Banana & oat pancakes

Name: Banana & oat pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Little pancakes, easy mornings
Ingredients: 1 large ripe banana (120 g peeled); 100 g rolled oats; 2 eggs; 80 ml milk; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons neutral oil for the pan

Little pancakes, easy mornings · Little pancakes, easy mornings

Banana & oat pancakes

Small, soft pancakes made with banana, oats and egg. They are easy to cut into a familiar shape and need no added sugar in the batter.

10 minPreparation

10 minCooking

20 minTotal time

3Servings

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MyAutismHub · 4 September 2026
Soft finger foods · Portions are a guide; appetite and needs vary.

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For 3 servings

What you’ll need

1 large ripe banana (120 g peeled)
100 g rolled oats
2 eggs
80 ml milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons neutral oil for the pan

Allergens
Egg and milk. Oats may contain gluten through processing; use certified gluten-free oats only when needed. Plant drinks can introduce soy or nut allergens.

One step at a time

Let’s make it

Blend the oats into a fine flour. Add the banana, eggs, milk and baking powder; blend until smooth. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
Warm a non-stick pan over medium-low heat and brush with a little oil.
Add small spoonfuls of batter to make roughly 9 pancakes. Cook for 2–3 minutes per side, in batches, until golden and completely set with no wet batter in the centre.
Let cool slightly. Cut into manageable strips or pieces that suit your child's eating skills.

Preparation and cooking times are estimates. Use the doneness checks in the method.

Make the texture work

Keep the size, colour and thickness consistent. Serve fruit separately rather than adding an unexpected topping.

Season it properly

Taste before adding salt. Keep pepper, chilli and strong sauces as optional adult table add-ons.

Simple swaps

Use a familiar unsweetened fortified plant drink in the batter if milk needs to be avoided; check its allergens. This is a cooking swap, not a recommendation to replace a child's usual milk.

Keep it safely

Refrigerate within 2 hours and use within 48 hours. Freeze with paper between pancakes for up to 1 month. Reheat once until hot throughout.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

Provides a mix of protein or energy foods, plus vitamins and minerals from its vegetables, fruit or grains.

Before serving: supervise eating and adapt size and texture to your child’s chewing skills. These are ordinary family recipes, not a treatment for autism or a prescribed swallowing diet.

Banana & oat pancakes

Banana & oat pancakes

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

Make the texture work

Season it properly

Simple swaps

Keep it safely

What the ingredients bring

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