. Sadly we will be missing my two older brothers, Creighton and Trevor, as well as my youngest brother, Red…but we’ll still have a great time! Saturday and Sunday are most likely going to be working days… unless my brother convinces me to take Saturday off and go play in all the snow…
One thing I know for sure is that both Saturday and Sunday will be started off by making banana pancakes…and continuing to watch the pretty snow fall…perfection if you ask me.
What are you guys up to?
Healthy Chai Banana Pancakes.
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 393 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 whole eggs + 2 egg whites
- 1 medium/large ripe banana
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamon
- 1/4 teaspoon all-spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- maple syrup bananas, and fresh fruit, for serving
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the eggs, egg whites, banana, oats, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cardamon, all-spice, and salt. Blend until the oatmeal is finely ground and the mixture looks like pancake batter, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. It's OK if there are small chunks.
- Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly grease the skillet with oil. Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto the center of the hot pan and gently spread the batter to form a circle. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Using a spatula, gently flip the pancake over and cook the other side for a minute, or until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve the pancakes with bananas, fresh fruit, and maple. Eat!
ps. every time I make banana pancakes I have Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes“ on repeat in my head.
these were awesome! i got 7 pancakes out of this; enough for two adults.
So happy you like them, thanks for making them!
I am confused — on the facebook video you also added one cup of flour. Is that optional?
Oh so sorry! Yes, the flour is optional! You really do not need it and I prefer the pancakes without, but I wanted to make a larger batch, so I added a little flour. Works great either way, but I love them with just the oatmeal best! So sorry for the confusion, I should have clarified!
Made them. Love them! And preordered your cookbook last night. Keep on rockin’ it, girl!
Yay! So happy about both! I hope you love the cookbook, thank you!
Awesome recipe. Making it this weekend for family brunch. How many pancakes does this yield?
I just made these this morning and they were delicious and filling. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Thanks Ashley! So happy you enjoyed these!
I made these this morning, they are very tasty and incredibly satisfying.
So happy you liked them, thank you Austin!
Why “Chai”?
Why Chai you ask is because the Spices used here are the same or similar to a chai tea or chai latte in flavour
Yummm ! Just got a blender fro christmas 🙂 I’ll make those for sure !
YAY! Hope you love them Erika!
I made these this past weekend and they were a hit with both me and my husband! I had two bananas that were in a use or lose situation, so I doubled the recipe – and I’m so glad I did.
The mixture of spices was delicious, the texture was great and they puffed up perfectly! Just a note that I added chopped walnuts to the batter for some crunch and healthy fats.
I think this will be one of my go to breakfasts from now one – thanks for another awesome recipe, Tieghan!
So happy you two liked them! Chopped walnuts sounds delish!!
Thanks for making it Brie!
I tried these this morning and they are delicious! Thx for sharing!
So happy you liked them! Thanks Janelle!
I have the same song on repeat in my head whenever I make banana pancakes!!! But it makes sense, right? 😉
Makes total sense!
OMG, these are heavenly! We threw in some dark chocolate chips, and my kids inhaled them. Thanks for this one!
Awh yay so happy you like them!
These were really good and I like the fact that everything was made in the blender. My only question is can you double it easily? There was definitely not enough for my family.
Hey Julie! Yes, you can double for sure. I do it all the time. Thank you and so happy you loved these!
Looks delicious! I think I may add some Vega Protein powder ramp up the protein :). Will these freeze for easy weekday breakfast?
So excited to try this!! I have been trying out healthy pancake recipes but this one look so yummy!
Perfect, hope you love them!