Simple and tasty! homemade banana pancakes with the ideal coconut syrup. My family adores these to the hilt! The recipe frequently has to be tripled! Finding a good, enjoyable banana pancake recipe took me a very long time. I looked for coconut syrup for a longer period of time. The absence of any coconut shavings makes this syrup fantastic. Kids will enjoy it, then!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
| Yield: | 15 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Whisk flour, 1 tablespoon white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix milk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture until incorporated.
- Beat banana in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; mix creamed banana into batter. Stir melted butter into batter. Refrigerate batter for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls into the hot oil, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Combine 1 cup white sugar, buttermilk, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; reduce heat and mix coconut extract and baking soda into the syrup. Simmer until baking soda is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 193 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 33 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 362 mg |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Hey my parents made this a couple years back I miss it right now
These are excellent, although the recipe makes WAY too much syrup. You can easily cut it in half, but you should still make it, as the tropical coconut flavor totally transforms the pancakes. The pancakes themselves are tasty but rather mild in flavor and benefit from the buttery sweetness of the syrup. Also, note that the syrup tends to separate if you let it sit for too long.
I made the pancakes as per the recipe, but used regular maple syrup instead of coconut. Next time, I’ll add some cinnamon to the pancakes to enhance the flavor, but the texture was exactly what I like in a pancake. Hubby really liked them!
These are amazing. My family LOVED them. The pancakes came out tender and melted in your mouth and the coconut syrup took us to a tropical island. Will definitely make them again!
I try to make these every single Saturday as I am obsessed and my family loves them. I make the recipe just as stated. at first the buttermilk syrup would confuse me because I knew nothing about buttermilk syrup. I had never had buttermilk syrup so the foam on top threw me off I would skim it. Now that I’ve made it several times I will add sprinkles for the kids also Yesterday I had to extremely right bananas and didn’t want to waste one so I used to and went a little bit extra on the flour and baking powder it was everything! It made this five-star recipe even better they even cooked better on the skillet. The coconut buttermilk syrup is like nothing I’ve ever tasted and I want to make these plus the syrup for my family when they come this month. Also yesterday I started making everything and realized I had no buttermilk I took a scant cup of milk and added a heaping tablespoon of lemon juice and within five minutes I had buttermilk.
Great recipe (:
Super good. I loved the syrup, I have tried a couple different recipes and this one is my favorite. Pancakes were super fluffy and had a great texture. If you like a more pronounced banana flavor I would recommend using another half or more of a banana. I just cut some up and used them to garnish to get the flavor I wanted. Overall, I will be Using this recipe any time I’m feeling pancakes!
delicious
LOVE this recipe. The syrup is a must as well. I substituted coconut milk for the buttermilk to make a coconut syrup and it is yummy! Love the tip about frying pancake in half butter and half coconut oil.
This is my family’s new favorite pancake recipe. The banana adds great flavor. I didn’t have all of the ingredients to make the syrup, so we just used maple syrup. Can’t wait to make them again and try the coconut syrup.
I made this because I wanted to use an overripe banana. The recipe was wonderful. I made it with maple syrup to sweeten instead of sugar. I also used almond milk. I didn’t make the syrup or use the coconut. I put in 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. These pancakes were delicious.
Wow these are amazing! I didn’t have any coconut extract so I used coconut flakes in the syrup and coconut oil on the griddle. It had just a little hint of coconut and it was sooo good! Next time I’ll buy some coconut extract to do it the original recipe way to see how it compares. I kind of likes having the little flakes of coconut in the texture…
I loved this recipe!! I skipped on the syrup because it was perfect for me and my 3 year old daughter. It was light and fluffy with the right amount of sweetness.
I will make this again for sure! It was delicious. Pancakes have a great banana flavor and they are moist. The coconut syrup is delicious. Be sure to make the syrup in a larger saucepan than you think you need, because when you add the soda, it increases in size and foams up. I didn’t have buttermilk on hand, so I filled 3/4 measuring cup almost full of milk and added about 1-1 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar as a substitute. Worked just fine.
I did not have coconut extract so I added a cup of shredded coconut to the sugar/buttermilk & simmered it. Turned out pretty good.
These are fantastic! They are easy to make, are fluffy and the most yummy pancakes. The syrup is also very easy to make and are the perfect pairing for the incredible pancakes. The hubby says these are his new favourite. I followed the recipe exactly, no substitutions are necessary as I can’t see how they could be improved upon
The only change I made was to add some coconut extract along with the vanilla. Delicious and fluffy! I topped mine with strawberry yogurt and a blueberry compote. Very yummy! And these pancakes will be great warmed up in a toaster for a quick breakfast!
Instant family favourite!! Banana pancake + homemade coconut syrup = perfect combination. My family felt like we were eating breakfast in Hawaii. I made a triple batch and my family of 6 gobbled them up with enough leftover for breakfast the next morning. I took the advice of another reviewer and substituted 1 (400ml) can of coconut milk for some of the milk in the pancakes. Also reduced the salt to one good sprinkling and added an extra very ripe banana (4 in total). DO NOT SKIP THE SYRUP!! It is amazing. 1 batch of the syrup was enough for my triple batch of pancakes, and I made it exactly as directed. I never have buttermilk in the house so I made my own (add 3 tbsp of vinegar to measuring up them fill to 1-1/2 cups with milk, allow 5-min to “curdle”). Word of CAUTION if using homemade buttermilk: when you add the baking soda to the syrup at the end, it causes a chemical reaction with the vinegar and rapidly expands. Syrup MUST be made in an enormous soup pot to avoid spillage/burning. Our family doesn’t like nuts but you could definitley add some crushed macadamia nuts to the pancakes for extra Hawaii-ness. Notes to myself: when using flat grill on 2 side elements with bridge, Bridge: between LO and 2; Back: right below MED. Spray with PAM (not butter) to avoid burning. Flip after 4-min, 4-5-min on other side.
We’re banana muffin lovers but wanted to try a pancake version. WOW! This is amazing!! We didn’t try the syrup but the pancakes were so good! All the kids loved them.
Used Pillsbury gluten free flour, coconut milk and did not refrigerate. Topped with sweet coconut flakes before turning. Served with blueberries. No syrup. Wonderful. Wonderful.
My kids LOVE the pancakes and coconut syrup.