🍽 3-Ingredient Banana Pancakes
Easy breakfast kids can help make!
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup rolled oats (or 2 tbsp flour)
Optional add-ins:
🍫 chocolate chips | 🍓 diced berries | 🥄 honey drizzle
👩🍳 Kid-Friendly Steps
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Peel the banana and mash it in a bowl with a fork until smooth.
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Crack the egg into the bowl (kids can help, adults supervise!).
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Add oats and mix everything together.
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Heat a pan over medium heat and add a little butter or oil. (Adult step)
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Pour small circles of batter — pancake size works best.
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Cook for 2–3 minutes, then flip gently and cook 1 more minute.
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Stack them, drizzle with honey, add fruit, or decorate with smiley faces! 😄
🔥 Adult Needed: when using stove & flipping pancakes.
⭐ Fun Tips
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Make mini pancakes for little hands.
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Add chocolate chips inside for surprise bites.
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Use cookie cutters to make heart or dinosaur shapes.
🥞 Why Kids Love It
Sweet, soft, and only 3 ingredients — like magic pancakes!
Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or lunchbox treats.
📌 Quick Parent Notes
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Healthy, high protein, no refined sugar
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Gluten-free option when using oats
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Great first cooking recipe for young helpers
🖨 Printable Recipe Card (Copy/Paste Ready)
3-Ingredient Banana Pancakes
Servings: 6 mini pancakes | Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup oats
Instructions
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Mash banana.
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Add egg + oats, mix.
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Cook in small scoops for 2–3 min each side.
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Enjoy with fruits or honey!
Kid Tip: Make mini pancake stacks with fruit layers! 🍓
Adult Help Needed: Stove use.
