Get a load of this: Breakfast is almost eclipsing dinner as my favorite meal of the day. And I credit it to new, fun and healthy options. These pancakes are another in a long line of recent breakfast creations that I have come up with.
They are packed with nothing but good, fueling food for a morning on the run. Since I am frequently on the run from dance classes to running to the gym most mornings, I really do need something good that sticks to my rubs.
Toppings are endless with these, but my favorites are nut butters, pumpkin butter, cranberry sauce, coconut and nuts. Let me know if you come up with other fun toppings!
Also, these pancakes freeze very well. I made them a month or so ago and keep popping them out of the freezer and into the toaster oven for a quick breakfast!
Pancakes
With a Side of Sneakers
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
cinnamon
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup almond milk
2 heaping tablespoons Chia seeds
2 heaping tablespoons Ground flax seed
1/4 cup Oat bran
2 heaping tablespoons Wheat germ
Mix together dry ingredients. Whisk in coconut oil. Stir in yogurt and milk (and pumpkin if you're using it). Cook pancakes a few minutes on each side.
Toppings:
Vanilla Cinnamon Peanut butter
Pumpkin butter
Walnuts
WOW. these do look amazingly killer. Um... can we have a slumber party soon where I come over and you make me these for breakfast? Yum!
ReplyDeleteThose look crazy good and satisfying. I'm going to try your suggetion of topping with a fruit or nut butter, because I usually like a little bit of pancakes with my plate of syrup. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha we definitely should, O'neil!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! Haha...I always figure without that cup of syrup I would like to use I can fit more pancakes in my stomach =)