Bisquick Pumpkin Pancakes

These are delicious, not too pumpkin-ee and not too thick and SUPER quick to make. I think we'll be eating these year round! 

Ingredients

2 cups Bisquick
2 large eggs
1 1/4 c milk
1/2 c pumpkin (I like to add a little more pumpkin than this)
2 Tbs. sugar

Spices: (I don't measure these out, it's your basic pumpkin pie blend. Definitely use whole nutmeg or a nutmeg grinder --- makes the taste that much better.)

cinnamon (about 1/2 tsp)
nutmeg (several grinds)
ginger (about 1/4 tsp)
ground cloves (about 1/4 tsp)

Directions

Set your griddle to 375 degrees. Mix ingredients in a large bowl - don't over mix! Let the batter rest for a few minutes (the original recipe says 10 minutes, however, you don't have to let them rest that long). Turn griddle down to 350 degrees (best to start the griddle hot, not sure why, but it works!). Spoon batter onto griddle, when the side is golden brown - flip. Let cook for another 1-3 minutes until cooked through. Enjoy with butter, syrup and a perhaps some more cinnamon and nutmeg! :)

Bisquick Banana Pancakes

These have got to be one of Jordan's and my favorites. Not to heavy...not too banana-y, just the perfect blend of deliciousness. We've had them at least 4 times in the last month. Also - we found that you can use overripe bananas that you've stuck in the freezer! Just peel, defrost on a plate for a few minutes - and voila!

Ingredients
2 ripe bananas
1 1/2 C Bisquick
1 egg
1/2 C milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon
nutmeg
1/4 tsp vanilla
Directions

With a fork mash bananas leaving some lumps. Add in Bisquick and egg stir until just blended. Add in milk, cinnamon, vanilla & a pinch a nutmeg. Stir until blended there will be lumps from the banana.

Makes 12 pancakes.

Blueberry Pancakes

Olivia is currently obsessed with blueberries.
Seriously.
Obsessed.

She would eat an entire little carton of them if I'd let her. The thought of what that would mean in diapers later usually stops me. Haha.

But, because of her little obsession, we had beautiful fresh blueberries in our fridge just aching to be made into blueberry pancakes this morning. I came across this super simple and tasty recipe in my stash and thought I'd share. Again, it's your basic pancake recipe but delicious. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 c flour
2 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
2 tbs oil
1 c buttermilk (I didn't have any on hand, but thank goodness for vinegar to make my own)
1 c blueberries (fresh are the best, but if using frozen, be sure to thaw them out the night before - also, I always end up using 1 1/2 c blueberries)

Directions:

Sift together dry ingredients into a large bowl. Mix wet ingredients together in a smaller bowl. Add wet to dry and gently mix, leaving batter a little lumpy. Pour batter 1/4 c at a time onto a lightly greased griddle or pan (I had my griddle at 350). Plop blueberries onto pancakes (I like LOTS of blueberries in mine). Cook until bubbles form on top and the edges start to brown. Flip and cook until bottom is light brown (somewhere between 1-3 minutes). Serve with maple syrup and butter! This makes about 8 pancakes.

I've also seen recipes for blueberry syrup online....tempted to make some for these pancakes, or do you think I'd be going overboard with the blueberries?! :)

Homemade Banana Pancakes

My go to recipe for banana pancakes uses Bisquick - I love that it's quick and easy. Unfortunately, no Bisquick in the house this morning - and I had a serious craving for banana pancakes. But I didn't despair, there were pancakes before Bisquick - I would just have a couple extra steps. I did a quick search online - looking for the simplest recipe, after all, Olivia and I were starving. Here's what I came across:

Banana Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 c flour

1 tbsp sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg
1 c milk

2 tbsp veg oil (I used melted butter)

2 ripe bananas (mashed)

1/2 tsp of cinnamon (I added this)

1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg 

Directions:

1. Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) in a medium bowl (I sifted mine today). In a separate large bowl, mix together wet ingredients.
2. Stir dry mixture into wet mixture (I add mine gradually). Don't over stir! The batter should be lumpy. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg (I just add in however much makes the batter smell irresistible).
3. Spoon 1/3 c of batter (I really love large pancakes) onto hot griddle (I set mine at 375 degrees, and then lower the temp to 350 degrees right before adding batter - I always love the slow golden brown technique!). Cook on first side until batter bubbles, flip and cook until golden brown.
4. Serve with warm maple syrup and butter!

These pancakes turned out considerable thinner and lighter than my Bisquick Banana Pancakes. Loved them. I'll be using this recipe again.