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Breakfast for One

The Best Banana Pancakes

These banana pancakes are fluffy, tender, and full of rich banana flavor, made with simple ingredients and easy steps. Perfect for a comforting breakfast any morning.
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Yield: 8 Small Pancakes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients
  • 1 ripe banana mashed
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
For the Topping
  • Salted butter, maple syrup, and banana slices

Instructions

  • Mash the banana and mix with other wet ingredients.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients, then fold in the wet mixture until mostly smooth, leaving some small lumps. Let the batter rest briefly.
  • Heat a nonstick pan with a little butter, pour in portions of batter, and cook until golden on both sides. Serve warm.

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Notes

Avoid overmixing the batter; small lumps are fine. Letting the batter rest for 10 minutes helps produce tender pancakes.