Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe

Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes are delicious as well as being very healthy with the addition of oats.  This pancake recipe combines two breakfast favorites – oatmeal and pancakes.  The oatmeal adds texture to these easy-to-make Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes.

More of Linda’s great Pancake Recipes for your family’s breakfast needs.

 

Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes

 

Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe:
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe
Servings: 12 pancakes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups oats (old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats - not steel cut or instant oats)
  • 2 1/2 cup buttermilk*
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted**
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Butter (for topping)
  • Maple Syrup ( for topping)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine oats and buttermilk, stirring to mix.  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours to overnight.

  2. When ready to cook the pancakes, remove the oatmeal mixture from the refrigerator.  Add the beaten eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract to the oat mixture, stir well.

  3. In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the oat mixture, stirring to blend.  Stir gently, just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.  Over mixing will lead to tough pancakes because the gluten in the flour begins to develop as soon as liquid touches it, and the more you mix, the tougher the gluten becomes.  There will be some small lumps in the batter, so do not worry about them.

  4. Heat a large frying pan or cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium heat until fairly hot and until a drop of water skitters across the pan.  Lightly coat your pan with vegetable oil.  Do not use butter as it burns too quickly.

  5. Ladle approximately 1/4 cup of the pancake batter onto the hot griddle, taking care not to crowd the pancakes.  Cook the pancakes, turning once, until deep golden brown on both sides, approximately 5 minutes total.  A pancake is ready to be turned over when it's dry around the edges and bubbles have formed over the top.  You are allowed to peek to see if the bottom is golden brown before you flip it.

  6. Sizzling oil on cast iron skillet   Bubbling Pancake


  7. Either serve immediately or transfer the cooked pancakes to a large plate, keep warm in oven.  Repeat process with additional oil and remaining pancake batter.

  8. Serve hot, topped with butter and maple syrup.  Fresh fruit is also excellent.

  9. Makes 12 pancakes or 3 to 4 servings.

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Recipe Notes

* If you don't have buttermilk, use the Buttermilk Substitution Recipe.

** I have also substituted vegetable oil.

 

Pancake Variation Ideas:

Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes:
Combine 1 cup blueberries dusted with 2 tablespoons sugar; let stand a few minutes.  Gently fold blueberries into the batter just before baking.

Nut Oatmeal Pancakes:
Add 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds just before baking.

Apple Oatmeal Pancakes:
Grate some tart apples into the batter before baking.

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes:
Thinly slice or mash banana into the batter before baking.

 

 

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