Whole Wheat Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Pancakes

Good morning NOVEMBER! Seriously, where the heck did October go? I guess moving halfway around the globe makes time a little wonky - it actually feels like August was yesterday. All of you back home are probably SO happy that Halloween is followed by a weekend pregnant with an extra hour! SLEEP! GET SOME! I had fun seeing everyone dressed up via instagram - y'all looked good! I'm impressed. Ideas noted for the future...

Now that you're recovering from your sugar-binge, among other things, you're gonna need a hearty breakfast. Let me introduce you to the ultimate fall, filling, beautiful, whole grain breakfast: whole wheat cinnamon apple oatmeal pancakes! Aaaah LOVE! I'd been wanting to make some fall-ish pancakes with oatmeal (well, oat flour - just grind up some oat meal) when Pinch of Yum posted these. Um, gorgeous. I was super impressed, and decided to attempt a technique replication with my own recipe. Lemme just say, they're "the big guys" for a reason... Seriously, how are Lindsay's pancakes so beautiful!? Go drool over there. Then come back and gimme a pat on the back. A+ for effort?

The thing about these pancakes is that they are really truly hearty. The ground oatmeal makes them dense - these aren't light fluffy pancakes - and there is a surprising amount of apple in each of these. If you normally eat a stack of 5, I bet you'll be done after 2 of these! Maybe I should re-name these "bang for your buck" pancakes... not quite as descriptive though, is it? Not at all. I've yet to have a pancake here in Bali, but I have grand plans (and bought some flour!) - so look out! Considering we don't have an oven (!!), pancakes are the closest thing to a baked good we're gonna have around here for a while! With moothie Monday and an abundance of pancakes, we might just turn TKP into a breakfast blog! I do love breakfast!

Have a wonderful weekend! Eat a million Reese's for me! And Twix! And Rolos! AND ALL THE CANDIES!

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Pancakes

• Author: by Mary
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x

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Ingredients

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• ¾ cups uncooked oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp + ¼ tsp cinnamon, divided
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 4 Tbsp melted butter
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 large apples
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• maple syrup, yogurt, sliced almonds for topping

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Instructions

1. In a blender or food processor, grind the dry oats until they're a fine powder. Mix together with the whole wheat flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt. Whisk, and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, melted butter, milk, vanilla, and egg.
3. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and whisk together.
4. Core the apples and slice into ⅛" rings. Toss with the brown sugar and remaining ¼ teaspoon cinnamon.
5. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat (or a normal skillet, and use butter before each pancake). Arrange three apple rings overlapping in the middle of the skillet and let cook for 2-3 minutes, or until softening. Once the apples are beginning to soften, cover them with just enough batter to fully envelope the apples. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until that side is golden, flip, and cook another 2 minutes.
6. Repeat until you've used all apples and batter. Serve with toppings of your choice.

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