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Banana Pancakes with Bigelow Tea Salted Caramel Syrup

By Rachael | Updated on November 15, 2018

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Fluffy banana pancakes topped with Bigelow tea salted caramel syrup is the perfect breakfast, and has the added benefit of boosting your immunity during cold, cough, and flu season!

banana pancakes with salted caramel syrupAs we are moving into the dreaded cough, cold, and flu season are you using Bigelow Tea to avoid getting sick or to help you feel better? Maybe a hot cup of Lemon Lift in the morning to help a sore throat, or your favorite Chamomile blend helps you sleep better? How about trying something a little different?

How about tea infused pancakes and syrup!!?

I love the health benefits that comes from tea. I love the antioxidants. I love the immune boost. I love the flu and cold fighting power. But my kids just don’t love drinking it. They much prefer cocoa or juice. And so I have been getting creative to help them reap the benefits of tea without drinking a cup. Me? I chose both!  A nice mug of Bigelow herbal tea with my stack of tea infused pancakes and tea syrup! Triple threat! bigelow teaEarlier this year I had the chance to meet Cindi Bigelow, CEO of the American tea company. It is a family run company. Cindi is so passionate about tea, and listening to her was so informative! In fact, she shared her best tips for the perfect cup, and I will be sharing them with you at the end of this post. But first I wanted to tell you a little bit about why I wanted to make pancakes and syrup with Bigelow tea, and why they are America’s favorite tea!

  • Bigelow Tea is 100% American made by an American family, and sold at American stores. You can pick it up at Walmart on the drink aisle, which is where I found it!

tea at walmart

  • Bigelow is an all-around awesome company. It was started by Cindi Bigelow’s great-grandmother, and has been kept in the family. In fact, the family still has one of the hand painted whiffer boxes that was used to market the tea and helped to put the company on the map.
  • Bigelow Tea is run by a woman, and the tea is grown in America. In fact, Bigelow’s Charleston Tea Plantation is America’s largest working tea garden. They hold weddings, music festivals, and other events there, making it a great place to experience Southern culture and history.
  • And this is a company that cares! Almost 4 million bags of tea have been sent to troops overseas with the Bigelow’s Tea for Troops program.

But in addition to all that, it just tastes good! I mean, come on…Salted Caramel Tea! How could I not make a syrup with it and put it on banana pancakes with more tea for extra flavor?

banana pancakes

I made my pancakes with Salted Caramel Tea as the liquid. And loaded the top with bananas.

pouring tea syrupI added the Salted Caramel Syrup made with tea.

pancake stack

And then I dug in! And you can too…

Banana Pancakes with Salted Caramel Syrup

These fluffy banana pancakes, topped with salted carmel Bigelow tea syrup, is the perfect breakfast.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Banana Pancakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Salted Caramel Syrup with Bigelow Tea

  • 1 1/3 cups salted caramel Bigelow Tea already steeped
  • 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbs Corn starch
  • 1 Tbs water

Banana Pancakes

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbs granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup salted caramel Bigelow tea already steeped
  • 2 very ripe bananas mashed (about a cup)
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 TBS butter melted
  • Banana slices to garnish

Instructions

  • In a medium sized bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
  • In separate bowl, whisk milk, tea, mashed banana, egg, and melted butter together until smooth
  • Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and using a spatula, mix untill just combined.
  • Let batter sit while preparing syrup.

Syrup

  • Steep a mug of salted caramel tea, remove tea bag and put 1 and 1/3 cup in a heavy pot
  • Add 7 ounces of sweetened condensed milk and a tsp salt
  • Stir well
  • Turn on to medium heat, and stir to combine
  • In a separate bowl mix together corn starch and water
  • Add mixture to syrup mix, and stir over heat until it thickens
  • Remove from heat

Cooking pancakes

  • Heat griddle and spray with no stick spray, or use a cast iron skillet with cooking spray heated over medium heat
  • Spoon batter in, creating 4-5 inch pancakes
  • Once bubbles begin to form carefully flip pancakes and continue to cook on other side until lightly brown.
  • Adjust heat if necessary.

Notes

Syrup can be stored in fridge in airtight container for up to two weeks
* For a quick version use 1 1/2 cup "Just add water" buttermilk pancake mix, 3/4 cup Bigelow Salted Caramel Tea, and 2 bananas (mashed) to make pancakes, and top with syrup made according to directions.

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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This syrup was really simple to make, and really added awesome flavor. And if you don’t want to make the pancakes from scratch, use a mix, add tea instead of water, and a couple mashed up bananas, and you are in business!

salted caramel tea syrupIsn’t this a fun recipe? For more great ideas check out Bigelow Tea’s Facebook Page and Twitter.

tea pancakes and syrup

But now let’s talk about how to make the perfect cup of tea:

  • Start with fresh water. Fill your kettle anew each time. This will mean you have more oxygenated water.
  • Put your tea bag in your mug
  • As soon as the water starts to boil, pour it over the tea bag. Don’t let it whistle too long, or you lose the oxygen which helps release the flavor from the tea bag.
  • Steep for 4-5 minutes.
  • Remove bag, and DO NOT squeeze it, as this will make your tea bitter.
  • Drink within an hour!

There you have it! Tips from Tea Queen Cindi Bigelow herself!

For more great ideas, inspiration and stories about Bigelow Tea visit their Pinterest board:

 

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  1. The Foodie Affair says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    What a delicious way to incorporate Bigelow tea in pancake syrup! The flavor sounds amazing! Caramel has to be one of the best flavors ever!

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  2. Mary Ellen says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    These pancakes look so good and I would of never thought of using tea!

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  3. occasionalcooker says

    October 17, 2014 at 5:36 am

    These pancakes look decadently amazing!

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  4. Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says

    October 17, 2014 at 5:51 am

    I wish I had a big ole stack of these with my morning coffee right about now! And how clever to use the tea in the syrup! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Marion@Life Tastes Good says

    October 17, 2014 at 7:38 am

    Oh my yumminess! I need these pancakes in my life, and that syrup!! Don’t get me started on that syrup! My family is going to be happy happy when I make these. I love love love tea. Thanks for sharing those tips! I use Bigelow tea K-cups in my Keurig. I drink it every day!

    Reply
  6. Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says

    October 17, 2014 at 9:12 am

    Yum, these look delicious. What a creative use of the tea!

    Reply
  7. JanetGoingCrazy says

    October 17, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Wow, these pancakes look amazing and my husband loves salted caramel. I love that you could incorporate the tea into your breakfast in some new ways! #client

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    • Rachael says

      October 21, 2014 at 11:01 am

      Thank you! It was a fun way to amp up the pancakes!

      Reply
  8. Jen says

    October 17, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    These pancakes look amazing – so fluffy! and what a brilliant idea to make Salted Caramel Syrup with Bigelow Tea! I am sure that just pushes these over the edge into insane deliciousness!

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    • Rachael says

      October 21, 2014 at 11:00 am

      Thanks Jen! I was really happy with how they turned out!

      Reply

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