Mini Banana Pancake Bites

• servings: 8 servings
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 tablespoon light brown sugar plus 1/4 cup, divided

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 small bananas, sliced ⅓-inch thick (24 slices)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a 24-cup mini-muffin tray with cooking spray. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl.

Whisk buttermilk, butter, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until combined. Gently fold the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture until just combined.

Divide the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar among the prepared muffin cups (1/2 teaspoon each). Place 1 banana slice atop the sugar in each cup. Spoon batter evenly over each banana slice, about 1 heaping tablespoon per cup. Bake until lightly browned and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Run an offset spatula around the edges of each bite to loosen, then gently turn the pan upside down to remove the bites. Transfer to a platter, banana-side up.

Nutrition

• Calories: 170 kcal
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 17 mg
• Sodium: 178 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 26 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 12 g
• Protein: 3 g