Summary
Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Ages: Baby 6m+ to Toddlers
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Makes: 8-10 small pancakes
Pancakes are the perfect food for baby led weaning. They are soft, naturally sweet and easy for baby to grab.
These banana baby pancakes only need three ingredients: oat flour, coconut milk and bananas. They are gluten free, egg free and refined sugar free. And, with only three ingredients, they are super easy to make.
Older kids will also love this recipe, so you don’t have to cook two meals. You could serve them up with yoghurt and fruit for a healthy and nutritious breakfast that takes less than 10 minutes to prepare.
Our baby banana pancakes are good for:
Oats are full of fibre and supply long lasting energy. They fill you up and keep you feeling full for longer. Some recent studies have also shown that oats may even help prevent childhood asthma.
Bananas are a creamy and delicious natural sweetener. It’s best to use a very ripe banana as the riper they are the sweeter the pancakes will be. Babies who are moving on from breast milk or baby milk have a natural affinity for sweet things, so bananas are a great first food. In addition, bananas are high in both potassium and fibre.
Coconut milk is so rich in nutrients. It mostly contains ‘healthy fats’ which are good for babies brain development. It also contains vitamins like iron and magnesium.
Ingredients
- One ripe banana
- 50 grams gluten free oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour you can blend gluten free rolled oats)
- 130 ml coconut milk
Instructions
- Mash the banana in a medium sized bowl with a fork.
- Add the oat flour and coconut milk and stir to combine. If you don’t have oat flour you can blend some gluten free rolled oats in a food processor until they reach a fine consistency.
- Spray a frying pan with cooking spray (or add a tablespoon of cooking oil).
- Take a spoonful of the batter and drop onto the pan.
- Cook on a low heat until the pancakes are golden on both sides. Serve and enjoy!
Baby banana pancakes – our step by step guide:
Mash the banana
Mash your ripe banana with a fork in a medium sized bowl until it becomes a smooth paste.
Mix in your other ingredients
Add your coconut milk and your gluten free oat flour to the mashed bananas and stir until everything is combined.
The mixture should be a thick batter.
If you don’t have oat flour you can take some gluten free rolled oats instead. Blend them as fine as you can in a food processor before adding to the mixture.
Cook the baby banana pancakes
Spray a frying pan with cooking spray.
Take a tablespoon and add a spoonful of the mixture to the frying pan.
Fry until the bottom is golden. Flip and fry the other side.
Enjoy these delicious baby banana pancakes!
Baby banana pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 banana ripe
- 50 grams oat flour gluten free
- 130 ml coconut milk
- Oil spray or cooking oil
Instructions
-
Mash the banana in a medium sized bowl with a fork.
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Add the oat flour and coconut milk and stir to combine. If you don’t have oat flour you can blend some gluten free rolled oats in a food processor until they reach a fine consistency.
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Spray a frying pan with cooking spray (or add a tablespoon of cooking oil).
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Take a spoonful of the batter and drop onto the pan.
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Cook on a low heat until the pancakes are golden on both sides. Serve and enjoy!
