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

Sodium is calculated without salt added to taste.
Per 1 serving of 4 — 3 pancakes. Estimated; may vary.
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
Amounts below make 4 servings, one serving is 3 pancakes.
- Wheat Flour (All-Purpose, Enriched)2 cups (250 g)
- Milk (Low-Fat) *1 3/4 cups (427 g)
- Pumpkin (canned, unsalted)1/2 cup, plain (122 g)
- Egg (Whole, Raw)1 large
- Brown sugar2 tablespoons (27 g)
- Soybean Oil2 tablespoons, vegetable (27 g)
- Baking powder1 tablespoon (14 g)
- Pumpkin pie spice1 1/4 teaspoons
- Salt1 teaspoon (6.1 g)
Ingredient swaps
Dairy-free
- Milk (Low-Fat) → Soy Milk (Unsweetened) 427 g
Per serving with these swaps: 386 kcal · P 12.5 g · C 59.9 g · F 11 g · fiber 2.6 g · sodium 1017 mg (estimated)
- 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
- Wash your hands and all surfaces before you start.
- Whisk the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a large bowl.
- In a second bowl, whisk the egg, pumpkin, milk and oil until smooth.
- Pour the wet mix into the dry and stir just until no dry flour is left. Lumps are fine — do not keep stirring.
- Heat a non-stick pan or griddle over medium heat and lightly grease it.
- 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.
- Makes about 12 pancakes. A serving is 3.
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