Hands down THE best Vegan Banana Pancakes. They are soft, fluffy, super delicious and so simple to make, from scratch, in a blender. This is an essential, keep handy in your back pocket, recipe that everyone needs for an easy, yet decadent breakfast!
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Today is dedicated to simple, made from scratch, soft, fluffy and delicious Vegan Banana Pancakes that are just the right amount of sweet, and are hands down, melt in your mouth, YUM.
I usually like all the toppings when I eat pancakes but I like to serve these quite simply. We’re talking a generous knob of vegan butter and a heavy handed drizzle of maple syrup. The banana flavour comes through really well and is enhanced by the cinnamon and hint of nutmeg. It’s almost like eating sticky, syrupy, banana bread.
As you are probably well aware, the not so perfect vegan pancake situation is all too common, especially when you add extra moistness in the form of banana. They often end up gummy and slightly damp.
My banana pancake game is strong though, and the texture of these is absolutely spot on.
We have breakfast heaven right here and once you’ve tasted a plate of this hot, banana-y, syrup soaked fluffy goodness, your ordinary, plain pancakes might well become a thing of the past.
We’re talking a maximum fluff situation. Just call me the fluff-master.
Ok, maybe not …
HOW TO MAKE VEGAN BANANA PANCAKES
SEE MY VIDEO FOR A VISUAL GUIDE. FOR INGREDIENTS & FULL INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE SEE THE RECIPE CARD AT THE END OF THIS POST
Want to know how easy it is to make my Vegan Banana Pancakes?
Well here’s how:
- Dump everything in a blender and blend it all up.
- Leave the batter to sit for 10 minutes while you preheat the pan/griddle. I am loving this little griddler gadget from Cusinart. The plates are reversible so it’s a grill and a griddle or can be half grill, half griddle. The top also lifts to accommodate paninis/sandwiches. Nothing sticks in it and the plates are dishwasher safe.
- Grease the pan/griddle. See my recipe notes regarding what works best.
- Pour the batter into rounds on the griddle/pan.
- Let cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook a bit more.
- Serve immediately with toppings of choice!
Once the batter is fresh on the griddle/pan, if you want to you can add some optional extras. Chocolate chips or blueberries work particularly well. Just poke them into the uncooked batter before flipping.
These Vegan Banana Pancakes are:
Fat, soft and fluffy
Full of yummy banana, cinnamon and nutmeg flavour
Super easy and quick to make
Hearty
Satisfying
And I think the best pancakes I have ever made!
If you want to test that theory, you might want to try my others. There have been Gingerbread Pancakes, Sweet Potato Pancakes, Spelt Pancakes, Healthy Pancakes for One and English Pancakes.
Ooops. I think I might have a slight pancake obsession….
A NOTE ON MEASURING FLOUR FOR BEST RESULTS
As always with any of my recipes involving flour, I highly recommend that you weigh it. Cup measurements are not accurate enough to get the best results.
If you do need to use cups, spoon the flour into the cup then level off the top with a knife without compacting it or shaking it down. By doing it like this you will get roughly the correct amount. If you scoop the flour up into the cup, you will end up with much more than is needed and it will affect the outcome of the recipe. Digital scales are available at most big superstores now and you can pick one up for around $10. They are a great investment and are so worth having!
I have this one:
The Best Vegan Banana Pancakes
Ingredients
- 240 ml / 1 cup unsweetened non dairy milk
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon oil of choice , or cashew butter for oil free but they won't be quite as light and fluffy
- 1 medium banana, peeled , weighing around 170 g in it's skin
- 200 g / 1½ cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour , or spelt flour (see the recipe notes re measuring the flour). If you are in the UK use plain flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda in the UK)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender . It blends up much easier if you add the liquid ingredients first, followed by the dry ingredients. If you don't have a blender you can make them by hand. I will include instructions at the end.
- Blend the ingredients until smooth. Don't over blend. turn it off as soon as everything is smooth and combined. It should take less than a minute.
- Leave the batter to rest for at least 10 minutes. It will be thick. Don't be tempted to thin it. Preheat your griddle, skillet or frying pan while it rests.
- Lightly grease the pan/griddle with a brush, then pour the batter on in rounds, about 1 ladle full per pancake or roughly ⅓ of a cup. Leave to cook until bubbles appear all over the top and begin to pop, then flip very gently.
- Allow to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until golden then remove from the pan and serve immediately.
To make by hand:
- Mash the banana really, really well until it is a puree consistency. Beat it together with the milk and oil until combined well.
- Add all of the dry ingredients to a bowl, whisk them together, then gradually pour in the milk, stirring as you go to work out the lumps. Stir until all of the flour is absorbed and the batter is smooth, then leave to rest for 10 minutes before carrying on as above.
Notes
Nutrition
M Y A Fong says
Can I make the batter and leave it overnight ? It’s too hectic in the morning to make from scratch… also would you recommend freezing the pancakes and then reheat in a toaster?
A Virtual Vegan says
I haven’t left the batter overnight so don’t know. I’m sure they’d be ok, but they might lose some of their oomph as the baking powder and soda will have been sat all night. I think they would be less fluffy and not quite as fat. If I get a chance I’ll try it but no guarantees as I’m up to my eyes in work on my cookbook still. You can make them and freeze them, then warm them through in a toaster. I did that after I first tested the recipe as I ended up with hundreds. They are fine but they do get a bit of a crust on the outside and a little drier in the middle, and aren’t as soft and fluffy as when freshly made and eaten. Still perfectly acceptable though, especially if you cover them in syrup anyway! I also kept some in the fridge for a day or two and microwaved them for 10-20 seconds to revive them. That works well. Oh and the batter works really well as waffles too if you have a waffle maker. Because they are crispier anyway they work really well from frozen in a toaster. Hope that helps!
Hayley says
Made them as soon as I saw the recipe this morning. Outstanding. Best vegan pancakes I’ve ever made!