Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes!

Hey my Chocolate Chips!

Thank you guys for all of your support on my LINK LOVE post! I truly enjoyed trying those recipes, and I can’t wait to try some more!

What have you been doing today?

Today I have been reflecting on how grateful I am for my Dad.

My Dad is always there for me. If I ever need anything, he is there. If I need to talk, I know I can go to him and he would take the time to listen and help me.

I am so grateful for everything my Dad has teaches me. He teaches me the value of always giving an honest work for the pay, of spending my money wisely, and of saving my money.

He teaches me the value of Family Time. On Monday Nights, we get together as a family and spend time together — we call it Family Home Evening (aka FHE). Spending time together, we strengthen our bonds as a family and get to know each other better. We try not to plan activities on those nights so we can have that valuable time together. Indubitably, he teaches me the value of the family — our family.

He teaches me to pray if I ever need an answer to anything — life, friends, school. If I ever need help in math, I know I can ask God in prayer for help. God is the Greatest Mathematician — He created this world. He knows Calculus and Physics like the back of His hand. I know He can help me – all I have to do is ask and do my part. As I continue to learn throughout my life, I am so grateful for this knowledge.

Today is my Dad’s Birthday.

To celebrate his birthday, I decided I wanted to make him some pancakes.

My Dad wakes up REALLY early in the morning –aka, 4am– to go to work. I didn’t want him to have reheated pancakes for his birthday — I wanted him to have FRESHLY MADE pancakes. So if I wanted to make him pancakes, that meant I had to get up at 4am too.

So that’s what I did.

Funny thing is that my sister told me, “When I woke up this morning, I thought I smelled pancakes. I determined I must have been dreaming, because it was before 5am in the morning!” I can tell you that she was very happy to find out that she HADN’T been dreaming. There WERE pancakes!

These Pancakes are so light and fluffy!!! THEY ARE THE BEST PANCAKES I HAVE EVER HAD!!! THESE ARE EVEN BETTER THAN IHOP’s PANCAKES!!!!

These pancakes are dedicated to my dad for everything he does for me, for my family, and for the world.

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes!

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Notes: You can use applesauce in place of the banana. Use any kind of chocolate chips you’d like!  Carob Chips would be amazing in this! Also, if you want to make these MORE chocolatey, try replacing a TB of the flour with cocoa powder (and if you are like my dad, make sure it’s DARK cocoa powder). If you want a more coconut flavor, use 2 tsp of coconut oil in place of part of the banana, and add a handful of shredded coconut. Vegan, Sugar Free, Soy Free, and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Plus, they are SINGLE LADY STYLE!

Ingredients for one Single Lady (or Guy) :)

• 1/3 cup + 2TB whole wheat flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• dash of cinnamon
• 1/3 cup mashed banana
• 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Handfuls of chocolate chips! (to authentically be my dad, use DARK chocolate chips )

Top with Peanut Butter and some more CHOCOLATE CHIPS!

Directions

Start heating up your skillet/griddle on medium to medium-high heat.

While your skillet is heating up, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.

Set aside.

Combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl: the banana and almond milk.

Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture,

and stir to combine.

Once your skillet is ready, spray the pan so your pancakes don’t stick (or if your griddle/skillet is non-stick, then you can skip this step). Pour the batter onto the skillet/griddle using a 1/4-cup measure.

Sprinkle with Chocolate Chips.

Once you see lots of bubbles, it’s time to FLIP! It should take about 2-3 minutes per side, or until the bottom is golden brown.

Look at how BIG and FLUFFY these are!

As soon as they are lightly golden brown on both sides, remove them from the heat.

Top with Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips.

EAT THEM UP!

Happy Birthday Daddy.

To you from me — your loving daughter.

My dad ate his so fast that I didn’t get the chance to take a picture. So these pictures were taken later in the day. Even though these weren’t the original ones, I was thinking about him the entire time as I was making them.

Tags: Banana, Birthday, breakfast, Brunch, Chocolate, dessert, Family, IHOP, Pancake, Peanut butter, Recipe, single-serving., soy-free, sugar-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole grain