Banana Chocolate Chip Blender Pancakes

Every Friday we have pancakes for breakfast and this is the recipe we always use. I inherited about 20 #10 cans of whole wheat a couple of years back and I figure, use it if you've got it. We prefer the white whole wheat kernels and substituting the apple sauce for the oil makes them surprisingly fluffy. So crank up your Jack Johnson (I always think of his Banana Pancake song when I'm making these) and pretend like it's the weekend. (See what I just did there?)

Recipe from my wonderful Mother-in-Law
Makes 12-16 pancakes

1 cup whole wheat kernels
1½ cups milk, divided
½ cup oil (or applesauce)
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, peeled and lightly mashed

Add the whole wheat and 1 cup of milk to your blender. Blend on high for 3 minutes. Add the rest of the milk and blend again, on high, for 2 more minutes.

Next, throw in the oil, salt, baking powder, and eggs. Blend until JUST combined. Add the banana and mix briefly! You still want chunks of banana in the batter. Just mix briefly. Briefly. BRIEFLY. so that everything is evenly distributed.

If you have an electric griddle, set it to 350. With a pan on the stove, keep it at medium/medium-low. You don't want the outside to burn before the inside is cooked. Pour the batter onto your griddle/pan and then sprinkle several chocolate chips on top. Wait until the pancake is covered with little bubbles and then flip. Cook for another 1-2 minutes and then devour.