Peanut Butter Pancakes
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Peanut Butter Pancakes
Description
The recipe mixes dry ingredients including flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar with wet ingredients such as buttermilk, egg, vanilla extract, and peanut butter. This produces a smooth batter enriched by the peanut butter’s creamy texture and distinctive taste. Adding diced banana is optional and offers extra fruit flavor and moisture without overwhelming the base.
The pancakes cook on a moderately heated non-stick skillet, forming bubbles before flipping, ensuring a cooked-through interior while retaining a lightly browned, slightly crisp exterior. Serving immediately preserves warmth and texture.
This preparation results in pancakes that combine nutty richness with a subtle sweetness, balanced by the slight acidity of buttermilk and vanilla aroma. They suit a morning meal with complementary toppings or syrups.
Suggestions include substituting peanut butter with other nut or seed butters to accommodate allergies and adding chocolate chips or fruit for variety.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 banana (optional)
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and peanut butter into a large mixing bowl. Stir until thoroughly mixed.
- If adding banana, dice into small pieces. Stir diced banana gently into the batter.
- Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet. With a spoon, form a round pancake.
- Let it cook until the batter starts to bubble, taking about 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned, about 1 to 2 additional minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Continue until all pancake batter is used. Keep pancakes warm.
Notes
- For peanut allergies, use almond butter or other nut/seed butters as alternatives to peanut butter.
- Maple syrup pairs well as a topping for these pancakes.
- Incorporating chocolate chips or various fruits like blueberries and strawberries into the batter adds flavor and texture variations.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 447mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 284mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 493IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.