banana pancake recipe with step by step photos – quick, easy and tasty eggless banana pancakes made with over ripe bananas, whole wheat flour and jaggery.
one of the sweet pancakes liked by us are these healthy banana pancakes. i make them similar to the punjabi puda or whole wheat pancakes. these are soft and light pancakes and tastes really good. you can make them for breakfast or as a snack or even pack them in your kid’s tiffin box as they stay soft even after cooling. you can also check these similar recipes of:
- eggless pancake (made with whole wheat flour)
- eggless waffle
- adai dosa
- pesarattu recipe
- besan ka chilla
- scallion pancakes
there is not much work to do to make these healthy pancakes and hence they can be made in a jiffy. all you need are some ripe bananas, whole wheat flour (chapati atta) and jaggery/sugar. even over ripe bananas work very well.
i flavor the pancakes with some fennel seeds. but you can add your choice of flavoring ingredients like cinnamon powder or vanilla extract or cardamom powder.
in the pancakes you can add baking soda. i have not added baking soda as there is no need, since the pancakes are light and soft. if you are on a sugar free diet, you can skip adding jaggery and just make the pancakes with bananas.
serve these banana pancakes plain or you can drizzle some maple syrup or caramel syrup. you can also drizzle some honey if you want, but pour honey on lukewarm pancakes and not on the hot ones.
Banana Pancakes
INGREDIENTS
- 3 medium over ripe or ripe bananas or 285 grams ripe bananas
- 1 cup whole wheat flour or 120 grams
- ½ teaspoon crushed fennel or whole fennel seed
- 3 tablespoons jaggery powder or add as required
- ¾ cup water or add as required
- oil as required
INSTRUCTIONS
making banana pancake batter
- peel 3 medium to large bananas (285 grams) and place them in a mixing bowl or pan.
- slice them first and then mash with a masher. for over ripe bananas, you can directly mash with a veggie masher.
- now add 3 tablespoons jaggery powder. you can add the amount of jaggery as per the sweetness of the bananas.
- add more or less as required. you can also add sugar instead of jaggery. mix very well.
- then add 1 cup whole wheat flour (atta) and 1/2 teaspoon lightly crushed fennel seeds. you can also add whole fennel seeds.
- add water in parts.
- then begin to mix it with the flour. overall i added 3/4 cup of water. depending on the quality of whole wheat flour you can add more or less water.
- mix very well and make a smooth batter without lumps. the batter has to be like a dosa batter and have a medium consistency.
making banana pancakes
- now heat a pan. spread a bit of oil on the pan. you can use non stick or a cast iron pan.
- i use non stick pans for these pancakes as they are easier to handle on a non stick pan. instead of oil you can also use ghee or butter.
- keep the flame to a low. pour a spoonful of the batter on the pan and then gently spread it. do not spread too much. just make small pancakes.
- cook the pancake on a low flame.
- drizzle some oil on the sides and top.
- when the base gets golden and slightly crisp, turn over the banana pancake.
- cook this second side till it gets golden. if you want you can flip and cook once or twice.
- remove and stack them up in a warm casserole.
- drizzle with maple syrup and serve banana pancakes hot or warm.
- if using honey, then drizzle it on pancakes, when they have become lukewarm or cooled down.
NOTES
- amount of jaggery can be added as per the sweetness in the bananas. add more or less.
- recipe can be doubled.
- your choice of flavorings like cardamom powder, cinnamon powder or vanilla extract can be used.
NUTRITION INFO (approximate values)
how to make banana pancake recipe
1. peel 3 medium to large bananas (285 grams) and place them in a mixing bowl or pan.
2. slice them first and then mash with a masher. for overripe bananas, you can directly mash with a veggie masher.
3. now add 3 tablespoons jaggery powder. you can add the amount of jaggery as per the sweetness of the bananas. add more or less as required. you can also add sugar instead of jaggery. palm jaggery and coconut sugar can also be added instead.
4. mix very well.
5. then add 1 cup whole wheat flour (atta) and ½ teaspoon lightly crushed fennel seeds. you can also add whole fennel seeds.
6. add water in parts.
7. then begin to mix it with the flour. overall i added ¾ cup of water. depending on the quality of whole wheat flour you can add more or less water.
8. mix very well and make a smooth batter without lumps. the batter has to be like a dosa batter and have a medium consistency.
making banana pancakes
9. now heat a pan. spread a bit of oil on the pan. you can use non stick or a cast iron pan. i use non stick pans for these pancakes as they are easier to handle on a non stick pan. instead of oil you can also use ghee or butter.
10. keep the flame to a low. pour a spoonful of the batter on the pan and then gently spread it. do not spread too much. just make small pancakes.
11. cook the banana pancake on a low flame.
12. drizzle some oil on the sides and top.
13. when the base gets golden and slightly crisp, turn over the banana pancake.
14. cook this second side till it gets golden. if you want you can flip and cook once or twice. remove the banana pancake and stack them up in a warm casserole.
15. drizzle with maple syrup and serve eggless banana pancakes hot or warm. if using honey, then drizzle it on pancakes, when they have become lukewarm or cooled down. reason is that one should never heat the honey as it becomes toxic.
Hi, prepared these pancakes, very delicious. As we are going gluten free these days, replaced wheat flour with oats flour n milk instead of water. Turned out yummy n healthy.
Thanks for the recipe.
Welcome LOPAMUDRA. Thanks for sharing this variation. I will also give a try. Nice to know that pancake with oats flour can also be made with this recipe.
Hey……it’s very good recipe for my son. He likes any sweet breakfast in his tiffin so I think this recipe is very healthy coz of banana n aatta n gudh ????????
Thanks Kanchan. Yes its a healthy recipe and I hope your son will like it.
Hi there, u must be some kind of cooking Goddess that people like us turn to. I m trying this today. I have tried ur other recipes n have totally passed with golden stars. could u post chocolate pancake recipe n crepes recipes. thanks .
Welcome Jacqueline. Thanks for your kind words and positive feedback on recipes. I will try to post chocolate pancake recipe soon.
Loved this! I used toned milk instead of water and added some cardamom and small coconut pieces. It was absolutely delicious! Thanks again.
thanks for this feedback too ramya. of course milk can be added in pancake batter and i am sure with the cardamom powder and coconut pieces in it, these eggless banana pancakes must have been awesome.
So easy, quick & healthy! I was really looking for something to pack in my son’s lunch box. He’s quite choosy so I hope he likes it. If yes, it will be a very good option to give frequently and in rotation. Thanks!
thanks sweta. i hope your son likes it. kids can be very fussy at times. you can rotate it or give once a week. you can add flavorings like cardamom powder or cinnamon powder or vanilla.
Hey,
Is it possible to make waffles with the same batter?
the waffles can stick with this batter as more bananas are added. you can reduce the number of bananas and then make the waffles.
Delicious recipe . Thank you for posting
welcome seema and thanks for positive feedback 🙂
I love your recipes 🙂
Can’t wait to try this one , can you please tell me how much sugar should we add ?
thanks rakhi 🙂 add 2 to 3 tablespoons. addition of sugar depends on the sweetness of bananas. overripe bananas will be more sweet than ripe bananas. so if using ripe bananas then you can even add 4 tablespoons.
sure.. thank u so much?
welcome avish 🙂
Thank u so much for taking note of my request for the pancake recipe!
welcome shalu 🙂
Mam I love ur recipies. I have prepared this banana pan cake. But it was sticking to pan and completely got spoiled. Pls help
which pan you used. the pan has to be seasoned well and have a thick base. by seasoning it means, that the same pan has been used before to make pancakes, crepes and dosas. if rotis or chapatis are made in the same pan, then the pancakes will stick.
Thank u so much.. can u please share some sweet recipes such as.. chena poda and khasta gaja??☺
welcome avish have taken your request for chena poda and khasta gaja on our file. please allow us some time to post the same.
can i use milk instead of water?
yes you can use milk.
very interesting food item
thank you rajendra 🙂
HI Dassana,
Following your website daily now. Could you post a Granola Bar recipe?
Thank you.
thank you for positive feedback, have taken request for granola bar recipe on our file. please allow us some time to post the same.