Pile up your plate with banana pancakes for the ultimate comforting start to the day.

They offer a slight tang from the buttermilk, but it’s tempered by a mild banana sweetness.

This is a failsafe formula for banana pancakes that are sure to yo.

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These strike just the right balance between banana presence and fluffy pancake personality.

Learn how to make banana pancakes, and serve up a tall stack this weekend for breakfast.

Pancakes can be refrigerated for up to four days and frozen for up to three months in the freezer.

Southern Living Banana Pancakes ingredients

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They can be reheated in the oven, microwave, toaster, or toaster oven.

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Then, mix together the wet ingredients, cover, and store those in the fridge.

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When youre ready to prepare the pancakes, combine the two along with the melted butter.

Substitutions and Variations

Feel free to serve with an additional dusting of cinnamon or freshly ground nutmeg.

Gently whisk the buttermilk mixture and the melted butter into into the flour mixture.

Southern Living Banana Pancakes whisking together the wet ingredients

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The batter should be lumpy.

Let batter sit for 3-5 minutes while you heat the pan.

Pour about 1/3 cup batter for each pancake.

Southern Living Banana Pancakes whisking together the pancake batter

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Flip pancakes and cook 2-4 minutes, or until golden.

Repeat process with remaining batter.

Add toppings and serve:

Serve pancakes with butter, fresh banana slices, and maple syrup.

Southern Living Banana Pancakes measuring out the batter for the pancakes

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Southern Living Banana Pancakes on a plate ready to serve

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Southern Living Banana Pancakse on a plate ready to eat topped with bananas and syrup

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