Description
Indulge in fluffy Brown Sugar Banana Pancakes that combine the natural sweetness of ripe bananas with the richness of brown sugar. Perfectly golden and soft, these pancakes are topped with your favorite add-ins like chocolate chips, walnuts, or fresh banana slices. A delicious breakfast treat for any occasion!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 small bananas)
- 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter (plus more for greasing griddle)
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar (preferably dark brown sugar)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Butter (for serving)
- Maple syrup (for serving)
- Sliced banana (for serving)
- Walnuts (for serving)
- Chocolate chips (for serving)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, butter, egg, buttermilk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-low heat and grease with butter. Drop approximately ⅓ cup portions of the batter onto the griddle, spreading them out to form even circles. Cook until bubbles begin to form on the surface (the bubbles might be hard to see due to the thick batter). Flip the pancakes and continue cooking for another couple of minutes until cooked through. Be careful not to turn up the heat too high to ensure even cooking inside and out.
- Serve hot with butter, maple syrup, sliced banana, walnuts, and/or chocolate chips.
Notes
- You can adjust the level of sweetness by using more or less brown sugar.
- If you prefer fluffier pancakes, let the batter rest for 5 minutes before cooking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: Griddling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pancakes
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
