Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

First trial of Banana Oatmeal Pancakes -- the more desirable version, original recipe found in the link below.

Second trial, batter made in the food processor.

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

Now, I haven't gone gluten-free.  I am, however, open to trying new things.  I've been following some folks on Instagram, and many of them post pictures of oatmeal pancakes, so I decided to give them a try.  The pancakes I made are loosely based on this recipe from Cookie and Kate.  Now I have made them twice.  The first time, the pancakes were very thick so I added a bit of milk.  The second time, I didn't have any lemon juice on hand, so I decided to add some acid and moisture by using plain nonfat yogurt.  Below is my version, with the yogurt.  They were good but they weren't as fluffy as the first time I made them so I will probably go with the lemon juice/milk version.  Also, the second time, I mixed the batter in the food processor which yielded a smoother batter but not a necessarily better pancake texture.

5 medium bananas, mashed
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 teaspoons honey
4 eggs
2 cups oat flour (you can either buy oat flour or grind your own from 2 cups of rolled oats in the food processor)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine bananas, butter, lemon juice and honey in a small mixing bowl.  Beat in eggs.

Whisk together oat flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.  Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredient mixture.  Stir gently to just combine and dry ingredients are thoroughly moistened.  Let batter stand 10 minutes before cooking.

You can cook the pancakes in a skillet on the stove, but I cooked mine on an electric griddle heated to 275°F  Pour batter onto pan/griddle by 1/4 cup; let cook 2 minutes or until bubbles form on the top of the pancake.  Flip and cook through, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes more.


Makes about 16 pancakes, I use 2 per serving, topped with plain yogurt and fruit.  And maybe a little honey.