more greens, please

Well, wow, it’s the first day of Fall! I hope someone out there is reading this and like me thinking “huh…it was just January!” Time flies, time flies.

Speaking of time, I will not waste yours by rambling on about my love for Fall, comfy sweaters, colorful scarves, pumpkin everything bla bla bla. I will get right to it and share my recipe for green (not actually) oatmeal apple cinnamon pancakes. Remember, green means nutritious!

I love this recipe because it’s both simple and versatile. You can eat two for breakfast (or lunch, or even dinner for that matter) and then refrigerate the rest for next morning.

Enjoy!

Recipe makes 4 pancakes

Serving Size: 2 pancakes

Ingredients:

2 eggs

½ cup rolled oats

½ tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp maple syrup

½ cup chopped apple

extra chopped apple for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a blender, combine the rolled oats and baking powder. Blend for 15-20 seconds until the oats are finely ground.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, cinnamon, maple syrup, and the ground oats. Let sit while you chop up ½ of the apple.
3. When finished chopping, mix the apple into the batter and stir well.
4. Grease a large skillet, turn to medium high and let warm for a minute. Turn down heat to medium. Then, scoop out ¼ of the batter onto the skillet and voila, you’re making pancakes!
5. Cook each side until golden brown, about a minute.

A green tip: If you are making this recipe ahead of time, you can wrap the pancakes in aluminum foil and either refrigerate or freeze them (depending on when you plan to devour them!).