• Breakfast time is awfully hectic around here. The hustle and bustle of getting everyone up, dressed, and fed makes for chaos. I know I am not alone feeling this way. Most every parent I have met says that the morning is the most stressful time of day. Because of that I attempt to do as much planning ahead as I can. Simple things like laying out clothes the night before, and prepping breakfast go a long way.

    At our house we love things like pancakes, but it don’t love my kids smelling like syrup all day. If you’ve ever walked into a day care, chances are you will smell a kid who smells of pancakes. He may or may not still be sticky, but for sure that syrup smell with follow you.

    When you combine the chaos of our mornings with our love of pancakes you get my recipe for Mini Chocolate chip Banana pancakes. I know what you’re thinking. Yummy. The best part is that the syrup is baked right in.

    This is a complicated recipe. Are you ready?

    You will need:
    Pancake batter (any kind you like, even instant if that floats your tastebud boats.) I use about two cups of batter
    1 1/3 cups of your favorite pancake syrup
    2 bananas cut into bite sized pieces
    Hand full of chocolate chips

    Mix your batter with your syrup. Divide batter into well greased muffin tin. Top with the bananas and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown and delicious, about 14 minutes.

    Serve warm.

    Bonus, these freeze well, so you can make a huge batch and freeze some to have on other super busy mornings. Bonus number two, these little hand held lovelies are easily eaten in the car on the go.