Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes
What’s in a name? When you sell oat- and raisin-laced pancakes as “oatmeal cookie” pancakes and drizzle them with a cookie look-alike glaze, kids won’t notice the healthy add-ins or miss the maple syrup they usually pour over pancakes.
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What’s in a name? When you sell oat- and raisin-laced pancakes as “oatmeal cookie” pancakes and drizzle them with a cookie look-alike glaze, kids won’t notice the healthy add-ins or miss the maple syrup they usually pour over pancakes.
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup light-brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 1 Tbs. butter, melted
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Maple topping
- 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
- 6 Tbs. maple syrup
Preparation
1 To make Pancakes: Stir together flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.
2 Whisk together eggs, milk, butter, and vanilla in separate bowl.
3 Fold flour mixture into egg mixture. Stir in raisins, pecans, and chocolate chips.
4 Coat skillet or griddle with cooking spray, and heat over medium-high heat. Ladle ½ cup batter for each pancake, and cook 3 to 5 minutes, or until bubbles form on surface all the way to middle of pancake. Flip, and cook 3 to 5 minutes more, reducing heat to medium, if necessary. Repeat with remaining batter.
5 To make Maple Topping: Whisk together yogurt and syrup in small bowl. Drizzle over Pancakes.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 399
- Carbohydrate Content 62 g
- Cholesterol Content 52 mg
- Fat Content 15 g
- Fiber Content 4 g
- Protein Content 9 g
- Saturated Fat Content 4 g
- Sodium Content 260 mg
- Sugar Content 36 g