Flourless Oatmeal Banana Pancakes

Flourless Oatmeal Banana Pancakes made with only 6 ingredients! These moist, fluffy, sweet and cinnamon pancakes make a delicious healthy gluten-free breakfast and are awesome for serving kids and guests of all ages.

When I was a kid, my mom made my siblings and I pancakes, waffles, or crepes, every single weekend.

These memories are so special to me that pancakes continue to be one of my favorite breakfast recipes.

Plus, I plan to carry on the tradition if and when I have my own children.

And you guys…these banana pancakes…are completely surreal.

Packed with the familiar flavor of banana bread, moist, fluffy, and made with wholesome ingredients, they are just full of wins.

All you need to prepare this easy recipe is a blender and 6 basic ingredients.

Have you tried my Sweet Potato Oat Protein Pancakes, or Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread ?

The concept of these banana oat pancakes is very similar to those two recipes.

We are simply making flourless pancakes by turning whole oats into flour. In that sense, these healthy banana oatmeal pancakes require zero white flour and no added sugar!

Plus, we’re infusing these healthy pancakes with a whopping 3 ripe bananas! Perfect for those times you have overripe bananas sitting on your counter, waiting to be used.

One of my favorite parts about this recipe is the batter is prepared in a blender for easy prep and easy cleanup. That means no mixing the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, and no fuss.

If you don’t own a blender, feel free to mix the batter by hand in a mixing bowl. Just be sure to mash the bananas with a fork until they are nice and creamy.

My guess is you already have everything you need to make these pancakes.

Let’s discuss the simple ingredients for this healthy pancake recipe. You can find the whole ingredient list at any grocery store!

Ingredients for Flourless Oatmeal Banana Pancakes:

Quick Oats: Old-fashioned oats or Quick oats take the place of flour in this recipe. My guess is you have a stock pile on hand, and all you need is 1 cup!

You turn the oats into oat flour by blending them in a high-powered blender. You can also use rolled oats, but I find quick oats work nicely.

Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need the recipe to be gluten-free. I use sprouted gluten-free oats.

If you have your own oat flour, you may use it instead of blending oats.

Banana: Ultra ripe bananas make these pancakes naturally sweet and moist. Make sure your bananas have brown spots or streaks for the best result!

Large Eggs: Used for binding the pancakes together, the eggs make these pancakes nice and fluffy and also easy to flip and consume.

Ground Cinnamon: Bananas and cinnamon go together like white on rice. Cinnamon provides nice rich warm flavor without needing to add extra fat. It truly is a dream ingredient!

Pure Vanilla Extract: Not mandatory, but recommended. Vanilla extract always adds a nice warm flavor to anything it touches.

Baking powder and sea salt: baking powder is used for leavening and sea salt is used for flavor. Don’t skip them!

Optional Additions:

• ¼ cup chopped walnuts and/or chocolate chips. For protein pancakes, add up to 2 scoops of protein powder to the pancake batter.
• If you want to add more protein powder than that, you may consider adding some almond milk or oat milk to offset the addition of dry ingredients.
• Add one tablespoon flax seeds or hemp seeds for an infusion of omega-3 fatty acids.

Be sure to have a drizzle of pure maple syrup or honey ready for serving! I also like enjoying the pancakes with Greek yogurt for some protein and fresh berries for antioxidants.

These gluten-free banana pancakes turn out big in banana flavor and are amazing with an array of toppings.

My favorite pancake toppings are almond butter (or peanut butter) and honey or pure maple syrup, but you can also go with Strawberry Chia Seed Jam, caramelized bananas, blueberry compote, and more!

You can do as I do with pancakes and smear them with nut butter, drizzle them with pure maple syrup, fold them in half and eat them like a taco with your hands.

Now that we’ve covered the nutritious ingredients, let’s make some delicious gluten-free pancakes!

How to Make Flourless Banana Pancakes:

Add the oats to a blender or a food processor and blend until a flour forms. It is perfectly fine if the flour isn’t the same consistency as regular flour – I often leave mine slightly coarse.

Transfer the remaining ingredients (eggs, mashed banana, cinnamon, vanilla extract, baking powder and sea salt) to the blender and blend until well combined.

Heat a large non-stick skillet or electric griddle over medium-high heat and add enough coconut oil (or cooking spray or high temperature cooking oil of choice) to the skillet to generously coat the surface, about 1 to 2 tablespoons.

Measure out a ¼ cup of batter and pour batter onto the hot skillet. Cook until the sides firm up and some bubbles raise to the top, about 2 minutes.

Carefully flip and cook another 1 to 2 minutes, until pancake is cooked through and golden brown on the outside. Repeat for remaining batter.

If you notice your pancakes are getting too dark too quickly, reduce the stove top to medium heat.

Note: I use a 12 inch skillet and cook 3 pancakes at a time.

Serve these delicious healthy oatmeal banana pancakes with your choice of toppings like almond butter, regular butter, honey, blueberries, sliced banana or other fresh fruit, etc.

How to Store Pancakes:

Store pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. You can also freeze pancakes in a large zip lock bag and heat them in a toaster oven the next time the craving strikes.

This recipe makes 9 small pancakes which is enough for 2 adults (in my opinion), unless you’re also having a scramble, bacon, a frittata, etc. to go with them.

If you’re serving more than 2, consider doubling or tripling the recipe!

You’d never guess this healthy breakfast is a better-for-you option than traditional pancakes! They are so moist and reminiscent of classic banana bread.

The next time you’re craving a leveled up version of regular pancakes, whip these beauties out for your weekened breakfast.

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More Healthy Gluten-Free Pancake Recipes:

• Paleo Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
• Coconut Flour Zucchini Pancakes
• Lemon Coconut Flour Pancakes for Two
• Paleo Avocado Pancakes
• Paleo Carrot Cake Pancakes

Make you banana pancakes!

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