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I’d like to introduce you to the easiest ever, super healthy Vegan Banana Oat Pancakes. I think most vegans are familiar with this style of pancake because they’re easy, delicious and just a great go to. These pancakes got me through my college years, when I first went vegan and started to cook for myself in my bare bones dorm kitchen. They require very few ingredients, and the ingredients we’re using are so healthy, it’s like you’re eating a bowl of oatmeal, but in pancake form.
The primary ingredients we’re using to make our pancakes are, yep, you guessed it, bananas and oats. That means this recipe is:
vegan
gluten free
oil free
refined sugar free
nut free
soy free
low fat
and maybe a couple of other things too! (did I miss any?)
You can actually make this recipe using just 3 ingredients, but I find way better results when I use the “additional” ingredients, which brings it to a total of only 7 ingredients still! Most banana oat pancake recipes might advise that you can blend all your ingredients together in a blender, however I find that blending your rolled oats to make oat flour first yields much better results, way less cleanup, and also less wasted batter (because no one enjoys scraping things out of their blender unit am I right?).
I recommend using rolled oats for this recipe, and the most important note I’ll include is to USE A RIPE BANANA! Using a green or unripe banana will result in a starchy and less naturally sweet pancake. Since the banana stands in as part of the “liquid” or what keeps this recipe most in lieu of oil, it’s important that it’s super duper mushy. It may not look appealing, but trust me, the browner and spottier the better. If you’re not sure if it’s ripe yet, just wait, it’ll be worth it. This is the perfect recipe to whip up if you’ve got leftover bananas about to go bad too!
In order to make them oil-free, I recommend using a good nonstick pan and cooking on medium heat (patience is key here), flipping when bubbles form on the surface. You can of course use oil to cook as well! These pancakes can also be frozen and then re-toasted when you’d like to eat them, so if you have leftovers, don’t worry.
Finally, I encourage you to get creative with these pancakes. Use this recipe as your base recipe and play around with adding things like chocolate chips, chopped nuts, berries, cacao powder to make chocolate pancakes, spices, or even matcha. The flavour combo possibilities are endless.
If bananas aren’t your thing, or you’re looking for a more high protein pancake recipe, check out this Fluffy Chickpea Flour Pancake recipe instead. If you prefer an actual bowl of oatmeal, then I recommend Vanilla Bean Matcha Oatmeal, or perhaps a smoothie?
Love & pancakes,
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BY Remy • March 15, 2019
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