Well, Christmas is now over and after a wonderful Holiday, I now am enjoying some down time with my kiddos! Yesterday I spent the day taking down our Christmas trees and packing ornaments away. I know, I know, taking everything down the day after Christmas? It just seems to work well for us. I like to really clean my house after the Holidays, and I just don’t see the point of trying to do that around all of the decorations, so I put them away. Since we didn’t have a white Christmas this year, it made putting everything away a little easier too. It has almost felt like Spring around here lately, which is weird. Oh, well. The house is clean and this morning I made these yummy Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes for my family to start our weekend off right!
There’s something special about having pancakes on the weekend. It’s such a treat! I really like to try different fruits and things in my pancakes, so I thought why not take one of my favorite good old fashioned cookie ingredients and put them into a delicious pancake?! You can’t seem to go wrong with that wonderful oatmeal and raisin combination!
These Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes are so good and so easy to make. They are thick and chewy, wholesome, fluffy and moist with warm cinnamon and tiny bits of sweetness from the raisins throughout. Even when the Winter weather does return here, these pancakes will be a perfect warm way to start the day and sneak in some extra oatmeal into my family’s diet. These yummy pancakes aren’t restricted to just breakfast though. Pancakes for dinner can be a really fun treat too!
If I am going to be making pancakes, I always try to double the recipe so I can make a few extra to store in our freezer.
On a busy morning these pancakes can easily and quickly be warmed in the microwave for an on-the-go, filling breakfast. If you’re looking for something a little special to make for your family this Winter, give these tasty pancakes a try! I think you’ll love them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 4 Tbsp. canola oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oatmeal and the buttermilk and let sit for 20 minutes.
- After the 20 minutes, add the eggs, vanilla and oil and mix well.
- Add the flours, sugar, powder, soda, salt and cinnamon and mix until incorporated.
- Stir in the raisins.
- Heat your griddle to 350 degrees.
- Drop the thick batter onto the griddle, kind of spread into a circle shape and cook for 3 minutes, flip and then cook for 2 or 3 more minutes or until batter is not raw.
- * I find that on my non stick griddle, not greasing it works best to not burn the pancakes. I do however spray my spatula with non stick cooking spray for easy flipping 🙂
- Serve warm with maple syrup.
- Makes about 6 larger sized pancakes or 12 small.
- *To freeze: prepare as usual, let cool completely on a cooling rack, place in freezer friendly plastic gallon sized bags, with parchment paper in between each pancake. To reheat: remove from the freezer and warm in the microwave or oven.
- Enjoy!
*Linking up at Plucky’s Second Thought, Pint Sized Baker, Savvy Southern Style
These look tasty! YUMMY!
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Thank you Jess! We just loved them!
what a great way to start the day!
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Thanks Caralyn! 🙂