These gluten-free oat flour pancakes are naturally sweetened with bananas and held together with egg whites. Healthy banana bread for breakfast, anyone?
Oh, HELLO weekend breakfasting. Hi.
When I became plugged into the blogging scene a few years back, there were a few things that I learned right away that blew my mind. One - that overnight oats are a thing. Two - the magic of a crockpot. And three - that healthy pancakes exist! I was floored the first couple of times that I made nutritious versions of pancakes and that I liked them more than the “real thing”. Despite these pancakes essentially being a re-constructed version of oatmeal, they still seem like something special for the weekend - no brunch lines necessary! I used to love brunch, until my body alarm clock wakes me up before 8am stat every weekend, and waiting until 11 to eat breakfast just is not going to happen over here in the DCC kitchen.
I didn’t grow up on pancake Saturdays or anything. My first introduction to pancakes were blueberry buckwheat pancakes which I’ve forever tried to recreate and haven’t gotten the recipe down yet. I’m also a huge fan of the “Harvest Grain ‘n’ Nut” pancakes from IHOP (I’m actually a huge fan of IHOP in general…) But, ramblings aside, it’s really easy to make healthy pancakes at home that are incredibly delicious. No IHOP or white flour necessary. No making reservations for brunch necessary either (yes, so many brunch places require reservations now!!)
These pancakes use a small amount of oat flour and half a banana to create their base batter. Fold in egg whites, chopped walnuts, and a little baking soda, and then cook these just like regular pancakes. I like mine topped with some additional bananas, and a little maple syrup. And with coffee, of course.
I can’t wait to make huge batches of these and freeze them to have throughout the week. I was so thrilled with this combination, and the fact that I usually have most of these ingredients hanging around my house already! Nothing worse than using a couple of tablespoons of buttermilk in pancakes and being like “uh, now what to do with this relatively useless item”.
On a completely unrelated note, we’re apartment hunting in San Francisco this weekend! Wish us luck!
- 3 tbsp oat flour
- ½ banana, finely mashed
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp chopped walnuts
- ½ tsp baking soda
- Dash of cinnamon
- Butter or oil spray for cooking
- Thoroughly mix oat flour, banana, and egg whites until frothy/well-combined
- Fold in walnuts, baking soda, and cinnamon
- Over a large pan on medium heat, melt butter/cooking spray
- Pour ⅓ of the mixture into the pan and let cook until you see bubbles form
- Flip and continue to cook until browned and crispy
- Repeat with rest of the batter twice
- Serve topped with more bananas, walnuts, and syrup!
Thanks for stopping by! 
