Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Peanut Butter Syrup

Recipe found on ourbestbites.com

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Peanut Butter Syrup (Chunky Monkey Pancakes)

1 1/2 cups flour
3 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. canola oil
1 large or extra large egg
2 small- med ripe bananas
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (or reg. chips roughly chopped) tossed with 2 tsp. flour
Cooking spray

1 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter

Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together. In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla and whisk well. Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix just until moistened and combined. Place bananas in a bowl and roughly mash with a fork. Fold into batter. Add the chocolate chips that have been tossed with flour and stir.

For syrup, heat peanut butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add maple syrup and gently whisk to combine. Heat in the microwave for another 30 seconds, whisk, and then set aside.

Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet to medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray and then pour on pancake batter. Use 1/4 cup batter for large pancakes (4-6") and 2 tbsp. for kid-sized ones (2-3"). Wait until bubbles form and edges are set and then flip.

Reheat syrup if necessary and pour over warm pancakes.

Yield: 28-30 2-3" pancakes or 14-15 4-6" pancakes