15-Minute Fluffy Spinach Pancakes for Babies & Toddlers
Made with fresh spinach and oat flour, this recipe for spinach pancakes has become a Baby Foode community favorite! The pancake batter is prepared in the blender, and 15 minutes the pancakes are done! Made with simple ingredients, the pancakes are fluffy, soft and perfect for baby-led weaning, hungry toddlers, and older kids too. 6 months and up!
Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).
Quick Spinach Pancakes
Are you looking for an easy way to serve spinach to your baby, toddler or kids? I’ve got you!
These Green Spinach Pancakes are easy to make and even easier to eat. Readers have given this recipe over a hundred 5-star reviews! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Made with only simple ingredients, these pancakes are still fluffy and soft 🥞. They are perfect for babies doing baby-led weaning or in the finger food stage, toddlers, kids and adults alike! These pancakes are great for breakfast, on-the-go park adventures, lunch, or dare I say… breakfast for dinner.
If you are looking for more easy and healthy pancakes for your little one, then be sure to check out my 3-Ingredient Banana Pancakes, Pumpkin Pancakes for Baby, or these delicious Sweet Potato Pancakes. You can also find more recipes and information in my best-selling cookbook Little Foodies: Recipes for Babies and Toddlers with Taste.
Spinach Pancakes Video
Watch this video to see how easy it is to make these green pancakes?
Reasons to Love These Spinach Pancakes
- Perfect for all ages – babies 6+ months, toddlers, preschoolers, toddlers, kids and even you!
- Can be made gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free (perfect for sending to preschool or school)
- Can be made in the blender in less than 5 minutes
- 2 easy ways with lots of options on how to make these pancakes
- Great for Baby-Led Weaning
- Freezer-Friendly for those crazy busy mornings
- Perfect for breakfast, snack, lunch or even dinner
- Healthy
- Made with whole grains
- Soft and fluffy
Ingredients
Make sure to read the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions!
- Oats/Flour: you can make these pancakes by blending old-fashioned oats in a blender until you have homemade oat flour, or you can use all-purpose, white wheat flour, store-bought oat flour or a gluten-free one-for-one blend.
- Spinach: the star of the show – spinach! You will need a cup of fresh spinach for this recipe. Don’t pack in the spinach or your pancakes may become soggy in the middle. I have made this recipe with frozen spinach before (added it frozen to the blender), and while it works in a pinch, fresh spinach doesn’t have as strong of a spinach flavor and we preferred the taste of fresh spinach pancakes better.
- Banana: a medium banana with lots of brown spots works best for this recipe.
- Oil: you can use mild olive oil, coconut oil or melted butter in this recipe.
- Milk: you can use regular milk or a plant-based milk such as almond, hemp, soy, rice or oat milk.
- Egg: one large egg is needed to bind everything together.
- Spices, cinnamon, vanilla extract and salt: I love adding a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla extract to my spinach pancakes to really up the taste factor. But you can also omit these spices if you prefer. I also have a list below of other fun ingredients you can add to the pancakes if you are feeling fancy.
Add-Ins
You can make these easy pancakes as-is or add in a pinch of spices, finely chopped fruit or other fun add-ins. Here are a couple of my favorite additions:
- Cloves
- Pumpkin Spice Mix
- Nutmeg
- Strawberries (finely chopped)
- Blueberries (finely chopped)
- Peaches (finely chopped, towel-dried)
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Chopped pecans or walnuts
Step-by-Step Instructions
There are a couple of ways you can make these delish pancakes!
Easy Spinach Blender Pancakes (the Original)
- Blend Oats: place the oats into the blender and blend into oat flour.
- Add Ingredients: add in the banana, spinach, egg, milk, oil, cinnamon and vanilla and blend on medium-high until completely smooth.
- Add Baking Powder: add in the baking powder and salt and blend on low.
- Cook: heat a medium skillet over medium heat, spray with cooking spray or add a little butter if needed. Drop 2-3 tablespoons of batter on the skillet and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until the sides are starting to become firm and the bottoms are golden brown. Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve: let cool slightly and serve.
Fluffy Spinach Pancakes
- Flour: in a medium bowl, add flour (all-purpose, white whole wheat, store-bought oat flour or a gluten-free one-for-one blend).
- Blend: in a blender, add in the banana, spinach, egg, milk, oil, cinnamon and vanilla, and blend on medium-high until completely smooth. Pour these ingredients into the bowl with flour and mix well.
- Cook: heat a medium skillet over medium heat, spray with cooking spray or add a little butter if needed. Drop 2-3 tablespoons of batter on the skillet and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until the sides are starting to become firm and the bottoms are golden brown. Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve: let cool slightly and serve.
Using Different Types of Flour
This recipe is absolutely fantastic (and beyond easy) using the original recipe, which calls for blending oats into flour and then adding in the rest of the ingredients. But I wanted to give readers a few other options in case you were out of oats or wanted a fluffier pancake.
Homemade Oat Flour Recipe: this is the original recipe for these pancakes and is made with oats that you blend into homemade oat flour. The result is an earthier pancake that is slightly flatter.
All-Purpose Flour Recipe: to get a fluffier pancake, you can use flour instead of homemade oat flour. All-purpose, white whole wheat or a gluten-free one-for-one blend, all work great in this recipe.
Store-Bought Oat Flour: if you still want to use oats but don’t want to make your own flour, you can use store-bought oat flour. Using store-bought oat flour will give slightly fluffier pancakes than the original recipe but not as fluffy as using other flours.
Tools to Make This Recipe
These tools will make it easier for you to make these Spinach Pancakes. For more of my favorite kitchen tools, make sure to check out my online shop.
- Blender
- Griddle
- Mixing Bowl
- Skillet
- Grabease Purple Baby Fork
- Catch Pocket Bib
- Open Lid Cup
- Bumpkins Baby Grip Plate
How to Serve These Spinach Pancakes
These pancakes are made to be easy, so don’t feel like you need to serve them with anything too complicated. Here are some of my favorite easy ways to serve them to your baby or toddler:
- BLW – cut in half and served for baby-led weaning
- Classic – cut into chunks and served with maple syrup and fresh berries
- Bagel & Hemp Sprinkles – Smear with whole fat cream cheese and sprinkle with hemp seeds (serve whole or in chunks)
- PB&J Sandwich – take one pancake and spread with your favorite jam, then take another pancake and spread with a nut or seed butter or your choice, press two pancakes together and serve as a sandwich. Great for preschool or school lunches.
- Dipping Fun – cut pancakes into long strips and serve with some yogurt (thinner yogurt works better for this recipe) to dip the pancakes in. Serve with a side of your favorite fruit, anything goes – chunks of banana, cut up berries, slices of cooked apples, etc.
Cooking with Kids
You can easily have your kids help you make these pancakes.
Toddlers
- Toddlers can help measure and pour the ingredients into the blender.
- They can help put the lid on the blender and push start. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
Kids
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients and help to blend them. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- With adult supervision, kids can pour the batter into the skillet and flip the pancakes once they have cooked through.
Recipe Tips
- Size: these pancakes are supposed to be on the smaller size, so roughly 2-3 tablespoons of batter will make the perfect size for a baby or toddler. If made any bigger, they start to fall apart when flipped.
- Spinach: I prefer to use fresh spinach in these pancakes as they give a brighter green color and a fresher taste. If you only have frozen, I would recommend adding in half of the amount listed in the recipe card frozen right into the blender.
- Amount of Spinach: you DO NOT want to pack the spinach into the cup, or more spinach for that matter, to this recipe. Adding too much spinach will make the batter have more liquid in it causing the pancakes to become doughy in the middle when cooked.
Baby-Led Weaning Pancakes
These pancakes are perfect for baby-led weaning or as a finger food because they are soft to eat and your baby can easily pick them up in their hands for a palmar grasp or with their pincer grasp if they cut into smaller chunks. You can serve them to your baby sliced in half or cut into small chunks.
Spinach Pancakes for Toddler and Kids
These quick and easy pancakes are also great for toddlers and kids. You can serve them a smear of cream cheese or peanut butter, topped with yogurt and berries or the classic version with butter and maple syrup.
Storing and Freezing
These pancakes will store in an air-tight container for 3-4 days in the fridge. Pancakes also freeze well and will last up to one month in the freezer. To reheat, gently heat in the microwave or toaster.
Baby-Led Weaning Feeding Tips
- Serve and cut foods to help with grasp and minimize frustration – cut food into 2-3′ strips or sticks (about the size of 2 adult fingers) for babies 6-9 months old. You can shred or cut foods into pea-sized pieces once your baby reaches 9-12 months old to promote fine motor grasp.
- Have a plan for making clean-up easier, such as bibs that double as “food catchers,” a large mat underneath the highchair, a good vacuum, or a helpful dog! It might feel tempting to do so, but hold off on wiping your baby’s face and hands until the end of the meal. You might even consider taking your baby to the sink and letting them rinse their hands and face there afterward.
- Start setting up consistency and structure for meal times from the beginning. This can include when (timing) and where you offer foods, as well as providing a variety in what you offer. These will help your baby develop the foundation for recognizing hunger and fullness cues.
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Ingredients
Easy Blender Spinach Pancakes (the Original)
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats, see notes
- 1 cup spinach, not packed
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 egg or flax egg
- 1/2 cup milk of choice, regular, coconut, almond, hemp, etc
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, olive oil or melted butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Fluffy Spinach Pancakes
- 1 cup flour (see notes)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup spinach, not packed
- 1/2 cup milk of choice, regular, coconut, almond, hemp, etc
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, olive oil or melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Easy Blender Spinach Pancakes (the Original)
- Blend Oats: In a blender, place the oats and pulse on medium speed for 30 seconds or until oats are a flour consistency.
- Add Ingredients: Add in the spinach, banana, egg, milk, oil, cinnamon and vanilla extract and blend on high for 30-60 seconds or until batter is completely smooth and the spinach is completely broken down, scraping down the sides of the blender if needed.
- Add in Baking Powder: Add in the baking powder and salt and blend on low for 20 seconds.
- Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear on the outside of the pancake. Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. If batter gets too thick, add in a tablespoon at a time of milk and re-blend until you have the right consistency.
- Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all of the batter.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Fluffy Spinach Pancakes
- Dry Ingredients: in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Wet Ingredients: in a blender, add the banana, spinach, milk, oil, egg and vanilla extract and blend for 45-60 seconds on medium-high speed or until all of the spinach is incorporated.
- Mix: pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently fold until incorporated.
- Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear on the outside of the pancake. Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. If batter gets too thick, add in a tablespoon at a time of milk and re-blend until you have the right consistency.
- Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all of the batter.
- Serve and Enjoy!
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152 Comments on “15-Minute Fluffy Spinach Pancakes for Babies & Toddlers”
Hey, I’ve made this great recipe 3-4 times with success—for some reason this time my batter is a lot runnier and the pancakes won’t actually cook through! Any thoughts/help?
I haven’t had this happen with this recipe, but maybe let it sit for 5 minutes next time so the oats can absorb the liquid more. Or you could add in a few more tablespoons of oats to thicken it up. Let me know if it keeps happening.
Can any other veggie be subbed in here? These have become a staple in my house. Wondering if there’s anything else i can add/sub?
I’ve used beets if that’s helpful! Pink pancakes!
i’ve used sweet potato
I had the same issue this morning and I’ve never had it happen before. I made a double batch and I think my bananas weren’t very big so I just added more oats and it was perfect.
I just can’t thank you enough for this awesome recipe. My daughter loves these pancakes! She’s somewhat of a picky eater and I’m praying she won’t get sick of them. I rotate as much as possible but these are ultimately her fave 🙂
Since I trust your recipes the most, would you say the outcome would be similar if I made them with grated zucchini instead? Would you drain the liquid? I love that you use oatmeal so I’d like to keep that in the recipe.
I always make double batches and freeze but would like your opinion before I attempt the zucchini kind.
Thank you!
So glad these are your daughters fav!
I haven’t tried using zucchini, but I think if you blended up a batch of the pancakes without the spinach and then stirred in the drained zucchini (almost like what you do with zucchini bread), I think that might work. If you try it, let me know how it works!
I have just made these for the first time and they are fantastic! My 8 month old gobbled them all up in one go. The recipe is very simple, even for a baking novice like me! I used oat milk and found the consistency of the batter to be perfect. I have tried other baby led weaning recipes with limited success but not this one. I am so glad I stumbled across it and will be making them again.
I love the idea of using oat milk! So glad that you liked them:)
Hi, thanks for the recipe! I am out of bananas. So you think I can substitute it for apple sauce? I have some homemade.
That’s a great idea! Let me know how they turn out.
These look great! Have you tried using oat cereal for the extra iron? Wondering if it would work instead of the oat flour!
I have not tried using oat cereal. I would think it could work, but you might need some extra liquid to thin it out more (oat cereal is pretty absorbent). Let me know if you try it and it works.
For the 1 cup the recipe calls for I use half cup gerber barley cereal and half cup gerber oatmeal and my baby loves it. Just have to cook it longer and it looks a bit more brown when cooked but great.
Hi! Which oil do you think would be best? Coconut or olive?
I’ve used both, and they both work great.
This looks great! Can’t wait to try it for my 10 month old. One question. Can I not include the salt? Or is there any substitute for it? Thanks!
Yes, you can include small amounts of salt in baked goods to your baby. You can also leave the salt out but the flavors and storage will be slightly affected.
Could you use quinoa flakes instead of oats you think?
Hi – this was a great recipe – whole family including 11 month old and 3.5 year loved it! Quick question – could you make the batter 1-2 days ahead of time and keep in fridge until ready to eat? Sometimes the mornings can be tough and/or I don’t have the ingredients on-hand so trying to see if I could prep the actual batter and then make the pancakes fresh with my 3.5 year old (she loves to help) Also, not sure if you could freeze the batter and then use within a month? Thanks so much!
So glad your entire family loves this recipe. I get you on hectic mornings! I usually make a double batch of this recipes and ten freeze the pre-made pancakes. I haven’t tried storing the batter in the fridge. I think it would work but it would get thick and you would have to add more milk before blending and then making. If you try it, please update us on how it works.
This is probably a dumb question but we make these all the time. My toddler loves them. I make them ahead of the time usually so they are ready to go in the morning. Twice now I’ve made them, let them cool, put in airtight container, but then I forget to put them in the fridge. If they get left out overnight will they be bad the next morning? I’ve tossed 2 batches away, but before I toss batch number, 3 I though I’d ask.
If you added the salt in, they should be totally fine to put into the fridge the next morning (kinda like how you can leave muffins out on the counter). Hope this helps:)
Is there something else I could use in place of oats? My little one is allergic.
I haven’t tried any other flours in this recipe but you could try regular all-purpose flour instead.
Hi! I was wondering if you tried this with anything other than oats…my little guy is also allergic! (I’ve never known anyone to have this allergy until his test came back!) I’m thinking of just trying AP flour and testing it out but wanted to see if someone else did first!
Sorry to hear about your little guy’s oat allergy. I have not tried it with AP flour, but I bet it would work. Try it out and adjust with a little more or less milk depending on how thin/thick the batter is. Let us know how they turn out.
AP flour works great! He’s since outgrown all allergies so hallelujah!
Hey there! I have had success replacing oat flour with Buckwheat flour!
I used about 1/3 cup of apple sauce instead of a banana and refrigerated the batter for 30 minutes before frying the pancakes and they turned out wonderful! My 2.5 loved these “monster green pancakes”
These are delicious! Made them for the baby (she loves them!) and hubby and I can’t stop eating them 😂 Thanks for an awesome recipe!
So glad you all love them 😊
My kids ask for these every weekend. Great recipe!
Love this!
This is an amazing recipe – thank you so much for sharing this!!!! My tot gobbled this up and it was super easy to make!
So glad your tot loved it!
This recipe looks great! Was wondering, my LO has constipation issues and I’m trying to avoid bananas right now, as well as things like apple sauce , was wondering what else I could substitute for it??
I haven’t tried it without the banana, but I would start by using 3/4 cup of frozen cauliflower, frozen mango or peeled and chopped pear. Or you can use a combo on all three. I usually use one of those in smoothies when avoiding banana, so since we are blending these pancakes, I think the same replacements might work. Let us know if you try one and how it works.
My kids are allergic to eggs, have you tried any egg substitute for this recipie? Flax seed? Starch replacer?
I haven’t tried the flaxseed “egg” in this recipe, but have used it with success in most recipes I have tried it in. I would try that first.
I really like the ingredients, but these turned out so runny and wet on the inside. I’m disappointed. I even cooked them for 2-3 time longer on each side then the recipe called and they still aren’t cooking through the middle?
So sorry they didn’t work out. Did you add in more oats to make them thicker?
These spinach pancakes are fantastic. My little one actually ate a pancake which is awesome as she is not a very good eater. Even the hubby says they were good! I made little pancakes (like pikelets) and it made 20. Will be making these again. Thank you 🙂
So glad the both liked them:). The small pikelets sound super cute!
Hello! Can I use baby rice cereal instead of oats for this recipe?!
I haven’t tried using rice cereal instead of oats. If you wanted to experiment, I would start with 1/2 the amount of rice cereal as oats and see how that absorbs the liquids. Let us know if you try it and how it works.
super yummy and its easy .
thanks a lot
love this!
My 13 month old has started to become pretty picky when it comes to what he eats. I made these for him and he loooooves them! I added blueberries to a few of them while baking and my son gobbled those up. These freeze really nicely, which is a plus! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Love the addition of the blueberries! so glad your little one liked them!
My now 17 month old son has loved these since he was 10 months old and I will continue to keep making them in batches to store in my freezer. SO SO EASY AND GOOD!!!
Love this!
If I made this with regular flour how would I change the proportions?
I used regular flour and kept the same amount required. Turned out fine!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing!
These are a staple in our house. Not only does my toddler eat these but my teenagers and husband does as well! So easy, So Yummy!!
I love that the whole family eats these healthy pancakes! Yay!
Hi. Looking forward to try this recipe. Can I use the batter in the waffle press? I’m terrible at burning pancakes… Thanks!
haha – I feel you! I haven’t tried it in the waffle maker, but I couldn’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know how it goes.
Tried this for the first time today and used flaxseed meal instead of the egg for my 13month old who has allergies to milk and eggs, and she really enjoyed it.
Will definitely make this again. It was so simple too which is a bonus.
Thank you!!
So happy to hear this!
My little guy has been having these pancakes for 2, maybe 3 months now. At 10 months old he still loves them! I actually freeze the batch of pancakes for a quick breakfast prep.
I use SUPER ripe bananas for the added sweatness, coconut milk, and coconut oil.
Oh, and, mama loves these too!
I am so happy both you and babes are still loving them!
I made this for myself since I didn’t know spinach pancakes was a thing and found it randomly! Also, didn’t realize this is for toddlers/kids until I read it all the way through. Just thought it was a good was for me and any person to have veggies in their pancakes. It turned out great! I didn’t have oats with me so I used regular all purpose flour, and I didn’t have eggs but had flaxseed meal so I used that instead. Thank you for this recipe! From now on, I’ll be adding spinach to my pancakes all the time!
I am so glad you liked these spinach pancakes. And thanks for letting me know that your substitutions worked! Very helpful!
Love this recipe! I’ve modified to add some more protein and fat by adding 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tsp of tahini, and omitted the cinnamon, let me tell you they smell like HEAVEN. Toddler and infant approved!
I LOVE these additions! What a great idea! And glad they are both toddler and baby approved:)
Absolutely a fantastic recipe! Thank you! Our nine month old has switched to “real foods“ and these are so easy to prepare, nourishing, and delicious. They freeze beautifully. The baby just loves them and they can be served in so many different ways to make it more varied.
I am so glad your little one loves these pancakes and that you freezing them for an easy meal later on! Such a time saver. These were my favorite finger foods for that reason!
Can I use frozen spinach for these?
I have made this recipe with frozen spinach before (added it frozen to the blender), and while it works in a pinch, fresh spinach doesn’t have as strong of a spinach flavor and we preferred the taste of fresh spinach pancakes better.
Great recipe! Comes together quick. Love little tiny pancakes
So glad you enjoyed this recipe!! 💚
These are so great. My 3 year old and 9 month old love them. Even my husband is a big fan. They are so great for breakfast or a snack on the go. I’ve popped them into my sons lunch box, and given them to my 9 month on whilst we are out and about and I love that they’re not messy for him to eat. I now make more and freeze them and always make sure I have a stash to pull out for our rotation whenever we need.
So glad you found an easy family favorite! Enjoy!
I made this recipe for first time and was not sure how my kids would like them…BUT they were a HIT! As someone else mentioned they were very runny despite sitting for some time before cooking. Because of being runny they had to cook much longer than the 3 min’s per side. I’d def make them again but needs thickening up next time.
So glad this recipe was a hit! I’m curious if you used old-fashioned oats or instant oats. I make this recipe almost weekly and my batter is never runny. Just trying to problem-solve for everyone. Thanks!
Great recipe!
If I want to use oat flour directly, how much would it be? 1 cup or more?
Thanks!
I haven’t tried it with oat flour before, but I would start with 1 cup and add more if needed.
Looks a great recipe, however I am very concerned about the amount of salt added when these are aimed at babies and toddlers?
This recipe has a very small amount per pancake and is used for perserving the pancakes. But you can definitely leave it out if you prefer. I would just freeze any leftover pancakes instead of placing them in the fridge.
I only use Old-fashioned as I make my oatmeal from scratch never instant/bought from store. Again, yummy nonetheless.
Question: do you think you could put the batter in the oven in a mini-muffin tin? If so, what temp and timing would you recommend? Love this great recipe, and on a lazy hot day, wondering if I can avoid standing over the stove…..
Hi Kate,
Im curious to know if you ended up cooking them in the mini muffin tin? I’m wanting to try them that way. Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks
Can you use frozen spinach for this recipe and if so, would the spinach be added last, like a zucchini loaf?
I haven’t tried using frozen spinach in these pancakes, I would imagine they might make the pancakes a little bitter. But if you try it i would add in the blender frozen and when you add in the other ingredients. Let us know how they turn out if you try them.
Hi there! Our baby and toddler are allergic to banana. Is there a substitute?
You can add 1/2 cup of applesauce instead.
Another good family friendly recipe from Babyfoode. Thank you!
Great recipe but she says baking soda in step 3 but its really meant to be baking powder because w the soda it ends up flat. Otherwise delicious!
Thank you for pointing this out. Just fixed the typo.
I basically make these every morning. I add blueberries and chia seeds. I also double the recipe and serve the remainder as snacks throughout the day. Great recipe.
So glad you love this recipe! Love that you add in blueberries and chai seeds – sounds delish!
The kids love it. Don’t knock it till you try it.
So glad your kiddos love these pancakes! It’s one of my family favorites!
Loved this recipe! And my little miss 2 does even more than me 🖤 Just a note that you will need to grease the pan before putting batter in. The oil in the batter isn’t sufficient to prevent sticking.
My 14 month old LOVES these!!! He’s been eating them since he was 10 months.
So glad he loves these pancakes!! Such an easy and tasty pancake to have on hand 🙂
I always double the spinach!
Hi Michele,
I do love your site and all your recipes.
I made these today and the batter was so thick and the pancakes are really dense and almost chewy.
I added a dash more milk, but do you know why this might have happened?
So glad you are here! Did you use the ingredients listed? Or change some items? You can always add in milk if the batter is too thick.
I don’t think there’s any other recipe i’ve made as many times as this one. its always a hit with my toddler, who isn’t always (ok, never is) enthusiastic about eating his leafy greens. he always finishes his plate if it’s these pancakes! thank you for this!!
I am so glad you have used this recipe so many times and your little one loves them!
Has anyone ever tried replacing the oat flour with almond flour or matzo meal in the vegan version of this?
I have made these many times and my kids love them but they always end up kind of raw on the inside. I always wait until there are multiple bubbles on top, I have tried varying the temperature and the size of the pancakes, I have tried making them thinner by adding more milk. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thank you!
Hello! My 10 month old can’t get enough of these. I’m so happy because he doesn’t like veggies. He’s more meat and potatoes guy! I saw you used beets before. Do you cook the beets first or toss them in raw? My 3.5 year old loves beets so I am happy to buy them more often!
I’m so happy your little one loves these pancakes! Here is the Pink Beet Pancakes. Enjoy!
Toddler gobbles these up everytime – even reheated!! I like them too.
So glad you both enjoy these pancakes! I actually enjoy them reheated more than fresh.. I might be weird that way;)
My picky, allergic-to-everything toddler smelled the pancakes and ASKED to eat one. They were very good
This makes me SO happy! What a win!
so good!! I’ve made a bunch of similar recipes but this is easiest by far and most consistent. added twice as much spinach (extra iron!) and omitted the vanilla (we’re out?!?) and still yummy! you can also make more savory with a bit of sautéed onion/garlic (still great for babies!)
remember to pair these with fruit high in vitamin c so the babes absorb the iron.
Love that you went a savory route with the onion/garlic; sounds delicious! And thank you for the good reminder about pairing with a fruit high in vitamin C for iron absorption.
I can’t believe how many times i have made these 🥰
So happy to hear these delicious pancakes are on heavy rotation at our house!
Hi! I’ve been asking these for the past 1.5 years for my son (I make 3x batch and freeze and he eats 3 x a week!).
What changed since modified and why??
Thanks.
The original recipe is still in the recipe card but I did update and add another method to give a more consistent texture. I found that different blenders were giving some readers different outcomes on these pancakes. Now there are two amazing ways to make these:)
Made these exactly as written for my 8 month old this morning. They were so easy and turned out perfect!! He and I both gobbled them up!! This made quite a bit since I just did small mini pancakes, so plan to freeze those for later! Can’t wait to try some of your other recipes!!
So glad you both loved these pancakes! Frozen pancakes are a lifesaver on busy mornings!
I’ve made this many times for my children. It turns out perfectly every time and I prefer this recipe over any other.
It makes me so happy that you love this recipe. Thank you for the review!
I’ve made this recipe many times and it was very fluffy and well received. Had to use pear instead of banana since I was out of them. Have you tried making a sheet pan version to reduce the amount of time spent flipping pancakes? If so, any tips on how long and the temp to bake them at?
So glad you enjoy this recipe. I also love that you tried pear and it worked! I’ll have to try that next time!
Making them into a sheet pan pancake is a brilliant idea! I haven’t tried it yet (but will this weekend) but I would recommend doubling the recipe and then baking at 425 for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. If you try this, please let us know how it turns out.
Picky eater grands have begged for this every time they come. I make them in Dinosaur shapes and freeze them and they just love them. Thank you for sharing!
Love this so much! Thank you for sharing! But I have to know how you make them into dinosaur shapes?!
Dino cookie molds from Amazon. Spray with cooking spray and lay on griddle. Takes some time to slide them off and flip, then freeze individually on cookie sheet, but well worth it to have on hand and have a meal the little ones are excited about and I can feel good to feed them.
Came out perfectly! I made it with blended oats and it came out perfectly. They girls eat them and the banana gives them a nice sweetness. 100% win in my book.
So happy to hear that your girls love these pancakes! They are easy and yummy!
I can’t remember if I’ve commented on this yet or not. So my apologies if I already have lol.
I’ve made the fluffy pancakes twice now. They turned out weird the first time (but my 12 month old still inhaled them!!). The second time, they turned out PERFECT! I have no idea what I did differently, but I was very pleased. These pancakes are his favorite food! And my picky 3 year old loves these as well. I’m so happy I found these, as it’s so difficult to find anything decent with him having allergies to wheat, soy, dairy, almonds, coconut…
Thanks for the review 🤍! So happy to hear that both of your kiddos loved these pancakes! Let me know if you ever figure out what went wrong on the first batch.
My toddler loves these! I see you added a fluffy pancake recipe, but it looks exactly the same? Even the flour can be substituted for oat flour. Am I missing something?
Would this work in a sheet pan?
Yes. I would double the batch, add the batter to a 9×13 sheet pan, and bake in a 425 oven for 15-18 minutes. Hope that helps!
This recipe is great! My 7 month old and (picky) 2.5 year old love these!!
So glad both of your kiddos love these pancakes! Thanks for the 5-star rating, it means a lot!
Would a frozen banana work?
I have not tried to use a frozen banana in this recipe yet. But I would start by thawing it, discarding any excess juices, and then mashing it until smooth. Then mix in to the rest of the recipe. If you try it, please let us know how it works.
I’ve made the fluffy spinach pancakes a few times now and my 9 month old boy gets so excited and squeals with joy when he sees one on the plate for.his breakfast 😂 I’ve eaten a few as we’ll and they’re genuinely delicious
So happy to hear that your little one (and yourself) are loving these pancakes!
Another one of your recipes that I’m putting in my weekly rotation! Super easy to make and I got my picky toddlers to eat spinach!!!! Hallelujah!! Thanks!
So happy to hear that your toddlers are loving these pancakes! Have you tried our Spinach Muffins yet? They are also amazing!
I’ve never left a review for a recipe before, but holy moly these are SO GOOD, I had to come leave a comment! I made them for my 6 month old and took a bite expecting them to be bitter from the spinach, but you wouldn’t even know the spinach was there. They’re so fluffy and the banana adds the perfect amount of sweetness. 10/10 would reccomend!
Thanks so much Teddi and thank you for taking the time to leave your first review! It means so much! ❤️
Both my kids love these, especially with some peanut butter spread on top! Love how healthy they are! Thank you!
Happy to hear it! Thanks for sharing! 💕
Hi All, I am planning on cooking these for my 1 y/o but was wondering if you could cook them in the oven using a mini muffin tray? My LO is really full on and im ot sure he will entertain himself for the time it takes to cook a batch of pancakes.
Thanks
Hi Peach! I haven’t tried it, but it’s worth a shot. Try baking them in your mini muffin pan at 350F for 10-12 minutes. xo, Michele
Delicious! PERFECTLY tender, lovely & fluffy, not overly sweet (but I suppose that would depend on the size and ripeness of your banana).
This is among the first BLW recipes I’ve used, as I have cooked and prepared meals comprised of whole-ingredients for my 10-month-old – and I have to say, this was the first one that I felt was worth printing out and keeping! I am going to immediately try out many other recipes on this site 🙂 Thank you so much!
Hi Caroline! My girls loved these when they were that age, too! Thanks for taking a chance on the recipe. If you try other recipes, I’d love to hear how they work out for you! xo, Michele
I actually tried these with half rolled oats (homemade oat flour) and half all purpose flour and it was incredible. I wanted a bit fluffier but still the added nutrients of the oats. The consistency and texture was on point and my 8th month old loved these more than any other pancake recipe I’ve tried! Trying different veggies next!
That’s awesome to hear! Let us know how it works out with different veggies. xo, Michele