Ingredients

  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup nonfat milk
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 medium)
  • 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
  • 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups reduced-fat oat-bran pancake mix or 1 1/2 cups other mixed-grain pancake mix
  • 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)
  • maple syrup
  • berries (optional)
  • sliced banana (optional)

Method

  • combine oats and milk in large bowl.
  • Let stand until oats are soft, about 15 minutes.
  • Mix in mashed bananas, eggs, wheat germ and cinnamon.
  • Gradually stir in pancake mix (batter will be very thick).
  • Prheat oven to 250.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Using generous 1/4 cup batter for each pancake, drop in 4 pancakes, spacing apart.
  • Cook pancakes until brown on bottom and some bubbles begin to break around edges, about 3 minutes.
  • Turn pancakes over.
  • Cook, until brown on bottom and firm to touch in center, about 3 minutes (pancakes will be thick).
  • Transfer pancakes to baking sheet; place oven to keep warm.
  • Repeat with remaining butter and batter in 2 more batches.
  • Serve pancakes with syrup and if desired, berries and bananas.