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BreakfastMakin Banana Pancakes
Delish banana and oats pancakes - perfect for Sunday mornings AND only 5 ingredients
Samantha CopelandIngredients
- 1 Banana
- 1/3 cup Oats
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- A dash Cinnamon
- Optional: Peanut Butter
- Optional: Blueberries
- Optional: Coconut oil for pan
Instructions
- 1Mix all ingredients together and let them sit in your bowl for a few minutes to allow the oats to soak up the ingredients
- 2Cook over low heat (this is KEY) otherwise they will fall apart or burn
- 3Top with fave toppings. Enjoy 😋🥞
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Open in Pepper →Why Overripe Bananas Are a Gift
Those spotty bananas on the counter are worth more baked than fresh — they're sweeter, softer, and turn any loaf into something almost pudding-like.
Cooks on Pepper stretch them into cakes, breads, muffins, and even lighter paleo bakes without much fuss.
It's one of the few desserts that starts with 'save the ugly bananas' and ends with the pan empty by breakfast.
Quick Tips
- 1
Bananas should be black
The uglier the peel, the sweeter the cake — freezer bananas work too.
- 2
Don't overmix
Stir just until combined — extra gluten makes banana cake gummy.
- 3
Room-temp eggs
Cold eggs seize melted butter and give you a dense crumb.
- 4
Test at the center
Banana bread's a liar — a toothpick that's clean on the edge can still be raw in the middle.
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