Make you banana pancakes
Pretend like it’s the weekend now.
And we could pretend it all the time.
Can’t you see that it’s just raining?
There ain’t no need to go outside.
Don’t those lyrics just make you happy? It’s actually a pretty dreary day here in Orlando and every time I find myself making banana pancakes I can’t help but sing that song.
Let me let you in on a little secret, my mama made banana pancakes famous before Jack Johnson did. We grew up on this stuff… every weekend almost my mom would make pancakes and the banana pancake was her staple… she actually referred to these as “plain” and if we wanted mix ins like blueberries or chocolate or pecans we would add them to her banana pancake base.
I love how mama makes pancakes!
You know, some of my earliest food memories are weekend pancake making– with my mom and my granny. When we would go visit my granny in Alabama, all the cousins would go outside in her backyard and pick fresh blueberries for the pancakes.
Oh, those were the sweetest blueberries. And we would come in with buckets!
Because Eric and I eat mostly gluten free, I added bananas to my favorite gluten free buttermilk pancake recipe! Everybody loves this recipe and it’s even sweeter with smashed bananas. Thanks, mom.
Question: What’s your favorite childhood food memory? Have you ever made banana pancakes?
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Gluten Free Banana Pancakes
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 18 pancakes 1x
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Make you banana pancakes, pretend like it’s the weekend now… these Gluten Free Banana Pancakes are a classic go-to for a rainy (or snowy) weekend with your loves. Bonus– they are healthy too!
Ingredients
- 2 cups King Arthur Gluten Free Multi Purpose Flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups low fat buttermilk
- 3 ripe bananas, smashed
Instructions
- In large bowl whisk together sifted flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut oil, vanilla, buttermilk, and bananas.
- Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Lightly grease griddle with butter and heat over medium; may need to reduce temperature slightly as griddle warms up.
- Pour 1/3 cup pancake mix into heated griddle. Flip after crust forms on bottom of pancake and continue to cook about 3 minutes.
- Place hot pancakes in warmed oven on baking sheet while remaining pancakes are cooking.
- Serve hot, topped with salted butter, extra banana slices, and pure maple syrup.
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I made these gf banana pancakes this weekend for my boyfriend, and to use up the rest of my frozen over-ripe bananas. I have to admit, i find pancakes a real annoying thing to cook, so only do it very rarely.
I did not have buttermilk, so used whey from my yogurt making. I enjoyed the taste, but found the batter pretty thick, so had to add more whey than recipe stated.
The recipe could have been cut in half, but now i have breakfast made for the rest of the week. I hope they freeze well!
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I love freezing pancakes! Sometimes I do cut recipe in half but making extra to have on hand for a quick breakfast during the week or an easy weekend breakfast is the jam.
These look so good!!! I’m still relatively new to banana pancakes. So cool that your mom made them growing up! Love that second pic with the drizzle 🙂
These pancakes look absolutely incredible, Kristina! Moms really do make the best recipes and I love how pancakes remind you of weekend breakfasts. Lovely recipe and I can’t wait to try making these – pinning!
Awe, You’re so awesome Kelly.
Fun food memory Kristina, and now I am absolutely, positively craving your banana pancakes! Just googled the Banana Pancake song too-how had I never heard that one before?! 🙂
hahah 🙂 It was popular in high school– all the girls dreamy over Jack Johnson.
….I just ate dinner and now want pancakes. Thanks alot.
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I have that same coffee mug, but with a D. And those pancakes look amazing…so fluffy and delicious. YUM!
Don’t ya just love that mug– I use it almost every morning. Need to get another one to rotate in!
Aw, what a great story. I LOVE that song.. and I’m sure I would love these pancakes, too!
Thank ya lady!
that song always reminds me of our years in hawaii…. that feels like babillion miles from where we are now is the frozen tundra of northern new york. i’m grateful for the warm memories you invoked and these delicious pancakes. i may have to make these tomorrow morning now…
gosh– I can’t imagine how frozen it is up there! It’s high 80s here today. yuck– can we meet in the middle somehow?
Such fluffy pancakes! I like listening to that song when I make pancakes, too 🙂
THANKS!! It takes me back.