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Oatmeal Pancakes

Oatmeal Pancakes – light, fluffy, and delicious pancakes with lots of oat flavor and maybe a few chocolate chips to make them extra yummy!

Breakfast is always a favorite meal of the day. Especially when you can have pancakes! These oatmeal pancakes are super easy to make, use a homemade oat flour to give them great flavor and texture!

stack of pancakes with a bite missing

 

Oatmeal Pancakes

Sometimes you just want cookies for breakfast. You know that probably isn’t the right thing to do, so you try to make a smarter decision. Enter oatmeal pancakes with a few added chocolate chips. These will give you all the flavor of your favorite Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, but in a healthier more morning friendly way.  

Why You’ll Love These Pancakes

  • This recipe uses a homemade oat flour, so no need to run to the store for any special ingredients. Just break out your canister of old fashioned oats and we will grind them to make flour in less than a minute!
  • Pancakes are one of the best things to make a double or triple batch of and then put in the freezer. You can take out a couple of pancakes and have a homemade breakfast in just minutes on a busy morning.
  • Get creative with your toppings. This does have that hint of a cookie taste, so I had to add chocolate chips, but they are optional. You could leave them out and add in nuts or raisins. Top with maple syrup, or drizzle with peanut butter and serve with berries. Options are endless to make these your own.

What You’ll Need

  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Old Fashioned Oats – you can also use oat flour if you already have some on hand
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Buttermilk – instructions are included for how to make your own if you don’t have any!
  • Egg
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Melted Butter
  • Chocolate Chips, optional but delicious!
scooping pancakes onto a hot griddle

How To Make Oatmeal Pancakes

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for the FULL PRINTABLE recipe card.

  1. The first step is to make your oats. Add old fashioned oats to a blender or small food processor and grind until fine crumbs, similar to flour.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour, ground oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside
  3. In a small bowl whisk together egg, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted butter until very well combined. (There are notes in the recipe card below for making your own buttermilk)
  4. Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
  5. Heat a griddle or a large skillet over medium heat. Spray pan with non-stick spray or butter to coat the surface.
  6. Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot surface. Cook for about 2 minutes, until the edges are set and bubbles appear over the top of the pancakes. Flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until cooked through.
  7. Serve immediately topped with butter and syrup.
pancakes cooking on a griddle

Oatmeal Pancake Recipe Tips

  • This recipe uses a mix of all-purpose flour and oats to give you the flavor of oatmeal, but still more of the light and fluffy texture of a traditional pancake. So that means these are not gluten-free. If you want gluten-free, you can substitute an all-purpose gluten free flour like Bob’s Red Mill or Cup4Cup.
  • Because this recipe uses all-purpose flour, you will want to be careful when you are mixing everything together. One of the tricks to light and fluffy pancakes is to not overmix the batter. This starts the glutens to develop in the flour and it can lead to a tougher pancake.
  • The chocolate chips are completely optional! Feel free to leave them out completely, or substitute something else in (nuts, dried fruit etc.)
  • The best way to get uniform sized pancakes is to use an ice cream scoop to scoop the batter and place in your hot skillet or griddle.
stack of oatmeal pancakes on a white plate

Can I Use Quick Cooking Oats In These Pancakes?

Yes, they will work fine, you are grinding them to a flour. You will want to avoid steel cut oats, as they will not grind nearly as well, and instant oatmeal packets, as they have added ingredients you don’t want.

Oatmeal Pancake Toppings

This is where you can really get creative and add whatever you like! Traditional butter and maple syrup are delicious, but you can mix it up however you want.

pouring syrup on a stack of pancakes

Pancake Storage Tips

I love to make big batches of pancakes because they are so easy to store and have on hand for the week or even a few months!

Refrigerate – store leftover pancakes in an airtight container in the fridge for 5-6 days. You can then reheat in the microwave or toaster for a quick breakfast.

Freeze – pancakes freezer really well. Arrange pancakes in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place in the freezer for a couple hours until they are frozen. Remove and place in a freezer safe plastic bag for 3-4 months in the freezer. You can microwave pancakes for 1-2 minutes from frozen.

close up oatmeal pancakes on a white plate for pinterest

More Tasty Breakfast Recipes

Yield: 4

Oatmeal Pancakes

cropped close up pancakes with a bite missing on a white plate

Oatmeal Pancakes - light, fluffy, and delicious pancakes with lots of oat flavor and maybe a few chocolate chips to make them extra yummy!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup ground oats (see notes)
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cup buttermilk (see notes)
  • 4 Tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 whole large egg
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl combine flour, ground oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside
  2. In a small bowl whisk together egg, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted butter until very well combined.
  3. Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
  4. Heat a griddle or a large skillet over medium heat. Spray pan with non-stick spray or butter to coat the surface.
  5. Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot surface. Cook for about 2 minutes, until the edges are set and bubbles appear over the top of the pancakes. Flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until cooked through.
  6. Serve immediately topped with butter and syrup.

Notes

To make ground oats add 3/4 cup old fashoned oats to a blender or food processor and process until fine crumbs. Can also use 3/4 cup oat flour.

To make your own buttermilk add 1 1/2 Tablespoons of white vinegar to 1 1/4 cup of milk and let stand for 5 minutes before using in the recipe.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 431Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 80mgSodium 804mgCarbohydrates 56gFiber 4gSugar 20gProtein 10g

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.

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Stacy @Stacy Makes Cents

Sunday 2nd of November 2014

These were fabulous! I love the added oats. I used kefir instead of buttermilk because that's what I always use in place of buttermilk . My kids declare these a winner! :-)

Freya Sturgeon

Monday 24th of February 2014

YES! We have oatmeal! We have chocolate chips! I cannot wait to see how good these are!

Meghan

Monday 2nd of September 2013

These are super quick and super delicious! Made them for breakfast two days in a row. Hubby was in heaven. Only changes made were to cut the recipe in half (just two of us), used greek yogurt instead of buttermilk (on-hand sub), and sub apple sauce for the butter. Didn't find that we needed to grind the oatmeal. We ate them with peaches and I didn't think they needed a thing (aka - syrup). Start to plate in 10 minutes. Wonderful recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!

Erin S

Monday 2nd of September 2013

So glad you liked the pancakes! Thanks for coming back to share your thoughts!

Sandy

Monday 24th of June 2013

Thank you for the great giveaways. I have my Walmart shopping list started and I Can't believe it's not butter is on the list.

laurasmess

Wednesday 19th of June 2013

I adore pancakes. Especially chocolate chip ones! Your pancakes look amazingly moist, thick and delicious. Definitely trying this recipe!

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