By Plantain pancakes – These are ultimate comfort food made from plantains and a few other ingredients. They are very light and tender almost like the French crepes.
Plantain Pancakes
Plantain pancakes are an astounding choice in case you’re searching for an alternate sort of breakfast. They look and have a similar consistency to a conventional pancake. However, the taste is altogether different, and they have a characteristic pleasant smell.
Yea, I know, I’m still on the issue of plantains. If you follow this blog, you will know I posted a recipe for plantain cake/Bread just last week, and apart from that, I have tons of plantain recipes like Plantain and Egg Frittata, Baked Plantain chips, Plantain Bread, Plantain puff puff, How to cook plantains and much more.
…and here I go again this week on plantain pancakes. I stocked up the house with plantains about a week ago, so I’ve got enough plantains to make even more delicious plantain recipes.
These plantain Pancakes are perfect for breakfast
I love the delicious flavor of these Plantain pancakes. They are not just light and tender, but they have a natural sweetness in them that makes them almost irresistible plus they cook more like regular pancakes. So what’s there not to love about this recipe?
Pancakes are one of our go-to staples for breakfast because it’s very easy to prepare plus my boys love them so much. Although they are a little more addicted to the African style pancakes!
You can serve with a side of Eggs and bacon. It also makes an excellent brunch. Don’t judge me; I believe Pancakes can be eaten at any time of the day!
Notes:
- This pancake recipe is not the paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free or grain-free type of pancake.
- In this recipe, I used Flour, Milk, and Eggs. However this recipe is very versatile, you can make quite some substitutions like using Egg substitutes, replacing the regular milk with plant-based milk, or replacing the all-purpose flour with almond flour or coconut flour.
- I used overripe plantains because the riper the plantains, the sweeter it gets. Therefore, try to use at least a very ripe plantain if you don’t have the overripe ones.
Other Easy Breakfast Recipes you might want to try:”
- Skillet Potatoes
- Turkey Salad Sandwich
- Chicken and Potato Bake
- Creamy cornmeal porridge
- Easy Homemade Chicken Club Sandwich
- Breakfast Potatoes and Egg Stew
Plantain Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 Plantain large ripe or overripe
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Flour
- 1 Tbsp butter or oil
- 1/4 Tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 Tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp Milk about 2 to 4 Tbsp milk
- 1/8 Tsp Salt
Instructions
- Peel the plantain and cut them into slices or little chunks. Place the slices in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Add all the other ingredients and blend until smooth and lump free
- Heat a skillet/frying pan on a medium heat. Brush with a little bit of oil and once it becomes hot, pour the batter about a quarter cup at a time.
- Let it cook for few seconds to a minute until it begins to hold up just like the regular pancake
- Flip to the other side and cook for few more seconds
- Repeat the process with the remaining batter
- Serve with honey, maple syrup or whatever topping you prefer. Enjoy!
Notes
- Cutting up the plantain into small slices or pieces will make it really easy for the blender to blend it up
- Adding butter or oil makes the pancakes softer
- The baking powder will make it a little fluffier
- Feel free to add other spices or flavors like Cinnamon, Ginger or vanilla. Comes out really nice!
- Use a griddle (I don’t have one) or a heavy bottom pan (this is what I used) to prevent your pancakes from getting burned or sticky
- Don’t increase the heat to make them cook faster because they burn. keep an eye on them!
Nutrition
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This recipe is so delicious! You can use gluten-free flour too if you have anyone with celiac disease in your family. We were pleasantly surprised, and we will certainly be making plantain pancakes moving forward!
Thanks Chef Lola!
I’m so happy you enjoyed them, Zando😊…Thanks for sharing your experience
@Adeola@cheflolaskitchen, they are so delicious that we have made them three separate times since my last comment! We are so happy to have delicious gluten free pancakes that taste like the real thing (pancakes with wheat flour).
We found that unripe plantains also work for a more bread-like and savory pancake while the more ripe they get, the sweeter and more banana-flavored they become.
Both versions are still very good. We added some cinnamon and cardamom too for extra spices.
With gratitude, I say thank you, Chef Lola
Thank you so much for coming back to share this Zando. I’m thrilled to hear you’ve made the pancakes three more times and that you’re enjoying both the savory and sweeter versions. I love the idea of adding cinnamon and cardamom too! Thank you for your kind words and for making the recipe your own. ❤️
Wow! Thank you ma for the recipe,am a secondary school student,I will make good use of this in my food and nutrition course
Wishing you the best in your course, Anjolaoluwa. ❤️
What if someone doesn’t have a blender? Is there any other way of making the plantain pancakes
Hi favor, you cam mash the plantains with a potato masher or a fork.
It’s my first time trying plantain I just got one just to make sure I like it I had no idea how to eat it I look for different recipes I found yours I’m sure going try it.have question, instead of in blender or food processor can do mix in mixing bowl using masher to mash it up then mix with spoon or hand mixer??
Yes, Ebony you can mash it. My sincere apologies for the late response. I somehow missed your question.
Hi Lola the recipe is good and very interested easy.
Hi Lola! This recipe was amazing and easy! I think you should change the serving size to 1 since I ate all of it myself hahahaha.. Thank you!
Thank you for the suggestion, Keela. I am happy you enjoyed it.
Quite yummy. Will never throw out my black plaintains again! and so easy to make!
Please don’t!!!!! 😍😍😍
Thank you sooo much!! This recipe was simple, yet very tasty. My family has grown tired of making and eating fried plantains regularly, searched and searched for a recipe in which I could use up 6 overripe plantains. It took quite some time, but I finally came across your recipe, and I’m very glad I did. I HATE food-wastage. I tripled your recipe and used gluten-free flour and flax eggs. My family loved it so much that I tripled it once more, hence using all 6 plantains. Thanks again!!!
Glad you found this recipe helpful and thanks for coming back with this awesome feedback. ❤❤❤
Hi Lola,
I made my own pancake using Plantain flour instead with some vanilla essence while following all steps and it came out very nice and yummy.
Thanks for the feedback Omalicha, glad the recipe turned out well for you. 💕💕
The recipe looks good. Are baking powder and nutmeg necessary?
Nice and easy explanation
Thank you so much for the recipe. I tried it and it was really amazing. I added some vanilla essence in mine and it was totally delicious
So glad that you liked the recipe, Soni! Your comment is reminding me that I need to make this again soon. 🙂
Ohh thanks so much
You are welcome 🙂
I tried the recipe but added cinnamon and blueberries, it was really easy and very good 👍.
I’m glad you enjoyed it Nadine. I love the idea of cinnamon and blueberries 😊
I just made these and the were really good. I used cinnamon and nutmeg and topped with some maple syrup. Next time will have some fresh blueberries and strawberries and a sprinkle of powdered sugar
That’s really nice Helena! So glad it worked out with the sub – great idea actually!
hi Lola this recipe seem very nice on the look but am going to try it,this is actually different from the various once I have try.
thanks for the recipe going to try it on my birthday.
Hi Lola, thanks for the recipe. It inspired a lot of ideas. I am on a really restrictive diet at the moment for my thyroid (AIP). I adapted your recipe by subbing water for milk, chia seed eggs for regular eggs, coconut flour. I added shredded courgettes to give it a bit more nutrition and coconut flakes. Oh, and I mixed boiled cassava with the plantains. They were so delicious! Thanks again.
You are welcome, Jean. I’m glad you were able to adapt the recipe to suit your needs. Thanks for the feedback
These look great! I’m not super familiar with plantains, I’ve only ever seen them sliced and fried, not used as an ingredient before.
Yea, plantains can be used as an ingredient for a whole lot of recipes. Thanks for stopping by and happy New Year.
I tried it out 2 days ago that’s on the 5th of October, 2017. It came out really nice. I love it but it was a bit on the sweet side.
Hi Lolade, I’m glad you love the recipe… Plantains are naturally sweet but next time, you can use a very ripe plantain instead of an overripe plantain in order to reduce the sweetness.