Fluffy Vegan Banana Pancakes
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Wondrously Fluffy Vegan Banana Pancakes, incredibly easy to make with a mashed banana and a handful of pantry staples! Made in 1 bowl.
I love having a few staple recipes for when bananas are getting too ripe. If you have brown bananas, make some pancakes! I don’t know about you, but we have a lot of banana eaters in my house. The 3 year old loves them, and my older daughter eats one practically every night before bed. So I tend to go big and buy a lot of bananas! But no matter what, there’s always a banana or two that get too ripe before we get to them.
You could go ahead and make my Easy Vegan Banana Bread, which would be an excellent choice. Or you could whip up a batch of these delicious pancakes! I kept this recipe as easy as possible, with just a handful of ingredients. They are nutritious, too, especially if you opt for whole grain flour. The recipe only calls for 2 tablespoons of oil, but you could even omit that if you want and make them oil free.
How to make them
In a medium bowl, mash 1 banana. You can use a measuring cup to make sure you have about 1/2 cup mashed banana. Now add the soy milk, oil (if using), sugar and vanilla. Whisk or stir until well combined.
Add the flour on top of the mixed wet ingredients, then sprinkle the baking powder, salt and cinnamon on top of the flour.
Stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. The batter will be lumpy, that is okay.
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Heat a large griddle or pan over medium-high heat. Drop about 1/3 cup of the batter onto the griddle. Cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1-2 minutes. Repeat with all the remaining batter.
Serve with sliced bananas, pure maple syrup and vegan butter, if desired. Enjoy!
Can you freeze them?
Yes, these pancakes freeze beautifully, just like my other pancake and waffle recipes. In fact, I almost always make a triple batch so I can freeze some.
To freeze, simply stack cooled waffles in a large ziplock bag or freezer safe container. You can put a little piece of parchment paper in between the pancakes, but I’m usually too lazy to do this. Sometimes they get a little stuck to each other once frozen, but usually they come apart just fine.
Want more vegan breakfast recipes?
- Simple Vegan Pancakes
- Vegan French Toast
- Best Ever Vegan Waffles
- Freezer Whole Grain Pancakes
- Vegan Banana Bread
Fluffy Vegan Banana Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mashed banana, | about 1 medium banana
- 1 cup soy milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour, | white, whole wheat pastry or white whole wheat
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mash the banana. Use a measuring cup to make sure you have about 1/2 cup mashed banana.
- Now add the soy milk, oil, sugar and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the flour to the wet ingredients, then sprinkle the baking powder, salt and cinnamon (if using) on top of the flour. Mix until just combined with a wooden spoon. The batter will be lumpy.
- Heat a large griddle or pan over medium-high heat. Drop about 1/3 cup of the batter onto the griddle. Cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1-2 minutes. Repeat with all the remaining batter.
- Serve with vegan butter, pure maple syrup and more sliced bananas. These pancakes freeze well, and the recipe can be easily double, tripled or quadrupled.
Notes
- May sub any non-dairy milk for the soy milk.
- May omit oil if needed, or sub more milk or mashed banana.
- For gluten free, try a gluten free mix such as Bob's Red Mill 1:1.
Nutrition
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106 Comments on “Fluffy Vegan Banana Pancakes”
Hello, I just made this. I made half portion of this and made 3 pancakes. With 55g gf flour blend and 35g almond flour. In place of sugar, I did a teaspoon of maple syrup. And lastly, I threw in 20g of chocolate chips. This was delicious. I look forward to making this again ♥️
So easy and soooo fluffy. I followed the recipe to the T (cinnamon included) and they came out perfect. Will 110% remake in the future. Thank you!!
I’m glad the pancakes turned out great and that you love them! Thanks for sharing, Ang!
Hi!!! This recipe is amazing! So tasty and fluffy! I substituted melted coconut oil for the canola and almond milk for soy – it worked like a charm. Thanks for sharing! We are not vegan but have a son with an egg allergy so we just love having recipes like this on hand
Hi Shana! I’m so glad you enjoyed the pancakes, thank you!
These turned out great! 🙂
I’m glad they turned out great for you! Thanks Heidi!
These are delicious!
So filling. I had some vegan chocolate chips that needed using. So I added them too. A real hit with the husband and toddler aswell as the anti vegan kids from next door 😂
Thank you so much
Hi Talla. I’m glad you love them, they sound delicious with the chocolate chips! Thank you for using my recipe! I appreciate you taking your time to share!
These are awesome pancakes! So delicious and fluffy 🙂
Thank you, Frances!
These are the best vegan pancakes! My new go-to recipe. So easy, love the subtle banana flavor. I added blueberries to half and pecans to the others, both delicious! I left out the sugar, as my banana was overripe and very sweet.
Glad you love the pancakes, Kathryn! Thank you!
Nora these pancakes are out of this world. Only had almond milk, but it didn’t matter. Cinnamon is otherworldly.
I only had frozen bananas. This still works. Batter was really thick, pancakes came out amazingly tender.
I whipped up a batch of strawberry syrup to go on top: half cup sugar-half-cup water-pound of frozen or fresh fruit.
Bring up to a boil and let simmer for five minutes. Mash fruit. Add two tablespoons of cornstarch with two tablespoons of water. Boil to thicken.
This is going to be my permanent pancake recipe!
Hi Jeremy. I’m so glad you love the pancakes! Thank you for sharing your comments, and your strawberry syrup!
Hi! I am curious – how many pancakes does this make?
It depends on how large you make them, but about 12-15 pancakes.