Oatmeal Pancakes with Maple Fruit

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Ingredients

  • 3 medium bananas, peeled and sliced

  • ½ cup fresh blueberries

  • ¼ cup sugar-free maple-flavor syrup

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 cup flour

  • ½ cup quick-cooking rolled oats

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk or sour milk (see Tip)

  • ¼ cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed or 1 large egg, lightly beaten

  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil, such as canola or avocado

  • 1 tablespoon sugar-free maple-flavor syrup

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. For maple fruit, stir together bananas, blueberries, the 1/4 cup syrup, the lemon juice, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.

  2. Stir together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Use a fork to combine buttermilk, egg, oil, 1 tablespoon syrup, and the vanilla in a medium bowl. Add buttermilk mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Let stand for 10 minutes to soften oats.

  3. For each pancake, spoon 2 slightly rounded tablespoons batter onto a hot, lightly greased griddle or heavy skillet; spread to a 3- to 4-inch circle. Cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until pancakes are golden brown. Turn over when edges are slightly dry and bottoms are browned. Serve warm topped with maple fruit.