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Thin Oat Pancakes with Caramelized Banana

Lacy, tender oat pancakes blended smooth with cardamom, folded around skillet-caramelized banana coins and finished with warm maple and toasted almonds.

Thin Oat Pancakes with Caramelized Banana

Ingredients

  • 2 cups160 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1¾ cups (410 ml)420 gWhole milk
  • 3 large150 gEggs
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cardamom
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking powder
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
  • 2½ medium300 gBananasliced into thin coins
  • 1½ tbsp24 gUnsalted butter
  • 3½ tbsp whole30 gAlmondssliced
  • 3 tbsp60 gMaple syrup

Steps

  1. Put the oats in a blender and blend to a fine flour.
  2. Add the milk, eggs, cardamom, vanilla, baking powder and salt to the blender and blend until very smooth and pourable; let the batter rest 10 minutes to thicken slightly.
  3. While the batter rests, toast the almonds in a dry nonstick skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until golden, then set aside.
  4. Melt one third of the butter in the skillet over medium heat, add the banana coins in a single layer and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side until caramelized; transfer to a plate.
  5. Wipe the skillet lightly, then melt a small piece of the remaining butter in it over medium heat, using a little before each pancake until the butter is used up.
  6. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet and swirl to coat thinly; cook about 1 1/2 minutes until set and lightly browned, flip, and cook 1 minute more until the center is fully set and reaches 160°F (71°C). Repeat with the remaining batter, stirring it between pancakes.
  7. Warm the maple syrup in a small cup in the hot skillet's residual heat or briefly in a small saucepan.
  8. Fold each pancake into quarters, top with the caramelized banana and toasted almonds, and drizzle with the warm maple syrup.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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