Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes

Well here I go again, posting another breakfast food!  This is funny because I used to never be a big fan of breakfast foods.  I would always just eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or leftovers.  Now here I am posting yet another breakfast recipe because now I love it!!

My kids like to give me a hard time for making "healthy" pancakes.  They'd rather have the boxed kind which I always tell them is ridiculous because I have all the ingredients I need to make healthier pancakes!  My son will even say, "Mom, are these the healthy kind or the good kind?"  I've tried all kinds that they haven't been a fan of even if my husband and I have.  But today...yes, today!  Today I found this delightful recipe and my husband gave it a 9!  The kids actually really liked them, too!  Healthy and all!! (Ok, I did add chocolate chips).

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes

(from www.sallysbakingaddiction.com)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (123g) whole wheat flour (or white whole-wheat) (measured correctly)
• 1/2 cup (40g) quick oats
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 large egg (or 2 egg whites)
• 1 cup (240ml) milk*
• 2 Tablespoons packed dark brown sugar (or light brown)
• 1/4 cup (63g) Greek yogurt*
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup add-ins like chocolate chips or fruit, optional

Directions:

Toss the flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Set aside. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the egg and milk together. Whisk in the brown sugar and yogurt until no lumps remain. Whisk in the vanilla until combined.

Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients in. Stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix the batter or your pancakes will be tough and very dense. Add any mix-ins you prefer, but again - do not overmix the batter.

Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat. Coat generously with cooking spray, oil, or butter.  Once hot, drop about 1/4 cup of batter on the griddle. Cook until the edges look dry and bubbles begin to form on the center or sides, about 1 minute. Flip and cook on the other side until cooked through, about 2 more minutes. Coat griddle/skillet again with nonstick spray for each pancake or batch of pancakes.

Keep pancakes warm in a preheated 200F degree oven until all pancakes are cooked. Serve immediately. Pancakes taste best right after they are made. Pancakes freeze well, up to 2 months.

Additional Notes:

*Recipe tested with both skim and vanilla almond milks. Soy milk, 1%, 2%, buttermilk, or rice milk are OK.

*Recipe tested with plain 0% Greek yogurt. Regular yogurt, any milk fat and your choice of flavor, is OK.