Got leftover oatmeal? Try these sweet and fluffy pancakes–I promise your kids will love them! (See gluten free notes below.)
OATMEAL PANCAKES
(adapted from Eat Well For $50 A Week by Rhonda Barfield)
INGREDIENTS
2 cups white flour (or 1 cup wheat + 1 cup white)*
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup leftover oatmeal ( I have used up to 2 cups successfully by adding a little water to thin the batter.)
2 cups milk (I use 1 cup milk and 1 cup water)
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla (optional)
*To make this recipe gluten free, use 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Pancake Mix and skip the baking powder.
DIRECTIONS:
Combine dry ingredients (first four) in a large bowl. In a second bowl, beat together last four ingredients. Combine the two mixtures and blend until smooth.
For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto greased hot skillet. Cook until bubbles begin to form on top, turn and brown the other side.
These pancakes are super moist and delicious, and don’t even need syrup, but a side of fruit is the perfect complement! If you do want syrup, try my DIY syrup recipe here.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white flour (or 1 cup wheat + 1 cup white)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup leftover oatmeal ( I have used up to 2 cups successfully by adding a little water to thin the batter.)
- 2 cups milk (I use 1 cup milk and 1 cup water)
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla (optional)
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients (first four) in a large bowl.
- In a second bowl, beat together the last four ingredients.
- Combine the two mixtures and whisk together until smooth.
- For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto greased hot skillet.
- Cook until bubbles begin to form on top, turn and brown other side.
- Continue with remaining batter.
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These are great! My 6 year old said they were “the yummiest pancakes [he had] ever tasted”. Thanks! I did sub the oil for about 3tbsp melted butter and they were still moist and delish. I also added 1/2 tsp cinnamon since oatmeal and cinnamon go so beautifully together.
Ooh! Love the cinnamon idea Corinne! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Has anyone ever adapted this recipe for waffles? I’m going to try it for blueberry pancakes tomorrow, but waffles are also a great fave in our house. I am also wondering if anyone has cut back on sugar and used some stevia? It just seems like a lot of sugar.
Great question Elizabeth! I’ve never tried it for waffles, so let me know how it goes. I’m sure they would be fine with less sugar.
I made waffles this morning they were better than the pancakes. I didn’t have to change any thing in the recipe . I did use one cup of water and one cup of milk.
What a great idea Fran! I’ll have to try that.
Just wanted to let others know this works great as a half batch, too!
Thanks Sarah! 🙂
I am not understanding this. Leftover oatmeal? Does that mean it is already made and not dry. I never have leftover oatmeal.
Yes! Sometimes when I cook oatmeal for our family (using whole rolled oats in a pot of boiling water) there is leftover cooked oatmeal. Normally I would throw it out, but I found that this recipe is a great way to use the leftover oatmeal.
I am trying to not have wheat, so wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a different flour? one that they have tried
We like Pamela’s baking mix. You can find a link and our other fave Gluten Free Products HERE.
How much does it make
We love recipe like these ie with added notation for Gluten Free substitute!!!! We are a Gfree/Dairy free family.I used GF Regular flour instead of GF Pancake mix so I kept the baking powder in. I used 2 cups oatmeal left over instead of 1.We used Veg fed eggs. Cut the sugar by just alittle since the almond milk we use does have evaporated cane sugar.I did 1 cup almond mik and 1 cup water. Turned out super yummy, crispy outside (I used alittle bit more oil) and moist inside. My 16yr old had 3rd helpings.I am not a pancake person per se but will eat oatmeal ones. The cakes will be more fluffier if you can use regular milk, buttermik or any dairy.
Thanks so much for the recipe!!!
Thanks so much for the notes on how you adapted the recipe Winne. That’s so helpful for readers who need to make adjustments as well. So glad you enjoyed them!
Adding a little lemon or white vinegar helps to improve fluffiness of baked goods when using almond or other non dairy milk. Helps with the acid profile of the milk & makes the baking powder respond better.
That’s a fantastic tip Elizabeth! Thanks!
Just found your recipe from a Pinterest search. Yum!! And thank you!!
So glad you like it Betsy! Thanks for letting me know. ?
I’m wondering how many pancakes this recipe makes. I’ll see in just a minute or two as I’m making them this morning as a test before linking this recipe to my “leftover oatmeal” blog post.
That would have been a good idea to add to the post — LOL! I usually get about 8 pancakes from this recipe, but I don’t actually measure exactly 1/4 cup for each one because I use a ladle to scoop out the batter so it might vary for you. You can stretch it a little bit by adding more liquid.
These were awesome! Ever since i was little i never cared for pancakes. These were exactly how i have always wanted them to taste. I did the recipe with all your noted suggestions. I used vanilla almond milk and coconut oil. Delicious!!! The only complaint is that i could taste the baking powder but the husband and kids had no complaints. Might try it without the sugar next time since I’m using almond milk. Thank you so much. I’ll be making oatmeal now just to make these pancakes.
Woohoo! So glad that you enjoyed them! I wonder if maybe the baking powder was not mixed well in the dry ingredients. Sometimes that happens to me. You might also try reducing the baking powder to 2 teaspoons and see if that helps.
Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know that you liked the recipe. 🙂
I’m so happy you enjoyed them Alicia! I love those add-in ideas. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
THESE ARE SO YUMMY! i switched the oil with applesauce & added some cinnamon (ok and maybe some veeeeeery chopped walnuts because my toddler is anti-protien right now & mama’s sneaky!!!0
thanks for SOMETHING to do with all that leftover oatmeal!!!
Can you make the batter ahead of time and use it the next day? I’m going camping and I’d like to make it up and just pour it out onto the griddle in the morning.
Sorry, I have not tried that Heather. The only issue may be that the fluffiness of the pancakes is affected because of how the baking soda reacts over that time period. Let me know how it goes. 🙂
I just made these for my 12-month-old son with some leftover strawberry banana oatmeal and they were a hit! Thanks so much for posting this recipe!
Mmm! That sounds yummy!
I just made these for dinner! I used better oats organic raw pure & simple multigrain hot cereal with flax – cinnamon plum spiced – and I also added a 1/4 cup of ground flax. And just let me say WOW!!! Maybe the most amazing pancakes I’ve ever had. Perfect for a cold, fall night. Warm, hearty and sooo fluffy!! Thanks for this recipe! Added to my list of favs
That sounds delicious and healthy Chrystah! I love the ideas of adding the cinnamon plum spice flavor. 🙂
Super healthy! Anytime I can find a way to get flax, chia, whey etc into my hubby, I do! Thanks for the amazing recipe, really. I’ve been looking for something to do with this box of instant oats, the flavor is way to strong to eat alone. It’s the BetterOats brand. So when I saw this I almost jumped out of my socks! I wish I could send a pancake to you to try thru the website! Ha!
Thanks again!
That would be yummy!
Finally made these tonight for supper. (We do breakfast for dinner quite often)
They were a HUGE hit!
Thanks Kimberlee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad you enjoyed them Courtney! Thanks for taking the time to let me know. 🙂
Thanks for this! I used whole wheat flour and used white sugar and cut that down to 1/4 cup. They were perfect!
Mary
You are very welcome Mary. So glad you enjoyed them. 🙂
This may be a stupid question but I never really eat oatmeal, so I should just add water to dry quaker oats and use that or should I buy instant oatmeal, prepare, and use that? Thanks!
Whether you use whole oats or instant, you will need to cook them according to the package directions first. It is really a recipe for using leftover cooked oatmeal when you make extra. Make sense?
Do you think Steel Cut oatmeal would work for this or is it just for regular oatmeal?
I think it would work fine Kate. Let me know if you like them. 🙂
Thanks for this, I recently switched my two year old to Gluten & Dairy Free. I still needed to add at least 2 tsp baking powder with the gluten free recipe & used soy milk, I also added a banana & spices. Yum-O!
I have 7 kiddos and all love oatmeal but my nine year old. We just make him eat it anyway, but he found your pancake recipe and made it this morning. It was so simple and delicious we all love it! He made the batter all by himself and is now excited about having left over oatmeal=)
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Mey
Yay! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
Can you really taste the oatmeal or is it subtle due to being mixed in with the other ingredients? Wondering if this is the way I get my kids to eat oatmeal?
I can’t really taste the oatmeal at all. They are very sweet and yummy. 🙂
These were wonderful! I made apple oatmeal (oatmeal w/ shredded apples in it). That added just the right touch of sweetness. I decreased sugar to 1/4 c. YUMMY!
Thanks so much for letting me know that you liked them Andrea. 🙂
I love this idea! I’m always throwing away leftover oatmeal… Now I won’t. It would be easy to make these gluten free by adding gluten free pancake mix or all purpose baking mix instead of the flour. (I think I would skip the baking powder too)
Thanks Fran!
Fran, make sure you use GF oats too as well as the GF flour mix.
That sounds yummy!
Thanks Katy!