Healthy Whole Grain Banana Yogurt Pancakes

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Pancakes loaded with the good stuff, whole grains, banana, yogurt and no added sugar! They are soft and flavorful and ready to be your breakfast! 

Sometimes you just want pancakes. Or is that just me? I have been really wanting to turn some of our fresh strawberries into pancake topping since they started ripening.  

But we don’t ever sit down for breakfast.  I certainly don’t have the time to make a full breakfast during the week.  On weekends it always sounds nice, but we don’t follow through.

So, I decided if I wanted to have my pancakes, it was going to have to be for dinner.  The problem is, with all of the junk food we have had around lately I was feeling guilty about having all that sugar for dinner.

A healthy twist on pancakes seemed like the only logical option.  The only sugar in these pancakes themselves comes from a banana.  

The topping the first time we made them was mostly fresh strawberries, with just enough real maple syrup to make them the right consistency.  (As you can see we also enjoy them with plain old maple syrup as well!) 

This time we added some sliced bananas and a drizzle of our homemade maple syrup. I can see a mix of peanut butter and maple syrup being delicious as well.

Add to that yogurt, whole wheat flour and oatmeal and there really isn’t much to feel guilty about.  Except the bacon.  But hey, isn’t it worth it for bacon?!

For a protein packed pancake breakfast, try oatmeal and cottage cheese blender pancakes.  There is no refined sugar in them, just nutritious goodness!

Or whip up a banana sheet pan pancake. It’s a great way to make a delicious breakfast for the family without flipping individual cakes.

You may also like making banana oat muffins. They have a similar flavor to these pancakes, but in a portable muffin form.

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Healthy Whole Grain Banana Yogurt Pancakes

Carlee

Pancakes loaded with the good stuff, whole grains, banana, yogurt and no added sugar! They are soft and flavorful and ready to be your breakfast!

5 from 6 ratings

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 8 Servings

Calories 163 kcal

Equipment

• White Whole Wheat Flour
• Swiss Diamond Nonstick Skillet with Lid – 10.25″
• Anchor Hocking 2 Quart Glass Batter Bowl With Lid

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• oil for cooking

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Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, mix together the flour, oats, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, mash banana until smooth. Stir in the egg until well mixed. Then add milk, vanilla and yogurt, stirring until combined and smooth.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat. Coat with oil (I used coconut oil, but vegetable oil would work fine).
• Once hot, spoon batter onto pan 1/4-1/3 of a cup at a time. The batter is relatively thick, but if you work quickly you can spread it into circles.
• Cook for about a minute on the first side. They are ready to flip when they begin to bubble. Flip and cook on the other side for another 2 minutes or until cooked through.

Notes

If you want to keep your pancakes warm as you finish the batch, you can place them in a 200 F degree oven until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 330mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4g

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