Apple Oat Cakes

A nice fall season breakfast! Serve with warm maple syrup, or low-fat vanilla yogurt and chopped walnuts.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 6-10 pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1  cup quick-cooking oats
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup wheat germ
• 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2  medium granny smith apples, peeled and finely shredded

Directions

1. Mix water, butter and oats in a bowl and let stand 20 minutes.
2. Add sugar and eggs; beat to blend.
3. Add remaining ingredients (except apples) and stir just to mix. Fold in shredded apples.
4. Cook as any pancake, on griddle.