Usually around 5pm Haley watches me gather up my bowls and utensils, and she asks the proverbial question, “what are you making tonight, Mommy?” This time, when I responded with “pancakes,” she immediately went running around the house yelling “pancakes! pancakes!” This, of course, confirmed I had made the right decision.
The sweet or savory options with pancakes are limitless and contribute to their shear awesomeness. In this case, I adapted a recipe for Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes. I substituted the raisins with blueberries, added pecans, and increased their size. They were perfect.
As a parent of two little ones, my life is ruled by routine, but having breakfast food for dinner now and again is a small relief from that. And it’s fun! Pancakes are also a favorite among all age groups, so you’d be hard pressed to find any objections no matter what time of day you serve them.
When we finished eating, Haley made a suggestion for tomorrow night’s dinner. “Maybe we can have cookies?” Uh oh.
Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes
Makes 14 pancakes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• Cooking spray
• Maple syrup for serving
Directions
In a large bowl beat the eggs. Add the buttermilk, butter, and vanilla and mix to combine. Add flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well until smooth. Fold in blueberries and pecans; let batter set for a few minutes.
Over medium heat, set a griddle or non-stick pan; spray with cooking spray. Pour a 1/4 cup of batter onto the surface. Cook until bubbles form and begin to pop, about 3 minutes. Gently flip the pancake over with a spatula and cook until golden brown, about 2 more minutes.
Serve with maple syrup or butter.
Note: check the underside of the pancakes as they’re cooking to make sure they don’t burn. Adjust your heat if necessary.
(adapted from Joy the Baker)
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I made these pancakes when first posted but hadn’t made them again in quite awhile…….until now.
We weren’t very hungry for a regular dinner, so I decided pancakes would fit the bill. They were as delicious and filling as I had remembered.
Ha ha ha. How lovely. Maybe we can have cookies, indeed. With a lovely attitude like yours, it sounds like you’ll handle that request just perfectly. Great story. Thanks for sharing it, and for reminding me that I love oat pancakes — and that I have not made them in forever.
Your daughter sounds adorable! I love having pancakes for dinner. Definitely a guilty pleasure. I love that you subbed in blueberries in these – way to give them a serious anti-oxidant boost!
Guess what we’re having for dinner!
YEAH for pancakes!! My kids love them and I am convinced they are the perfect disguise for sneaking in healthy food like oatmeal. And calling them cookies… genius! Can’t wait to try this one!
Sometimes by doing something in an unconventional way will bring lots of excitement to our kids. I don’t see any problem since they are healthy and delicious. Pancake is my son’s favorite too. ;)
These pancake ingredients sound almost…healthy!
Sounds and looks delicious!
Pancakes for dinner are perfect when you want something light on a hot summer’s day, and these look SO delicious. I can’t wait to make them and will probably add a fruit salad on the side. Haley is too funny….I wonder where she gets it!
“Slightly nutty” huh? Sounds like my family. ;)
Mike – in addition to the flour, you add some oats. Gives them a slightly nutty flavor.
Wish I had the ingredients and time to makes these this morning. Yum, yum, yum.
I’m the guy who can eat breakfast 24 hours a day, so this sounds excellent to me. But I’ve never had oatmeal pancakes, to my knowlege. How are the different than regular pancakes?
Cookies? We’re having cookies for dinner tonight? OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!OHBOY!
hehehee.. Cheeky kid you have there. =) But cookies for dinner will be excellent..or choc mud cake! ooo…
Love the idea of adding pecans in the mixture too. I will hv to give that a go one morning (if i feel hardworking enough! or maybe for brunch!)
Oh ya, we do this at our house…sometimes I’ll even make peanut butter/jelly sammies for dinner. Or we’ll eat on a blanket on the floor, instead of the table. Like an indoor picnic. The kids love it!
So where were you when I was craving pancakes this morning????
Love this story! How fun. And yummy. And a great idea…and I need to make these.
You. Are. The. Bomb. Amy!
Haley really asked for cookies for dinner?! Clever little thing she is.
I believe this is what you made for Jay and me when we were out there and they were AMAZINGLY YUMMY! Drool…slurp…sigh…. Total comfort food.
the running joke in our house is when someone asks what’s for dinner? i respond with the nastiest thing i can think of like snake eyes and gopher guts.
Looks yummy. I’ll have to try them. Loved your story.
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