Apple Crisp Pancakes

I turned one of my favorite desserts into pancakes! What more could y'all desire for breakfast the Monday later on Thanksgiving? ‘Tis the season for fun brunches, cookies, together with vacation nutrient. I’thousand not complaining one flake. I’one thousand definitely getting inwards close to extra greens this week, just that doesn’t hateful we can’t accept these pancakes besides!

Also, I hope you lot all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well as vacation weekend! I went to Michigan to visit family unit and merely relaxed for the get-go fourth dimension in a piece. It was absolutely wonderful.

So I’k definitely a pancake over waffle somebody. And I experience like I’1000 in the minority on that ane. I merely dearest the fluffiness too texture, peculiarly when sautéed apples together with crispy oatmeal topping is involved.

I mean, tin can you lot even alongside these toppings?! The apple tree compote is and so cozy too delicious, and the cinnamon oatmeal streusel is to perish for. It tastes similar cinnamon chocolate-brown saccharide oatmeal brittle. I couldn’t cease snacking on it when I made it!

It’second sort of how I feel well-nigh granola. It’sec adjacent to impossible to end eating in one case you lot kickoff.

I used whole wheat pastry flour inward these, then they’re sliiiightly healthier. Makes me experience a petty improve well-nigh having dessert for breakfast.

To brand these fifty-fifty more apple tree-y, it would be and so delicious to spread apple butter between the layers. Omggg. Why didn’t I think of that sooner?!

The best weekend brunch! Or pamper-yourself-breakfast whatever twenty-four hour period 🙂

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Apple Crisp Pancakes with Maple Apple Compote and Cinnamon Oat Streusel

These apple tree crisp pancakes turn a favorite dessert into a delicious breakfast! They are topped amongst a maple apple tree compote in addition to cinnamon oat streusel!

Course

Breakfast

Prep Time xx minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time fifty minutes

Servings two

Ingredients

For the pancakes

• 
  i i/two
  cups
  whole wheat pastry flour (non regular whole wheat, this is a finer earth diverseness)*
  


• 
  ane ane/2
  teaspoons
  baking powder
  


• 
  i/ii
  teaspoon
  baking soda
  


• 
  i
  teaspoon
  cinnamon
  


• 
  ane/4
  teaspoon
  common salt
  


• 
  two
  large
  eggs
  


• 
  two
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  


• 
  ii
  tablespoons
  low-cal chocolate-brown carbohydrate
  


• 
  i ane/two
  cups
  buttermilk
  


• 
  2
  teaspoons
  vanilla extract
  


• 
  one
  granny smith apple tree, peeled and grated
  


• 
  pure maple syrup for serving
  

For the cinnamon oat streusel topping

• 
  ane/4
  loving cup + ii tablespoons
  whole wheat pastry flour
  


• 
  ane/2
  cup
  oats
  


• 
  i/iv
  teaspoon
  cinnamon
  


• 
  pinch of table salt
  


• 
  i/ii
  cup
  dark-brown carbohydrate, loosely packed
  


• 
  1/iv
  cup
  unsalted butter, melted
  


• 
  ane
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
  

For the apple compote

• 
  1
  tablespoon
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  2
  apples, diced (I used honeycrisp)
  


• 
  one
  tablespoon
  pure maple syrup
  


• 
  pinch of cinnamon
  

Instructions

1. 
   

   Begin by making the streusel topping. Preheat oven to 375℉. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment newspaper. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, chocolate-brown carbohydrate, melted butter, in addition to vanilla until combined. Pour onto the baking sheet together with bake for x-12 minutes or until golden, stirring once or twice inward betwixt. Remove from oven in addition to break upwardly the mixture using your spatula. It will look like 1 big blob at kickoff..don't worry. Once it cools, pause it upwards into a "crumble".

   
   


2. 
   

   Make the pancakes. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking pulverization, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to combine.

   
   


3. 
   

   In a classify mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter, together with dark-brown carbohydrate until polish. Add the buttermilk in addition to vanilla and whisk until shine. Add the dry ingredients to the moisture and stir until only combined. Fold in the grated apple tree until merely combined.

   
   


4. 
   

   Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium estrus. Drop your pancake batter by the ⅓ or ½ loving cup, depending how big yous want them. Cook for a couplet minutes per side, or until fluffy in addition to gold.

   
   


5. 
   

   While pancakes are cooking, brand the apple tree compote. Heat a skillet over medium-high estrus and add the butter. Once melted, add the apples, maple syrup, together with cinnamon, and sauté for v-seven minutes or until apples have softened.

   
   


6. 
   

   To serve pancakes, top alongside apple tree compote, a handful of streusel, and maple syrup.

   
   

Recipe Notes

*can sub all-use flour!