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banana pancakes stacked with golden edges, drizzled with maple syrup and fresh banana slices.

Fluffy Banana Pancakes

Fluffy banana pancakes made with ripe bananas and pantry staples. Naturally sweet, golden-edged, and easy enough for weekend or weekday breakfasts.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American, Family-Style
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ripe bananas Brown-spotted, mashed
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour Spoon and level
  • 2 large eggs Room temperature
  • ¾ cup milk Whole or buttermilk
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pure

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl Large, for combining batter
  • 1 Fork For mashing bananas
  • 1 Whisk For dry mix
  • 1 Measuring cups For dry and wet ingredients
  • 1 Non-stick skillet Or griddle, for even cooking
  • 1 Spatula Flexible, for flipping pancakes

Method
 

  1. Mash ripe bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with a few chunks left.
    Mashed ripe bananas with brown spots in a white bowl on a white marble counter.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon if using.
    Flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt whisked in a bowl with a center well. Dry mix step for banana pancake batter.
  3. In another bowl, beat eggs, then stir in milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas.
  4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir just until combined.
    Wet banana pancake ingredients mixed in a large bowl with milk, eggs, and mashed banana.
  5. Heat buttered skillet over medium. Pour ¼ cup batter, cook until bubbly. Flip once and cook until golden brown on the other side.
    Banana pancake batter cooking on skillet with bubbles forming and golden edges. Homemade breakfast in progress on white stovetop.

Notes

We test everything in our cozy kitchen (with Sprout as the taste-tester!), but nutrition info is just a ballpark figure. For exact numbers; especially if someone’s counting, try using your own ingredients in a nutrition calculator you trust.