I learned something on Friday morning. If your pancake batter has too many chunks from nuts or fruit in it, the pancakes will be very difficult to flip. And will stick to the pan. And will fall apart.
On Saturday, I learned my lesson again. Because apparently once wasn’t enough.
On Sunday, I finally nailed the recipe. These pancakes are wonderfully hearty, with just a touch of crunch from the almonds. We enjoyed them with blood orange marmalade, which we fell in love with in Italy. I highly recommend you do the same.
Though they would also be good topped with a fruit compote.
Or a yogurt sauce.
Or the traditional butter and maple syrup.
Or Nutella. Mmm, Nutella…
Ingredients
- 1/2 c rolled oats
- 1/2 c sliced blanched almonds
- 1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
- 3 T sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 c vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 c milk (I used 1%)
Instructions
- Grind the almonds and oats into small pieces. I chose to use the chopper attachment for my immersion blender, because it is perfect for such small quantities. A food processor or blender should do just fine as well.
- Stir the dry ingredients, including the almonds and oats, together until blended. Add the oil and milk and stir until no lumps of flour remain. The batter will look very runny, with pieces of almond and oats distributed throughout.
- Heat a greased skillet or frying pan over medium-low heat. Pour 1/4 c of batter into the pan and cook until there are bubbles on the surface and the edges start to firm up, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is nicely browned, about 1-2 minutes.
- Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with maple syrup, fruit compote, or marmalade.
Copyrighted by Julie Grice and Savvy Eats
Oh, YUM!! Looks like your persistence paid off. I love pancakes, but for some reason my ambition for making them plummets in the morning. These may give me the little nudge I need though.
Beautiful photos! I want to dive right in to a stack of pancakes.
We had a pancake fail this weekend too! (I just read the directions from the couch)
We tried to make yeast pancakes (like colossal cafe) and they turned out super thick and dense like pita or naan bread!
We followed directions exactly, but will have to try again!
These look perfect!
THS TIP: Coffee Bean Grinder is also v. helpful at chopping/grinding nuts/oats.
Oh yes please! Topped with Nutella of course. And butter. Um and maybe a little syrup too…
My boyfriend would LOOOOVE these. I am bookmarking this baby!
Looks delicious! I’m always up for a new pancake recipe
And i love that you ground up the almonds for a more subtle crunch!
When I make regular pancakes, but they turn out fine. When I make healthy pancakes, they usually look awful- but as long as they taste good, that’s all that matters
I love adding oats to my pancakes. That orange marmalade looks great – I’ve heard of that brand before!
your pancakes photo looks good enough to eat and i’m not a pancake person!!!
These. Look. Amazing!! And I love the apricot jam on top
I’m trying out a version of this recipe right now!
Can’t wait to hear about it!