Kid-tested, mother-approved!

We had a slumber party of little boys last night, and when the morning came around, I realized I didn’t really have cereal or good breakfast options that were quick and easy. Plus, what’s a slumber party without PANCAKES, anyway?

After doing a search around my kitchen, I realized I didn’t have any white flour, but had plenty of whole wheat flour and oats. After a good google search, and combining a few recipes, here’s what we came up with.

This yields 16 very fluffy, moist, delicious pancakes!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2 1/4 cup plain yogurt, mixed with 3/4 cup water, divided
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 Tbsp melted butter
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
• Optional: Bananas, raspberries, and strawberries for topping

DIRECTIONS:

1. Soak oats in half of the yogurt/water mixture (set remaining yogurt/water aside) for 10 minutes.
2. In separate large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
3. Stir in eggs, butter, brown sugar, and remaining yogurt/water mixture.
4. Add soaked oats to mixture, and stir until combined.
5. Cook about 1/4 cup of mixture on griddle or in heated pan (medium heat) until bubbles form on top. Once bubbles form, flip pancakes over, flatten slightly with spatula, and finish cooking.
6. Serve immediately, topped with fruit and/or syrup.
7. Can be wrapped and frozen for later use.
8. Makes 16 individual fluffy pancakes.