Oatmeal Pancakes with Banana and Chocolate Chips

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups rolled oats
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 scoops protein powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3 bananas, broken into chunks
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 6 eggs
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter, or as needed

Step 1

Stir the oats, flour, protein powder, and cinnamon together in a bowl. In a blender, combine the bananas, milk, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract, then blend until everything is smooth. With the blender still running, slowly add the oat mixture to the banana mixture and keep blending until the batter is nice and smooth.

Step 2

Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-low heat and melt a little butter to coat the surface. Pour about a 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake onto the skillet, then sprinkle some chocolate chips on top. Cook the pancakes until you see bubbles forming on the surface and the edges start to look dry, which usually takes around 3 to 5 minutes. Flip them over and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes until they’re cooked through and golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy!