March Mixes – Healthy Whole Grain Pancake Mix

Mar 1 | Recipes

I love whole grain foods so this pancake recipe is my favourite!  These ones can be quite versatile as you can add ground flax, chia seeds, berries, or what ever you like, to add extra punch.  Sienna loves them with cinnamon. 🙂

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Healthy Pancake Mix

Ingredients

For the Mix:

• 3 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups whole wheat white flour
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon optional
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil or coconut oil, grape seed oil

For the finished cooked pancakes

• 1 cup mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt or vanilla
• 1 egg

Instructions

To make the Mix

1. Grind oats in a food processor until they’re chopped fine.
2. Mix the ground oats, flours, and remaining dry ingredients in large bowl until combined.
3. Drizzle in the oil. Stir until the mix clumps together in your hand. (If need be, add 1 tablespoon of oil at a time until the mixture clumps.)
4. Store in an airtight container in the freezer indefinitely.

To make Pancakes

1. Whisk together 1 cup mix with 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup yogurt, and 1 egg.
2. Let stand 15 minutes to thicken.
3. Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat.
4. Using 1/4 cup, spoon batter onto pan.
5. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until lightly browned.

March Mixes – Homemade Pancake Mix

Mar 1 | Recipes

Welcome to March Mixes!  Where you’ll find all sorts of recipes for DIY mixes all month long.

Since the weekend begins tomorrow, I thought it would be nice if I shared a recipe for pancake mix, since I personally, think pancakes make for a delicious weekend breakfast!  So go ahead and make up the recipe below, cook a batch, then save the rest of the mix for another day!

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Homemade Pancake Mix

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour can substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour for 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon optional

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Place and store in an air-tight container to use within 3 months.

To make pancakes:

1. In a bowl, combine 1 cup of dry pancake mix, 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon oil or melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Heat pan over medium heat and lightly grease with butter. Pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter in the pan. Once the batter has began to bubble significantly, carefully flip the pancake. Cook for another 1-2 minutes or until the second side is golden brown.
2. Note: Will make approximately 8 pancakes.