Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes – festive, healthy, easy and tasty, too!

On a healthy eating quest, I have tried some recipes that are edible but not worth a repeat performance. These healthy pumpkin pancakes passed the taste test making them blog worthy! Besides that, they are simple. Found the recipe on ambitiouskitchen.com blog. I did cut the ingredients in half creating two moist and tender plate size pancakes that are full and spice, and naturally sweetened. 

We served them with homemade applesauce (without no additional sweetener), chopped pecans, and maple syrup . . . and a few pomegranate seeds since they are in season and we had some on hand. 

 

Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancake

Makes 6 pancakes total. Serves 3 (2 pancakes each)

 

3/4 cup pumpkin puree, freshly made or pumpkin pie filling without sugar & spices

2 large eggs

2/3 cup milk (regular, almond, etc.)

2 teaspoons vanilla 

1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

Olive oil, for cooking

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a blender (or food processor) and blend on high until completely smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  2. Lightly coat a griddle with c oil and place over a medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add about 1/3 cup of the batter to the griddle for each pancake; the batter may be thick so you'll need to use a spoon to spread out the batter a bit. It will get thicker as it sits so be sure to cook these pancakes immediately after blending. Cook for 2 to 4 minutes until pancakes slightly puff up and you see a few bubbles along the edges.

  3. Flip cakes and cook until golden brown on underside. If you find that pancakes are browning too quickly, then you need to lower the heat. 

Note: Instead of individual spices, use 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.

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