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Pancake with a smiley face decorated using banana and strawberries with banana and honey on the side.

Eggless Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

Eggless Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes are a healthy and delicious everyday breakfast pancakes or lunch box idea made using overripe bananas for your kids, babies and toddlers.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup milk -more or less might be required
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional - for flavouring)
  • 1 ripe banana mashed
  • 2 tablespoon grated Jaggery
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Salt
  • Butter/Oil for Shallow Frying

For Garnish

  • Banana or any fruit
  • Chocolate sauce or Honey or Maple Syrup

Instructions

  • In a bowl add the banana and jaggery.
    Mashing Banana & Jaggery
  • Mash it with the helpf of a forlk, so that jaggery is almost dissolved in banana.
    Mashed Mixture of Banana and Jaggery
  • If using Egg, add it now and whisk it along with a banana.
  • Now add wheat flour, baking powder and salt and mix.
  • Slowly add the milk and make it into a semi-thick consistency batter.
    The Pancake Batter
  • Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
  • Heat a non-stick pan or a cast iron tava/griddle.
  • Add a teaspoon of batter and spread it.
  • Now pour 2-3 tablespoon of batter or as desired.
  • To make thick pancakes just pour the batter and let the batter takes its shape. A proper consistency batter will take its shape on its own.
    Thick Banana Pancake
  • If you want crepes, pour 2 tablespoons of batter and with the back of a spoon spread it in the form of a circle or like we do for dosa.
    Whole wheat Banana Crepes cooking on a pan
  • Let the pancakes or crepes cook on medium for 2-3 minutes.
    Whole Wheat Banana Crepes cooking on the top side
  • Once the top looks cooked, i.e. the batter is almost dried and the pancake leaving its edges, flip and cook on the other side.
    Whole Wheat Banana Crepes cooking on the bottom side
  • Cook it until done on both sides.

Notes

  • Eggs can be used in the batter. If using eggs, the quantity of milk may reduce.
  • Vegans can use oil instead of butter.
  • Do not shape the crepes on a very high pan/tava/griddle. It will not work and the batter will stick to the back of your pan. The pan should be medium hot.