Banana Oat Pikelets
Banana Oat Pikelets. A no added sugar easy to make snack. Suitable for Baby Led Weaning, Toddler Snacks, Breakfast and Lunch boxes
Servings: 16 small pikelets
Calories: 56kcal
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ½ Cup wholemeal flour 80g
- ½ Cup rolled oats 50g
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup Milk 240ml (you may or may not need the full cup of milk).
- 1 banana mashed 100g
- Pinch cinnamon
Instructions
- Whisk egg
- Add dry ingredients (I sort of sprinkle them in, but don't bother sifting them), whisk/mix.
- Add half of the milk, mix
- Add mashed banana, mix to combine
- If needed add more milk, continue to add milk until you have a thick pancake like batter.
- Heat a pan, grease with a small amount of your fat/oil preference (butter, rice bran oil, coconut oil etc)
- Drop in spoonfuls of the batter. Cook until small bubbles pop on the surface, flip over and cook the other side
- Serve
Notes
- Take the time to let your frying pan or skillet heat up, although you don't want a high heat you do want to ensure the pan is fully heated to an even medium heat before you start making pikelets.
- Watch for the bubbles, they don't need to appear over the entire surface, just a few and it's time to flip.
- You can make these pikelets any size you like, I often use a 15 ml tablespoon to make small lunchbox sized ones, or a ¼ cup scoop for larger breakfast sized pikelets.
- These pikelets are freezable, once cooled you can freeze them in an airtight container. Either defrost them in the microwave or let them come to room temperature on the bench or in a lunchbox!
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Rolled oats: You can use either the finer quick cooked oats or traditional rolled oats. I tend to use quick cook oats as it results in a softer banana pikelet.
- Wholemeal flour: This can be substituted for plain flour or gluten-free flour. If you are using one of the substitutions, watch the amount of milk you add, you will likely need a little less milk.
- Egg: This can be substituted for one Tablespoon of chia seeds. These can be added to the batter when you add the dry ingredients. If you are using chia seeds once you have added the milk and mashed banana leave the batter to rest for 20 mins before cooking the pikelets.
- Milk: Any plant-based alternative milk can be used.
- Cinnamon: The cinnamon can be substituted for a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g