Oatmeal Almond Pancakes
One of my favorite meals with my daughter is breakfast. We are both morning people and I love talking with her over cereal or waffles before we kick-off the day. I often find this is her chattiest time and we talk about things we are looking forward to in the hours to come. Both of us are also big fans of breakfast food and spend a lot of time dreaming up new recipe ideas. Just the other week we thought of making oatmeal pancakes because it would be the ideal combination of two breakfast dishes we love.
I started the pancakes by using my ever-adaptable homemade pancake mix. We had a fresh jar on hand since we’d just had pancakes on Christmas morning. Then I stirred what seemed like a decent amount of oatmeal and a few drops of almond extract into the wet batter. Not only were these pancakes a huge hit for their added oatmeal flavor and texture, we also loved the almond flavor because it was just the break from basic vanilla we needed. Naturally we served our pancakes with a generous glug of warm maple syrup. I had suggested fresh berries but my daughter would have none of it stating the maple syrup is better in the winter. You know what? She was totally right.
Recipe
Oatmeal Almond Pancakes
Ingredients
| 1 | batch homemade pancake mix or any dry pancake mix you have on hand |
| 1 | egg |
| ¾ | cup buttermilk |
| ½ | teaspoon almond extract |
| 1 | cup quick cooking oats |
Instructions
1. Mix one cup of the homemade pancake mix with the egg, buttermilk, and almond extract until completely smooth. Then stir in the quick cooking oats.
2. In a medium skillet melt 1 tablespoon of butter and heat until bubbling. Pour in the pancake mix by the ¼ cup and try to fit as many as you can in the skillet as long as they are not touching. Cook the pancakes on one side until bubbles show on the surface of the pancake. Then flip them over and cook for about 2 minutes on the other side until lightly browned. Serve!
Naptime Notes
Naptime Recipe Serving ideas
We loved the additional texture from the added oatmeal and subtle almond flavor. It paired beautifully with the maple syrup but would also taste great with fresh berries. Be sure to use quick-cooking oats because regular oats would definitely not cook in time.
Naptime Stopwatch
10 minutes prep time, 15 minutes cook time
Naptime Reviews
A new breakfast hit, they were almost as popular as our pumpkin pancakes this fall!
Sounds delicious. Wonder it would be like with almond flour/ground almonds instead of some of the flour. I have some I need to use up.
Hi Heather,
I am sure a little almond flour in lieu of the regular flour would work really well! The oatmeal gives it a nice texture, too!
Found you on pinterest. I just made these…very tasty! I had to add quite a bit more milk to thin them out, and even then, they were very hearty. (In the good way! They were very filling!) they are a big hit with my 4 year old. thanks for the delicious recipe!
Hi Angie – I am glad you liked! Did you add the melted butter to the batter like I do with my homemade pancake mix? That can help with thinning out. Mixes can differ a little bit so always add as much milk as your prefer!
LOOKING FOR A GOOD PANCAKE.GRIDDLE.HAD A.PRESTO CHEAP ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Hi Kim, I just use my regular non-stick skillet. I do like the Breville griddle if you need a recommendation!
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