These healthy cassava flour banana pancakes are made with Otto's cassava flour, ripe bananas and eggs. Not only are these pancakes great for breakfast, but they're actually healthy! They are only sweetened with bananas, grain free, dairy free and kid approved.
There's nothing better than pancakes for breakfast and these cassava flour banana pancakes are the easiest, fluffiest paleo pancakes out there!
You'll love these cassava pancakes because they are only sweetened with bananas (no sugar added), require just 5 ingredients and come out perfectly fluffy every time. My kids adore this recipe just as much as I do - making them perfect for a healthy breakfast.
Why You'll Love these Cassava Flour Pancakes
- paleo friendly - made with simple, real food ingredients that are minimally processed and low in sugar
- gluten free and grain free - naturally gluten and grain free thanks to the use of cassava flour
- nut free and dairy free - great for those with common allergens or intolerances
- easy to make - no tricky steps and prep time is minimal
- low in sugar - these cassava pancakes are only sweetened with bananas (no added sugar)
Ingredients
These are 5 ingredient cassava flour pancakes. Vanilla extract and cinnamon are added for flavor, but completely optional. Here's a list of what you'll need:
- ripe bananas
- eggs
- vanilla extract (optional)
- cassava flour
- cinnamon (optional)
- baking soda
- salt
The vanilla and cinnamon are optional, but recommended for additional flavor.
Cassava flour is a must! I have not tested any other flours for this particular recipe. However, I have a large collection of pancake recipes on the blog. Feel free to check them out.
Also, I don't recommend flax, chia or gelatin "eggs" in place of real eggs. Real eggs are necessary for proper texture.
How to Make Cassava Flour Pancakes
These cassava flour banana pancakes are an easy breakfast recipe that takes literally take five minutes to prepare. The batter is made in one bowl, then cooked on a frying pan.
Here's what you need to do:
Make the pancake batter
- First, peel the banana and mash in a large mixing bowl.
- Next, mix in the eggs and vanilla. You may use a whisk or a fork to mix the ingredients.
- Then, add the rest of the ingredients. This includes the cassava flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
Cook the pancakes
- Preheat your frying pan by setting the heat to medium-low. Add a bit of oil to grease the surface.
- Next, pour ¼ cup of batter on the pan. Cover with a lid and cook until bubbles form on the top of the pancake.
- Then, remove the lid, flip and cook until done.
That's it! So easy, and you've got yourself a healthy, family favorite breakfast in no time.
Cassava Pancake Toppings
These pancakes were topped with honey, bananas, raspberries, cinnamon and bee pollen. Some of my other favorite paleo approved pancake toppings include:
- coconut cream
- coconut butter
- nut or seed butter
- maple syrup or honey
- fresh berries
- freeze dried fruit
- nuts or seeds
- cacao nibs
FAQ
Cassava flour comes from from the cassava (or yuca) root. It is peeled, dried and ground to make cassava flour. This flour is grain free, gluten free and Paleo friendly. Furthermore, cassava flour works well as a 1:1 substitution (by weight) for wheat flour and many gluten free baking mixes.
To learn more about cassava flour, check out my cassava flour guide.
I don't recommend an egg substitute for this recipe. The eggs keep the pancakes from having a gummy texture.
Mashed bananas work best for this recipe, however applesauce, pumpkin or yogurt can be used as a replacement if necessary.
More Recipes with Cassava Flour
Love this pancake recipe? Here are some more cassava flour recipes to try:
Enjoy!
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Healthy Cassava Flour Banana Pancakes (No Sugar Added)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 pancakes 1x
Description
These cassava flour banana pancakes are great for a healthy breakfast. They're made with cassava flour, only sweetened with bananas and paleo friendly.
Ingredients
- 220g ripe banana (or about 1 cup mashed)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 55g cassava flour (⅓ cup lightly packed)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- oil for cooking (I used coconut oil)
Instructions
- Peel banana and mash in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in remaining ingredients.
- Preheat frying pan by setting temperature to medium-low heat. Add oil.
- Pour ¼ cup batter on pan. Cover and cook on medium-low heat until bubbles form on top. Flip and cook until done. (Pancakes should be golden brown on each side.)
- Repeat step 5 until no more batter remains.
goatsandgreens
These look quite awesome - and I like the fact these are Paleo AND nut-free! They seem to stack well, too...
Katie
Ah, thank you! Yes they stack great 🙂
Chantal Couture
Looks good! Gonna try these for sure ????
Katie
Thank you 🙂 Hope you like them as much as we do!
Eric
My favorite paleo pancakes!
Franqmike
Just whipped up a batch. They modify easily, stack beautifully and taste delicious. I was so surprised at how moist and fluffy they were. I used 1 small banana, 1/4 cup flour, 2 eggs, 1/4 baking soda 1/8 baking powder, ginger and cinnamon to taste. This recipe delightful.
Katie
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked them 🙂
Jennifer
I had a hard time making them as waffles. They weren't fluffy. However, it works beautifully in the waffle iron!
Jennifer
*I hade a hard time making them as pancakes.
Katie
Sorry the pancakes didn't work out - but glad the waffles did 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Sharon
Excellent. I love it.
Katie
So happy to hear that! Thank you for the review 🙂
Nephy
Hi! Can I use an egg substitute for this recipe? Like a gleatin egg?
Katie
I haven't tried this recipe without eggs. My guess is the pancakes would turn out gummy if using an egg replacer. But let me know how they turn out if you try!
Denise
I used 3 instead of 1 very ripe bananas, and all the other ingredients in the recipe. They came great. Only thing I may have done differently would be maybe a little more cassava to maybe balance the extra bananas.
Thank you for this recipe!1
Katie
Thank you for the review 🙂
Amber
Do you skipped eggs all together ? We are egg free in my house!
Katie
Hi! Unfortunately this recipe won't work well without eggs. Using an egg substitute will result in gummy pancakes.
Claire Rostron
I’ve been making these & are a family fave. But my daughters just been diagnosed with an egg allergy. Did anyone have success with an egg substitute? Thanks so much xx
Julia Runland
My kids love these! They love all of your pancake recipes. So thankful to have found them!
Katie
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for the review 🙂
Anna
Really good! All of my kids, even the picky eaters, liked it.
Katie
Yay! So good to hear that even the picky eaters loved them 🙂 Thank you for the review!
Liz P
Just made these and they were delicious! So light and fluffy too! I added chopped pecans to mine, and chocolate chips to the hubby’s. So good. Can’t wait to try the pumpkin ones next!
Katie
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for leaving a review 🙂
Candace
This is one of the best banana pancake recipes I've found! I've made these almost every week for months now, and they turn out great! I found the trick was to only add a very thin layer of coconut oil to the pan, or else they'll take forever to cook. Thanks for this recipe!
Ali
Got too excited with anticipation while making these that I accidentally added 1 cup of flour instead of 1/3. I added 1 tbsp of milk at a time and mixed until batter thinned out. Preheated air fryer to 350 and poured batter evenly in 4 ramekins. Baked 2 ramekins at a (covered), 20 min per batch. Banana pancake muffins came out like the answer to all my cravings. Thank you for the recipe ❤️
Katie
Oh no! But I'm so glad you were able to make the recipe work. Banana pancake muffins sound amazing! Thank you for leaving a review 🙂
Lilliana
These were DELISH!! Exactly what we wanted while fighting through Whole30, but will definitely eat on a regular basis, too!
Katie
I'm so glad you enjoyed them! Good luck with your Whole30 🙂
Christopher J Castellano
Hi!
An thoughts onto how I can make this a vegan recipe? Would it be as simple as replacing eggs with JUST eggs?
Katie
Hi, I don't recommend making these pancakes without eggs or with an egg replacement. I've never had/used just eggs so I don't know that it would work. I do have a couple vegan recipes using cassava flour though: cassava muffins, banana donuts, chocolate chip cookies, s'mores blondies.
Anya
Thank you for this wonderful recipe! We have substituted various flours, added extra eggs and last time even cottage cheese, these always turnout great. Last time we were cleaning up the refrigerator before travel so we used: 2 bananas, 4 eggs, 2/3 c of cottage cheese, vanilla, couple shakes of Redmonds Real salt, 1 cup cassava flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 baking soda, scoop of Ancient Nutrition collagen peptides powder and water to slightly thin. And, amazing, like always, thank you for putting out this recipe, I'd say its actually fool-proof (which is hard to say with many recipes!).