Banana Bites
One of the biggest challenges in trying to feed a family comprised of babies, toddlers and adults is finding recipes that everyone will love so you don’t feel like a short order cook making something different for each person. These Banana Bites are hands-down one of our family’s favorites for a few simple reasons: they’re healthy, inexpensive and easy to make (which equals a happy mommy and daddy), and sweet and delicious (which equals happy baby girl and big brother). The recipe makes quite a few Bites so you can eat a bunch and keep the rest on hand in the fridge for a few days — that is, if you can keep them around that long. Not only are my 1 and 3 year olds obsessed with them, but my hubby and I devour them just as fast! And my friend said they’re equally good for dessert as they are for breakfast, which I totally agree with!
Banana Bites (Makes 2-3 Servings)
2 Bananas
1 Cup Pancake Batter (Your favorite boxed brand OR your weelicious favorite recipe: Whole Wheat Oat Pancakes, Raspberr-Wee Pancakes (minus the raspberries) or even Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes)
Accompaniments: Honey, maple syrup, yogurt or a healthy berry sauce*
1. Cut the bananas into 1/4 inch slices (I like to make slices on a diagonal bias so they’re a little bit longer than circles).
2. One at a time, dip the banana slices into the batter, coating all over, shaking off the excess batter into the bowl and place on a buttered griddle or skillet over medium heat.
3. Cook for 1 minute on each side or until golden.
4. Serve.
*Do not serve with honey for children under 12 months for allergy reasons.
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Loved these, but the only problem I encountered was that I was making them for 9 1/2 month olds who need them cut up for them & when I cut them up, the pancake came off the banana. Not that it matters much since they smash everything up in their hands anyway
. Mom & Dad loved them too.
well, I guess I’m not as patient as the rest – I made two banana bites and proceeded to mash up two bananas and add them to the whole wheat pancakes with flax(I also subbed in some spelt flour). they were very banana-y and my 16 month old loved them! we’ll worked this into our meal rotation for sure – thanks for the inspiration!
I just made these for the first time today. My 16month old AND my 5 year old loved them! I couldn’t help sneak a few myself. They were delicious
I just made these this morning, WOW, What a great idea. I used my own pancake recipe because I love it and so does my family.
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup flax seed meal
3 tsp baking powder ( sounds like a lot, but you get a really fluffy pancake)
1/4 tsp salt
Sift dry ingredients
Create a well and add the following-
3 tbs melted butter
1 egg
3 tbs honey, agave, maple syrup, sugar, or rice syrup
1 1/4 whole milk, soy milk, rice milk, whatever….
Mix well!
I topped my banana bites with drizzled honey- the hearty whole wheat tastes great with the banana and honey.
That sounds amazing!! I love that you used flax seen meal! Yum!
i usually made it in a simple version, only flour, butter and egg..with additional topping of choco liquid or grated cheese..delicious..especially when eaten during rainy day
Can you freeze these?
(I’m guessing not, since it might make the bananas super mushy.)
Sounds great! I’m making it this weekend. How do you reheat?
They are amazing!! For reheating, just heat them up in a dry pan over medium heat- 30 seconds on each side
Made these this morning….AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!!! Thanks!
These sound yummy!
I made these this morning and they are awesome. My 15 month old son LOVES them. I still have to cut them up into pieces because that’s what he prefers and he just eats them up. Thanks for the awesome recipe.
I made these this morning and my 5 year old daughter, husband and I absolutely LOVED them. We all agreed that they did not need any syrup, which makes this mommy very happy. I am not a huge pancake fan, but I ate more of these than I’d like to admit.
We also tried strawberries, which turned out perfectly!
My very picky 1 & 2 year old daughters wouldn’t eat the mushy banana (I suspect I overcooked them), but I will try again soon with a riper banana and a thinner batter.
These fruit bites will definitely be on permanent rotation at our house. Thanks for sharing!
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Can you freeze these?
I finally got the chance to make these yesterday. We all loved them
I made these today with the peanut butter pancake recipe from your Breakfast Cupcakes–they are great! My 2.5 year old doesn’t love them yet, but they are yummy enough that I’m going to keep making them until she likes them. lol
I just made these this morning for my 4-year-old and 20-month-old girls. The 20-month-old eats like a bird and ate all of the banana bites on her plate and then some off of her sister’s. My 4-year-old told me that I am her hero for making these. LOL.
These are terrific!! My 14 month old usually has more fun feeding the dogs than he does himself, but the dogs didn’t get a single bite with these! He LOVES them! I also sliced up some strawberries that were about to go bad and they were very yummy as well! What a great alternative to using butter and syrup!
These are great and they are super yummy made with apples and peaches. We had the peaches this morning and they were DELICIOUS!
[...] A great healthy toddler breakfast I make for Abby combines bananas and pancakes in an easy to eat finger food. I found this and many other great recipe ideas for kids here on weelicious.com. Banana bites are a great breakfast food to take on the go. I skip the organic maple syrup when I take them on our run. They can even be made ahead a time and stored in your refrigerator. Check out the recipe and tutorial here. [...]
I made these for the first time today and they were great! Both of my kids loved them (they’re almost 3 and almost 1). Thanks for the great idea!
I made them for my 11 months old and she loved it. Can I make them in advance and freeze them?
Not sure how they would freeze, I haven’t tried it but I don’t see why not. You would need them to thaw a little longer though.
The banana bites are really good. Its awesome as an adult food too. lol. and my puppy even loved it! I so want to give this recipe to my aunt for my one year old cousin.
My extremely picky eater (22 months) just ate 7 of these and is asking for more! THANK YOU!!
I made these over the weekend and froze them my son loved them!!!
I just made these for my husband & toddler. What a hit! Banana bites are definitely going into our breakfast rotation.
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Whipped up a batch with bisquick pancake mix and cinnamon for my 11 month old son and he is screaming for more!! I never though of doing this. I used to just mash up the banana and put it in the pancake mix. Your way is so much better!
Just tryed these this morning!!! They where a huge hit!! Thanks for all the great ideas!!
I have been making these for months now, ever since I found your site. I have 6 kids, 2 Great Danes and a husband at home who all love them. However, interestingly, my husband and teens like them better with barely ripe bananas (a still sweet but sort of fresher taste) while my younger ones like a sweeter very ripe banana. The variations on this are endless! You can use any kind of batter imaginable and add spices, different fruits, even grated chocolate for a dessert bite! My family favs are pumpkin spice batter or peanut butter pancake batter with the banana. Thank goodness for the options or I would be mighty sick of making these already since my family demands them weekly!
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Made these thismorning.They were a hit!I loved them too! I love your site.Thanks for all the great recipes:)
Just an FYI. The honey rule is because of the risk of botchulism (sp??) not allergies.
Yes, botulism spores may be present in honey. It’s not because of allergies.
Excellent info once again. I am looking forward for your next post;)
my 9m old loved loved LOVED these. she won’t eat banana on its own anymore so I wasn’t sure how she’d like it with pancake. perfect for snack time!
I cant wait to try this for myself (my 3mo isnt old enough lol)!
Looks delicious. Can’t wait to try these! I have a 5 year old and she loves bananas. But a fun little recipe that she can help with. Thanks for sharing!
Just made these – fantastic! I hope there’s some left for my son’s lunch tomorrow after the husband and I are done with them
I made these this morning. My 2 and a half year old loved his “monkey pancakes”!
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We made these this morning and they were really good. She actually ate them lol. I was wondering if you have tried them with other fruit and if so which worked best?
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I love this recipe – just made these for my daughter’s first birthday party using a whole wheat oatmeal pancake recipe very similar to yours, and they were a huge hit…even better is I froze the leftovers and now we are reheating them in the toaster oven for breakfast. Even my 3 year old who doesn’t like bananas is excited about these…thank you so much!
Just tried these! They were a huge hit and so easy. Thanks so much!
Also, thank you for your weekly meal plans so I can see the recipes I have missed in the past!
Thanks so much for this recipe! My son (and I) absolutely loved them!
yum! my 9-month old just decided that he doesn’t like bananas (after loving them for weeks lol) so maybe this will turn him back onto them. trying this recipe this week!