Quick and simple recipes will always be favored by those who just want to get in and out of the kitchen with a delicious but fast meal. When you’re following a healthy lifestyle or following a meal plan, simple recipes allow you to monitor the ingredients you’re putting into your dishes to prevent any unnecessary calories.

This simple 4 ingredient Banana Pancakes Recipe is clean, quick, easy, and can satisfy any sweet tooth, without being overly sweet. At just over 200 calories, this pancake option has great nutritional values to start your day off correctly. You get your protein and healthy fats from the eggs. Fiber and healthy carbs come from the bananas.

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I have tried a few different variations of this recipe and just could never get the consistency I was looking for. The original recipe I tried was simply just 1 or 2 eggs and 1 banana. Unfortunately, that combination was a bit too simple for my taste buds. 

I then tried a variation from a meal plan I was following. They suggested 2 eggs, 1 banana, and a dash of baking powder. The consistency of this pancake was still too “wet” for my liking. 

After a vigorous google search, I came upon Feel Good Foodies recipe that referenced adding a small amount of an ingredient that I believe I was missing; Flour! Not a lot of flour, but just enough to make the consistency more pleasing to a pancake lover. 

Combining aspects of all three recipes finally got me to the destination I was looking for. This Simple 4 ingredient Banana Pancakes Recipe actually took me by surprise. I didn’t plan on blogging about it or recording it. As I  was making this variation though, something told me to turn to turn the camera on and I’m so glad I did.  I’ve enjoyed this recipe a few times and decided to share it with you.         

Primary Ingredients

Nonstick griddle

A great nonstick stovetop griddle is key for making pancakes at home.

One Medium Ripe Banana

The most important ingredient in this recipe is an overly ripe banana. Bananas get sweeter as they ripen as their starches are broken down into sugar.

One Large Egg

Brown, White, Cage free, or not, one egg is all that is needed to bind this recipe together. 

Baking Powder

Regular or Gluten free – any baking powder on hand will do. 

Whole Wheat Flour   

Finding the best flour is key to making great tasting simple baking.

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Preparing This Recipe

Beat your eggs. 

Peel and mash banana.

Combine your baking powder and flour in a separate bowl. 

Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix well

Pour the batter onto the preheated prepared griddle. 

Cook the pancakes on one side until bubbles form, then flip.

Lessons Learned

The original recipe I tried was simply just 1 egg and 1 banana. Unfortunately, that combination was a bit too simple for my taste buds. I then tried a variation from a meal plan I was following. They suggested 2 eggs, 1 banana, and a dash o baking powder. The consistency of this pancake was just too “wet” for my liking. After viewing Feel Good Foodies recipe I combined aspects of all three recipes to get me to the consistency I was looking for.

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Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 over ripe medium banana (100g), mashed
• 1 large egg, beaten 
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1-2 Tablespoons of crushed walnuts (optional)
• 1-2 Tablespoons of sugar free maple syrup, agave, or honey (optional)

Directions

1. Mix 1 egg and 1 banana together. (Optional: add in ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract)
2. Mix in the ½ teaspoon of baking powder and 2 tablespoons of whole-wheat flour.
3. Lightly oil the griddle using a combination of spray and butter.
4. Preheat lightly oiled griddle under medium heat.
5. Pour 1/4 cup measuring cup of pancake mix onto a griddle for two small pancakes.
6. Cook 2 – 3 minutes until the top of pancakes have bubbles.
7. Flip carefully with a thin spatula.
8. Cook until brown and crisp, about 2 – 3 minutes, adding more olive oil spray and butter if needed.
9. Transfer to a plate.
10. Top with 1-2 tbsp. nuts and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.

Notes

DO NOT:

Double flip!
Flipping more than once can dry out your cakes!
Be patient and time it out appropriately

DO NOT:

Flatten them (like a pancake, HAHA). A fatter cake will actually be fluffier! Smashing it down just compresses the air. If you want a thinner pancake, spread the mixture out WIDER/thinner when applying to the griddle or pan or add more liquid.

Recipe Variations

To quickly ripen a banana, cook the peeled fruit,  on parchment paper,  on a baking sheet, in a  300 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes. 

Instead of  1 large egg, a 1/4 cup of egg substitute could be used instead.

Outfit of the Day Details:

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As Seen On TikTok

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#FitTok #mothersdayrecipe #easyrecipes #FoodTok 1 banana. 1 egg. ½ t baking powder. 2 T whole wheat flour. #cutscurvesfitness

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Simple 4 ingredient Banana Pancakes Recipe

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My BodyBuilding Boo and I like to live an 80/20 lifestyle; 80 percent of our foods are clean, healthy, whole natural foods and then we allow ourselves to indulge in processed food varieties 20 percent of the time. We like to KISS our recipes (Keep It Simple Sweetie); Easier to track, monitor, and meet our MACROS that way!

– Estee D. Ratliff