Air fryer recipe · Breakfast
Protein Pancake Bites
Eggless oat and banana bites with a soft pancake feel.
- 14 minTotal time
- 170°CAir fryer
- 5Serves
- VegetarianDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 120kcal
- 4.1 gprotein
- 20.5 gcarbs
- 2.6 gfat
- 2.2 gfibre
Per serving, about 5 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- oats1 cup
- banana1 mashed
- curd1/2 cup
- milk1/4 cup
- baking powder1/2 tsp
Method
Blend the oats
Grind the oats to a coarse flour in a blender, then mix in the mashed banana, curd and milk until you have a smooth batter. Grinding the oats first gives the bites a soft, cake-like crumb instead of a rough, chewy one.
Add the rise
Stir in the baking powder and let the batter rest for 5 minutes before cooking. That short rest lets the oats swell and the baking powder start to work, so the bites puff up light and airy rather than staying flat and dense.
Fill the cups
Spoon the batter into greased silicone cups, filling each about two-thirds of the way. Leaving that space at the top gives the batter room to rise as it sets, so the bites dome up nicely instead of overflowing.
Air fry
Air-fry at 170°C for 14 min, until the bites are set right through and spring back when you press them lightly. That gentle bounce is the sign they are cooked in the centre and ready to lift from the cups.
