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Home » Breakfast » Brown Sugar Banana Pancakes

Brown Sugar Banana Pancakes

Published: Sep 13, 2020 · Modified: Aug 14, 2022 by Allison · 153 Comments

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Moist, light, and fluffy Banana Pancakes sweetened with brown sugar and flavored with vanilla. The best Banana Pancakes EVER!

Stack of three banana pancakes on a white plate.Banana Pancakes! For breakfast, lunch, and brinner, because we need all the comfort food we can get. Am I right? This delicious stack of pancakes tastes like a marriage between buttermilk pancakes and banana bread, and I am HERE FOR IT.

If you’ve tried my Banana French Toast Casserole, Banana Nut Muffins, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, or Easy Banana Bread you know that the combination of bananas and brown sugar is fantastic. These pancakes feature the flavors of brown sugar, banana, and vanilla. They taste like a warm and cozy hug piled high on a plate.

Stack of three banana pancakes on a white plate.

Banana Pancake Recipe Overview

These moist Banana Pancakes bake up fluffy but light. They come together in minutes. Here’s how to make them:

  • Combine dry ingredients: flour, baking, powder, salt.
  • Combine wet ingredients: mashed banana, melted butter, egg, buttermilk, vanilla, brown sugar.
  • Combine the wet and dry.
  • Scoop the batter onto a greased griddle. Cook, flip, cook – enjoy!

Banana pancake batter in a large white bowl.

Recipe tips

  • Buttermilk helps make these pancakes moist, tender, and fluffy. If you don’t have buttermilk you can try my Buttermilk Substitute.
  • For a stronger brown sugar flavor use dark brown sugar. Out of brown sugar? Try my Brown Sugar Substitute.
  • Use overripe bananas, as they are extra sweet and soft. You’ll need about 2 small bananas.
  • This recipe makes about 8 medium-sized pancakes. If you need more you can easily double it.
  • For a gluten free version, I have successfully swapped a 1:1 gluten free flour blend for the all purpose flour.

More banana recipes:

Banana Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
Banana Baked Oatmeal
Homemade Banana Pudding
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Banana Macadamia Nut Crumble

 

Banana pancakes on a white plate topped with sliced banana.

Recipe

Stack of three banana pancakes on a white plate.

Brown Sugar Banana Pancakes

Moist, light, and fluffy Banana Pancakes sweetened with brown sugar and flavored with vanilla. The best Banana Pancakes EVER!
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Breakfast
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 (approximately 8 pancakes total)
Calories: 347kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour*
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup mashed ripe banana, about 2 small bananas
  • 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, (plus more for greasing griddle)
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup buttermilk**
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar, (I prefer dark brown sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • To serve: , butter, maple syrup, sliced banana, walnuts, and/or chocolate chips.

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk mashed banana, butter, egg, buttermilk, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir with a rubber spatula until combined, being careful not to overmix.
  • Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-low heat and grease with butter. Drop the batter in approximately ⅓ cup portions onto the griddle, spreading out the batter to form even circles. Cook until bubbles begin to form (it might be hard to see the bubbles because the batter will be thick). Flip and continue cooking until cooked through (another couple minutes). Be careful not to turn up the heat too high, as you want the pancakes to cook slowly so that the outside doesn't cook faster than the inside. Serve hot with butter and syrup.

Notes

*To properly measure flour: fluff the flour with your measuring cup, scoop a heaping portion and level it off with the back of a knife.
**If you don't have buttermilk you can try one of these buttermilk substitutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 327IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Angelique

    June 25, 2022 at 10:16 am

    5 stars
    We make this a lot. It’s the best pancakes ever, 10/10 recommended.

    Reply
  2. Donna

    July 15, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    Can u substitute truvia for the regular sugar?

    Reply
    • Allison

      July 16, 2022 at 6:00 am

      I’m not sure, I’ve only made the recipe as written.

      Reply
  3. Debbie

    July 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    5 stars
    I doubled the recipe and baked it in the oven. Cut them into squares, rectangles, even use cookie cutters once baked. So good and so easy to clean up. Thanks for a great pancake recipe!

    Reply
    • Allison

      July 26, 2022 at 10:28 am

      You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing your experience. 🙂

      Reply
    • Deanna

      August 16, 2022 at 7:47 pm

      This sounds like a great idea. At what temperature did you bake the batter? Also, what size pan did you use.

      Reply
    • Amy

      August 22, 2022 at 12:14 pm

      What temperature oven and for how long? This sounds like a great idea.

      Reply
    • Laurie

      February 06, 2023 at 10:25 am

      What size pan did you use?

      Reply
  4. Kris

    July 19, 2022 at 10:18 am

    *so many typos 🤦🏻‍♀️. *can this batter alo be used in a waffle iron?

    Reply
    • Allison

      July 26, 2022 at 10:24 am

      Possibly, but I haven’t tried it. It would likely need to be thicker. Perhaps a little less buttermilk OR a little more flour. You’d have to play around with it. Enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Jenna

    July 22, 2022 at 6:47 am

    5 stars
    These were so delicious!!
    Even my husband who is not really a pancake lover loved these 🙂
    Will definitely be making them again.

    Reply
    • Allison

      July 26, 2022 at 10:01 am

      I’m so glad! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  6. SHAWNTE

    August 14, 2022 at 8:04 am

    5 stars
    Definitely a keeper! I didn’t have buttermilk on hand so I made a buttermilk substitute with 2% and lemon juice. I also added macadamia nuts to half the batter. Those reminded me of our trip to Maui. So delicious 😋

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 16, 2022 at 2:28 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  7. Heather

    September 05, 2022 at 8:53 am

    5 stars
    Excellent! Came out perfectly and was delicious!

    Reply
    • Allison

      September 07, 2022 at 10:10 am

      I’m so glad! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Angela P

    September 20, 2022 at 5:00 am

    5 stars
    These were the best pancakes ever! Husband wants me to add pecan chips the next time I make these. This recipe is definitely in the rotation!

    Reply
    • Allison

      September 23, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      I’m so glad! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Pamela Waters

    October 22, 2022 at 10:30 am

    5 stars
    This was a hit with my family! Very fluffy texture. Will be using again!

    Reply
    • Allison

      October 26, 2022 at 8:33 am

      That’s great to hear! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  10. Alexis

    November 13, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    5 stars
    I made these with a 1to1 gluten free flour and they were DIVINE! So tasty and I don’t even like bananas! The batter was very thick almost dough, likely because of my choice of flour but extra milk thinned it out nicely and it was perfect!

    Reply
    • Allison

      November 16, 2022 at 8:47 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂

      Reply
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