I’m often at my wit’s end when it comes to planning afternoon snacks for me as well as my family. This untimely hunger isn’t intense enough for proper food and typically lures us towards junk food items like chips or chocolates. Wouldn’t it be better to have something warm, fresh and nutritious instead? That’s how the idea for these healthy Banana Chocolate pancakes came to me.
Bananas are a powerhouse of nutrition. They’re rich in Vitamin B6 and also contain good amounts of Vitamin C, Manganese and Potassium. They’re good for digestion and provide energy through natural sugars. A banana a day is a must for kids and it is also used to boost energy levels before workouts.
Yellow bananas are the best to consume directly. However, raw and overripe bananas have their uses too. I like to replace potatoes with raw bananas in pav bhaji and also make tasty snacks like fritters and patties with them. Overripe bananas lend a wonderful texture to eggless cakes and are the main ingredient in my Banana Chocolate Pancakes recipe too.
Ingredients:
Bananas (overripe) – 2 no
Wheat flour – 1 cup
Cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons
Jaggery powder/ brown sugar – 3 heaped tablespoons
Baking soda – 1 teaspoon
Milk (if required) – 2-3 tablespoons
Assorted dry-fruits of your choice (chopped) – 2 tablespoons
Ghee – as required
For garnish:
Chopped dry-fruits and Chocolate Syrup
Procedure:
1. Remove the skin of the bananas and take them in a big bowl. Mash them well with your fingers, a masher or an electric blender. Make sure there are no lumps left.
2. Add all the remaining ingredients, except milk, to the bowl one by one. Whisk the mixture together well until it forms a batter with a smooth flowing consistency. Add milk only if the batter is dry or won’t spread easily.
3. Heat a flat pan or a tawa. Grease it with ghee and spread a ladleful of batter on it evenly. Any shape is good but a round one looks better anytime! Pour some ghee near the sides and let it cook.
4. Turn over the pancake when bubbles form on the top and its sides leave the pan. Keep the pan well greased at all times and cook it properly from both sides.
5. Your healthy Banana Chocolate Pancakes are ready! Garnish them with chopped dry-fruits and chocolate syrup and serve warm.
I involved my kids in the process and we had crazy fun creating this recipe. Angel mashed the bananas while A Jr crushed the dry-fruits in a mortar pestle and whisked the batter excitedly. I made the pancakes while they took charge of garnishing. Amazing team work, isn’t it?
These Banana Chocolate Pancakes have no refined sugar or refined flour and loads of dry-fruits. They’re simple and quick to make and will surely be everyone’s favourite. Do try them out and thank me later!
Thanks for the recipe. My younger one loved pancakes.Let me try your recipe over the weekend. I can imagine the taste. It must be delicious.
I was looking for some healthy sweet treat options for my girls and just read your post. Loved it and will try it soon. Thanks for always sharing wonderful recipes.
II make banana pancakes with whole wheat almost twice a week. They are totally gultfree and kids love it. I’ll make teh chocolate variant next 🙂 Cant imagine how happy they’d be
Now this is such a heathy and tasty recipe to make. Looks so delicious and easy to stir up. Thanks Varsha
Oh my gosh they look decedent. And what a healthy recepie. I had always kept kids away from pancakes for fhe simple reason that they involved refined flour. But this recipe changes everything. Thankyou for sharing
If they look like that I have to definitely tell my kids I’m making a sweet chappati or something. Otherwise they will never touch a pancake that is not have the proper colour.
I agree.. Instead of any thing junk it’s always better to prepare something hot and healthy, well it does require little bit of effort but anything good for health during this pandemic especially is always welcome
my son loves pancakes.. I can’t wait to make this recipe for my child.. instead of offering him pancakes made in restaurants this will be a great healthy option
My kids love pancakes n so I use to get the ready to use mix where we just add water… ur recipe is really good and healthy too and I’m gonna try it for my kids
Pancakes are always kids favorite and I am happy that you shared this healthy option would really love to try this!
The pancakes look so delicious. I shall definitely try out your recipe soon. I am sure my girls would love it. Thanks for sharing this.
I love pancakes but I always thought that they would be tedious to make at home and show have never tried reading recipe this definitely seems do able will try this out at home
This banana chocolate is totally decadent for me..I love both equally and that makes for an irresistible pancake. I am going to try this out soon Varsha.
I am not a pancake lover but my daughter is and she like it in all the shapes colours and flavours and sizes I will save this recipe to try it for her
Wow, this looks so delicious. I have bananas at home and I will definitely gonna try out this recipe. .
Wow thanks for sharing wheat flour eggless recipe. Will try this for sure.
Kids love pancakes. But the same version makes it boring for them. Thanks for the unique recipe.