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Starting the new year with these Easy Banana Oat Pancakes! Just blend up banana, oats, sweetener, leavening and a bit of almond flour and done!
These pancakes are best served fresh as they are fluffy right off the girdle. With no gluten, the fluffyness tends to reduce on cooling. Refrigerate the batter to keep for longer and make the pancakes when ready to serve! Add spices or blends of choice for flavor, add some candied fruits, chocolate chips or nuts to the batter for variation
Ingredients for Vegan Banana Oat Pancakes
- a ripe banana
- old fashioned oats
- almond flour for a bit of hold, moisture and texture. You can use other ground up nuts or seeds such as sunflower or pumpkin. Some of these will add a stronger flavor.
- tapioca starch or other starch for binding
- baking powder and lemon juice for leavening
- cinnamon or vanilla for flavor
- non dairy milk such as almond milk, soy milk, light coconut milk or oat milk
How to make Vegan Banana Oat Pancakes
Blend everything for a minute. Let sit for 5 mins, then blend again until smooth.
Cook the batter on a skillet over medium heat. Cover he pan in between to keep the moisture in and to cook the pancakes faster.
Once bubbly, Flip and cook the other side. Stack and serve with maple syrup, vegan butter, fruits or toasted nuts.
More Pancakes to try
- Chocolate Cake for 2, Chocolate Pancakes with ganache.
- Tiramisu Pancakes.
- Cinnamon streusel Pancakes
- Samoa Cookie Pancakes
- Cinnamon Swirl Cake
- Banana French Toast
Recipe Card
Vegan Banana Oat Pancakes (Gluten-free)
Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe banana
- 1 cup (81 g) old fashioned oats , certified gluten-free if needed
- 3 tbsp almond flour , (or other nut flour or pumpkin seed flour - i havent tested with these)
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch , or cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon or vanilla extract , or other spice blends of choice such as pumpkin pie spice or chai spice
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3/4 cup (177.44 ml) non dairy milk such as almond milk , soy milk, light coconut milk or oat milk
Instructions
- Add everything to a blender. Blend everything for a minute. Add a tbsp maple syrup for sweeter if you like. Let sit for 5 mins, then blend again until smooth.
- Heat a thick bottom skillet over medium heat. Grease if needed. Add a ladleful of the batter. Cook for 2 tot 3 minutes, cover the pan to help keep the moisture in and cook the pancakes faster. When the pancake batter gets bubbly, slip and cook for another 2 mins. (Cooking time varies with pans and stoves)
- Stack and serve immediately with maple syrup, vegan butter, fruits or toasted nuts.
- Variations: Add spices or blends of choice for flavor, add some candied fruits, chocolate chips or nuts to the batter for variation
Terry
We liked the flavor alot, but it seemed the pancakes were a little doughy. I think maybe if I turn the heat lower and cook longer that might work. Also hard to get all the batter out of the blender due to the blades, so maybe putting in a bowl or measuring cup before it thickens would work better. Thanks for the recipe, yummy!
Vegan Richa Support
sorry they didn’t turn out how you expected! yes, blenders can be that way – with things like hummus too. Medium heat is recommended. I love my Blendtec blender & Nutribullet for everything – you can check them out here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/veganricha/list/LTI6QY3XOMOC
Tia
Simple and delicious. Thank you for the recipe, will make again.
Kely Miclette
Hello. I ran out of lemons…. is there something I can substitute?
Richa
Lime or vinegar
Stephanie Long
Hi! I really liked this recipe! One of the best I have found. My son has multiple food allergies, including eggs, dairy, wheat and almonds. I have a question, could I substitute apple sauce for bananas? And also could I use coconut flour?
Vegan Richa Support
the bananas have a very different texture – apple sauce wouldn’t form a pancake…
Emily
My new go to pancake. So easy, so delicious. Thank you Richa!
Vegan Richa Support
glad you got to it!
Elise Geiman
I was hungry for pancakes, but I am plant based, and allergic to gluten. I had found this recipe about 5 months ago, and decided to try it yesterday. I found these very tasty, and different from other pancakes. I added the pumpkin spice to the recipe. I at my last one today, and it was even better tasting then the first day. Thank you for sharing this wonderful tasty recipe.
Vegan Richa Support
that’s great. thanks for popping in ♡
Angelina Shulman
Love this recipe!
Vegan Richa Support
thanks for popping in ♡
Yasmine
Delicious and very easy to make
Vegan Richa Support
Awesome
Sasha J
Gosh these were absolutely amazing !! Thank you as always 🙂
Vegan Richa Support
thanks for stopping by
Jennifer Weiss
Great recipe! I didn’t have banana so I used fresh kabocha squash in its place and arrowroot flour in place of tapioca. They were very fluffy!
Vegan Richa Support
good to know – thank you
Kelly
We LOVE these! Question, can I use this batter to make waffles with?
Vegan Richa Support
thanks! sure – that sounds yummy. just spray the waffle maker w oil
Aparna
Just awesome 😍😍! I have tried your gf carrot pancake too .. your recipes are a boon to all those on dietary restrictions
Richa
Thanks!!
Linda
Another winner from Richa! Five minute prep; delicious flavor.
Vegan Richa Support
well put. thank you Linda
Vee
Hi Richa!
I love your recipes and these pancakes are so yummy. I’m having trouble with the consistency of the batter. The pancakes never bubble when cooking and the batter is hard to pour/spread. I thought it might be the heat from the vitamix making the batter gummy. I use your recipe as written, tried different starches but nothing made a significant difference. Any thoughts?
Vegan Richa Support
Hi Vee! sorry to hear that they didn’t turn out. which different starches did you use? which heat level did you use?
Anh
i had the same issue, batter was quite dense, much more than other pancake recipes i’ve tried and did not bubble on the griddle, didn’t fluff up at all. i mixed in vitamix to try get it to a smooth batter. was it over blended? i don’t know. i followed the recipe exactly with the ingredients and amounts. the finished pancakes still seemed doughy instead still. i had it on medium heat.
Anna
Wow! So dang good. The flavor was wonderful and they rose beautifully.
Melissa Zarzana
I’ve made this so many times now and it turns out delicious no matter what substitution I do. These pancakes are light, fluffy, slightly sweet from the bananas. I have doubled and tripled the recipe. Instead of milk, I’ve added more oat flour or almonds and then water. I’ve also tried half sorghum flour and half oat flour. Instead of almonds or almond flour, I’ve tried sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Best of all, no oil, no sugar, gluten-free. Great versatile healthy recipe!
Vegan Richa Support
Wow such great ideas! So glad you enjoyed this!
Barb
These turned out so well … I confess I was genuinely surprised as I’m not a “great cook”. To clarify, I didn’t have the flour, tapioca or cornstarch, and still – preparation was easy, each pancake turned out “looking like a pancake” and tasted great. Even better with syrup! I can easily recommend this recipe for it’s ease in making, and either having more vegan-type meals or fiber in your diet.
Cindy Easter
This looks amazing but the maple syrop isn’t listed in the ingredients and its added in the batter in the video. I can’t wait to make this 🙂
Richa
Ah forgot that. It’s optional 1 tbsp maple syrup if you want them sweeter
Troels
Thank you! I make them every weekend, best pancakes ever! I eat them with vegan yoghurt and fruits, and it always puts a smile on my face 😍
Vegan Richa Support
That sounds delish, thanks for stopping by!
Victoria
Thank you! I love these pancakes. As I’m cooking for one, I wonder if I can refrigerate the leftover batter without affecting texture or taste. I halved the recipe once but that didn’t work as well.
Vegan Richa Support
Yes; up to two days.
Leanne
Possibly my all time favourite pancake recipe!!
Sandra
So good. Thank you!
Fiore
They taste amazing and they are very easy to make, I love them!!
Chantal
Excellent! Flavourful! J’adooore.
So easy and quick to make!
Travis
If I use your multigrain pancake mix, how much would be the right amount? 1 cup?
Richa
yes start with that much and add more if needed
Lubka Vassileva
I love all your recipes!
Belinda
Would arrowroot powder work in place of tapioca starch? And if so, how much?
Richa
yes
katy
These cooked up nicely and held together well, but the texture was a bit dense, probably because my blender isn’t powerful enough to get the oats completely smooth. I saw your above comment about substituting oat flour – what quantity would you suggest?
Richa
Same amount
Laura
Thank you! Super easy to make. The kids and I love this recipe.
Richa
awesome
Gustav
They are amazing, properly a new Sunday tradition. Pro tip: add peanut butter, who doesn’t like peanut butter and banana? Thanks for the recipe!
Maneesha
So delicious! I ate this in a non-traditional way – I spread almond butter and chia jam on the pancake, rolled it up, and ate it! Like a thick crepe! Deelish!
Tina
Any chance I can make these in a food processor? I don’t have a blender 🙁
Richa
they might be gritty, use oat flour
J.L.
This looks so amazing! Is it possible to sub regular flour in this recipe?
Richa
yes
Stephanie Zeier
Easy to make and delicious!
I added the cinnamon and the vanilla, yum!
Thankyou for the recipie!
Richa
awesome
Norman Buffong
Happy New Year, Richa! I just found your blog and homepage featuring your oat banana pancake recipe accompanied by mouth-watering photocraft. I love pancakes for any meal. Being Canadian, my pancakes usually are topped with premium Canadian maple syrup. Keep spreading the vegan message via your scrumptious recipes. 🙏✔️💥❣️
Richa
thanks
Emiko
This was another hit! I loved it.
Richa
Thanks!
Heena
Hi Richa
Your recipes are lovely specially for my son who is allergic to Dairy , wheat , soy , eggs & nuts and list goes on
Thanks for sharing it !
Can I use xanthum gum instead of starch in it ? If yes how much plz
Richa
I am so sorry about all the allergies, hope he grows out of them. Try 1/4 tsp and let me know how it worked out
Heena
Seems I missed replying you.Thanks so much will try and let you know the feedback.