Easy Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes

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These easy spiced Pumpkin Pancakes are what fall breakfasts and brunch dreams are all about. Fluffy, pumpkin pie spiced and a canvas for aaaaaaaaall your favorite toppings, these are totally worth getting out of bed for.

To make these pumpkin pancakes, everything goes into one bowl before being cooked. Yeap, this is one of those oh-so-easy recipes for busy days when we could do with minimum prep yet impressive eats.

Bonus is that they are great for using up that leftover can of pumpkin purée or fresh homemade pumpkin puree you are not sure what to do with.

They are great served with some warming Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Crispy bacon. Ooooh, I know, I know – make these, set up a pancake bar and add in aaaaaaalll the decadent toppings and get your guests to dig in as they wish. #bestideaever

Related Link : Buttermilk Pancakes.

Why You’ll ♡ It

• easy – all you need is a 8 everyday ingredients, one bowl and one frying pan.
• customizable – mix and match add-ins to your taste.
• scale up – easily scale up this recipe to serve a crowd
• freezer-friendly – prep ahead and store in your freezer for an easy breakfast or brunch treat.

Tools Needed

• A handy skillet.
• Multipurpose mixing bowls.
• Whisk.
• A turner.
• Measuring cups and teaspoons.
• Spices.

Soooo, ready to get started? Gather up your ingredients and I will show you just how easy it is to make these delicious pumpkin spice pancakes…..

Get the complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below

Ingredients needed

• plain flour – you can substitute in a bit of wholewheat or oat flour
• milk -regular or plant milk
• pumpkin purée – store-bought or homemade
• an egg
• maple syrup – or other sweeteners of your choice
• baking powder
• pumpkin pie spice – again you can vary spices
• vanilla extract – optional if you prefer

How To Make Pumpkin Pancakes

1. Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk into a pancake batter. It does not matter if a few lumps remain. This is a thick batter but if it seems too thick, add in 1 or so tablespoons of milk.
2. Heat some olive oil in griddle or non-stick pan over medium heat, and ladle about 1/4 cup batter onto the hot pan for each pancake.
3. Cook pancakes for about 2 minutes until small bubbles start to form on top.
4. Flip and cook for 30-60 seconds until golden.
5. Repeat until all the batter is cooked.

Pumpkin Spice Pancake Tips

• Wait for the pancakes to start bubbling before flipping them. They won’t be ready to flip before they start to bubble. 
• To help get fluffy pancakes, don’t be afraid to leave a few lumps in your batter and let the batter rest for 10 minutes before starting to cook them. I use this time to heat the griddle or skillet, set the table, etc. 
• If you’re making a big batch of them, keep the cooked pancakes warm by storing in the oven on a wire rack on a baking sheet for 5-10 minutes at 200F / 94C.

Recipe Variations

• Vary the spices: Use nutmeg, cardamon, gingerbread spice, cinnamon, or others to your taste.
• Vary the veggies: Use sweet potato purée or butternut squash purée.
• Vary the sweetener: Use honey, date syrup, agave, brown sugar, etc.

Meal Prep And Prep Ahead

Meal Prep – Guys, give yourself permission to cook up a double or triple batch of these, just don’t eat them all at once. And store the leftovers in the fridge or freezer until you’re in need of them.

Meal Prep – This Buttermilk Pancakes recipe can be doubled or tripled and be made ahead of time and frozen until needed. 

Storing – Stored in the fridge, this will last up to 4 days.

Freeze – Follow the handy tips below on how to freeze the already made pancakes.

• Let the pancakes cool down and then transfer into these very handy Ziploc freezer bags.
• Squeeze out all the extra air and seal the bags.
• Label the bags and then lay them flat in the freezer.
• Store your Southern pancakes in the freezer for 3 months.

Thaw – Remove from the freezer the night before needed and let it thaw in the fridge. You may want to heat in the oven at 200F/94C for 5-10 mins to warm them up or toss in the toaster or microwave. 

Serving Suggestions

• Instant Pot Strawberry Jam.
• Instant Pot Cherry Chia Jam.
• Coconut Caramel Sauce.

More Pancake Recipes

• Buttermilk Pancakes.
• Instant Pot Pancake Bites.
• Mini Pancake Cereal.

Weight Watchers Points

There are 4 Blue Plan SmartPoints in a serving of this.

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