Honey Oat Pancakes

Happy August 1st!

Where has the time gone? I can’t believe summer is already two months in. I really am trying to squeeze as much relaxing-type productivity [does that make sense] into these last 35 days before my internship starts, because I know as soon as it does things are going to be a whirlwind! And by relaxing-type productivity, I mean cooking, working out, and reading.

So what better relaxing-type productivity to start your morning than making delicious pancakes.

I’m not kidding you. These are the bomb.

{gluten-free}
{vegetarian}

Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: 8 pancakes

Ingredients:

• 2 C Superhero Oatmeal*
• 1/2 Tbs baking powder
• 3/4 C milk
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbs canola oil
• 2 Tbs honey
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat griddle to 350 degrees.
2. Grind oatmeal in food processor for 50 seconds until coarsely ground.
3. Combine all ingredients until just mixed.
4. Using a 1/4 measuring cup, pour pancake mix on griddle, flip, and enjoy!

* If you don’t have Superhero Oatmeal on hand, regular oatmeal should work just fine.  The addition of 1 tablespoon of ground flax may be suggested to help keep the pancake together and add structure.

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Superhero Oatmeal to the rescue!

Post grinding…

As you can see, it’s not a super fine oatmeal flour, but it works outs superbly.

And there you have it! 8 delicious Honey Oat melt-in-your-mouth Pancakes.

{And no, I did not eat all of those myself}

The honey really makes these pancakes amazing. They don’t need any butter or syrup. The Chocolate Hazelnut Butter is not necessary either, but it does make a nice pairing! But really, when does Chocolate Hazelnut Butter not make anything better?

Enjoy!

Cherry Oatmeal Pancake Cookies

It’s the weekend!

And Father’s Day Weekend, at that.

Have you got your dad a present yet?

No?

{Me either. He is incredibly hard to buy for.}

Well, you’re in luck, because I have the perfect treat for you to whip up for him.

He will know how much you appreciate him.

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{Gluten-Free}

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes

Yield: 24 cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 C rolled oats
• 1 1/2 C oat flour *
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 C sugar
• 1/3 C packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 C dried cherries
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 C canola oil

* I didn’t have oat flour, so I took 2 C rolled oats and ground them in the food processor for about 30 seconds.  In general, 1 C rolled oats produces 3/4 C oat flour.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix.
3. In a smaller bowl, combine eggs, extracts, and oil.  Beat lightly until mixture is well mixed.
4. Combine the wet ingredients to the dry, and {you guessed it} mix.
5. Using a 1 Tbs measuring spoon, drop cookie mixture on to parchment lined cookie sheets.
6. Place one cookie sheet in the oven at a time.  Bake for 14 minutes.
7. Let cool for 5 minutes, and enjoy!

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This is my first {successful}, all mine, no-following-a-recipe recipe!

Woohoo!

I was going for the fluffy-ness of a pancake, but in an oatmeal cookie form.

A triumph I would say!

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So here’s where I started.

o.a.t.s

I also ground some of our beloved oats to make the oat flour.

Another Stephanie first!

Add a little bit of sweetness.

Pack it down, baby.

The good stuff.

Dried fruit is so addicting. I couldn’t keep my hand out of the bag while I was making these.

Next comes the easy part: mix everything together and plop on a baking sheet.

Then the hard part: waiting those 14 minutes while they are in the oven, filling your house with the delectable aroma of fresh baked cookies. Ohhhhh. I am drooling.

I’ll take one.

Or two.

Or five…

And a few more cherries.

And a cold glass of milk.

I may or may not have spoiled my dinner…

Worth it!

So what are you waiting for?

Father’s Day is tomorrow! Get baking!

Happy Weekend!