Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Cream Cheese Syrup
Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes: perfectly light and fluffy banana pancakes, studded with handfuls of chocolate chips, and topped with an ooey-gooey cream cheese "syrup!"
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword banana chocolate chip pancakes
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 909kcal
Author Erica
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Syrup
4ouncescream cheesesoftened
4tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened
1cuppowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla
5tablespoonsmilkplus more if needed
Pancakes
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonsalt
1cupripe bananasmashed (about 2 bananas)
1egglightly beaten
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
2tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted
1cupbuttermilk
⅓cupmilk
¼cupsour cream
¾cupchocolate chipsminiature-sized works well for these
Sliced bananas and butterfor topping
Instructions
Cream Cheese Syrup
In a small bowl, blend cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk, beating until well combined and smooth. You may need to add more milk, depending on how "syrupy" you want your finished product.
*You may need to heat this in the microwave for 10 seconds or so before pouring to return it to a pourable state.
Pancakes
Heat a griddle to 325 degrees F.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a shallow well in the center of the flour mixture.
In a separate bowl, combine mashed bananas, egg, brown sugar, butter, buttermilk, milk, and sour cream, mixing until well combined.
Combine wet ingredients with flour mixture, stirring about 5-6 strokes.
Add chocolate chips and stir gently until just combined. Don't over mix!
Pour 1/4-1/3 cup of batter per pancake on to the griddle. When the top looks slightly dry and bubbles have appeared (about 3-4 minutes depending on your griddle), flip the pancakes and cook the other side another 2-3 minutes.
Stack the pancakes, top them with butter and banana slices, and your desired amount of Cream Cheese Syrup.