I first made smoothie pancakes when I got Jamie Oliver’s Everyday Superfood cookbook. They were the first recipe I made from the book and straight away it was Finn’s new favourite breakfast. I’ve tried many variations of the recipe and these Green Smoothie Pancakes are one of our favourites.
I do like to add some form of greens into smoothies, usually spinach, so therefore green smoothie pancakes are what we have most often. In this recipe I used two bananas but often I only add one and substitute the other with kiwi, mango or any other fruit. It you use a darker fruit, such as blueberries or raspberries, it will change the colour of the batter. Maybe if your kids are put off by the green colour then this is a good thing!
I’ve used both wholemeal and spelt flour to make these and both variaties work well, you could also use plain flour switching it out in a 1.1 ratio. I haven’t experimented with any other flours but I’m sure the recipe would work but you would have to play around with the amounts. In this recipe I’ve used a little less flour and milk to Jamie’s recipe and so I like to stick with making mini pancakes so that they are easy to flip. I only needed 1tsp of coconut oil to make 19 small pancakes. My pan is pretty new though and you may need more if you are using an older pan.
If you have a big blender then you can add all the ingredients to the blender and blitz until smooth. Making the batter is just that simple. However my blender is not big enough to do this so I add the banana, spinach and milk and blend it first before adding the other ingredients and blending again.
Green Smoothie Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 80g 2 cups Spinach
- 1 egg
- 1 cup 120g wholemeal /spelt flour
- 1/2 cup 125ml milk of choice
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until a smooth batter is formed. *Note 1
Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan over a medium / high heat.
Once hot add two tablespoon of the mixture to the pan to form 1 pancake. (I usually make a few at the same time)
Heat for 1 to 2 minutes until bubbles form on the surface of the pancake. Flip and cook for a further minute.
Delicious with greek yoghurt and fresh fruit.
Recipe Notes
If you have a smaller blender you may have to blend the ingredients in two stages. I blend the banana, spinach and milk together first then add the remaining ingredients and blend again.
Nutritional facts are an ESTIMATE only using an on-line calculator.
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Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
January 19, 2016 at 11:44 amThese pancakes look delicious, I love the new Jamie Oliver book, it is great x #CookBlogShare
Amy says
January 19, 2016 at 8:10 pmThanks Kirsty, I love the book too!
Vicki Montague - The Free From Fairy says
January 19, 2016 at 12:53 pmThese look fab! I make pancakes every day for the kids and am always bunging in different things without them noticing! I haven’t yet bunged spinach in but I might have to now!!!
Amy says
January 19, 2016 at 8:12 pmThanks Vicki, bung in some spinach next time! ?
Emma says
January 19, 2016 at 1:09 pmI am going to have to try these. What a clever way of getting vegetables in. I also love Jamie Olivers Superfoods cookbook. It is my new fave. #tastytuesday
Amy says
January 19, 2016 at 8:12 pmThanks Emma! It is a good book, I’ve used it tons ?
Alison says
January 19, 2016 at 2:35 pmGreen pancakes, love it! I will have to make them for my son
Amy says
January 19, 2016 at 8:13 pmThanks Alison, hope he enjoys x
DaisLikeThese says
January 22, 2016 at 12:15 pmWow – I totally didn’t know you could make a smoothie pancake! Guess what me and the boys are doing this weekend?!!
Thanks for sharing.
#TastyTuesday
Amy says
January 22, 2016 at 1:07 pmHope your boys enjoy making and eating them (and don’t make as much mess as Finn did!)
Christina Main says
February 25, 2016 at 6:12 pmHI there! I love your recipes but notice you use a lot of spelt flour. I can’t get that easily. Is there anything else I could substitute? Thanks!
Amy says
February 25, 2016 at 9:00 pmHi Christina, thank you! You could use wholemeal or plain flour in this recipe. Enjoy 🙂
Liz says
May 3, 2016 at 1:13 pmHi there! This sounds like a great recipe. I tried it, however using 1 banana and some mango. The flavour was great, but the texture was mush and they just wouldn’t cook through. Any idea where I could have gone wrong? I kept adding flour to the mix, but still no luck. I’d love to try them again!
Amy says
May 3, 2016 at 7:23 pmHi Liz, the texture of these pancakes are very soft and I always make bite size pancakes using this recipe. Next time try doubling the milk and adding around 250g of flour. This is closer to Jamie’s recipe and will hopefully give you a better texture for handling if you are making bigger pancakes and want less of a soft fruit texture. Hope this world for you!
Liz says
May 4, 2016 at 10:56 amThanks so much! I’ll definitely give that a try, as well as the smaller pancake size too!
Anna says
August 17, 2017 at 9:02 pmLooks wonderful. What other flour could I use.
Amy says
August 19, 2017 at 10:23 amThank you, You can use plain flour or you could try buckwheat or even a mix. The recipe is quite flexible ??
Nicole says
November 2, 2017 at 6:38 pmWould almond flour work?
Amy says
November 5, 2017 at 8:41 amHi Nicole, I’m not sure how almond flour would work in this, sorry.
Kiera McK says
November 20, 2017 at 2:03 pmHi. Do these keep in the fridge or freezer, or do you need to make them as you go?
Thanks
Amy says
November 21, 2017 at 10:45 amThese pancakes are always eaten straight after I have made them, like all pancakes they don’t hang around long in our house! I’d say they would freeze ok though.
Rose says
December 20, 2017 at 4:27 amCan I make this recipe using gluten free flour or the gluten free pancake mix?
Amy says
December 20, 2017 at 10:25 amHi Rose, I have never tried gluten free flours with this recipe. If you try, I’d love to know how they turn out.
Leah says
April 14, 2019 at 2:50 pmI used quinoa flour and it turned out great. I added a little more milk because they were dense. I might mix in some blueberries and cinnamon for flavor.
Amy says
April 15, 2019 at 10:20 amThanks Leah, glad the quinoa flour worked for you 🙂
Aileen says
April 2, 2018 at 10:05 pmMy one year old absolutely loves these! Nice treat for breakfast or lunch and love that the spinach is giving her extra iron now she has stopped breastfeeding and is drinking cow’s milk. They freeze really well…I just pop them in the toaster from frozen and they’re perfect
Amy says
April 3, 2018 at 4:01 amThanks Aileen, always lovely to hear 🙂 . I’d have never thought to pop them in a toaster!
Nat says
August 15, 2018 at 1:01 pmHi Amy
These look great but have you tried them with a flax egg or other substitute as my daughter is intolerant to egg!!!
Thanks
Amy says
August 18, 2018 at 9:16 amHi Nat, I haven’t actually tried these with an egg replacement so can’t say how they would turn out, sorry.
Kris says
October 3, 2018 at 4:44 amCan you sub the Egg for anything? I have egg and dairy allergies in my fam ♡
Amy says
October 9, 2018 at 6:50 amHi Kris, sorry I missed your comment. I haven’t experimented with an egg replacement in this recipe. You could try a chia egg, flax egg or apple sauce. Hope it works for you 🙂
Kathleen says
December 28, 2018 at 9:14 pmJust wanted to add that I made these with oat flour and they turned out great (just threw some rolled oats in the blender, ground them up, and then added the rest of the ingredients. So easy!). My son loves them!
Amy says
December 30, 2018 at 11:59 pmSounds perfect! So glad your son loves them, Kathleen 🙂
George says
March 5, 2019 at 12:30 amur poor children, i hope they get to experience actual pancakes in the future. these are not pancakes, they are a disgrace to all pancakes.
Amy says
March 5, 2019 at 2:35 amHi George. I allow comments on my site so that I can continually try and improve my recipes. It also allows the readers to see what has and hasn’t worked for others. Constructive feedback is great, can you maybe tell me what you didn’t like about these? Was it the texture, flavour? Did your kids try them?
I have two little foodies who love their food – I don’t think you need to worry about them….!