I love banana pancakes and my daughter loves chocolate chip pancakes, so we came up with this yummy recipe to make us both happy!  Serve with a dollop of soft butter, a sprinkle of powdered sugar, sliced bananas, and whipped cream with a side of butter pecan or maple syrup.

Chunky Monkey Pancakes

all-purpose flour

baking powder

baking soda

salt

milk

butter, melted

eggs

white sugar

vanilla extract

banana,

chocolate chips

pecans

cooking spray

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.  Set bowl aside.  In a separate bowl, whisk together the skim milk, melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and stir in the wet ingredients, being careful not to over mix the batter.  Gently fold in the banana, chocolate chips, and nuts.


Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.


These were great, probably would make again for the kids but not my husband and I. My youngest inhaled this but my husband and I thought they were a bit rich. I liked the combination of the banana and pecans, just thought the chocolate took it over the top. I did follow another reviewers advice and add another small chopped banana and used buttermilk. Again, another reviewer had it on the money that this recipe is a true kid pleaser.

These were amazing! I made these for breakfast this morning. My kids inhaled them! Even my neighbors son came in and devoured 2. I didn't change a thing. They are perfect as is. I have been looking for a good banana pancake recipe and my hubby has been looking for a choc chip pancake recipe and this is perfect! Thank you so much for this recipe.

These were really good! They were a big hit with the kids. I wasn't sure about leaving the bananas chunked up, but it was SO delicious!! Thanks, crazycat, for a great recipe.

Hubs is all about Chunky Monkey Ice Cream and when I saw this recipe I knew it was going to be a winner for him.  I’ve had it printed out since March of 2009 and it is now dog-eared from dragging it out as weekend after weekend would go by with unfulfilled good intentions of making these.  Today was finally the day.  We were not disappointed “CCL” -  these are, indeed, a winner and I’m sure you don’t mind that I made some small changes that didn’t change your lovely recipe.  I didn’t measure the chocolate chips, just tossed them in until it looked right for me.  I used buttermilk, mainly because I had some that needed to be used – the baking soda required for that was already in your recipe so it worked well. As for the bananas, I have fond memories of how I loved my mother’s banana pancakes and I can still picture her slicing them into the batter, so I had to do the same.  Diced or sliced, either is better than mashing them in my opinion. I love the creamy pieces of banana in the pancakes and not just the flavor of them. Finally, I left out the nuts, just because we preferred our pancakes without.  Rich, delicious and decadent, these satisfied my curiosity as well as my craving. As for Hubs, the guy who loves Chunky Monkey ice cream, he gave these the “thumbs up, make again.”

These are quite possibly the yummiest pancakes I have ever had.  I followed the recipe exactly as it is, and they turned out fluffy and perfect.  5 Stars!

What a treat!  I made a few changes:  used 1/2 whole wheat flour, mashed the bananas and used veg. oil instead of butter (too lazy to melt it).  I also omitted the nuts (personal preference).  They rose up beautifully fluffy.  I didn't have mini choc. chips, so I used regular, and I think that made them a little too rich!  If I make these again, I will probably use less choc. chips.  Otherwise, very good recipe!

The batter was a bit too think for me so I ended up adding an extra 1/3 cup of flour, then it seemed perfect.  My first two pancakes I put on the griddle without the extra flour were very flat, after the flour, puffy and nice!  I loved them, Grumpy said he could do without the chocolate....but he's picky anyway!  Great recipe.  :)

REALLY, seriously good!  Did not change a single thing.  My 10 yo had a house full of boys overnight.  Only problem now, they want another sleepover next weekend!  Thanks for the recipe, CCL!!

Super yummy pancakes. We didn't change a thing. It yields 9 pancakes.

YUMMY!!! I made these this morning for our kids and a sleep over guest.  My husband is the king of pancakes in our house, and my kids all said "these are better than dad's" and the guest said that they were better than his mom's.  So I will be keeping this recipe close.  I will also be trying it will blueberries and maybe white chocolate chips.  Excellent base for just about anything you could come up with.

Very tasty. My daughter had fun adding extra chocolate chips while the pancakes were cooking. Also, I took the milk, banana, and pecans and ran them through the blender so my 1 year old could still eat the nuts. 

Sorry, we did care for this.  Definitly chunky with the nuts and chunks of banana.  The kids did not like it which surprised me, they didn't like the 'chunks'  I thought the batter was runny as well and it didn't make a fluffy pancake.  Gooey with the chocolate chips too.  Thanks for the recipe anyways.

So good and so easy to make.  I think next time I will cut the choc. chips back to 1/3 of a cup.  The chocolate was just  a little overwhelming, and that's saying a lot coming from a chocoholic like me.  I would just rather taste more of the bananas.  We had a couple left over and I just dropped them in the toaster the next day for a couple mins.  I think they tasted even better on day 2.

Very good. The pancakes seem to burn a lot easier than other pancakes that I've tried though.

My son requested these for his birthday.  These are perfect with only 1/4 cup mini choc chips.  My kids thought there were too many with 1/2 cup but just perfect with 1/4 cup.  The thing I love about this recipe is with the choc chips in it I don't need to add syrup &amp; by using mini chips you don't have to use as many because they disperse so well.  Also, I love them with fresh sliced banana on top.  Few pancakes actually fill a person up but these do with sliced bananas on top are perfect for the whole family.

these were ok, nothing overly special and bit too buttery/oily for my taste.  I'll stick to my plain pancake recipe.

YUM!  A fun and tasty spin on already fun and tasty pancakes!  I thinly sliced the bananas but otherwise followed the recipe.  We all enjoyed, thank you :)

The base pancake recipe was delicious.  They were fluffy and tasty.  

We only had 1/4 c of chocolate chips so that's what was used.  The recipe was good although I think another full banana could be added because neither one of us noticed the banana flavor at all.  

We did put banana slices on the top of the pancakes.

These were awesome! We made these for my daughter's birthday party, and the girls really enjoyed them. I think my wife and I love them even more than they did - but we just put whipped cream on ours, no syrup!

Words can not describe how delicious these pancakes were. CCL, thank you so much for sharing. This recipe is five star. The only change I made was used whole milk (DH bought wrong milk this week) and omitted the nuts.

Very Good - and Kid approved! I used mostly oat flour (and I could see adding some ground flax seed for extra fiber), 2% milk, regualr semi-sweet chips, and left out the nuts because I didn't have any. Turned out great! Thanks CCL :)

I was in a hurry and just used boxed pancake mix made per box directions, then chopped up a few bananas and threw in some choc chips. very tasty....didnt even use syrup!

Incredible! To save leftover pancakes, let cool, seperate with wax paper, wrap in plastic wrap, put in plastic bag, then freeze. Microwave for 60-90 seconds to reheat!

I LOVE these.  They are sweet so I don't put the full amount of chips the recipe recommends.  No syrup is needed at all.  YUM

if you like chocolate an bananas your going to like this .

Our family loved these! I was looking for something different than the traditional blueberry and these were a hit! I was thinking that they might be good with a little peanut butter melted and drizzled over top but haven't tried that yet. :)

Yum!  Great made with whole wheat flour instead of all purpose.  The kids loooved them with a little chocolate syrup on top!

I huge hit with the kids.  I'm glad this recipe was in my inbox this morning because I was drawing a blank this morning when the kids were asking for breakfast.  Served it with bacon on the side and even my banana hating daughter ate them faster the I could get them off the griddle.  My son also made bacon "tacos" with them and they were so good he and I decided to add bacon right in them next time.  Thanks for saving my morning!

I expected these to turn out very sweet and closer to a dessert-like pancake. I was wrong! These are moist, flavorful, and have just the slightest hint of sweetness. I made them with semi-sweet chips instead. The second time, I made them with only whole wheat flour (red). They were incredibly filling, but still moist and fluffy and yummy.

My daughter (7) raved about these and made a special effort to call Dad to tell him about them! I will definitely make these again and again.

Very good! My daughter and I loved them. The only change I made was I mashed up the bananas.

These are amazing. You don't even need butter on top some light cool whip with chocolate syrup on top makes them perfect.

My mom made these pancakes for me on my wedding day because she knew they were my favorite!  Now I make them for my daughter, and she loves them as much as I do.  I already told her I will carry on this special tradition on her wedding day!

Came across these and immediately had to make them for my 5 year old (his nickname is Chunky Monkey). They came out perfect! I used regular sized chocolate chips because I didn't have mini chips. I think those made it better for the kids. I topped them with a scoop of homemade whipped cream and some crushed pecans. Perfect!

Banana's &amp; chocolate!!!!! Whats not to love here?? I made these EXACTLY as states and they were fab I never added pecans though as I had none:( Def will be making these again for my daughter on those special occasions. Only recommendation I have is to cook on low medium was a little to high. Thanx so much crazycatlady!!!

These are good, but a little too sweet for me, esp. with the addition of syrup. Don't know if I will make them again, and if I do, it will be with modifications.

Love these!! Just made these for breakfast for me and my 18 month old son. I followed the recipe exactly except I ommited the nuts. These were so good. We ate these with just a little tiny bit of melted peanut butter. I will be making these agian soon.

My kids LOVE these...the only thing I did different is added 2 smashed bananas and next time I will probably do 3..otherwise great..Thanks for sharing

This stuff is amazing, the first time I made them, my guy said "this is what I wanna have for breakfast for the next 30 years" :P he usually never is that enhusiastic about food, thats how good these pancakes are. 

Make sure you MASH a ripe banana, it makes a HUGE difference in flavor versus the diced. Also I omitted the butter, and used only the cooking spray. They turned out fabulous.

I hate bananas but I made these for my family.  They thought they were divine.  Kids devoured them!  I served them with a little whipped cream, more slices of banana and a few more choc chips.  ...no syrup.  I'll make again.  Oh!  ...toasted the pecans in a pan before hand (better flavor that way).

Made them a second time. Added 1/2 tsp of almond oil. Yummy!  Made a couple for myself before adding the banana. Served with syrup and powdered sugar today.

These were awesome. I have never seen my 2yr old eat so much!. Very very yummy.

This was ok. Our family couldn't taste the banana even though we added extra and reduced the amount of chocolate. I doubt we will make these, again

This is definately a wonderful recipe.  We mashed our banana as did some of the other reviewers. Otherwise we did not alter the recipe.  Our first batch we had regular sized chocolate chips which made them more chocolaty.  The second time we did the recipe we used the mini chocolate chips.  My 7 year old who, in recent years, has become more picky even loved these.  They even became snacks after school one day.  We double the recipe so we have a bunch to have on hand for quick breaskfasts and snacks...if there are any left after breakfast.  Serious KUDOS!!

These are SO good! I fell upon this recipe because my nickname for my son is "chunky monkey" so of course I had to make them!  I have made them 3 times so far and will be making them again this morning. My son had liked them so much he requested these when it was his birthday.  I keep the bananas in small chunks, and use semi sweet chocolate chips (not the mini) and just eye ball the amount that I want in my batter. I think that gives just the right amount of chocolate taste using the regular size chips.  I also use half wheat flour and half white flour just to try to make it a little healthier. The great thing with this recipe, none of us use syrup! It is also wonderful to grab one and eat cold when you have a sweet tooth.

I love Chunky Monkey Ice Cream; so when I saw this as todays recipe of the day,  I had to make for breakfast.  It was sooooo good.  I only had chocolate chuncks; so I first poured the mix on the griddle, then add the chips.  After cooking I spread a thin layer of peanut buter on the pancakes and added syrup.  Yeah, we like the sugar high - LOL.  Loved them.  Will make again for sure.

The flavour was really good. Just the perfect level of sweetness (I usually have to half the amount of sugar called for in a recipe, but the 1 tbsp called for in this recipe is just right for my taste).  I also used 1-1/2 bananas (instead of 1 banana) for an extra kick, and mashed them (instead of dicing). If you are new at making pancakes, I would definitely recommend being generous with the cooking spray! It makes flipping the pancake a lot easier. Also, do not spread the batter into a very thin layer on your skillet. Not only will you smear your chocolate chips everywhere (giving your pancakes a burnt appearance), it will make the pancake-flipping process very difficult (makes them break more easily)! Just spread out your pancakes a little and it will cook thoroughly (without burning) if you cook it for long enough, which for me, was about 3 minutes for the first side, and about 1 minute for the other side (after flipping). Another piece of advice for flipping pancakes: I would not recommend using a plate to cover the pancake in your skillet and flipping the skillet upside, because the side that comes in contact with the plate is still RAW, so it sticks to your plate (very messy)! All in all, a good recipe - a little bit too hearty for me, as I prefer plainer pancakes, but my chocolate- &amp; banana-loving family enjoyed it so I will be making these again.

My family and I LOVED these pancakes!  YUMMY!

The kids give this recipe 2 thumbs up :)  Even my super picky eater is enjoying them!  Recipe doubled nicely.  Thanks you!

Delicious! Mashed the banana to distribute it a little better and used a combination of milk chocolate morsels and semi-sweet because we didn't have enough of either. I actually preferred the milk chocolate, but my husband thought they made the pancakes a little too sweet.

this recipe was amazing! my boyfriend loves pancakes, and he has a sweet tooth, so this was a wonderful Sunday morning surprise. I enjoyed them, too. Thanks!

These have become a family favorite and we are typically not big pancake fans.  Delish

Very filling!!! Def won't need a mid morning snack after this breakfast!

These were alright. Of all the pancakes I've eaten (and I've had a fair share in my lifetime lol!), these aren't top on my "favorites" list. The texture was not to my liking at all, but then again, (as the title implies) these ARE CHUNKY monkey pancakes. If you like bananas, nuts and chocolate (and a chunky texture), you'll LOVE these. Admittedly, I enjoy all of these ingredients, but not in pancake form. I guess I'm a traditionalist at heart.... :) I might give these another try, but will definitely omit the nuts (I'd use as garnish instead), MASH my bananas (as opposed to dicing them) and substitute peanut butter swirl morsels for the chocolate chips called for (there's just something INTOXICATING about the combo of chocolate, PB and banana together). A drizzle of maple syrup and Hershey's chocolate sauce made for a decadently sweet treat. If for nothing else, I was at least able to enjoy breakfast for dinner, something I don't do often. Thanks for sharing your recipe, CCL! :-)

Loved it! Made the recipe exactly the way it was written.

Used whole wheat flour, and substituted egg white liquid for one of the eggs, and they still were a huge hit for snack with the picky kids

They were good. Thanks for sharing. I omitted the nuts by mistake, but followed everything else.

These were great!  Kids loved them and they made me blow my diet!

Chunky Monkey Pancake Haiku: "Monkeys leap through trees. Soar to breakfast for pancakes! Devour their plates!" These were exceptionally-good, but no surprise there, based on the reviews, drool-worthy photos, and that my monkey family adores the combination of bananas and chocolate. For preference, we left out the pecans, and mashed the banana instead of dicing ~ straight off the griddle and into my mouth. Yum!

Nice change from regular pancakes! I will make again! Thanks!

We really liked these. I have tried other banana pancake recipes with pureed bananas and I definitely prefer the diced! The chocolate chips are absolutely essential. Yummmm!

Ten stars....Pancakes dont get any yummier than these! Thankyou for sharing.

These were wonderful.  I made these by and large as written -- I substituted 1T ground flax seed + 3T water for an egg, and omitted the nuts.  Everyone went "bananas" for these!  My picky 3 year old probably ate more fruit at this sitting than he has all year.

What an awesome recipe, these turned out delicious. Definitely a treat that I am sure I'll make many times down the road. This is a recipe worth holding onto.

These were fantastic! The first time my daughter ate leftover pancakes taste just as good warmed up. Will be a Saturday morning regular.

Okay, so my husband took a bite and said "It tastes like banana bread!" Indeed, it does. This recipe is a nice combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and chewy. I used half whole wheat flour and walnuts instead of the pecans. The batter was really thick, so they really filled us up, but we really enjoyed this recipe. Thanks CCL!

These were great! Served straight off the griddle with some butter--the kids didn't even ask for syrup! They don't like nutty pancakes, but these were still chunky enough. A frozen banana, chopped while still frozen, worked just fine.

I just made these. They are very good , but next time I will probably not chop the pecans as finely and might add more banana (I sliced them into the batter). If a little bit more sugar were added the syrup might not be necessary. I did make 1.5 x the recipe as I didn't think the original quantity would make quite enough. We ended up with three 6-inch pancakes left over between the two of us, out of a total of eight pancakes. If we had anyone over we'd need to double or triple the recipe. Will make this again.

These were great pancakes! I doubled the recipe but only used 2 eggs total as that's what I had and they were awesome so if you like less egg these are still for you. I added 1 tsp cinnamon as I love it. I only had multi-grain pastry flour so I added a little more baking powder to ensure fluffiness. I used 3 TBS sugar rather than 2 for the double batch as I thought it should be a tiny bit sweeter. I mashed up one banana and left the other chopped since I like to have pieces in them. I only used 2/3 cup chocolate chips and there were almost too many for me. I don't eat nuts so they weren't included but I can say that they would be too chunky if you also left the banana diced. If you want both chips and nuts I would mash or puree the banana so it's part of the batter. I melted the butter for the batter in a non-stick frying pan and let that be the greasing of the pan which worked great. I made about 17 and served with butter and powdered sugar. They were also good with maple syrup or sour cream. I refrigerated the leftovers and like to eat them cold as a snack. They tasted great and the texture was perfect - very fluffy, not mushy inside, but plenty moist! 

They were delicous!!  My kids loved them.  We don't like pecans so I followed another reviewer and put in peanut butter.  They were a huge hit and will certainly be made again and again.  Thanks for the great idea.

I try a new pancakes every weekend, and this one is definitly one of my favs. I didn't change anything except I used 2% milk instead of skim, and I omitted the pecans. Loved them&lt;3

i loved it!i decided to put in some mini marshmellows.i think that syrup made it a little sweet.

I've been making something like this for a while but used complete pancake mix. I decided to try this to see if it would be better. I didn't have skim milk and used 1% and didn't have pecans. I usually mash my bananas, personal preference. Also I don't add the chocolate chips in the batter since they tend to sink to the bottom or cluster on the pan. I pour the batter then sprinkle the chips on the top. The consistancy was a bit thin for me. Whenever I make this with a different recipe, I make a peanut butter syrup. 2 big scoopfuls of chucky peanut butter and 1/2 cup of pancake syrup. Microwave for 30 seconds, take out, stir, and microwave for 20 seconds. It's a very sweet combo, but my family loves it.

This was by far the best pancakes I have ever had. I do change the recipe according to my family though.... My brother does NOT like bananas so I take the bananas and pecans out of the batter. When I start to cook them on the griddle I pour on the batter and then add the chocolate chips/peanut butter chips, bananas, and pecans accordingly. Once that is done my family inhales them!

I made it when my niece was here. My teenaged sons enjoyed it and so did the rest of the family. I didn't have pecans so I skipped it and served it with butter and honey. Finger- licking good. Will be making it again.

Rishana

oooooooh sooooooo goooood.my fam. loved them we addet 1/4 cup pb.wow so delish.thank you for sharing.

These pancakes were soooo good!  The only changes that I made were to mash the banana really well (chunks kinda gross me out), and I used slightly less chocolate chips than called for...just under 1/2 cup.  I had no problems with runny batter or flat pancakes.  I used 1/4 c measuring cup to measure out the batter for each one and it yielded 10 decent sized pancakes..not too big, not too small.  My hubby and sister said that they were really good (between mouthfuls of pancake lol).  :~)

Definitely very tastey! I'm not a huge fan of pecans, so I didn't add them when I made it. However I did add roughly a tablespoon of cinnamon to the dry mix and it was an amazing addition!

I love, love, love these pancakes! Very sweet but very delectable. I am a huge fan of Ben&amp;Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream.  I knew I had to try these and they did not disappoint!  I did not change a thing and served with homemade syrup.

Soooo good.  They are definitely rich. I made it just like the recipe said, but next time I will add 2 bananas.  Great breakfast!

Great concept of combining banana and chocolate! We added peanut butter onto ours to complement the flavour (and I love PB).  It was quite sweet for first thing in the morning but everyone around our breakfast table enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing :)

Really great flavor. My almost two-year old got angry when we ran out!

I'm giving these four stars because they were easy to make (as I'd never made pancakes from scratch), cooked beautifully, and fluffed up nicely.  However, I guess my kids (6 and 2) just aren't cut out for super-sweet pancakes.  My six-year-old called them "disgusting" and my two-year-old ate around the chocolate.  I served this with nothing but butter on top, but it was still too rich.  I'll definitely keep the batter mixture and try again as banana nut or blueberry, though.

These were absolutely delicious!!  I made them for my girls and a couple of their friends and they all loved them!  I made them as is, but did leave out the pecans.   The girls ate them with butter and chocolate syrup, but they don't need a thing.  My husband and I ate ours plain.  What a treat!

Awesome pancakes! You don't need to change a thing! They come out flavorful, fluffy and they are pretty filling. We had two each, with a few scoops of whipped cream and golden syrup and it was too much! This recipe is perfect and it is definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing!

Made as written for a rather critical group of 2 - ten year olds and  a five year old.  However, they did request that the nuts were to be left out. Awesome and amazing were some of their comments, plus please give this recipe to Mom. Personally I'd cut back on the chocolate chips, but the batter did rise nicely, and they weren't overly sweet before adding the syrup.  A perfecr kid pleasing recipe.  Thanks Cyndi!

Great recipe! I didn't use skim milk, just 2%, and I left out the pecans, but other than that, the recipe is yummy! I think the batter may have been a bit thick, but a little more milk fixed that!

My family loved these!! I used the pancake mix from a box and added the ingred,they were great!!

These were awesome!  The kids loved them, and there so easy to whip up.  We will be making these again.  Thanks CCL!

What a fun recipe!  The kids loved them. They where hearty too...only took about 3 pancakes each to fill up my teens. Can't wait to make them at the next extended family gathering for our breakfast buffet.

These pancakes were very light and fluffy, with great flavor. I made a few minor adjustments, but not because the recipe required them ~ using 1% milk, 1/4 cup of oat flour for 1/4 cup of the all purpose, and olive oil as I discovered I had no butter. We coudn't resist topping them with a little chocolate syrup, but they really don't need anything else as the flavor is all in the pancake.

I thought these were good but my kids didn't seem to like them.  I think i'll try them again jus to see if they'll change their mind. :)

These are amazing! We add the chocolate chips,bananas and pecans to each pancake while they are cooking.The kids have a blast helping me make these and we all love them.

Made per recipe but will not do so again. My family didn't appreciate banana chunks in their pancakes and the chocolate chips are easily burned when added with the batter. If made again, I will mash bananas first and add the chips individually to the pancakes while on the griddle. I will say that all but one was eaten.

I am not a fan of chocolate chips in my pancakes, but the kids that helped me make these loved, loved, loved, them! I loved that they got a little fiber in their pancakes from the banana *and* the great banana flavor. (I made some for me without chips and added nuts) Will definitely make again, both ways. Fun name, and a great recipe! Thank you, crazycatlady!

chunky monkey pancakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 9

Cost: $6.46 /serving

Author : crazycatlady - CCL

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