Frog Matcha Banana Pancake Bites
Adorable & healthy matcha pancakes stuffed with bananas! They're a fun treat to make with friends and kids on a slow weekend morning. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or even as mini pancake cereal!
Servings: 30 mini pancakes
Calories: 38kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large bananas sliced into ½ inch coins
- cooking spray or butter
Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup oat flour can use all-purpose, whole wheat, or mochiko too!
- ½ - 1 ½ tablespoon matcha powder adjust to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
- 2-3 tablespoon brown sugar honey, or maple syrup to taste
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- ¾ cup milk of choice
Decorations for face:
- 1 tablespoon milk chocolate melted
- ½ tablespoon white chocolate melted
- pink oil-based food coloring see steps
For serving:
- powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, or cinnamon
Instructions
For the matcha pancake batter:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Mix in the milk until combined.
- Sift in the dry ingredients. Whisk batter until no dry spots remain. If the batter is too thick, add a splash of milk. If the batter is too thin, sift in a little more flour.
- Fold in sliced bananas until coated in batter.
Cooking the mini pancake bites:
- Heat a large pan on low-medium heat and add cooking spray or butter.
- Add one banana pancake to the pan at a time. Spoon two dollops of batter on the sides of the banana for the frog's eyes. Work with a few banana pancakes at a time.
- Cook pancakes for 2-3 minutes each side, or until golden brown.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and repeat for remaining banana pancakes. You can also keep the finished pancakes on a lined sheet pan in a warm oven.
For the frog faces:
- Use a toothpick or piping bag to draw on the faces with melted milk chocolate.
- Add oil-based pink food coloring to the melted white chocolate. If you don't have oil-based food coloring, then the chocolate will seize/become lumpy. To counter this, stir in a tsp of neutral oil (canola, vegetable) at a time, until it becomes smooth again.
- Add blush with the pink white chocolate.
For serving:
- Since the pancakes might be a little cold after taking time to decorate them, you can reheat them in the microwave or on a sheet pan in the oven! Bake at 350°F/177°C for 3-5 minutes until warm.
- Add warm pancake bites to a plate. Drizzle with maple syrup or honey, or dust on cinnamon or powdered sugar!
- Enjoy!
Notes
- You can reheat them in the microwave or on a sheet pan in the oven at 350°F/177°C for 3-5 minutes!
- Store frog pancakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1mini pancake | Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.3mg
