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. If 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 varieties 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.
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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
Kiernan says
Found them to be perfect for the little one I take care of. He couldn’t get enough! Ate them all week and begged for more.
Amy says
Fab! Lovely to hear, thanks for taking the time to let me know 🙂
SJ Dalla Rosa says
My babe loves these, just wondering how long they keep in the fridge?
Amy says
Hi SJ, refrigerate 1-2 days or you can freeze them for 2-3 months. (Freeze on a single layer and once frozen transfer to a freezable container)
Natalie says
Hi, can I make the batter ahead of time, like the night before?
Amy says
Hi Natalie, I’m so sorry for the delay in responding. I’ve never actually tried making the batter ahead of time so can’t say for sure how it would be. It may discolour overnight. (darken in colour)
Stacey says
My rating is based only on my not so great substitutions …I used oat flour (which I think affected the texture) and made a flax egg. (I’m not vegan but wanted to try a vegan twist); I used 1 1/2 bananas since the bananas were a little big. I used unsweetened almond milk for the liquid. my texture definitely didn’t look like yours and the colors was not intensely green like yours (they looks kinda gross) I was looking for something with a little more sweetness and these did not have that so I drizzled them with a little agave syrup and I liked them. If I make them again I won’t use oat flour or I might mix oat flour with protein powder
Amy says
Hi Stacey, I’m sorry your substitutions didn’t work great, it can be tricky changing so many ingredients of a recipe. Hopefully, you have more success if you try them again 🙂
Aja says
I had an issue with the middle of the pancakes remaining uncooked, no matter how long I left them on. The only substitution I used was white whole wheat flour, but everything else was the same. Do you think the flour would have made that big of a difference?
Amy says
Hi Aja, sorry they didn’t turn out for you. The flour shouldn’t have made too much of a difference but I do wonder if you needed a little more flour…