Banana Bread Pancakes

If you’re reading this I’m guessing you love banana bread. Now, imagine those flavors transformed into a warm, fluffy stack of pancakes! These Banana Bread Pancakes are everything you love about banana bread—sweet, moist, and packed with banana flavour—combined with the soft, fluffy joy that is pancakes.

Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert!!

Admittedly, I haven’t always been the biggest banana bread fan, but these pancakes are a completely different story. They are the perfect easy one bowl recipe to whip on a slow sunday morning, after a busy weekend, served with some coffee and calm.

What Do Banana Bread Pancakes Taste Like?

These pancakes are soft, moist, and packed with banana flavor, just like a slice of warm banana bread. They have a slight caramelized sweetness from the bananas, that pairs so well with the pools of melty chocolate chips and crunch from the walnuts – but to be honest this is such a great base recipe, that you can customise any way you fancy!

Why You’ll Love These Banana Bread Pancakes

All in one – You can easily whip up these using only one bowl and a whisk, no stand mixer, no fuss, just simple good food!!

Rich Banana Flavor – These pancakes are made with real mashed bananas for the perfect balance of sweetness and moisture.

Switch it up – These are so easy to customize, feel free to add in any mixins – basically anything you can add to banana bread you can add to these.

Simple Ingredients – Made with simple everyday ingredients – you can honestly whip these up anytime!

Ingredients for Banana Bread Pancakes

These simple ingredients come together to create the most moist and delicious banana bread pancakes:

Bananas – will make the pancakes moist and rich in banana flavour.
Plain Flour – The perfect base for light, delicate pancakes.
Eggs – Bind the batter and add moisture.
Melted Butter – Adds much-needed fat, and flavour and helps achieve crispy edges.
Light Brown Sugar – Sweetens the pancakes while helping maintain their softness.
Milk – Thins out the batter for a smooth, pourable consistency.
Salt – Enhances and balances the flavors.
Vanilla Extract – Adds depth and a subtle vanilla aroma.
Chocolate chips – will create pools of melted chocolate in the pancakes.
Chopped Walnuts – to add some texture and crunch!

How to Make Banana Bread Pancakes – Step by Step

Follow these simple steps to make perfect banana bread pancakes every time:

In a large bowl mash the bananas with a fork or whisk till mostly smooth
Crack in the eggs and whisk well till fully combined
Then pour in the milk, oil and vanilla extract and whisk well
Next, mix the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder and mix well. Until there are no streaks of flour
Finally, add in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts and give it one final mix
Heat a pancake pan or any good non-stick pan on low heat
Pour in a ¼ cup of the pancake batter at a time, allow to cook until bubbles appear on the surface and start to pop, then flip.
Cook for 1-2 min on either side until fully cooked and golden brown.
Serve with butter, whipped cream, syrup and some fresh sliced bananas and enjoy!

Tips and Tricks for the Best Banana Bread Pancakes

Use a non-stick pan – This ensures even cooking and easy flipping.
Let the batter rest – Allowing the batter to sit for 10 minutes results in fluffier pancakes.
Use ripe bananas – The riper, the better! Overripe bananas add natural sweetness and moisture.
Don’t overmix the batter – Overmixing can make the pancakes dense instead of fluffy.
Customize to your liking – Add fresh berries, almonds, nutella or even a drizzle of honey for extra flavour!