Healthy Pancakes With Spinach

Trying to get veggies in especially in the mornings is not easy. This healthy pancakes recipe combines fruit, a vegetable and some carbohydrates to start your family's day off to a great start. They taste pretty good, is made in minutes, and it's perfect for little fingers too.

Mornings are often rushed, and it's easy to grab cereal or something quick, but if you can spare just a few extra minutes, this is a great nutritious choice! These spinach pancakes are also perfect for babies trying to learn to eat solids. The batter is not very dense like traditional pancakes. This is also one of my favorite baby led weaning recipes. It's a great blw recipe (if you don't know what that is, it's a method to introduce solids to your baby.) You can ask your doctor about it, but it was our preferred choice for both of our boys and love it!

Why You'll Love These Healthy Pancakes

• Minimal Ingredients - just four ingredients is all you need to make these! It's naturally sugar free and is the perfect pancake for kids.
• Veggie and Fruit packed - This recipe has both fruit and a vegetable in it. It's naturally sweet and you won't be able to taste the spinach at all.
• Perfect for Baby Led Weaning  - I've made these pancakes since my kiddos were 9 months old! 

Ingredients For Spinach Banana Pancakes

• Banana  - is rich in potassium and adds some natural sweetness to the pancake. 
• Spinach - this is the ingredient that makes the pancakes green, there is no green food coloring in this recipe! It contains potassium, magnesium and an array of vitamins like B6, B9, C. It's also rich in iron among others.
• Flour - this ingredients adds some density to the dish. You can do without it, but in my humble opinion, the pancake tastes like a sweet fried banana without it. 
• Egg - aside from being a great protein source, the egg acts like a binder to hold the pancake together.

How To Make It 

1. In a blender, add bananas, spinach, egg and flour and blend. 
2. Prepare a pan with either cooking spray or butter. If using butter see notes below. Turn on stove to medium low heat.
3. Using a measuring cup, pour batter onto pan and wait until a little bubbling occurs and flip and brown other side.
4. Serve warm and enjoy with honey, syrup and fruit if desired. 

Step by Step Instructions

First, gather your ingredients and place them in the blender. That includes the bananas, spinach, flour and egg. 

Next, blend it all until smooth. 

Now let's get cooking! In a frying pan, add some cooking spray or butter. Keep it at medium low heat to prevent burning. Keep in mind you will have to clean the pan again if the butter burns. You can add more butter as you go, but I do prefer cleaning after each batch to prevent overly brown pancakes. 

Similar to traditional pancakes, once you see a little bubbling in these green pancakes,  it's time to flip your pancakes. It won't create deep bubbles, but will have some. Flip and brown both sides and serve with honey, maple syrup and fruit if desired.

Cook's Tips 

• Don't use high heat for this recipe. The batter will burn without cooking through. 
• If using butter, make sure to keep the heat on medium and clean in between batches. Butter tends to burn quickly and may burn the pancakes. It is however my preferred to choice, because.. well... butter!
• Don't use unripen bananas, there won't be enough sweetness to the pancake. 
• Serve it with some almond milk for a complete nutritious meal. 
• If you want to make it a treat, add some whipped cream, or sometimes my kiddos like to eat it with some peanut butter.

FAQ:

Looking for more easy breakfast ideas?

Green Monster Muffins 

French Toast Casserole

Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Homemade Pancake Mix 

Cinnamon Roll In a Mug

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Healthy Pancakes

These healthy pancakes are made with spinach and bananas. So good, so easy and made in minutes!

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baby led weaning, blw, healthy pancakes, hidden veggies, spinach pancakes

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 3-4 small bananas or 2-3 big ones
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbs flour
• Handful of spinach

Instructions

• In a blender, mix bananas, eggs, flour, spinach in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Next, add some butter or cooking spray in a pan under medium low heat. Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to pour small pancakes on the pan
• Add fruit toppings, honey or syrup if desired.

Notes

• Don't use high heat for this recipe. The batter will burn without cooking through. 
• If using butter, make sure to keep the heat on medium and clean in between batches. Butter tends to burn quickly and may burn the pancakes. It is however my preferred to choice, because.. well... butter!
• Don't use unripen bananas, there won't be enough sweetness to the pancake.