Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes - Eggless with Whipped Ricotta Honey & Banana

I love whole wheat pancakes they have such a great taste and texture! My mom used to make them quite a bit - everything had to be whole wheat when we were kids... she was quite health conscious. I think it's very important to start your kids off right away eating very healthy, that way they don't develop a taste for junk food.

Ingredients:
Pancake batter
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cup of buttermilk
1 Tablespoon of brown sugar
a pinch of cinnamon
a pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 Tablespoon of wheatgerm
Butter as needed
Ricotta topping
1/4 cup of ricotta or mascarpone
1 banana
honey - as needed (to your taste)

To make:
In a bowl mix all dry ingredients, make a well and add buttermilk - incorporate throughly. Let sit for ten mins or so before using. Ricotta topping: Using a stick blender blend ricotta, banana and honey briefly (don't over blend- or it will get too runny) refrigerate until needed. Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat add a few drops of butter & ladle in pancake batter. Turn over when you see bubbles turn to little holes. These pancakes should have a slight crispiness to the top of them. Serve with ricotta honey topping and enjoy.
Makes about 4 medium sized pancakes. There are quite filling fyi.