Banana Avocado Almond Pancakes – 6M Vegan

If you are looking for a yummy recipe to help your little one gaining some weight, you might want to try this pancake one!

The recipe is vegan (no eggs, no dairy), super soft and perfect for little palates. It can be served to babies starting from 6 months of age: simply skip the maple syrup and add an extra super ripe banana. The more brown dots on the skin, the better as it means that it is super sweet!! In this way you will add natural sweetness to the recipe without adding any sweetener.

I receive a lot of questions from parents worried about their babies or kids not gaining enough weight. My first reply is to always check with your health care provider/pediatrician your baby’s growth curve: every baby is different and grows at a different pace. Also, you need to take in consideration DNA: if your baby comes from a family of skinny and petite people, it might be that he/she will be growing in an healthy way but below the average.

There is no magic food that in few weeks will transform your little baby into a chubby giant one 🙂 But there are plenty of foods that can help your little one gaining weight in an healthy way. When I say “healthy way” I mean foods that are high both in calories and in nutrients. To give you an example: you can gain weight eating french fries all day…but that is not good weight, it’s saturated fats. OR…you can gain healthy weight eating almonds, avocado, salmon,eggs, nuts, seeds every day. And that combo of good high nutients/high calories foods will make you gain weight and energy at the same time. You will gain weight, feeling better too!

I decided to start a new series of baby recipes dedicated to “healthy weight gain” and today’s pancakes are the first one 🙂

Avocado + almond meal + hemp seeds + coconut oil are all high calories and high nutrients foods that will help your little one gaining healthy weight.

Also, the pancakes are so soft that can be offered in tiny pieces to little babies, perfect if you are following the baby led weaning method.

The procedure is super simple and I used a food processor to make it even faster 🙂

In a food processor add all the ingredients: coconut milk + avocado + banana + almond meal + flour + hemp seeds + cinnamon + salt + baking soda + baking powder + maple syrup (skip the maple syrup if serving the pancakes to babies under 12 months) + coconut oil.

Blend for 1 minute to obtain a smooth pancake batter.

Heat a small pan at medium heat for 30 sec and pour 1 Tbsp of mix for each pancake. Let it cook for more or less one minute. When you will see the sides of the pancakes getting firm and gold, flip on the other side and finish cooking for another minute or less. Stack the pancakes one on top of the others to keep them warm and fluffy. Serve warm.

You can add some berries to the mix for a more fruity flavor or, for older kids, some chocolate chips 🙂

You can freeze the leftover pancakes for future breakfast. Tip: divide the pancakes with a layer of parchment paper so that you will be able to thaw only one or few of them and not the whole quantity. I usually place the frozen pancake in the microwave for 30 sec and than into the toaster for 1 min. 

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Banana Avocado Almond Pancakes +6M
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cups almond meal
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon or nutmeg
  • 1 avocado
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 Tbsp hemp seeds
Instructions
  1. In a food processor add all the ingredients: coconut milk + avocado + banana + almond meal + flour + hemp seeds + nutmeg + salt + baking soda + baking powder + maple syrup + coconut oil.

  2. Blend for 1 minute to obtain a smooth pancake batter.

  3. Heat a small pan at medium heat for 30 sec and pour 1 Tbsp of mix. Let it cook for more or less one minute.

  4. When you will see small bubbles forming on top, flip on the other side and finish cooking for another minute or less.

  5. Stack the pancakes one on top of the other to keep them warm and fluffy. Serve warm.

  6. You can add some berries to the mix for a more fruity flavor.

  7. You can freeze the leftover pancakes for future breakfast. Tip: divide the pancakes with a layer of parchment paper so that you will be able to thaw only one or few of them and not the whole quantity. I usually place the frozen pancake in the microwave for 30 sec and than into the toaster for 1 min. 

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    Katie West
    December 2, 2018 at 10:52 am

    OMG! Thanks a lot Barbara for sharing such an informative page about Banana Avocado Almond Pancakes yummy recipe. I have read your valuable page and gotten much information. I have learned a lot from you that I did not know before. I confused for choosing the children foods information what would be the best for everything but now my confusion has cleared by your review. I hope your all information will help me and my elder sister’s daughter. I will try this recipes at home. Keep it up………..

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      Barbara Lamperti
      January 7, 2019 at 11:03 pm

      Aww,thank you my dear Katie for the sweetest comment, I really really appreciate it! I’m so glad my recipes can be useful and enjoyed by other families 🙂
      Thank you again and let me know should you have any question!!
      Ciao, b

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    Sky
    December 6, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    Hi! The pancakes I made are still soft in the middle. I was worried they are not cooked enough for my little one. Do you think they are ok to feed my little one?

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      Barbara Lamperti
      December 6, 2018 at 4:57 pm

      Hello my dear! yes, they stay soft in the middle, it’s correct. As there are no eggs nor dairy involved, they are safe to give to your little one like that 🙂 Let me know if he likes them!! ciao, b

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    Tina
    January 27, 2019 at 11:43 am

    Hello, Barbara

    Lovely recipes, my daughter loves them so much. Just one question: could you convert the flour and the almond meal into grams for me? I wouldn’t want to go at it the wrong way. Thank you 🙂

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      Barbara Lamperti
      February 15, 2019 at 10:24 pm

      Hi Tina!
      Sure, it’s 100gr. flour and a bit more of 30gr. almond meal.
      I know, between grams/cups/oz it’s not easy 🙂
      My unit converter is the best kitchen gadget I got for BuonaPappa!! ciao, b

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    Sarah
    February 28, 2019 at 2:30 pm

    Where does the 2 Tbsp coconut oil go? It doesn’t say.

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      Barbara Lamperti
      March 29, 2019 at 10:30 pm

      Hi Sarah! My mistake 🙂 I showed the coconut oil in the video but somehow I forgot to list it in the written recipe 🙂 You add the coconut oil in the food processor all together with all the other ingredients. Thank you so much for noticing it!! ciao, b

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    Lily
    March 15, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    Ciao Barbara, what a wonderful recipe! I just made those for my daughter and she loved them. I had a few myself 🙂 I love your website, I have done a lot of your recipes! It’s my number 1 favourite website for baby recipes inspiration. Grazie mille!

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      Barbara Lamperti
      March 29, 2019 at 10:43 pm

      Awww, Thank you Lily for the sweet comment!! You just made my day 🙂 ciao, b

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    Whitney Shannon Lee
    April 7, 2020 at 4:04 pm

    Great flavor but recipe needs work. Very gooey on the inside and they don’t hold together well. Still yummy and we will eat them but needs some tweaking.

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    Ellie
    June 28, 2020 at 11:32 am

    Agree with the other comment that these unfortunately didn’t really hold together and were mushy in the middle even after cooking for a while on a lower heat. Making them thinner helped to get a slightly better result. Baby loved them regardless so thumbs up from her!

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      Barbara Lamperti
      October 19, 2020 at 7:46 pm

      Hi Ellie! Yes, you are right. The pancakes are very tender and moist.The texture is definitely different from the traditional fluffy ones with eggs. I thought they would be a lovely and nutritious idea for little palates. I’m so glad to hear that your little girl enjoyed them! Ciao, b

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      Natalia
      August 11, 2021 at 2:05 pm

      This recipe makes the pancakes very gooey and hard to cut into bite sized pieces, adding an egg and more flour made them hold up better.

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    Jen
    October 29, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    Can you use something else besides Almond meal?

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      Barbara Lamperti
      October 30, 2020 at 10:20 pm

      Hi Jen! Almond meal can be substituted with flour. I hope it helps. Ciao! B

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    Amanda
    March 8, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    Stayed gooey in the middle. Thought I did something wrong until I saw the other comments mentioning the same thing. Made them smaller to try and help because I didn’t want to throw too much away.

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      Barbara Lamperti
      June 6, 2023 at 12:37 am

      Yes, the avocado and the banana give more density to the pancakes. For fluffier ones you can definitely reduce the size, that will help! Thank you, ciao.

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