Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

Found this simple, delicious recipe on the Ellen Degeneres Show website.  It has become a part of our Friday night routine as we need a really easy recipe that the kids love after a long week of work, school, and activities.  These are so good they don't even need syrup. We usually make a double recipe as leftovers heat up nicely in the toaster or even use them as bread for sunflower butter sandwiches during the school week.  Single recipe makes about 8 medium pancakes.


Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups nondairy milk

1 cup rolled oats or quick-cook oats (original recipe called for quick-cook oats but our Vitamix blends so well we use rolled oats)

2 medium-size ripe bananas, chopped

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

In blender (we use a Vitamix), purée nondairy milk and oatmeal until smooth.  Add remainder of ingredients, purée until ingredients mixed (a few seconds more).  Allow batter to rest for 10 minutes.  Heat large pan or griddle to medium heat.  (Use nonstick spray if needed.)  Scoop 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake or to desired size. When pancakes show air bubbles over the top and bottoms are brown, flip the pancakes and cook until golden brown.  

We usually have this with a green smoothie, bowl of fruit or the kid's favorite Chunky Banana Smoothie.