Single Serving Banana Pancakes Recipe

5 from 2 votes

This easy single serving banana pancakes recipe yields three deliciously soft and fluffy banana pancakes. It will only take about 10 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2-3 pancakes

Calories: 490kcal

In a small bowl, mash a ripe banana with a fork until nicely mashed.
Whisk in egg, buttermilk, oil, and sugar.
Whisk in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until smooth.
It’s important to preheat the pan or the griddle first, before cooking the pancakes. Preheat it over medium heat and then lower it a little bit before adding pancake batter.
Grease the pan or the griddle a little bit.
Use 1/3 cup measuring cup to make thee pancakes. (Or, you can make any size pancakes if you wish, even silver dollar pancakes will be great.)
Add the batter to the heated pan and let it cook without touching it.
Wait for the bubbles to appear all over the top, that is your indication that pancakes are ready to flip. Use a spatula to slide all the way under the pancake, lift it off, and use your wrist to quickly flip.
(It will take about 4-6 minutes for each pancake to cook. Time will slightly vary for different sized pancakes and how hot your pan it. Silver dollar pancakes cook even faster.)

Gluten Free Opti0n: you can use all purpose gluten free flour instead of regular flour. (Personally, I prefer the 1:1 baking all purpose gluten free flour either from Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur.) Please do remember that the texture will be different.
Additional Flavors: There’s definitely room for creativity with this simple recipe! Here are a few ingredients you can toss into the batter to make it your own: Nuts, like walnuts or pecans, Chocolate chips, Cinnamon (1/4-1//2 tsp should be enough), Citrus like lemon or orange zest, Pineapple chunks and coconut flakes for a tropical twist.