Sheet Pan Pancakes

Skip the busy mornings flipping pancakes in a frying pan and try out these baked sheet pan pancakes! These pancakes are an excellent way to use up any over ripe banana’s and any over ripe fruit, preventing avoidable food waste. This pancakes are topped with blueberries but feel free to have fun and try our different combinations like strawberries, pineapple and coconut, or raspberries and a few chocolate chips

Yield: 4-5 Servings

 Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup mashed banana (about 2-3 medium sized bananas)

  • 1 cup milk

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar

  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional)

  • 3 cups whole wheat flour

  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • Toppings of your choosing: suggestions: strawberries & Bananas, tropical theme, pineapple, coconut, strawberries

Equipment:

  • Cutting board & Knife

  • Sheet pan

  • 1 large bowl

  • Mixing spatula

  • Whisk

  • Fork

  • Large plate

  • Measuring cups/ Spoons

Preheat oven to 400F.

  1. On a large plate, peel and mash 2-3 bananas, to fill a 3/4 cup measure.

  2. Place the 3/4 cup of banana into the large bowl and add the remaining wet ingredients (milk, eggs, oil, vanilla*) mix well with a whisk.

  3. Into the mixture add brown sugar and cinnamon.

  4. Once mixed, add the dry ingredients, the flour, baking powder, and salt.

  5. Stir together the batter until its uniform and no flour remains visible.

  6. Grease your baking sheet with cooking spray or a little bit of oil.

  7. Pour pancake batter onto baking sheet and spread it into an even layer with your spatula.

  8. Sprinkle with your desired toppings. Get creative!

  9. Bake for 15-18 mins until the top is spongy and a toothpick comes out clean.

  10. Cut into squares and serve as is or with a scoop of greek yogurt.

Nutritionals: For 1/8th of a tray

*Including 1/2 cup serving of blueberries per person

Calories:340Kcal

Carbohydrates: 56g

Fibre:7g

Protein:10g

Fat:11g

Net Carbs = Carbs- Fibre = 49g