The Single Lady Pancake
I sleep in the middle of the bed. I think I might hog the pillows. I read a book in bed with a headlamp on my head. It’s dorky. Sometimes I fall asleep with the light on… mostly because I’m scared of murderers and not because I just happen to fall asleep with the light on.
I want pancakes for breakfast in the morning… every morning. But I just want one pancake. One crazy good, indulgent, morning breakfast for one pancake… with chocolate. Is that too much to ask? Heck. No.
Hush yo mouth. This mess is good.
… I just wanted to say hushyomouth… you were probably sitting there politely… my bad.
This is one big pancake. It’s got oats and banana slices and chocolate chips. Um… amazing. On top? More banana slices and toasted pecans. And heck yes I poured maple syrup all over this sucker.
I scarfed it down in five bites… tops.
Then I went to the gym. Seriously. I did.
The Single Lady Pancake .eat it.
makes one large pancake
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon dried oats (quick cooking or regular)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons buttermilk (buttermilk is best , but you could also try regular or soy milk.)
dash of vanilla extract
small handful semi sweet chocolate chips
15 banana slices
toasted pecans
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl whisk together oil, vanilla extract and buttermilk. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir to combine. The mixture will be thick. Fold in the chocolate chips and half of the banana slices.
Heat a small frying pan with a teaspoon of oil. Pour in the pancake batter and spread some with the back of a spoon. Cook over medium heat until bubbles form and pop on the surface of the pancake.
Flip. It’s ok if it doesn’t flip perfectly… it’s just you enjoying this pancake, remember!?
Cook until golden brown. Remove from pan and onto a plate. Top with the remaining banana slices, toasted pecans and maple syrup.
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These pancakes were fantabulous, Joy! I have no idea how eggless pancakes work, but they did. They really made my Sunday! Thank you!
I had this for dinner last night, and absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
YUM! Thanks, Joy. This was a wonderful treat this morning. Loved it — and love your site! Hope the computer situation is improving.
Thank you! This pancake is delicious and a great start to the week.
Heard about this Single Lady Pancake and just had to come check it out! :)
This morning is a “Single Lady Pancake” morning, though I’m not single. It sounds deliciously indulgent, and I can’t wait to teat myself!
BTW, my husband reads in bed at night with a headlamp too:) It’s a compromise because I can’t sleep with the light on, but I don’t really like the headlamp either.
Well, I made it, I ate it, and it was DEEEEElicious!
Thank you for giving this single lady a reason to make pancakes for one. This looks amazing!
Thank you THANK YOU THANK YOU! I love that this is a single (big) portion!!!!! (And now I have “Single ladies” Beyonce stuck in my head…)
First I made this just for me. Then I tripled the recipe and made it for me, my bf, plus a tiny one for my 9-month old. Both times they were delicious! Now I’m about to make it for a third time, adding blueberries! I can’t get enough! I love this recipe even better than the ones with egg!
You make my life. I am so excited for Saturday morning breakfast now. Being single and making a whole batch of pancakes always seems like so much effort and theres always so many left over… but now single girl pancake!!
Hearts.
Urm, not to ruin anyone’s day, but I just wanted to share the nutritional values of this pancake. (I didn’t add the bananas or pecans)
Calories: 728g
Carbs: 93.5g
Fat: 38.5g
Protein: 9.1g
Fiber: 1.6g
Hey Joy, do you think there’s a way to make this healthier? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE your blog and recipes, and I normally wouldn’t care about any of the fat/sugar/calorie bit but I’m trying to lose weight here and would love to do that without imposing a ban on my baking.
This is wrong. I just did the calculations. (And a calorie is already a unit of measure… you wouldn’t quantify it further with grams…)
It has 374 calories in it (also minus the bananas/chocolate/pecans, though all of which would be natural, healthy additions…). AND if you have time to cook yourself breakfast… it should be a good one… so allot like 500 calories for it, giving room to play with for toppings and stuff. I’m making it for dinner and adding blueberries and topping it with whipped cream :)
Alright, this was yummy, however, (not to ruin anyone’s day or anything), but I just wanted to share the nutritional values of this pancake. (I didn’t add the bananas or pecans)
Calories: 728g
Carbs: 93.5g
Fat: 38.5g
Protein: 9.1g
Fiber: 1.6g
Hey Joy, do you think there’s a way to make this healthier? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE your blog and recipes, and I normally wouldn’t care about any of the fat/sugar/calorie bit but I’m trying to lose weight here and would love to do that without imposing a ban on my baking.
um…..
skip the chocolate?
ps…. this site is not a safe place for nutritional information. fact.
I second that!
My best friend is newly single and I’m compiling a book of recipes for her for Christmas. It’s been really tough on her having so many leftovers with all the recipes, so she hasn’t made much to eat. Last time I visited her, her cupboards were bare. Hopefully some stuff like this can help her out!
-Jenny
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Hello Joy!
I hope I don’t come off as a total creeper…but you seriously have been an inspiration to me. My mama and I follow you and now I have my roommate following you too!
Oh, and the pancakes are to die for. Maybe I should stay single just so I can eat more of these :)
I’m having this for breakfast right now! It’s fabulous. I didn’t have bananas so I used fresh raspberries. It’s almost magical!
I found this post oh-so wonderful and incredibly appropriate. I’ll admit, the first things to pop into my head every morning go as follows:
1) I want coffee, and
2) A pancake would make me the happiest person EVER.
And although I only follow through with #2 about once a week (I’m trying to think about my waistline here), that pancake better be good. And yes, I only want one–on most days. So thank you for providing such a delicious recipe for those of us singles who enjoy brunching solo on occasion!
Waited for a night when my man was out so could give these pancakes a test run. Amazing!!So good i made a second (clearly paying no attention to nutritional info provided above)good idea at the time but wont be moving far for rest of the evening.
Joy, I just made this pancake and I ate it and died. So delish. Made my saturday.
Dear Joy,
You have delivered me from a morbidly pancake-less existence and shielded me from a life of obscene pancake overpopulation. My tummy thanks you. My waistline is on the fence about this.
Love,
Mel
Since the husband is out of town playing pretend army, I’ve been living the single mom life this weekend. I just made this for my 4 year old daughter and I. Holy freaking cow was it good!!! We scarfed it down. It was just enough for the both of us….filled our tummies and satisfied our sweet tooths.
Thanks for posting! It was perfect!
Joy, Thank you so much for this recipe! I just made one this morning (minus the bananas because I didn’t have any), and it was superb! I’m a college student, and I just moved into my first apartment. After suffering through two years of cafeteria food, I’m ready to cook on my own. I’ve been craving pancakes for awhile now, but I haven’t wanted to make an entire batch for just me. This recipe is perfect! I can’t wait to try this with banana.
Seriously Joy, you’ve just changed my life. That one pancake was AMAZING. Kudos to you and your clever cooking skills!
Thank you, Joy! I have now made this pancake about 5 or 6 times and it is always satisfying! I do sometimes vary things a little–strawberries instead of bananas, holding the chocolate, sour cream and cinnamon on top instead of maple syrup–but that’s the beauty of pancakes: anything goes!
So… I’m a lurker, I usually just snoop around and never comment…on anything. Can I just say these are the best pancakes I’ve ever made! I admire your work and your style
Joy, I just have to say that every time I read your posts I can’t help but laugh. And pancakes – oh yeah.. *drool*
Omg…I I think I love you! I love baking myself, I’m hoping to open a bakery one day. Heh.
Just made this mess and it is SO good! I used self raising flour instead of the all purpose, baking powder and baking soda.. and I cut up a chocolate bar with caramel instead of the choc chips. YUUUM! Who needs a boyfriend when you can have single lady pancakes!? Not me that’s for sure.
Joy, I cannot stop making this.
You just took weekends from lovely to AMAZING!
Thanks a bunch!
The pancake sounds yummy! It’s just the thing for me, now single & living alone, when I really need a bad, bad, breakfast dessert meal to cheer me up! Thanks!
I needed something warm to put in my face on this frigid day in NJ. So I made your Single Lady pancake, since I am in fact a single lady, and I’m eating it as I type this. I have to pinch myself to see if I’m still alive though, because this is pancake heaven right here. Thanks for the AMAZING recipe.
So I just made your vegan cranberry pecan/everything bread and wondered if you had a pancake recipe to use bc after using maple syrup and pecans that’s what I’m in the mood for and voila! You have a recipe! It’s like you can read minds ;)
hi joy, i just made this pancake & it was fantastic! i used what i had on hand – whole wheat pastry flour, cornmeal in place of oats (gave a nice crispness), cranberries, & orange (actually clementine) zest. it was giant, so i made a bit of a mess when i flipped it. but that’s part of the fun right? ;)
This is a brilliant idea and I will make this for breakfast tomorrow! I come from a big family, but now I am in college and since there’s just me, it isn’t always economically wise to make dishes that I miss, pancakes being one of them. I am a new comer to your blog and so far I am really enjoying it!
Joy this is my favourite pancake ever, I make it every weekend. My husband never likes my cooking (fair enough, I’m not a good cook) but he loves this, thankyou thankyou!
high five!
that’s it. i’m making this for myself tomorrow… I’m not single, but my boyfriend gets NONE.
none.
so there.
:]
Just made this…absolute Yummmmm!
After making and eating them (I made two smaller ones) I can officially say those are my most favourite pankakes ever! Great idea with buttermilk, it gives all the flavour.
I LOVE this pancake. I am officially skipping all lunches so I can keep having this for breakfast. I screwed up the flipping so it came out as one gigantic scrambled pancake, but who cares :D
Aah, the Single Lady Pancake. My attempts at cutting pancake recipes to make just a few, just enough for me, will be no more! Thank you for this recipe. I love the name too.
OMG just made your pancake for lunch it was delish!
Thanks so much joy!!!
Hi Joy!
I just tried this recipe and only had Vanilla Coconut milk in my apartment. I tried it in place of buttermilk and reduced the sugar since the coconut milk has some in it. TO DIE FOR!!! Excellent recipe!
I just discovered your blog through a friend and I am now obsessed! You are quite the culinary and decorating inspiration!
I wanted this exact thing for breakfast tomorrow!!!!! I always find everything i DREAM of on your blog. THANK YOU GIRLFRIEND!
Finally! I have just been craving pancakes, but didn’t have anyone in town this weekend to go to brunch with and didn’t want a whole batch of pancakes…now I can do this whenever the craving hits me! Have you tried it with sour cream….for some reason, I saw a picture of sour cream pancakes the other day and that’s how this whole craving thing started. I think I’ll make them, eat them in bed, with all the pillows but maybe not the head lamp…although i do have one and have been known to wear it in bed….for reading that is.
I love this! This is absolutely perfect for me because there are times when I want to eat pancakes, but have so many left over >< Thank you Joy! :)
Joy, I like you. I read your blog every day, and I’m not much of a blog-reader. I usually have a few JoytheBaker tabs open of recipes I want to make. This summer I’ve baked handfuls of your treats and raved and come back for seconds and thirds. But I haven’t been moved to comment until I just flipped up this baby and declared this is the best pancake I’ve ever had! Soo good, and it’s all in my own belly:):) Keep doing what you’re doing!
just made these with a little more flour (cause i used skim milk) and they turned out fab!! Oh and I added macadamia nuts, yum yum!!
A new Saturday Morning tradition is born.
Oh – and I totally understand the sleeping in the middle of the bed thing – I worry about that sometimes, when I think about futures in which I am not single…
Hi Joy!
I have to leave for an organic chem exam in 5 minutes. But, I just want to tell you I made this pancake (or a cocoa-cinnamon-plum because that was what I had on hand version of this pancake) and it was so delicious and I have never felt better going into an exam!
Thanks :D
Woah baby this was good. I threw in a pinch of cinnamon and maple extract to the batter and it worked like a charm. I had to use a carving knife when eating this to ward of everyone trying to eat it. True story.