Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Banana Bread Pancakes

As a tradition we always make breakfast for dinner on Friday nights. We have found some great recipes but thanks to Pinterest (again!) I think we have found our favorite! Seriously these are the best pancakes I've ever had! They taste like bread and I love that they don't have eggs! And they're so good you could probably eat them without syrup! Enjoy!

Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Banana Bread Pancakes

(makes 12 pancakes)

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2/3 cup milk (I ended up adding probably about a cup or so more cause it was too thick- I like my mix a little runny)

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 large ripe bananas, mashed

2 tablespoons butter, melted

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Measure out the milk and add the vanilla extract to it. Whisk together the dry ingredients and add in milk and vanilla, stirring to combine. The mixture will still be dry. Add in mashed bananas and mix. Add in melted butter and stir until batter is somewhat smooth.

Heat a skillet or grilled on medium heat. Using a 1/3 cup measure, spoon batter into rounds and cook until bubbles form on top – about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for a minute or two more. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve hot with butter and syrup, or the vanilla maple glaze.

Note: if you don’t have/can’t find whole wheat pastry flour, use 1 cup of regular whole wheat and 1 cup of all purpose. Or 2 cups of all purpose.

Vanilla Maple Glaze (I didn't make this but it goes with the recipe)

1/2 cup maple syrup

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth. Pour over pancakes.