Banana pancakes

Banana Pancakes made from scratch with mashed ripe banana and buttermilk are what family breakfasts are all about! These fluffy homemade pancakes are perfect with a pat of butter and warm pure maple syrup. Don't bother using a mix when it's so easy to mix up a batch with ingredient you have on hand!

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Step 1

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and mashed banana.

Step 3

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in the nuts. Batter will be slightly lumpy.

Step 4

Heat a griddle to medium low heat and grease with butter. Cook the pancakes until they are golden brown on each side, flipping only once.

Step 5

These pancakes will burn more easily than pancakes from a mix, so be sure to have your heat set lower than what you’re used to.

Step 6

Recipe makes 12 (4-6 inch) pancakes

Step 7

The trick is to not overly mix them. If you’re a good parent and let your kids stir the batter, just be sure to make them stop mixing as soon as all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.

Step 8

The perfect ripe banana is yellow with some brown spots.

Step 9

Make sure your griddle is nice and hot before you add the batter. This will allow them to start cooking instantly. Also, I like to use a medium low temperature that is slightly cooler than the temperature I use to cook eggs. This allows the center of the pancake to cook without burning the outside.