Saturday Morning Brunch

There are only so many mornings that Connor can handle the same oatmeal or eggs, so I have to try to be creative every so often to find him a healthy and different meal.  While this is slightly different than oatmeal, it actually uses a lot of the same ingredients.  This morning I made Whole Wheat Oatmeal pancakes.  Connor loves pancakes and I love that he can eat them himself without any help from mommy.

I wanted to share this recipe so that you to could have a delicious weekend morning brunch, but also so that I can look back to remember what I made.  I personally think that this is one of the best pancake recipes I’ve made in a long time.  My go-to place for recipes is Epicurious or my Epicurious App on my Iphone.  I just type in an ingredient or a type of food and it comes up with hundreds of recipe ideas.

Today I found this recipe for Whole-Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes and tweaked it just a little bit:

• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons well-shaken buttermilk, divided (**I used whole milk)
• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour (**I added an extra 1/4-1/2 cup because it was too runny)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• ** I added 1/2 cup applesauce

Connor has his pancakes plain and I added some organic maple syrup to mine…mmmm.  This healthy recipe was quick and easy and would be perfect with a side of sliced bananas.  The best part about pancakes is that the leftovers make a perfect afternoon snack for on-the-go!

Give them a try, I’m sure you’ll love them as much as I did!

Tagged as: applesauce, baby breakfast, banana, brunch, oatmeal pancakes

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