An easy and healthy oatmeal blender pancakes recipe made with simple ingredients like oats, banana, and egg. Perfectly fluffy and packed with protein, these gluten free pancakes make the best breakfast!
Is it just me or does any weekend that starts with pancakes just automatically mean that it’s going to be an amazing weekend? It’s true, but I also decided that I will no longer just wait for the weekend for pancakes.
Luckily, these oatmeal blender pancakes are so easy that you don’t need to wait for the weekend. You can make them on a Monday or a Thursday because all you have to do is throw your simple ingredients into a blender and then fry ’em up! Voila! Let’s make pancakes during the week a thing!
Or you can make a massive batch on the weekend and eat the pancakes throughout the week! These oatmeal pancakes make for the best meal prep. You can even freeze them ahead of time and just defrost whenever you’re in the mood.
We love these pancakes because if you use gluten free certified oats, these pancakes can be made totally gluten free and perfect for many diets. They don’t require any other flour besides oat flour, so no need to worry about whole-wheat flour or almond flour for these!
Oatmeal blender pancakes ingredients
- rolled oats – we use certified gluten free oats to make these pancakes totally gluten free. The oatmeal will get blended up in the blender before adding other ingredients in order to turn it into oat flour.
- banana – a ripe banana helps give these pancakes a deliciously naturally sweet flavor and also helps to bind them together
- egg – one egg to help hold all of the ingredients together and give the pancakes a fluffy texture
- almond milk – you can use any milk you wish! We love almond because of the dairy free aspect and nutty flavor
- maple syrup – just one tablespoon to give these pancakes a little more sweetness.
- baking powder + baking soda – our leavening agents, we love to use both to give it that extra lift and extra fluffiness!
- cinnamon + vanilla + salt – some spices and flavor for a special touch. I always add cinnamon to my pancakes because I love the taste!
Can you blend oatmeal into oat flour for pancakes?
Yes! That’s exactly what we do in this recipe. Blend the dry oatmeal (the rolled oats!) right in your high speed blender in order to make your own oat flour. We love making our own oat flour because it’s cheap, easy, and fresh!
If you have a gluten allergy, make sure that you are using certified gluten free oats.
How to make blender banana pancakes
So the question is, how exactly do you make pancakes in a blender? Well, you’ll never want to make them any other way because the blender helps the pancakes have a nice lift.
First things first: make homemade oat flour by blending your oats in your high powered blender.
Then add the rest of your ingredients to your blender and blend until well combined. You make need to stop and scrape down the side a couple of times – just to make sure things are getting all blended!
And that is seriously it! You now have a delicious oatmeal blender pancake batter ready to be cooked.
Heat a large skillet or griddle pan over medium heat and add a little bit of butter or non-stick spray to a pan. Add about 1/3 cup of batter to your hot pan and cook over medium-low heat.
Cooking pancakes low and slow allows for them to be cooked properly on the inside without burning on the outside right away. Once they have started bubbling and the bottom side begins to brown, flip them over.
Continue to cook the rest of the batter until all of your pancakes are made.
Can you make oatmeal pancakes vegan?
I haven’t personally tested these pancakes with a vegan egg replacement like a flax egg or chia egg, but I would suggest trying to use a flax egg (you may even need two!). I like to combine 1 tbsp ground flax meal with 2.5 tbsp of water and let it sit for 15 minutes before adding to my batter.
Freezing pancakes for meal prep
These pancakes are perfect for making ahead of time and freezing for meal prep. Anytime I make these, I always double or triple the batch so that I can eat them throughout the week. I also freeze another portion for later on in the month when I know I have a busy week and need to have a quick and easy breakfast.
For freezing, let your pancakes cool completely, then stack them up and wrap in aluminum foil or saran wrap. Place the wrapped stack of pancakes into a ziplock bag and freeze. They will stay good for about six months in the freezer.
To reheat, let defrost at room temperature and then microwave or toast in the oven or toaster.
We know you are going to love these oatmeal blender pancakes!
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Oatmeal Blender Pancakes
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 pancakes 1x
Description
An easy and healthy oatmeal blender pancakes recipe made with simple ingredients like oats, banana, and egg. Perfectly fluffy and packed with protein, these gluten free pancakes make the best breakfast!
Ingredients
- 2 heaping cups rolled oats (certified gluten free if necessary)
- 1 small ripe banana
- 1 egg
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a high speed blender, grind oats until flour like consistency, making oat flour.
- Add in remainder of ingredients and blend until well combined but not overblending, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.
- Let batter rest for about 5 minutes to thicken up, you want it to be pretty thick!
- Pour 1/3 cup batter onto medium-low skillet that has been greased with butter or non-stick spray.
- Flip over once bubbles have formed and bottom is golden brown.
- Repeat until all pancakes are made.
- Category: breakfast
- Method: stove
Keywords: blender pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, banana pancakes, gluten free pancakes, oatmeal blender pancakes
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Lori says
These look fabulous!!
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Lai-Yin says
Really great recipe, very tasty & fluffy. It’s a keeper!!
Yomna says
Hey Erin, I just wanted to say THANK YOU FOR THIS.❤️❤️I have been trying your recipes lately and they ALWAYS come out AMAZING!!??Consider me as your biggest fan basically?♀️I love you sooo much & thank you for all your fascinating recipes, keep up the great work!
Lots of love???
Erin says
Thank you Yomna!! You are so sweet and kind. I appreciate you.
Josondra says
Since I have oat flour on hand, can that be used instead of blending oats? Ok to sub coconut milk for almond milk? Thanks in advance, looking forward to trying!
Erin says
Yes to both! Should be great.
Viv says
How much oat flour do you use in place of the rolled oats?
Cheri W. says
Approximately the same amount. Ise a little less at first, then after first blend, add the rest if you think the consistency is too soupy
★★★★★
Kelsey says
LOVED THESE!! Made them for my mom and I, we devoured them! Delicious with some blueberries thrown in as well
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Erin says
YAY! so glad both you and your momma liked them!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jacob Burris says
The only issue i had was how think everything came out and the blender was having issues. But i did add water to loosen it up a little. Plus my first time making anything out if a blender and not a box. Did u have any issues first go?
Erin says
Adding more liquid is ok, and scraping down the sides as needed is also ok!
Samantha says
Do you think we could replace the banana with pumpkin or applesauce?
Also maybe sub half the oat flour with protein powder?
Erin says
I think yes to both! Let me know if you try.
Viv says
I have oat flour, how much would I need to use instead of rolled oats?
Cheri W. says
Same amount, probably. Several recipes I have seen say that one cup of oats blended approximately equals 1 cup of oat flour. Just use a little less the first time you blend. If the consistency is too soupy, add the rest.
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Liv says
I used applesauce instead of bananas since we didn’t have any on hand. Still came out very delicious and fluffy! I’m used to healthy pancakes being boring and tasteless, but these were wonderful.
★★★★★
Sara Brown says
Absolutely loved these. Even my kids (ages 2 and 4) gobbled these up. Both of them had seconds. Will make these again fo sho!
★★★★★
Erin says
Yay Sara! Thank you so much for sharing. Glad everyone likes them 🙂
Caroline says
Can you turn these into waffles?
Erin says
Yes! Just add a little more almond milk to make it thinner
Caitlin says
So good!!! Made as written the first time and then replaced the banana w pumpkin and added a little honey the second time and they were amazing. Thanks!!!
★★★★★
Erin says
YAY! love to hear it. they are seriously on routine over here. Glad you enjoyed them.
Holly says
Mine taste good but are ‘gummy’. Is it possible to over mix these?
Erin says
Yes ! They should only be blended until just combined.
Lindsay says
Love these! I was getting bored of my same old oatmeal or eggs breakfast routine. These are so satisfying and delicious!
★★★★★
Tristan says
These were amazing! Literally just finished eating these with my family and had to jump on here to write a review. Such a great, healthier alternative to our Sunday breakfast!
★★★★★
Erin says
Thank you for taking the time to write the review – means the world! Also so happy that everyone liked them!!
Chithraa Saikrishna says
My son wanted pancakes for breakfast this morning. He wanted the fluffy American pancakes. I wanted a healthier alternative. He was not to pleased at the beginning but once he started eating it he gave his thumbs up. My daughter on the other hand loved it immediately. This will be my go to recipe from now on.
★★★★★
Erin says
YES! This makes me so happy! Enjoy!
Sarah says
Thank you for the amaaazing recipe! Was craving some pancakes the past few days and this was so satisfying. Easy to make, fool-proof and tastes heavenly. Will be my go-to pancake recipe from now on for sure!
★★★★★
Erin says
I’m so glad you are liking them!! 🙂
Patti Beardslee says
These were delicious and so easy to make! I love that they only have one eggs. Sometimes the quick and easy blender recipes call for three eggs and we go through eggs so fast here that I don’t like making that kind!
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LIsa says
This recipe turned out well, but I’m not a big fan of bananas. Do you
think I can skip the banana completely? I also like my pancakes a little less floofy. Should I cut back on the baking powder or baking soda? I’m not much of a cook, so I’m a little afraid to experiment.
Thanks for the recipe!
Morgan says
These were delicious!! I was honestly a little skeptical because I’ve tried other “healthy” pancake recipes before that didn’t turn out but these were great. I served them with some toasted coconut, fruit and whip cream and my boyfriend said they were restaurant quality! These are my new go-to pancakes! Better than normal pancakes in my opinion
★★★★★
Catherine says
Tasty and easy. Great recipe.
★★★★★
Danielle says
These pancakes were so fluffy and freeze really well for quick weekday breakfasts. Absolutely dynamite!
★★★★★
Chelsea Plummer says
These pancakes look so good! I always love a good blender recipe. I’ll need to try out your sweet potato pancakes, too. They look so tasty. 🙂
★★★★★
Erin says
Aw, yay! thanks for the great review 🙂
Shannon C says
Made these tonight & they were a HUGE family hit!! Everyone was excited for ‘breakfast for dinner’ & then totally bummed when they found out it was a ‘healthier’ attempt, BUT THEY LOVED THEM!!! 3/3 kids, + me, + my husband! My oldest told me they’re the only pancakes he wants us to have from now on 🙂
I had to use 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce as we were out of bananas & it worked! I just let the batter sit a bit to thicken up more before scooping onto the pan
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Erin says
SO happy to hear that!!! Glad you liked them and so did your kids 🙂
Katie says
Taste is awesome! They’re great fluffy gluten free pancakes. The blender is a bit of a hassle though, to be honest. I wonder if it’s possible to make without it?
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Erin says
I assume you could mash the banana and just use oat flour! Then whisk all together. The recipe is made for a blender and is even named that, so I’m sorry that was a hassle for you but using a blender was the intent!
Sabrina says
My sister and I love these pancakes! Better than any gluten free mix you can find!
★★★★★
Erin says
Aw, thanks for the nice review. SO happy you liked them!
Heather says
These look great. I’ve been using the blender to mix up pancakes for about a year but never though to use oatmeal. I will use this recipe next time. Thanks for sharing
Veronica says
Just made these for breakfast and they were delicious!!! They have just the right amount of sweetness to eat as they are without any topping. Yum!! (Must admit I ate 4 of them for brekkie with a large cup of tea! 😋)
Oh, and as a tip to those out there that do not have a blender; I made these in my food processor so the oatmeal turned out a bit coarser than when I grind oats in the blender but that didn’t matter at all, they were still as delicious! 😊
★★★★★
Stella says
Question
Can you refrigerate the batter?
Elizabeth says
This recipe has been on my list for awhile and I finally made these this morning! Wow, stellar. Sad I waited so long to try them. My husband can be picky and he loved them too! This will definitely be one of my go-to recipes for breakfast, brunch, and brinner! 🙂
★★★★★
Kristen says
Made these for breakfast today and they turned out great. I omitted the syrup in the batter and added flax seeds. I’m always hesitant to make pancakes from scratch, but these were easy to make and most importantly tasted great.
★★★★★
Ainslie says
This has become my go to pancake recipe. I love making a double batch and cooking them on a sheet pan. It makes them thick and hearty and the leftovers make the neat little snacks!
★★★★★
Staci says
We LOVE to make these pancakes in our house. We have made them multiple times now, and my boys love them and I feel better about what is going in their little bodies (and mine).
★★★★★
Orma says
Can these be made with dairy milk?
Karen says
Hi! Will this batter hold for a few days? We won’t eat 12 in one sitting, and I would rather make them over time. Thanks!
Gwen says
These pancakes are pure perfection! I can’t wait to make them again!
★★★★★
Healthnat says
Healthy and easy to make – great idea to add ingredients to a blender, no mess! Top with plain Greek yogurt for protein, add berries, drizzle maple syrup mm.
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Miranda says
I make these ALL the time. They are so good! My whole family loves them and they are my go-to pancake recipe. Thanks for yet another great recipe!
Kyla says
Absolutely LOVED THIS!! But can you use a flax egg to make it vegan?
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Kyla says
works great for pancake cereal too! 😉
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Jennifer says
Made these with the flax egg substitute (I used one) they worked perfect! Thanks!
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Pippa Hyde says
Hi,
I’ve just made these for the 2nd time this week- AMAZING!!
I had some of Jamie Olivers Protein Porridge with blended oats seeds nuts and quinoa(fabulous twist on porridge)- so I used half a cup of his mix I needed to add more milk(I used coconut as that’s what I had) these came out nutty dense and fluffy-ish packed with flavour and heaps of health benefits and oh so filling, I was stonkered after one with coconut yoghurt and honey.
I still think yours was better, but these were great too and a bit different.
Thanks heaps for your recipes, they are amazing.
★★★★★
Sara says
Tastiest “healthy” pancake recipe I’ve tried so far (and I’ve tried a few!). Honestly 10/10. Super easy and oh so yummy! I topped mine with almond butter, honey and blueberries 😍 thanks Erin x
★★★★★
Kiera says
I tried so many different recipes to find the perfect healthy pancake recipe and I was ECSTATIC the day I tried this one of Erin’s!! It’s perfect, anytime I ever make pancakes, it’s with THIS RECIPE!!! Thank you Erin, for delicious pancakes I feel good about eating!! Also, the texture of these are perfect, so many times I tried healthier pancakes they would fall apart when I tried to flip them, not these, these are PERFECT!!!
★★★★★
Heidi says
Made these for Father’s Day breakfast and they were a hit! So good – I’m impressed. Thank you for an awesome recipe that I will continue to use from now on as my go to pancake mix!!
★★★★★
Desiree says
I make these almost every weekend. They are my favorite pancake recipe. The are so delicious! Thanks Erin!
★★★★★
fatima says
this is one of the few healthier pancakes recipes that are actually good, and they have an awesome, fluffy texture. i made half the recipe (used cow’s milk no cinnamon, thawed a frozen banana) and ate them with some berries, chocolate chips, PB, and maple syrup. so yummy!
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