Multigrain Banana and Chocolate Chip Pancakes

On a day when all we needed was a lazy morning to get us going, I hummed Jack Johnson's "Banana Pancakes" while Sawyer danced and stirred with me in the kitchen, then we returned to bed to have a breakfast party with Jeff.  I love few things more than I love breakfast in bed, but breakfast in bed with these amazing pancakes? And with crumbs dotting the sheets while we drank milk from sippy cups?....We're talking about a whole new level of lackadaisical luxury.

Multigrain Banana and Chocolate Chip Pancakes  
adapted from allrecipes

1 C oat bran
1 C whole wheat flour
3/4 C all-purpose flour
1/4 C brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1 egg
2 C milk
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large ripe banana, mashed
Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method:

Preheat griddle.

In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (oat bran through salt).

Whisk together wet ingredients (egg through banana) in a medium-sized bowl until well combined, then make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour banana mixture in.  Stir it all together until just moistened and let the batter rest for 5 minutes.

Cook in batches of 1/4 C batter onto hot griddle, sprinkle with mini chocolate chips, and flip pancakes when centers bubble and edges start to dry.

Serve with syrup, or eat them plain-they're delish with nothing extra.  Leftovers freeze well, just cool the pancakes completely before wrapping them in plastic wrap and foil and putting them in the freezer.