Over the Christmas period our fruit bowl was sadly neglected, resulting in a bunch of bananas looking pretty sorry for themselves and very ripe!
I'd seen these '2 ingredient pancake' recipes online and decided to give it a go. Afterall it sounded pretty healthy. And what with the New Year, I had made a promise to myself to try and be a bit healthier and actually make time for breakfasts too.
Sadly... it wasn't to be. The banana was so sugary they caught and burnt very easily, and were almost impossible to flip over. I tried varying banana to egg ratios to try and salvage the batch but to no avail. So, for us atĀ Fresh Home Cook '2 ingredient banana pancakes' aren't a winner (and those fantastic looking recipes online must be using some sort of voodoo to get them to work, as I certainly couldn't).
We still needed breakfast though! So instead, I made this cinnamon and banana drop sconeĀ alternative. I adapted my recipe fromĀ Sweet Vanilla Drop Scones,Ā these are free from processed sugar and dairy, so almost there. Just not gluten free. They're really tasty and moreish, and really easy to whip up in the morning before heading off to a busy day and work. They can also be eaten cold later on as a snack with a cup of tea.
2 Ingredient Banana Pancake Disaster
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons of self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 mashed ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl or jug (I like to use a jug as it makes for easy pouring into the pan) add the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and mix well.
- In a well in the middle of the flour, add the egg and mashed banana and whisk together thoroughly.
- If you find the mix a little thick (it should be the consistency of custard) add a splash of water.
- Heat a non stick pan on a medium heat for a few minutes until hot (If you're using non stick you can get away without oil).
- Pour around 1 tablespoon per pancake, this way you can cook 3-4 at a time.
- When bubbles start to appear on the surface they are ready to flip over, this should be around 1 minute.
- Once flipped cook for around another minute and remove from the pan, repeat until you have as many as you need or until you've used all the mix.
If you're looking for more inspiration for using up over ripe bananas here are a few other ideas from fellow bloggers:
Gooey Delicious Banana CakeĀ from Kavey Eats
Banana Bread Garnola Bars Ā from Celery and Cupcakes
Banana, Coconut and Chococlate Tray BakeĀ from Munchies and Munchkins
Vegan Banana BreadĀ from Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
Chocolate, Chai and Banana MilkshakeĀ from Munchies and Munchkins
Peanut Butter and Banana BreadĀ from Munchies and Munchkins
Frozen Banana Yoghurt Bites Ā from Eats Amazing
Healthy Banana BreadĀ from Little Sunny Kitchen
Coconut, Blueberry and Banana MuffinsĀ by From Plate To Pen
Sugar Free Banana and Blueberry MuffinsĀ from Family Friends Food
Banana, Peanut Butter and Nutella Muffins Ā from Penne For Your Thoughts
Dark Chocolate and Ginger FlapkacksĀ from Foodie Quinne
Vegan Banana CakeĀ from Fab Food 4 All
Iced Raspberry Banana Flapjacks Ā from How to Cook Good Food
Date and Banana Traybake Ā from The Hedge-Combers
Oreo Peanut Butter, Banana and Caramel Choc-IceĀ by Me š
Those look yum! An excellent rescue!
I've never tried 2-ingredient banana pancakes, but I have made 3-ingredient banana pancakes using egg, banana & ground almonds. They were pretty good but slightly prone to burning as you mention. I'm sure there's some knack to it...
I've never tried the 2 ingredient banana pancakes before, but it sounds like if you'd add a bit of flour they would turn out a bit better haha I don't know, glad I read your post before giving them a go as I've seen them a few times on Pinterest. Your recipe sounds very easy and delicious š
Looks like you brought it back to being a yummy recipe! Never mind if there are a few extra ingredients - your recipe looks delicious xx
Glad I'm not the only one that sometimes experiences cooking disasters! Glad you eventually got a tasty breakfast though! Thanks for sharing my recipe!
Your pancakes look glorious and those 2 ingedient ones are hard as I made a 3 ingredient version which took a bit of patience to crack:-)
Strange that they didn't work. I've made 2 ingredient banana & egg pancakes in the past and they turned out really nice, no voodoo involved, promise! I think I used 1 banana & 2 eggs. Anywho, these cinnamon and banana drop scones look even better, so maybe it's a good thing they didn't work out š
2 ingredient banana & egg pancakes can be a bit fiddly - I personally always add a bit of coconut or almond flour.
These look absolutely divine - will have to try your recipe out š
Your alternative sounds way tastier than two ingredient pancakes! Will have to give these a go when I next have bananas to use up.