Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes
Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes are ideal for my kids right before or after Halloween. These fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth pancakes are made with whole wheat flour, eggs, coconut oil, and fresh pumpkin purée that are spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon. This breakfast is loaded with vitamins and antioxidants that boost the immune system by virtue of the pumpkin in the pancakes and it comes together in less than ten minutes!
Equipment
- stand mixer, griddle
Ingredients
- 2 egg
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 tbsp coconut oil melted
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 cup whole wheat flour +2 tbsp
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cup small pumpkin (cooked) puree
- 1 tsp vinegar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg grated
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs and the milk until frothy in a stand mixer using the whisk attachment.
- Add the melted coconut oil (cooled) and beat using the paddle attachment for a minute. Sift the flour with the other dry ingredients such as the salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Gently, fold the flour mixture in and stir until combined.
- Cook the pumpkin by either boiling small pieces of pumpkin for 25 minutes or pressure cooking it. Peel the skin and purée it.
- Add the cooled pureed pumpkin and fold it in. Using the paddle attachment, just mix well. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and the vinegar and combine together. Cover the mixer bowl and let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat the griddle and lightly grease it with butter or oil using a kitchen paper. Ladle the pancake batter and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat. Bubbles will appear on top and the edges will become less glossy. Flip them over and cook on the other side as well.
- Serve these Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes with a dollop of butter on top and maple syrup. Garnish with pecans and raspberries.
Notes
- Feel free to use some crushed pecans in the batter.
- Add more flour if the batter is too runny. It must be of dropping consistency but still thick.
- Resting time is optional for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 320mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 1mg
