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I first came up with this recipe about a year ago, after trying a Paleo recipe I found online for banana pancakes. It was all the rave then. The ingredients? Two eggs and a banana. The result? Utter failure. That sea of watery, banana-infused eggs was not pancakes. After my disappointment, I decided to take matters into my own hands and make an actual, nutritious pancake with banana. One serving, about 6 medium pancakes, boasts about 17g of protein! Let’s get started!

Ingredients
  • ½ Banana
  • ¼ of a 7 oz. container of Fage 2% Greek Yogurt
  • ¼ cup whole-wheat flour
  • A dash of baking soda
  • ¼ cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tsp of cinnamon
Recipe Ingredients

Step 01

Place the banana into a medium mixing bowl. With a potato masher or spoon, mash the banana until it is a mushy consistency. It’s alright if there are still some chunks.

MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS STEP FIRST.

mashed banana

Step 02

Add the yogurt, flour, baking soda, and eggs (not the cinnamon yet!) to the same bowl. Mix ingredients together. The batter might be a bit hard to stir due to the stickiness of the Greek yogurt. Hang in there!

ingredients in bowl

Step 03

Once you’re done mixing, add the cinnamon. Mix into the batter. This allows for a more even distribution of cinnamon in the batter.

Nice! The batter should look like the image to the right. Let the batter sit for about a minute to thicken a little.

ingredients mixed

Step 04

While the batter is sitting, take out your griddle or pan and set it to medium heat. I set my griddle to about 375 degrees (I cook bacon at the same time), but it can be set lower if you want to be careful.

heat setting

Step 05

Once your griddle/pan has warmed up, place spoonful’s of batter evenly on the surface. Due to the yogurt, the batter spreads a bit, so be careful not to place them too close. If you are using a pan, you might want to cook each pancake one-by-one. Continue cooking as you normally would a pancake: once they have risen, flip and heat on other side.

pancakes on griddle

Done!

Transfer your pancakes to a plate and allow them to cool for about a minute. Once they have cooled, it’s time to dig in!

  • Can be served with maple syrup, powdered sugar, fruit, your favorite breakfast meat, and the list goes on. Get creative and enjoy!
finished pancakes on plate