Golden and crisp on the outside, and super fluffy and light on the inside. These vegan chocolate chip banana pancakes are as easy to make as they are delicious, with all the flavor of chocolate and banana. You only need 5 simple vegan ingredients, they can be made gluten free, and they take about 20 minutes to whip up! These are going to be your go-to pancake recipe. Give them a try and you'll find out why! The whole family is going to love them!
2cupregular or gluten free all purpose flourIf gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.
½cupvegan chocolate chips
Optional Ingredients
2tablespoonmaple syrup
1teaspoonvanilla
1teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes
Mash the ripe bananas and mix them with the almond milk, baking powder and optional ingredients (if using). Mix in the flour. The batter will be slightly lumpy, this is ok! Option to fold the chocolate chips into the batter now or sprinkle them onto the batter when it's in the frying pan.
Heat a skillet to medium and add a little vegan butter or spray generously with olive oil or coconut oil spray. Once the vegan butter or oil is melted and begins to bubble, scoop in 3-4 tablespoon of the batter per pancake. If you didn't already fold the chocolate chips into the batter, sprinkle them on top of the pancake batter as soon as you've scooped it into the pan.
Cook each pancake until bubbles form on the top and then flip with a spatula. They should be golden brown on each side. Top with more chocolate chips and drizzle with maple syrup before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
The key to a perfectly cooked pancake is to wait to flip it until there are bubbles showing up on the top of the pancake! Once it is bubbly, then it is time to flip!