Elvis Pancakes

These Elvis Pancakes are banana peanut butter pancakes stuffed with peanut butter and bacon. These are the ultimate breakfast treat – made with only 4 ingredients!

I’ve repeated over and over how much I love peanut butter and chocolate, but recently I’ve found a new, slightly more taboo love: peanut butter and bacon. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it! If you have indeed tried it, you’re probably singing the praises of this delicious combination right along with me – aren’t you?!

If you haven’t tried it, let me set the scene: when creamy, drippy peanut butter meets crunchy bacon, the salty, nutty smoothness of the peanut butter perfectly compliments the smoky bacon. They’re both strong tastes, but they work harmoniously to create a delicious burst of flavor in your mouth. It’s such a scrumptious combo, on toast or in a sandwich, or especially…in these pancakes.

Elvis famously loved his banana, peanut butter, and bacon sandwich and these pancakes are inspired by that amazing salty, creamy, crunchy combination. As if peanut butter and bacon together weren’t enough of their own, the addition of banana adds a bit of fruitiness and sweetness to cut through the richness the banana and bacon bring to the party.

Bacon definitely tends to be a savory food, and peanut butter can swing either way (peanut sauce, anyone?), so the bananas help to bring these pancakes firmly into breakfast territory.

Now, I don’t make pancakes too often because although I don’t like eating eggs (weird, I know – Guy Fieri knows what’s up), I also don’t like things that are too sweet for breakfast either. That usually has me steering away from pancakes and waffles at restaurants. But if a menu has waffles or pancakes WITH BACON in it on a restaurant menu…I’m ordering it. I love the savory element the smoky bacon adds to sweet breakfast foods, and it’s the bacon that takes these pancakes from good to outstanding.

The pancakes themselves are SO easy thanks to Krusteaz‘s super simple, just-add-water pancake mix. Of course, I can’t leave it there, so I added water, banana, and peanut butter to my pancakes to make the flavors pop. The bacon and peanut butter aren’t actually mixed in the batter, but rather stuffed inside the pancakes!!! 

To make that happen, you have to work quickly. You pour about 1 big tablespoon of batter on the griddle and spread it thin. Quickly drizzle on some melted PB and your bacon, and then top with more batter. Work fast! Once you see bubbles, flip your pancake and wait ’til it’s golden brown. Make a stack, and devour!

These are the perfect indulgent back to school treat, or weekend breakfast extravaganza. They’re super yummy, a little different, and guaranteed to make the start of your day a good one. Enjoy!

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This recipe was created as a part of my ambassadorship with Krusteaz as part of their Baker’s Dozen program. As always, all opinions are my own! Thank you for supporting the brands that support Bakerita :)