Pancakes are such a treat in my house. My kids get so excited when I tell them I’m making pancakes for breakfast, so excited that I wish I made them more often (their pancake excitement definitely puts a smile on my face!). I usually stick to a whole grain variety, knowing the extra nutrients and fiber are a great way to fill their bellies for the day ahead. They don’t mind.

I haven’t always made my own pancake mix from scratch, and I still don’t always, though after putting these together on a whim this past Saturday morning I really don’t know why I wouldn’t. I followed Skinnytaste’s recipe for whole wheat pancakes, and added a few of my own extras – Greek yogurt and fresh squeezed orange juice – to make them even more bright and delicious.

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Not long ago, a good friend of mine graciously lent me her waffle maker for a “test drive”. I’ve been wanting to buy one of my own, but like most kitchen gadgets, I wasn’t sure if it was something I was going to really use. My kids eat waffles for breakfast several times a week, so I thought, like pancakes, that it might be a good idea to make large batches of homemade waffles and freeze them.

So last Sunday, we tried out our first batch of homemade waffles. I’ll just say that I couldn’t make them fast enough! Everyone loved them…and they just kept asking for more! I was lucky enough to be able to sit down and eat the last two for my own breakfast.

I found a recipe on Recipezaar that I toyed with and made my own. We have made them 2 Sundays in a row and have really enjoyed them both times. I am thinking it is going to become a Sunday tradition…

I guess I’ll be going out to buy my own waffle maker this week…thank you Betsy for the loaner! 😉

Sunday Morning Waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup turbinado sugar (or regular sugar)
• 3 TB baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups lowfat buttermilk (can substitute lowfat milk)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 2 TB flax meal
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, applesauce and flax meal to the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Pour approximately 1/3 cup of the batter per waffle into the waffle maker and cook according to waffle maker directions.
2. Serve with a small bit of butter, maple syrup and fruit.

 

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(Gina and Sammy, Flagler Beach, Saturday April 4)

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What did you all do with your extra hour on Sunday? We were up making pancakes! Pumpkin Pancakes! And they were good, real good…my kids gobbled them up. I wish I made a double batch so I could have thrown some in the freezer for later. I found this healthy whole wheat version of these pancakes on Pinch My Salt early Sunday morning. This was my first time visiting Nicole’s blog and I am so hooked!

I just love the color of these pancakes! If you would rather not use whole wheat flour, just substitute the white flour for it. I also sweetened ours up just a bit more with some agave nectar.

Healthy Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 C. whole wheat flour
• 1/2 C. cake flour
• 1 t. baking soda
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 t. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 t. ground ginger
• 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
• 1 C. buttermilk
• 1 C. canned pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 2 T. oil
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 T. dark brown sugar

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the first eight ingredients (whole wheat flour through nutmeg). In a separate bowl, whisk together the last six ingredients (buttermilk through brown sugar).
2. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and blend together with a wooden spoon until just combined. Lumps are ok, just make sure all the flour on the bottom of the bowl is mixed in. If batter seems too thick to pour, you can gently stir in a little more buttermilk.
3. Drop pancakes by ladleful onto a medium-hot griddle. Pancakes are ready to turn when the edges start to look a little dry and you can see small bubbles forming on the surface.

Recipe from Pinch My Salt

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