Breakfast

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin pancakes with pie spice — three pancakes for 391 calories and 12 g of protein. Makes 12.

A stack of three pumpkin pancakes with maple syrup and a pat of butter
391kcal per serving
12.3gprotein
64gcarbs
9.7gfat

Per 1 serving of 4 — 3 pancakes. Estimated; may vary.

Prep10 min
Cook15 min
Total25 min
Makes4 servings
Difficultyeasy

Pumpkin pancakes that taste of pumpkin — half a cup of it goes into the batter — with pie spice and brown sugar. Three pancakes come to 391 calories and 12 g of protein.

Under-mix on purpose. The batter should look lumpy when it goes on the griddle; stirring it smooth builds gluten and the pancakes come out dense.

The batch makes twelve, and it does not shrink. Cook them all, freeze the extras in a single layer, and a toaster brings them back on a weekday morning.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amounts below make 4 servings, one serving is 3 pancakes.

Cook’s tips
  • Stop stirring the moment the flour disappears. An over-mixed batter makes rubbery pancakes; a lumpy one makes tender ones.
  • Canned pumpkin varies in thickness. If the batter will not pour, loosen it with a tablespoon of milk at a time.
  • This is a batch recipe — one egg and one tablespoon of baking powder do not divide. Freeze extras in a single layer, then bag them; they reheat in a toaster.
  • Contains: wheat (flour), eggs, milk.
  • Dairy-free: unsweetened soy milk, same amount. Gluten-free: a cup-for-cup blend, same 2 cups — the batter will be slightly thicker.

Method

  1. Wash your hands and all surfaces before you start.
  2. Whisk the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a large bowl.
  3. In a second bowl, whisk the egg, pumpkin, milk and oil until smooth.
  4. Pour the wet mix into the dry and stir just until no dry flour is left. Lumps are fine — do not keep stirring.
  5. Heat a non-stick pan or griddle over medium heat and lightly grease it.
  6. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. Cook until bubbles form and the edges look dry, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
  7. Makes about 12 pancakes. A serving is 3.