Copycat IHOP Harvest Grain & Nut Pancakes

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• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¾ cup Quaker Oats
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped blanched almonds
• 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Lightly oil a skillet or griddle, and preheat it to medium heat.
2. Grind the oats in a blender or food processor until fine, like flour.
3. Combine ground oats, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
4. In another bowl combine buttermilk, oil, egg and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
5. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients, add nuts and mix well with mixer.
6. Ladle 1/3 cup of the batter onto the hot skillet and cook the pancakes for 2 to 4 minutes per side or until brown.

Reviews

[MavsFoodie]

I've never had these pancakes at IHOP, but I was happy to try them in the quest for a healthy, substantial pancake. I loved the hearty texture of these along with that signature flavor buttermilk gives; I wasn't sure if I noticed the tangy flavor other reviews described, at first, but realized that it did indeed have that "flavor" IHOP's pancakes do, so it made it very unique. I used a 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce in place of the oil and the pancakes were moist inside and not raw from the replacement. I also replaced the sugar with a few tablespoons I had of honey and a half a pureed banana to add some natural sweetness; the pancakes weren't as sweet as I imagine them being at IHOP, but I really liked the natural flavor the banana lent to it. These are really filling and a great recipe to share!

[Chicago Clare]

These really are just like IHOP's...which are my favorite! I used lemon juice milk in place of buttermilk. Chopped the nuts in my "mini-prep" (mini food processor) and ground the oatmeal in the mini-prep as well. I combined everything with a wisk instead of electic mixer. Worked perfectly!

[Mabougirl]

I made these just for me so I wanted to make them as simply as possible. I used soy milk with 1 tsp of vinegar (worked great) and brown sugar Splenda. I did not process the oats but soaked them in the clabbered milk while I prepared other ingredients. I added 1 Tbsp steel cut oats and 1 Tbsp flax seed for more fiber. I also did not use a blender (I like a lot of texture) but mixed everything by hand. They turned out great! Next time, I may try using just egg white to make them even healthier