Hey there! Just poppin’ in for a quick recipe.
I’ve made simple pancakes with just banana and an egg before. They’re good and functional… but sometimes they lack the flavor I seek. These babes are almost as easy. They only require 4 key ingredients, plus a few spices.
As is the sad case, I spotted a few browning bananas the other morning, which is how these babes were born. I’ve already eaten 73621 cookies so I wanted something else. I already had a quiche bakin’ for brunch so I figured why not add some pancakes? And take advantage of the griddle.
The coconut flour is high in protein and fiber and makes the pancakes rather fluffy and light. The cocoa powder adds a nice chocolatey flavor as well as some antioxidants, like selenium, and even modest amounts of iron, copper and magnesium.
Plus, just one tablespoon of cocoa powder offers 2 grams of fiber! Boo yea.
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes
These gluten free pancakes are high in protein, fiber, and flavor and are a great option for a quick breakfast!
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mash bananas in small bowl until smooth and set aside.
- In medium bowl, whisk eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Add banana mixture until well combined.
- Add in coconut flour, mix, and fold in chocolate chips. Allow batter to set and thicken for 3-5 minutes.
- In the meantime, heat griddle or pan over medium heat. When ready to cook, add 1-2 tsps of coconut oil or butter.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 223Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 5gSugar: 18gProtein: 7g
I’ll be back tomorrow with some WIAW eats. Have a great day!
Perfect. These are perfect. Everything I’ve been wanting. I’ve been getting pretty bored of my breakfasts. Top of the list they go.
I loveeeeee this recipe!!! These would be perfect for on-the-go breakfasts when I just want to snatch something and go. A peanut butter packet, these pancakes, and a naner and Im set to go! 😉
Totally! Perfect for on the go 🙂
You had me at gluten free and chocolate 🙂 The nut butter topping looks so good!
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Happy holidays Sarah!
Nut butter is just the icing on the cake! Happy holidays to you as well!
I love the banana + egg pancake and have it a lot, but these look so much more luscious and appropriate for a weekend breakfast 😀
Definitely a more indulgent form for the weekend. Or, I’ve made a few batches to keep during the week and just microwave them up!
These pancakes are hubby approved delicious!!
I couldn’t tell from how many you ate.. 😉
Yum! Thanks for sharing! Do you think I could sub pumpkin or avocado for the banana? im not a banana fan!
Hi Heather. I think you could definitely sub pumpkin or applesauce for the banana and be fine! I’ve read that avocado would work too, but I just haven’t tried that so I can’t speak to it directly. But please let me know if you try?!
I will report back my results haha!
LOVE the chocolate pb combo! And I love that you put a few big dollops of peanut butter on top of this delicious chocolate-y goodness.
Adding extra PB is the only way I eat pancakes 🙂
These would be so good before a long run!
Definitely. And after too 🙂