BANANA OATMEAL PANCAKES _ easy + healthy breakfast meal prep

Hello , my friends .

It's Danny .

And today I'm showing you how to make banana oatmeal pancakes .

These pancakes have no added sugars are 100% gluten free and they're made in the blender .

So they're super easy .

They're super delicious and they would be a great addition to your back to school meal prep .

As a matter of fact , if you stick around to the end of the video , I'm also going to show you how I like to store these pancakes both in the refrigerator and in the freezer .

So I have them as a head start ingredient once a busy week gets a rolling .

Really ?

I think of these pancakes as a delicious nutritious bowl of oatmeal in pancake form .

So to make these pancakes , I'm gonna get everything into my blender .

Now I'm using a vitamins .

5200 .

This is a high speed blender .

This is the blender .

I use most of the time , but you could definitely get the job done in any type of blender that you have .

And if you don't have a blender , I'll explain how you could still make these pancakes in just a second .

So I've got two nice ripe bananas .

You want the bananas to be about five ounces each and the browner the better because the browner , the banana is the sweeter .

It's gonna be .

And remember we're not adding any sugar to these pancakes .

So all of the sweetness is gonna come from the natural sugars in the bananas .

Then I'm adding in one cup of egg whites .

Now I love buying my egg whites pre separated at the grocery store .

Um , it's an easy way to amp up the protein in dishes like pancakes or oatmeal or even if you wanted to make a simple egg white scramble .

Now , if you don't want to do the egg whites , you could also replace that with two whole eggs .

Or if you wanted to keep the recipe completely vegan , you could sub in two chia eggs and remember to make those chia eggs , you would just combine one tablespoon of ground up chia seeds with three tablespoons of water .

Let that sit for about five minutes until it thickens and then add it right into the blender .

Then I have my oatmeal .

I have one cup of good old fashioned rolled oats .

Now , friends , remember if you have a gluten sensitivity , you wanna make sure that your oats are labeled 100% gluten free because wild oats are gluten free by nature .

A lot of them are processed in factories that make other , um , food products that do include gluten .

So if you have a sensitivity be sure you've got that gluten free label on the container .

Then I'm adding in one half teaspoon of ground cinnamon , one teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt pop on the lid .

Let that blend , let it all come together until you have a nice thick batter like I have here .

Now , if your batter seemed a little bit thin , you could just go ahead and toss a few extra oats in , seemed a little bit thick .

You could add a little bit of water or a splash of almond milk .

And as promised for my friends who do not have a blender , you could just take all of these ingredients and mix them in a bowl starting with mashing your bananas , add everything else to the bowl .

And then when it comes to the oat meal , you want to use one third cup oat flour , which you can either make yourself or buy at the grocery store .

And this way you can still make these pancakes without the blender .

Ok ?

So once you've got the batter ready to go , it's gonna look just like mine does here .

You can think about whether or not you want to add in any stirrings .

Personally , I love chopped walnuts .

Chopped pecans are also absolutely delicious , but you could also do raisins .

You could do chocolate chips , you could do blueberries , really anything that you want to stir into your pancakes .

Now is the time here .

I've got a 12 inch non stick pan .

I've got that heating over a medium low heat .

I'll put a light coating of coconut oil in the pan so nothing sticks .

And then in , go the pancakes .

I like to make them on the medium to small side just because I find them to be a bit easier to handle this way .

What I do is I get them in the pan and once you start to see these little bubbles forming over the top , that is a good indication that it's time to flip your pancakes .

So get underneath there , flip them over , let them go another minute to two minutes until they're cooked through .

And golden brown .

If you find that your pancakes are getting too brown before they're cooking on the inside , you want to lower the heat and vice versa .

If they seem like they're cooked , but they're not getting any brown color , then you want to bring the heat up a bit , just play until you get that perfect golden brown pancake .

So once you have all your pancakes ready to go , you're gonna end up with about nine pancakes .

I consider three of these pancakes to be one serving .

Now , if I was gonna eat them right away , I might stack them up on a plate .

I would top with a few extra bananas , some walnuts and a drizzle of maple syrup .

Insanely delicious .

A lot of times what I'll do is I'll keep it a little more simple .

And I'll give them a shame of almond butter or peanut butter over the top .

That is so delicious .

And I find that it keeps me satiated for hours .

Or if I wanted to use these as a head start ingredient for the week , then what I do is I let them cool all the way down to room temperature .

And if I want to store them in my fridge , I'll transfer them into an airtight container and pop them in the fridge where they happily last for up to a week .

But if you wanted them to last even longer , then you could put them in your freezer .

In which case I would let them cool to room temperature and then lay them out in a single file on a rimmed baking sheet that I've got lined with a little parchment paper .

So nothing sticks , pop them in the freezer for an hour or so .

Just so they get a little pre freeze and then transfer them into an airtight bag .

This way , they don't end up sticking to each other .

Then when you're ready to enjoy them , you can either pop them in the microwave for a minute or two until they're nice and warm and ready to eat .

Or you could pop them right into your toaster .

Both roads lead to Rome and will get you a plate of big fat fluffy , delicious pancakes .

They're so thick and fluffy , hearty and delicious .

What I love about .

These pancakes is they really keep me satisfied and satiated for hours .

So I'm super excited for you guys to try this recipe .

It's a great recipe to get you back in the rhythm of back to school .

I would love to see your pictures when you make them , make sure you tag me on Instagram or on Facebook using the hashtag clean and delicious .

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You know who wants to make healthy eating easy .

Thank you so much for watching .

I'm Danny Spies and I'll see you back here next time .

Thank you so much for watching .

I'm Danny and I'll see you back here next time with some more clean and deliciousness .

Cheers .

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It's Danny and today I'm showing you .

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