The 2 Ingredient Banana Egg Pancakes (10 Min, Vegetarian)
- Updated on Jul 24, 2014
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1) Mash up bananas in a large bowl
2) Whisk eggs (using a fork is just fine!) and add to banana paste
3) Fry gently in a pan on low-medium heat with a little heated oil or butter
Oh so easy!
Pancakes. Fiddly and frustrating to make, fatty to eat. Taste awesome though. Surely there must be some sort of middle ground?
What if I told you it’s possible to make pancakes from just two ingredients – bananas and eggs? ‘MADNESS!’ I hear you cry. But it’s true.
Health benefits
One banana and two eggs will knock up a brilliant breakfast for one person – and one that’s full of vitamin b6 – which is normally found in fish and meat.
It helps to stop skin rashes, fatigue and mood swings and is used with over 100 different enzymes in the body (banana benefits).
They’re also full of manganese which is used for bone production, skin integrity and for blood sugar control.
It also protects against free radicals and skin issues, and can even alleviate asthma (2).
Want more? Well on top of they even contain high amounts of fiber, potassium and protein. What are you waiting for?
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 2 egg
- ½ tsp coconut oil (or butter) for frying
Instructions
- Mash up bananas in a large bowl.1 banana
- Whisk eggs (using a fork is just fine!) and add to banana paste.2 egg
- Fry gently in a pan on low-medium heat with a little heated oil or butter.½ tsp coconut oil
- Flip halfway through cooking (about 4 mins) with a large spatula.
NOTES
* 2 tbsp of flax seeds
* 1 tbsp of coconut powder
* A small handful of hazelnuts, almonds or walnuts
* 1 tbsp of peanut butter (we LOVE that combo!)
* 1 tbsp of protein powder
* 1 tbsp of raisins
* 1 tsp of cinnamon
* 1 tsp of vanilla extract
* A few thin slices of apple or pears
* Pumpkin puree (organic) Topping ideas:
* Honey
* Maple syrup
* Cherries, strawberries
* Yogurt
* Chia seeds
* Sugar and lemon juice Tried the recipe? We’re all curious! Send us a pic via instagram by tagging @hurrythefoodup or leave a comment below. Oh, and if you’re feeling even more adventurous with your pancake journey, you need to check out our definitive collection of healthy vegan pancakes! EQUIPMENT & PRODUCT TIPS:
You’ll need a non-stick pan to make these pancakes work, that’s it. Not happy with your current one? See what you think about this pan. I recently started using coconut oil instead of butter for frying these fellas and I have to say it’s really good! If you want, give coconut oil a shot. Please note the nutritional data does not include oil or butter for frying.
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326 comments
Loved the pancakes 🙂
If you want them to be a bit more firm then soft you can add oats.
I use a small mixer thing to mix everything to batter but love the peanut butter 😀
Gonna dd that always no on.
I have tried this ,and back here again to say thanks for your delicious recipe
Coolio!! Glad you liked the pancakes 😀
Love this blog — the garbanzo-veggie pancakes have become my go-to quick dinner. But I’ve tried these pancakes so many times and 1. Even at a low temp, they tend to burn black on the outside before cooking in the middle and 2. if they aren’t burned black on the outside they look and taste like a banana omelet, which is unspeakably awful. There must be some trick I’m missing, because it’s obviously working for others.
If anyone else has had the banana omelet experience and been discouraged — don’t give up on the blog! There are some great ideas and recipes. Be sure to check out the garbanzo flour pancake recipe! It’s amazing.
Hi Wendy, first of thanks so much for the positive feedback! I’m glad to hear the chickpea pancakes work for you 😀
Dave makes them quite often too. I’m on the other hand a big banana egg pancake fan. I prep them almost daily – and I’m quite surprised you’re having trouble making them.
Do you use a gas oven? If not, you really need to be careful with the heat. With electric kitchen stoves the heat is much more difficult to regulate – really set it to low, use a lid and take some time. Other than that I find the pancake tend to turn darker more quickly using butter. Coconut oil makes a “cleaner” pancake. I promise you, they usually turn out awesome! My latest version: 1 banana, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp coconut flakes, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 0.5 tsp cardamom, peanut butter and blueberries = tasty AF!
Thanks Hauke!
Maybe the electric heat and no lid are the issues. I only have electric and don’t have a frying pan with a lid. Funny story: I only own 2 pans and hate cooking with a passion. My sister loves to cook. So I sent her a link to the banana egg pancakes. She was also surprised that they didn’t work for me, as they’d been easy and delicious when she made them. She said she’d tweaked he recipe a little to suit her. How? Well… she’d added some flour and a little baking powder, and some cinnamon and….
I don’t have a frying pan with a lid, but I’ll try these again with some foil covering it as it cooks and see if I can male it work. Thanks for the assist!
Wow, I just made those. So delish, will be making them from on only. i think even my kids may like them. I just recently start paying more att to what I eat. LOve this one. Will check what other great ideas you have for me and my picky eaters.
That’s very cool Ania, glad it was so helpful. Yeah finding stuff for the kids is never easy! I’m discovering that more and more every day. But there’s always a way 😀
I feel so sorry for all you reviewers that you think these taste like pancakes. Lol. (Don’t be all mad at me – just having a bit of fun.) Seriously though these taste like eggs with bananas. Made these last weekend up north for my kids. Good thing there was cereal as a back up. I did eat some. All was not lost though. Our little doggy happily snarfed up the rest. I agree these are healthy. Maybe they just need a different name… like, banana eggs.
Nah, these aren’t just bananas and eggs. Personally, I don’t like the taste of eggs at all. No fried eggs, no hard boiled eggs, nothing in that direction. BUT: 2 eggs mixed with 1 banana change everything! I almost make them daily and love these because they lost the egg taste 🙂
I didn’t have time to read all the comments, so someone may have asked this already, but is it possible to make these ahead of time, refrigerate, then pop in the microwave in the morning. I’m *really* not a morning person.
Hi Rachael! I’ve just had a read through all the comments (you’re right, there are hundreds!) and finally found what I was looking for. It seems you can indeed – here’s what another user wrote: “Howie and David: I made this recipe before and kept the leftovers in the fridge, well stored. The next day I warm the cakes in the microwave and put some honey or maple syrup on top and they work fine!“. So I’d say certainly give it a go. Hope that helps!
Thanks for digging through the comments for me! I made them this morning with some flax seed and peanut butter. It tasted better than I expected. I thought banana and egg mashed together might not be too great, but fortunately I was wrong. I’m following the free high protein 1 week meal planner. Does the ebook you sell come with weeks charted out like that with the weakly meal plan and the grocery list?
Glad the banana egg pancakes turned out better than expected 😀
The peanut butter and flax seed combo is a popular one at my home as well. Also thanks for giving our high protein meal plan a shot? Is it going ok so far?
For our eBook we have one meal plan that includes the grocery list. And then there are another 4 that don’t include the grocery list.
I’ve made these a bunch of times and have started playing around iwth it (adding protein powder, nuts, etc.). I wanted to reduce the amount of oil and the time spent in front of the stove, so I tried baking it a few times, but it didn’t work out (too dense, gross plastic film formed on top, stuck onto the casserole dish, tasted bad, etc.).
Has anyone tried this in a waffle iron?
Hi, I’ve just had a check through the comments and I can’t see that anybody has made them with a waffle…yet! Loads of our other pancakes have been made with waffle irons with great results, in fact many people are swearing the irons are the way to go. So I would say – there’s only one way to find out 😉 would love to hear how you get on!