Description
Banana pancake dippers deliver a playful breakfast twist that merges classic pancake comfort with handheld convenience. Morning meals gain delightful charm when golden, fluffy pancakes wrap sweet banana slices, creating a portable treat you’ll crave morning after morning.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups milk (355 ml)
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ tsps baking powder
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large ripe bananas, sliced into ½-inch rounds
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Butter or oil for cooking
- Maple syrup, chocolate sauce, or peanut butter for dipping
Instructions
- Banana Preparation: Delicately slice ripe bananas into uniform medallions, ensuring consistent thickness for even cooking.
- Batter Creation: Harmoniously blend dry ingredients in one vessel, whisking flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate container, gently combine milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Merge wet and dry mixtures, stirring until just incorporated, allowing slight textural irregularities.
- Coating and Cooking: Warm a nonstick skillet over medium heat, lightly lubricating with butter or oil. Immerse banana slices completely in pancake batter, ensuring thorough coverage. Carefully transfer batter-coated banana rounds onto heated surface.
- Browning Process: Cook each side approximately 2 minutes, watching for telltale bubble formation and golden-brown edges. Flip with precision, completing cooking until achieving a rich, caramelized exterior.
- Presentation: Plate these delectable banana pancake dippers immediately, accompanying with complementary dipping sauces like maple syrup, decadent chocolate sauce, or creamy peanut butter for an indulgent experience.
Notes
- Cut bananas uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent pancake coating.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients gently to prevent overmixing, which can create tough pancakes; some small lumps are perfectly acceptable.
- Maintain medium heat to achieve golden-brown exterior without burning the banana or pancake coating.
- Fully coat banana slices evenly in batter for a crispy, consistent pancake shell that protects the soft banana interior.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg