Chocolate Banana Pancakes for One

Well, “it’s been a while” seems like a bit of an understatement. Things have been busy, but somehow I always manage to squeeze in baking a few treats here and there…:) There are so many inspirational food blogs out there, with creatively crazy recipes, I just can’t resist picking up a mixing spoon. There’s just something relaxing about those wooden spoons…

Anyways, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day…pancakes, chocolate…I think you can tell where this is going. I didn’t get around to making pancakes or chocolatey treats on either of their respective holidays. I was literally itching to make something for the holidays. I mean, every excuse I get to bake, I take. Unfortunately, these holidays also fell on the kind of day where you find yourself simultaneously balancing a bowl of cereal, a curling iron and a toothbrush while looking for your report papers.

Here’s the recipe for chocolate banana whole-wheat pancakes. It makes 4 pancakes, just enough to enjoy a breakfast por un.

DO NOT skip the Nutella!

Fresh pancakes + nutella = insane chocolately warm deliciousness

Top it off with some sliced bananas and strawberries. Bon appetite!

2 tbsp water
3 tbsp quick oats

¼ cup WW flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp allspice
1/16 tsp salt

1 egg white
½ banana, mashed
2 tsp oil
¼ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

Nutella!

-In a small bowl, mix oats and water. Let sit while you prepare the recipe.

-In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients

-In a third bowl, mix together wet ingredients

-Heat frying pan

-Mix oats into wet ingredients, then wet ingredients into the dry mix

-Stir until flour clumps have disappeared

-Pour batter into four pancakes on a preheated frying pan. Wait until the pancakes are very bubbly and the edges have set before flipping

-Spread on some nutella and enjoy!