Banana Bread Pancakes

So last night Jeremiah decided he wasn't hungry for dinner, so I jumped on the chance to make pancakes (he's anti-breakfast foods for dinner). I didn't want plain pancakes, and we had some bananas that were getting really ripe, so I threw some ingredients together and made pancakes that included banana bread ingredients. Enjoy!

3 cups plain pancake mix (I used the generic brand)
2-2 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2-3 ripe bananas, mashed but with some chunks
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Butter or margarine
Walnuts, maple syrup for topping

Mix pancake mix and water together, adding water slowly to desired thickness (I like mine thick and didn't use exactly 2 1/4 cups). Whisk in brown sugar, bananas, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Melt 1/2 Tbsp in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Pour about 1/4 cup of pancake mixture into skillet, turning when the pancakes are bubbly on top and golden brown on bottom, about 2 minutes. Cook for another minute on the other side. Repeat with butter and make more pancakes. The butter keeps the pancakes from sticking and gives them a nice golden crust on the outside. Top with homemade syrup (recipe follows) and chopped walnuts.

Homemade Maple Syrup

4 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tsp Mapeline or maple extract

Boil water and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add maple extract. Remove from heat. Do not overcook or it will crystalize. I store my syrup in an empty store-bought syrup bottle.