If you like banana bread, then you'll love these vegan banana pancakes! They're lightly sweet, thick, fluffy, and filled with yummy banana flavor.
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This stack of vegan banana pancakes pretty much sums up my ideal Saturday morning. Except, well, I don’t eat 7 pancakes on my individual plate, but Jack would if I put them in front of him. Portion control aside, if you have ripe bananas hanging around, give these vegan banana pancakes a try! They’re easy to make in one bowl, and they’re thick, fluffy, and full of yummy banana flavor. I think you’re going to love them!
Vegan Banana Pancakes Ingredients
These vegan banana pancakes aren’t just delicious – they’re good for you, too! Here’s what’s in them:
- Bananas, of course! You’ll need one large or two small ripe bananas to make this recipe. The spottier, the better! There’s no added sweetener in this recipe, so you want your bananas to be nice and sweet.
- Ground flaxseed + water – They take the place of the egg that you’d find in a traditional pancake recipe, helping bind the pancake batter together.
- Extra-virgin olive oil – Or a neutral oil of your choice. You’ll add some to the batter and use more for greasing the pan.
- Cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract – For warm depth of flavor.
- Almond milk – Or another milk you like! My homemade oat milk would work well here too.
- Whole wheat pastry flour and oat flour – They pack this recipe with a whole grain punch, and they give the pancakes an amazing soft texture.
- Baking powder and baking soda – They help these vegan pancakes rise.
- And sea salt – To make all the flavors pop!
Of course, you’ll want maple syrup for serving, too!
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
Change Up These Vegan Banana Pancakes!
I love this vegan banana pancake recipe as written, but don’t hesitate to make it your own! Fold a scoop of chocolate chips or blueberries into the batter, or try a different mix of spices. A dash of cardamom or ginger would be a lovely addition here.
Have fun playing with the toppings, too. I often go for sliced bananas and classic maple syrup, but so many other toppings would also be delicious. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Slather the pancakes with peanut or almond butter.
- Dollop them with vegan yogurt and sprinkle them with homemade granola.
- Top them with fresh berries and/or toasted nuts.
Let me know what variations you try!
More Vegan Breakfast Recipes
If you love these vegan banana pancakes, try one of these plant-based breakfast recipes next:
- Vegan Banana Bread
- Vegan French Toast
- Vegan Banana Muffins
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Overnight Oats
- Steel-Cut Oatmeal
- Or any of these 30 Vegan Breakfast Recipes!
Vegan Banana Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 3 tablespoons water
- ½ cup mashed banana, about 1 large
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, more for brushing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons almond milk, more if needed
- 1½ cup whole wheat pastry flour*
- ½ cup oat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- heaping ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Maple syrup, banana slices, pecans, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flaxseed, water, and banana. Mash and stir until well combined. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Add the olive oil, vanilla, and almond milk and whisk. Add the flour and sprinkle the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt evenly over the top. Stir until all the ingredients are combined, but the batter is still a bit lumpy. The batter should be a bit thick, but if it’s too thick to scoop, stir in an additional 1 tablespoon almond milk.
- Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle to medium heat. Brush the skillet with a little olive oil and use a ⅓-cup measuring cup to pour the batter onto the pan. Use the back of the cup to gently spread the batter a little more. Cook the pancakes until bubbles appear, about 1½ minutes, then flip and cook for another 1½ minutes, or until the pancakes are golden brown. Turn the heat to low as needed so that the middles cook without burning the outsides. I usually start with medium heat and move to low heat as my pan starts to hold residual heat after each batch.
- Serve with maple syrup, sliced bananas, and pecans, if desired.
Notes
These turned out delicious! I loved the flavor. I followed the recipe as written. They definitely are a denser pancake, but I like that. I did find that they took slightly longer than 1.5 minutes per side to cook all the way through. I adjusted the heat down a little so I could leave them in the pan for longer without overcooking the outsides. Served them with vegan butter and maple syrup. Would make again!
I wish I read the comments before making this and wasting perfectly good ingredients. This is a terrible recipe. The wet to dry ratio is completely off. It could use more banana, less flour (perhaps no oat flour at all) and more nut milk. The pancakes are heavy, dense and not tasty. All these 5 star reviews makes you wonder if these are actual real people trying out the recipe or not.
Hi Tanya, I’m sorry these didn’t work out for you. Yes, we are real people. Did you use whole wheat pastry flour or regular whole wheat flour?
It’s a keeper but I agree with the other reviews, it’s too thick. Had to add a fair bit more almond milk. Next time I’ll cut the pastry flour down to 1 cup. Tasty though. Thank you.
It was delicious only after adjusting the ratio of milk to flour, by a lot. This recipe needs to be reworked.
My go to pancake recipe! Yum! I do add a touch more almond milk to thin it our a bit and my fav fruit – blueberries! A win!
I’m so glad you’ve loved it!
Love these! Used a lot more almond milk to make them not quite so dense. Went a bit heavy on the cinnamon, as always. ?
The mix was very dry so needed to add more liquid. Started with oat milk but made it too doughy so tried water and was better. I would suggest doubling the water.
Excellent but needs a lot more almond milk to not be a thick mess.
Hi! Great recipe!
What can I substitute banana? Are chocolate chips fine? Or any other fruits?
I’ve made these so many times, it’s high time I paid my five star dues. This is a great recipe! Best pancake recipe by far, before or since I’ve gone vegan. I’ve made them as written most of the time, but sometimes I’ll replace the banana with sweet potato and fry them in coconut oil instead of olive. Very glad I found this. It’s become a regular meal in my house. Today, I’m making them with strawberries and chocolate chips.
I’m so glad you’ve loved them and that they’ve been so versatile!
These look really yum, I’ll make this soon for my boyfriend!
OMG super delicious!!
Miki x
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I’m so happy I saw this. I’m finding so many
Wonderful recipes that I can use with our vegetarian lifestyle. We’re not die hard vegan, but probably somewhere in between. I appreciate the efforts of those who are willing to share the recipes they have tweaked and perfected. Cooking is so much fun when you know it’s going to taste good and be good for your body.
I hope you enjoy the recipes!
Pancakes are my favoriteee for breakfast! Nothing beats banana pancakes + some chocolate chips too.
Hello, the pancake recipe looks great!.I would like to try it but wanted to know if I can use regular WW Flour?, or it has to be Pastry flour.
Also if I can not find WW Pastry flour can I sub it with regular pastry flour?.
Thanks!
Hi Cindy, you can use half all purpose and half regular whole wheat flour to replace the lightness of whole wheat pastry flour. Hope that helps!
These pancakes were so delicious I added agave just for a little more sweeter taste
I just made these pancakes using regular whole wheat flour instead of pastry flour because that’s what I had. They were absolutely delicious, so hearty and filling. I will definitely be making them again. My only question is do you have any idea about the calories per serving?
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Tried this recipe and the harrisa shakshoka … till now every recipe is amazingly delicious ? keep the good work can’t wait to try another recipe of yours ❤️
my husband makes this for me (well, a simpler version of this) many times and it’s soooo good and filling! x
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