Looking for a healthy, easy-to-make breakfast or snack option for your baby or toddler? (Or bigger kid for that matter!) Look no further than these egg-free baby banana pancakes. This simple no-egg pancake recipe includes mashed sweet potato, making these baby banana pancakes not only incredibly delicious, but also packed with nutrients.
Perfect for kids with dietary restrictions or simply as a wholesome start to their day, these healthy baby baby pancakes with no eggs are sure to become a firm-favorite, not just with the little ones but the entire family!
With natural sweetness from bananas and sweet potatoes, they provide essential vitamins and minerals for growing kids, making breakfast or snacktime both fun and nutritious.
What’s To Love About These Baby Banana Pancakes (No Egg)
Soft and easy to eat – they’re the perfect no egg baby-led weaning banana pancakes, that young teething toddlers will also appreciate
Simple ingredients – pantry staples you’ll probably already have
Nutritional boost from the sweet potatoes – packed with vitamin A and C, antioxidants, potassium and dietary fiber
Delicious hot or cold – pack into lunchboxes for out and about or preschool
Freeze well – batch cook these easy no-egg baby banana pancakes and store in the freezer
What Can You Replace Eggs With In Pancakes?
If you want to replace eggs in pancakes, due to allergy or simply because you’ve run out of eggs (regularly the case in our house!) there are a few different options. Certain fruits and vegetables when mashed, purreed and/or cooked and mashed, have natural binding properties, mimicking the role of eggs in providing structure and moisture to the batter.
Here are some fruit and veg egg substitutes, each adding sweetness, their own unique array of nutrients and sometimes a little flavor and/or color:
- mashed ripe bananas
- applesauce
- fruit puree (such as baby fruit pouch)
- cooked, cooled and mashed sweet potato or pumpkin
A 1/4 cup of any of these can be used to replace 1 egg.
You can also make a “chia egg” or “flax egg” by combining whole chia seeds or ground flax seed with water. This creates a gel-like substance that mimics the texture and binding properties of eggs.
The following can be used in place of 1 egg in many recipes:
- 1 flax egg = 1 tblsp ground flaxseed + 3 tblsp water
- 1 chia egg = 1 tblsp chia seeds + 3 tblsp water
Neither will change the flavor or add sweetness to the finished recipe.
So there’s plenty of choice when it comes to going egg-free. Choose depending on what you have available and what you’re making.
Why Substitute Eggs With Sweet Potatoes
I came up with this recipe for all the times when I’ve run out of eggs and there’s a cry for pancakes. But, regardless of our egg supplies, I now I make these no-egg banana pancakes once or twice a week for one simple reason:
My kids love eggs, particularly scrambled, but aren’t so keen on sweet potato. Yet sweet potatoes are a nutritional powerhouse! I love finding easy ways to incorporate healthy ingredients they don’t like into everyday recipes.
Sweet potatoes rich in essential vitamins, particularly vitamin A and C, and provide high levels of dietary fiber, antioxidants, and potassium, supporting immune function, healthy digestion, and overall well-being.
Sweet potatoes also contain complex carbohydrates, meaning sustained energy rather than rapid blood sugar spikes. Perfect for little ones, older kids and adults alike!
Can Bananas Replace Eggs In Pancakes?
Yes, you can replace eggs in pancakes with bananas. They’re an excellent substitute, adding moisture and natural sweetness while helping to bind the ingredients together.
Typically, 1/4 cup of mashed banana can replace one egg in most pancake recipes.
Baby Banana Pancakes (No Egg) Recipe Ingredients
- Sweet potato – cooked and mashed, see instructions below
- Mashed banana – the riper the better, so choose brown-spotty bananas if you have
- All-purpose flour and baking powder OR self-raising flour – these are baby banana pancakes with no oats, unlike most recipes, but you could sub with oat flour, whole wheat flour or another grain flour. Buckwheat flour may work, but I haven’t yet tested it.
- Milk – whole milk or your favorite non-dairy milk alternative
- Cinnamon – pancakes are never quite the same without a pinch of cinnamon!
- Melted butter – though olive oil, coconut oil or a non-stick spray will also work just fine.
Baby Banana Pancake Variations/Substitutions
- Add blueberries or raspberries to the batter for extra flavor and texture, and to increase the nutrient density
- Don’t have any sweet potatoes? Substitute with pumpkin puree, fruit puree or more mashed banana
Which non-dairy milk is best in these egg-free baby banana pancakes?
It’s easy to make these banana pancakes with no egg and no milk, simple sub with the same quantity of nondairy milk. Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk and soy milk are all great options.
My personal preference is almond milk as it adds a little sweetness, and I just find oat milk a bit too oaty! But the kids, on this occasion, are not as fussy as me and will eat these no-egg banana pancakes with all the various nondairy milks I’ve tried so far.
Can I make these baby banana pancakes gluten-free?
Absolutely, you can make these baby banana pancakes gluten-free. Use a gluten-free flour blend suitable for baking or gluten-free oat flour. (Do check the oat flour is certified gluten-free as, despite lots of confusion, oats are not naturally gluten-free.)
How To Make Banana Pancakes Without Eggs For Baby
This no-egg baby banana pancake recipe includes instructions on cooking the sweet potato. If you buy sweet potato purree you can skip these steps.
Prepare the sweet potato
Start by peeling and chopping the sweet potato into chunks. Boil or steam until tender, or cook them in the microwave. The later is my preferred method as it saves on washing up.
To cook the sweet potato in a microwave, place them in a large microwave-safe bowl – this will double as your mixing bowl.
Pour over with boiling water and cover with a lid (it doesn’t have to be tight fitting) and cook on high for 5-7 minutes.
Once cooked, drain and mash thoroughly with a fork or potato mashwer. A few lumps are ok.
Making the egg-free banana pancake batter
Add the ripe banana to the mixing bowl with the sweet potato and mash together with a fork or potato masher.
Pour in the milk and mix well with a whisk.
Add the cinnamon and self-raising flour or all-purpose flour plus baking powder and fold together until just combined.
It doesn’t have to be a perfectly smooth batter – see photo above – and to ensure your eggless banana pancakes are fluffy, be careful not to over-mix. Over-mixing will make your pancakes dense and heavy.
Cooking the no-egg baby banan pancakes
Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly coat with melted butter, coconut oil or non-stick spray.
Pour spoonfuls of batter onto the skillet for each pancake. 1 tablespoon of batter makes the perfect size pancakes for tin tots, 1/4 cup makes husband-sized ones!
Cook until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look set.
Then flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Why do my no-egg baby banana pancakes fall apart?
Egg-free pancakes can fall apart if the batter is too wet or if the pancakes are flipped too soon. This easy egg-free baby banana pancakes recipe should ensure your batter is thick enough.
To ensure they don’t fall apart when cooking, wait for the bubbles to form on the surface and check the pancakes are browning underneath before flipping.
Can Egg-Free Banana Pancake Batter Be Made In Advance?
Yes, you can prepare egg-free banana pancake batter in advance. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. It may have browned a little on top, as there’s banana in the mixture, so just give it a good stir before cooking.
Can I Freeze These Banana Pancakes?
Yes, these no egg baby banana pancakes freeze really well:
- After cooking, let them cool completely
- To stop them sticking together, place on a baking sheet in a single layer lined with parchment paper
- Place another piece of baking paper on top, followed by another layer of pancakes and so on
- Freeze for a couple of hours, then remove from the baking sheet and store them in a freezer-safe bag or container.
- To thaw and reheat these banana pancakes, pop them into the toaster or microwave.
How To Serve No-egg Baby Banana Pancakes
For babies: cut the eggless banana pancakes into small pieces for easy handling. Finger food with a soft texture like this is ideal for babies and young toddlers to practice their pincer grasp.
Offer Greek yogurt or some homemade chia seed jam (as pictured) to dip into, with fresh fruit such as sliced bananas on the side. You could also spread a little peanut butter on top.
For bigger kids and adults: there are no end to the healthy ingredients you can use as toppings! Here are some ideas:
- fresh fruit
- a drizzle of pure maple syrup
- a sprinkle of cinnamon
- chopped nuts
- a dollop of nut butter
- a spoonful of yogurt
- caramelized bananas
Banana Pancakes With Sweet Potato (Egg-Free)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour sub for same amount self-raising flour plus 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
Preparing the mashed sweet potato
- Peel and chop the sweet potato into chunks.
- Boil or steam until tender, or cook in the microwave (place them in a large microwave-safe bowl – this will double as your mixing bowl – pour over boiling water, cover and cook on high for 7-10 minutes).
- Once cooked, drain and mash thoroughly with a fork ot potato masher. A few lumps are ok.
Mixing up the pancake batter
- Add the ripe banana to the mixing bowl with the sweet potato and mash together with a fork or potato masher.
- Pour in the milk and mix well with a whisk.
- Add the cinnamon and self-raising flour or all-purpose flour plus baking powder and fold together in until just combined*.
Cooking the pancakes
- Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly coat with melted butter, coconut oil or non-stick spray.
- Pour spoonfuls of batter onto the skillet for each pancake. 1 tablespoon of batter makes the perfect size pancakes for tin tots, 1/4 cup makes husband-sized ones!
- Cook until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look set.
- Then flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
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