Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Peanut Butter Syrup

Ahhhh so good!!  This was super filling - it's really rich with the syrup and the choc chips, but it's super good!!  I don't like pancakes - yeah, again - I'm weird!  But we had the nieces sleepover last night, so thought they would like these....and turns out - I do too!!  (as long as PB is in the syrup!)  Super yummy!!  We had a lot of leftovers though cause it's really filling!!

14-15 4-6″ pancakes (using 1/4 C batter measure) : OBB

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup buttermilk (1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar in a 1 1/2 cup measuring cup and then fill the remainder with milk.)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large or extra large egg
2 small-med ripe bananas
6 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (or reg. chips roughly chopped - we just used a meat tenderizer to smash them up - worked pretty good!) tossed with 2 teaspoon flour
Cooking Spray or butter for pan
1 cup  100% real maple syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter


Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together. In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla and whisk well. Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix just until moistened and combined. Place bananas in a bowl and roughly mash with a fork. Fold into batter. Add the chocolate chips that have been tossed with flour and stir.

For syrup, heat peanut butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add maple syrup and gently whisk to combine. Heat in the microwave for another 30 seconds, whisk, and then set aside.

Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet to medium heat. Coat pan with little butter and then pour on pancake batter. Use1/4 cup batter for large pancakes (4-6″). Wait until bubbles form and edges are set and then flip.
Reheat syrup if necessary and pour over warm pancakes.

Freezer Instructions: Let cooked pancakes cool to room temperature. Place in a single layer in the freezer until frozen and then place pancakes in a zip lock bag or airtight container. Reheat in a microwave or toaster until heated through.