Banana Chocolate Chip Oatcakes for One

The poll results are in! I must say, when I created the survey, I was nervous. I feared that nobody would respond, and it would remind me to be humble and that nobody actually reads my blog. Much to my delight, I got over 100 responses (the free service caps out at 100)!

So for you guys, I made these:

Here are the poll results:

I am delighted to see that the demand lies in the areas that I already dedicate most of my time to! This tells me that I'm already giving you exactly what you want.

However, I also noticed there was a slight interest in pancakes and waffles, which is something I have not done a lot of. For all of you who wanted some pancake and waffle recipes, this one's for you! I don't even LIKE pancakes that much, but I gobbled these suckers UP!

These pancakes are great because they are essentially just oatmeal thinned out and poured onto a griddle! In other words, they do not come accompanied by a stomach ache and a sugar crash. They are best topped with fresh fruit, jam, or peanut butter. Or, you know, maple syrup, but I don't roll like that. I topped mine with a peanut butter glaze: a tablespoon of peanut butter + a tablespoon of almond milk, heated in the microwave for 20 seconds, and whisked together until smooth.

(Am I the only one that gets a gut ache from maple syrup? Please tell me I'm not the only one.)

Banana Chocolate Chip Oatcakes

by The Oatmeal Artist

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time: 10 min

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Ingredients (serves 1, ~10 silver dollar pa)

• 2/3 cup regular rolled oats
• 2/3 cup milk of choice
• 1/2 overripe banana
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• rounded 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• handful of chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients except chocolate chips in a blender and blend until smooth. Add extra liquid if necessary (just a tsp or so at a time). It should have the consistency of paint. :)
2. Heat a griddle pan over medium low heat.
3. While you wait for the pan to warm up, stir the chocolate chips into your pancake batter.
4. When griddle pan is ready, spray with nonstick cooking spray (it only needs a little bit!), and use a large spoon or a small scoop to pour pancakes onto the griddle. I made small pancakes, so I used a large soup spoon, and it worked perfectly. Generally, don't go any bigger than 1/4 a cup, but I find that too big still.
5. When bubbles have formed at the top of the pancake, flip over and cook for another minute. Repeat until all the batter has been used!

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