Banana Oat Pancakes

As much as I'd love to eat fluffy pancakes (IHOP springs to mind*) - and copious amounts of syrup - everyday, it would be very unhealthy! Therefore,whenever I eat pancakes, usually after a weekend bike ride, I always add a banana and oats to the basic egg, flour, milk combo.

Light and fluffy isn't really how you'd describe them. Wholesome and satisfying are better adjectives.
Recipe, photos and nutritional information is below.

Banana Oat Pancakes
Makes 8 pancakes
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Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 egg
- 80g / 3oz oats (I use old fashioned oats)
- 80g / 3oz flour
- 120ml / 4floz unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2tsp cinnamon

Method:
Blend oats in food processor to make oat flour

Add flour and cinnamon

Mash up banana, add egg and beat together

Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and add almond milk

Mix together to form a thick batter. Heat frying pan and cook for a few minutes and then flip over to cook the other side.

Serve with a dollop (45g / 3tbsp) of non-fat greek yogurt and a drizzle (10g / 1/2tbsp) of honey.

As mentioned above, the pancakes are quite dense and filling

Enjoy!
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*If you're interested in the nutritional value of IHOP pancakes, I looked at their website and noted down the following information. You can see a full list of their nutritional Information online: http://www.ihop.com/-/media/ihop/PDFs/nutritionalinformation.ashx

IHOP Original Buttermilk Pancakes (3 pancakes)
Calories                 470
Fat Calories 140
Total Fat (g) 15
Saturated Fat (g) 5
Trans Fat (g) 0.5
Cholesterol (mg) 70
Sodium (mg) 1590
Carbohydrates (g) 69
Fiber (g)         4
Sugar (g)         13
Protein (g) 13

Regular Old Fashioned Maple Pancake Syrup (1 fl oz)
Calories        110
Fat Calories 0
Total Fat (g) 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0
Trans Fat (g) 0
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Sodium (mg) 15
Carbohydrates (g) 27
Fiber (g)         0
Sugar (g)         18
Protein (g) 0

In comparison, 3 banana oat pancakes contains 303 calories, less than 5g fat, only 55mg sodium and 7.2g sugars. After a bike ride, I usually eat 3-4 pancakes which are perfect for a post-exercise meal. The batter keeps in the fridge for a day or two so I can always make one or two as a snack the following day.