Pumpkin-Maple Pancakes
Start your day off with a stack of these special flapjacks, which are sweet, satisfying, and a snap to make.
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 egg whites
- ¾ cup low-fat vanilla yogurt, traditional not Greek
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
Optional toppings:
- ½ cup vanilla low-fat yogurt, traditional not Greek
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup toasted chopped pecans*
Instructions
To Prepare Batter:
- Combine all of the dry ingredients (whole wheat flour through kosher salt) in a mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, add the wet ingredients (pumpkin puree through maple extract) and mix until they’re well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients into the bowl with wet ingredients and mix until everything is incorporated into a fluffy and smooth batter (there shouldn’t be any dry flour left showing). Let the batter sit in the bowl for about ten minutes, and while it sits, make the topping.
To Prepare Topping:
- In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, pumpkin puree, cinnamon and maple syrup. Set aside.
To Cook:
- Liberally coat a skillet with oil spray and warm over medium heat. Ladle on about ¼ cup of batter per pancake onto the hot skillet and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. The batter will be thick; if you’d like to slightly thin it out, add a splash of water and give it a good mix. After placing the batter on the skillet, smooth out the tops using the back of a spoon. Also, when you flip them, gently press down with a spatula to slightly flatten them out and expand the diameter.
- Serve each 3-stack portion with a dollop of pumpkin topping and sprinkling of toasted pecans. Alternatively, you can drizzle some warm maple syrup over the tops.
Notes
Nutrition information provided for 3 plain pancakes.
Nutrition Information per serving
Serving Size: 3pancakesCalories: 200Carbohydrates: 38gProtein: 11gTotal Fat: 1g— Unsaturated Fat: 1g— Saturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 180mgFiber: 3gTotal Sugar: 10g— Natural Sugar: 7g— Added Sugar: 3gCalcium: 231mgIron: 1.6mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.