Coconut Banana Buckwheat Pancakes

Coconut banana buckwheat pancakes are naturally gluten free, sweet and so delicious! If you’ve never used buckwheat flour, today is the day. It’s soft, slightly nutty and the perfect pair with banana and coconut.

Coconut Banana Buckwheat Pancakes

The banana in these coconut banana buckwheat pancakes offer up sweetness + moisture. No dry pancakes here! They are fluffy, sweet and filled with a tiny bit of crunch from the coconut.

Top with your favorite nut butter + extra shredded coconut!

How to make buckwheat flour

Buckwheat flour is made the same way as homemade oat flour – simply blend it up until smooth. When making buckwheat flour look for RAW buckwheat groats – not toasted buckwheat.  Buckwheat flour is also typically toasted so I really recommend grinding your own for the lighter flavor profile.

What you’ll need for coconut banana buckwheat pancakes

• banana
• egg white
• vanilla extract
• raw buckwheat flour
• unsweetened shredded coconut
• cinnamon
• baking powder

How to make coconut banana buckwheat pancakes

1. Mash the banana in a bowl. Add the egg white and vanilla extract and mix fully.
2. Add in the remaining ingredients and stir until combined.
3. Heat a large skillet to medium hight heat (or heat an electric griddle to 325 degrees F). Pour 3 pancakes onto the griddle.  Cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly browned and flip.  Cook another 2 minutes to finish cooking.
4. Top with your favorite nut butter and extra shredded coconut for more crunch!

Substitution ideas

• Don’t have buckwheat flour around? Use oat flour instead
• Not a banana fan? Try canned pumpkin
• Double or triple the recipe and freeze extra (see below on how to freeze + defrost)

How to freeze pancakes

Pancakes freeze wonderfully! Here’s how to freeze them individually.

Here’s how to freeze pancakes and defrost them

Cool pancakes fully before freezing. Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Lay pancakes on parchment, without stacking. Once fully frozen, transfer pancakes to a freeze bag, label and date and store in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Here’s how to defrost pancakes to eat

Either remove the number of pancakes you want to eat, and place in the fridge to defrost overnight. Then simply warm in a pan.

Or, if defrosting from frozen here’s what to do. Place pancakes on a baking sheet and in a 300 degree oven until warmed.

Looking for more recipes? Try these:

• Chocolate peanut butter buckwheat granola
• Buckwheat oat pancakes mix
• Banana zucchini buckwheat pancakes
• Banana egg oat pancakes
• Buckwheat crepe recipe

If you try this recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!

XO

Heather

*Originally published in January 2011. Updated November 2020.*