Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

Mr. Clementine loves pancakes so I came up with a recipe for something with fiber and antioxidants.

3/4 cups skim milk*

2 tablespoons white vinegar

(In a large bowl combine these two ingredients and allow to sit for 5 minutes, this gives the pancakes a bit of a buttermilk flavor without all the fat of regular buttermilk)

1 ripe mashed banana

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (for some sweetness and antioxidants)

1 tablespoon chia seeds (this is optional, but so nutritious)

Add all of the of the ingredients to the large bowl containing the milk and vinegar solution.  Mix the batter with a fork only until the batter is uniform in consistency.  Do not over mix this.  

Bring a large skillet or pan to medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking oil.  Pour some batter (you can decide how small or large you want to make your pancakes- I used 1/4 cup of batter to make one pancake) onto the pan and flip once bubbles form on the surface.  Cook for another 2-3 minutes (depending on your stove) and serve.

Because this batter already has a banana and dark chocolate chips in the batter, you do not need to use any syrup.

Enjoy!

*to make this recipe vegan friendly, use almond milk instead of skim milk