Healthy Banana Oat Protein Pancakes

These Banana Oat Protein Pancakes are a great way to kickstart your day!

These healthy banana oat protein pancakes are a weekly meal in our house. We don’t actually have them for breakfast though. Every Friday night, I take whatever bananas the kids haven’t eaten and make a big batch of these pancakes.

The kids love them, and they’re far more nutritious than if I made regular buttermilk pancakes or waffles. If you have it on hand, you can give them a boost beyond the nutrients you’re getting from the oats, eggs, and bananas by throwing in a few scoops of flavorless, whey protein powder. It doesn’t make a noticeable difference to the taste or texture and makes them that much more satisfying!

Any skillet will do, though if you’re like me and cook these on the regular for a family of five, a griddle is ideal. It saves time, though, unfortunately, it doesn’t save space. The best compromise I’ve found is the GreenPan 7-in-1. Really it’s just a griddle you can fold in half that has the side benefit of being a panini and waffle maker.

Even if you don’t have an interest in its other functions, it’s worth looking at for the space-conscious cook. I can easily cook at least 8 healthy banana oat protein pancakes at once!

Toppings

You can eat them with most anything that would work well with regular pancakes. Obviously, the relative healthiness plummets if you drench your banana oat protein pancakes with a pool of maple syrup, but I won’t try to convince you that they won’t taste good.

A personal favorite that doesn’t diminish the nutrition is putting on some natural peanut butter (the kind that just has peanuts and salt in the ingredients list) and a little bit of unsweetened applesauce.

Enjoy!

The recipe is dead simple to make, and odds are you have everything you need already! Don’t be afraid to use well-browned bananas. Much like banana bread, it will only add to the flavor! Now get cooking!