Delicious lighter and healthier pumpkin pancakes make a great fall breakfast! I shared this Skinny Pumpkin Pancakes recipe over at The Recipe Critic a couple months ago and wanted to share it again here because they’re so good!
Happy Halloween!!
I like Halloween but it’s not my favorite holiday. I love carving pumpkins. I love decorating. I love treats and candy. But that’s kind of where it ends. I sort of hate taking my kids around trick or treating but I sort of hate passing out candy too. Am I a total grinch?
Last year I got the stomach flu the night of Halloween. And while I HATE the stomach flu more than anything, (seriously I’d rather have a sinus infection for a month than the 24 hour stomach flu!) I got out of most of candy duty! My husband took my boys trick or treating and I passed out candy until he got back and then I was relieved of it.
You know what’s not amusing? The older women that come around and ask for candy. I had a bunch last year show up at my front door, some with their kids and others just by themselves, with a pillowcase asking for candy. Or the 18 year old teenagers that come and ask for candy. What do you normally do in these situations? I usually just go ahead and give them candy for the effort, ha!
Anyway, enough about my love-hate relationship with Halloween…you have to try these pumpkin pancakes! They’re a family favorite. We make pancakes probably every weekend. I love this recipe because the pancakes come out light and moist and have just the right amount of pumpkin. Plus they’re almost guilt-free! They’re amazing with my homemade buttermilk syrup recipe but healthier if you use a sugar-free maple syrup. Either way, you’re going to love them. Have a safe Halloween!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup white all-purpose flour can use 2 cups all-purpose if white whole wheat isn't available
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 egg whites slightly beaten
- 1-1/2 cups skim milk
- 2 Tbsp. canola oil
- 1/2 cup canned pureed pumpkin
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flours, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, salt, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- In another medium sized mixing bowl, combine egg whites, milk, oil and pumpkin. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture and stir until just moistened. If batter seems too thick, add a little milk to thin it out to desired consistency.
- Heat griddle or skillet on medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Pour batter onto heated griddle or skillet using a 1/4 cup measuring cup. Flip when bubbles appear at the top. Serve with syrup and enjoy!
I love pancakes and I love even more how these are healthier! Definitely need to pass this recipe on to my hubby. He’s usually the breakfast chef on the weekends. 🙂
We get like 5 trick-or-treaters so I’d probably give if older ladies came by…weird…but I’d still give. 😉
Tina @ http://www.tinaschic.com
Bookmarking these for Saturday morning!
I totally agree! I HATE when older kids/grown ups come around. Like who does that? I’ll contemplate that while I stick my head in a plate full of these yummy pancakes 🙂
Perfect weekend breakfast 🙂
Thanks for the great recipe base. I modified it a bit tonight and made Pumpkin Coconut Belgian Waffles. They were a hit! (And, of course, I gave you credit!) 🙂
http://pix2brix.com/pumpkin-coconut-belgian-waffles/
I love the photo of them all stacked up with a big wedge cut out….you can see the delicious texture….they look amazing!!
These look super yummo. I’m trying to cut refined white flour out of our diets so I’m going to try this recipe using all whole wheat. Have you tried it that way? I’m wondering how they’ll turn out. I love that ginormous stack of pancakes ~ somehow that photo makes them look so much tastier than if there were just with a couple on a plate. I’m wondering if you would be willing to share this pancake post at our Making Monday link party? We would love it and I’m sure our readers will, too. Thanks. Have a fantastic Tuesday. http://www.abrightandbeautifullife.com/making-monday-12/
Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life
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That is devastating to have the stomach bug on any Halloween evening. (I year I had it on Christmas Eve!) I’m glad to showed us these yummy-licious pancakes again…can never get enough of pancakes…and pumpkin!
Those look amazing Jen! I love the picture with the slice cut out – I just want a big bite!
I love fall too but not really a big Halloween fan either. Only I’m like the opposite. I don’t like the pumpkin carving or decorating but I don’t mind taking the kids out trick-or-treating.
These look delicious! Pinned.
These turned out really good! Instead of the wheat and white flour, I ground up some oatmeal in the food processor as ‘oat flour’. I also substituted canola oil for coconut oil as well.
SO happy to hear this, Alyssa! Thank you for the comment!