How to make healthy flourless pancakes at home, with just 3 ingredients, no gluten, no dairy, and no refined sugar in the recipe.
3 Ingredient Flourless Pancakes
Although the idea for 3 ingredient flourless pancakes has been going around the internet for a few years, every recipe I’ve ever seen has always included an egg as one of the three ingredients.
In trying to think of something for the eggs, I listed all of my favorite egg substitutes.
Banana was especially intriguing to me because it not only could replace the egg as a binder but also would add potassium and give the pancakes some natural sweetness.
I didn’t know how it would turn out, but I was excited to experiment.
My favorite recipes are the ones where you look at the ingredients and think, “There is absolutely no way this could possibly work!”
Two examples on my blog of these types of recipes are the Avocado Smoothie Recipe or my chocolate Almond Butter Brownies.
You go into it expecting the recipe to be a big fat flop, then you’re completely shocked and thrilled when it actually turns out exactly the way the directions said it would!
These 3 ingredient flourless pancakes definitely fit into that category.
One banana, 1/2 cup oats, 3 1/2 tbsp milk of choice, and that’s all you need to make pancakes.
Who knew?!?!
Top the pancakes with maple syrup or fresh berries and Coconut Whipped Cream.
I’m sure someone will ask about a substitute for the banana: I haven’t tried anything and therefore really can’t tell you if something else will work here.
(Edit: sweet potato works!)
If anyone wants to experiment with applesauce or pumpkin or nondairy yogurt or anything else you can think of, I’d definitely love to hear the results of those experiments.
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Also be sure to try these Applesauce Muffins.
Flourless Pancakes – 3 Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (Or make these Keto Pancakes)
- 1 medium banana (90g peeled), or mashed sweet potato
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk of choice
- pinch salt, and sweetener of choice as desired
- cinnamon and chocolate chips if desired
Instructions
- *If using a liquid sweetener, cut back on the milk by the amount of sweetener you use. And if you don't have a hand blender, either double or triple the recipe for a regular blender OR use scant 1/2 cup oat flour instead of the rolled oats and mash the banana by hand.The Recipe: Grease a skillet VERY well so the pancakes won't start to stick before they're flip-able. Combine all ingredients with a hand blender, then pour ladles of batter onto the greased skillet. As soon as the pancakes are cooked enough that you can get a pancake flipper underneath without breaking the pancakes, flip and cook an additional minute. The recipe makes 6-7 small pancakes (size of the ones in the photos). If you make a larger batch, leftovers can be refrigerated or frozen.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
And the promised photos from my appearance on the Dr. Oz Show:
If interested in the recipes highlighted on the show, they can be found at the following links:
(For the chocolate spoons that were featured on the show, simply dip spoons in melted chocolate, sprinkle on desired toppings, and refrigerate or freeze until the chocolate sets.)
Apparently I really, really like talking with my hands.
Aaaaaaaaand… this is probably why I’m getting wrinkles.
#overexpressiveface😛
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I made these pancakes over the weekend for my step-son and he LOVED them. They are naturally sweet from the banana so we didn’t even need maple syrup. So easy in the food processor too. Awesome recipe, thanks!
Your link above to banana free Swedish pancakes take me to a recipe with bananas. Otherwise I love your website!
I love, love, love these! This is now my ‘go to pancake recipe’. I’ve made them quite a few times (without the salt or sweetener, not needed but my personal preference).
Just tried this! Soo good! I’m going to try making it with apple sauce instead of banana next time.
Just made these and they were pretty good! I used almond milk and added blueberries to my batter and served them with pure maple syrup. The texture reminded me of baked, soft, spongy oatmeal cookie/bar. For a healthier option, I would definitely make these again and recommend these to friends and family that are looking for a healthy alternative. I will be adding this to my recipe collection for healthy living. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this recipe! Perfect measurements and serving size! Ive tried multiple 3-ingredient banana pancakes before and they never turned out as good as these. My baby even enjoyed them plain!
I didn’t have bananas on hand when I was craving these flourless pancakes so I substituted applesauce instead – I eyeballed it and just kept putting in more spoonfuls until it got to the consistency I wanted. Cooking it was difficult, and sometimes it’d turn into mush in the fry pan (don’t worry – just reform it into a circle shape!) but in the end it was still pretty good compared to the original recipe! Now I can make these whenever!
Mmmmm! I could eat these every day! I never eat pancakes because of the calories and carbs, but these are a great alternative, without the guilt!
Excellent mix. We added an egg, some vanilla, and sweetened with a bit of honey and they turned out great. Topped with pure maple syrup and strawberries. Approved by a 10 and 3 year old as well. Thanks for the inspiration.
I used your recipe as a base and included strawberries and blackberries in my batter. This would be fantastic in the summer, maybe served chilled with yogurt. And far lighter than traditional pancakes.
Hi Katie! These look delicious! I am in college and do not have a blender in my dorm, do you think using oat flour and just mixing that really well with the banana and milk would work? Thanks so much!
These are soooo good! They taste like banana bread! I made about 4 regular sized pancakes and topped them with 1T pure maple syrup, 1T part skim ricotta, and about 5 diced strawberries. …it was perfection. Definitely making these again..I still can’t believe it was so healthy but tasted so NOT! 😉
Hello! I love all your recipes how many pancakes equal a serving ?
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I made these this morning. Used an immersion blender and added a dash of vanilla. The kids loved them! Thanks for posting!
I don’t like warm bananas, but wanted to try these. I tossed some blueberries in and those masked the warm banana taste and smell.
These. Were. Fantastic! Easy, delicious, and a perfect portion size for me.