Make Your Own: Almond-Cranberry-Pear Pancakes

In my ever-growing quest to become Super Mom (kidding), I have had making homemade pancakes on the list for awhile now. I finally came across a healthy recipe on Family Bites.

I used it as a base and modified!

Homemade Whole Wheat Pancake Mix (in a jar)

1 cup rolled oats

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1/4 cup ground flax seed

3 tbsp brown sugar (I used less)

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

My additions:

Handful of dried cranberries

3 ripe pears, peeled and died

Handful of chopped almonds (I always keep some roasted almonds on hand in the cupboard)

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Place the oats on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, set aside and allow to cool.
• Combine all dry ingredients, including cooled oats, in a bowl and mix well.  Store mix in refrigerator for 2 weeks, or the freezer for 3 months.

To make pancakes:

•  In a small mixing bowl whisk together 1 egg, 1 tbsp olive oil, 3/4 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla.  Add pears, cranberries and almonds.  Stir in 1 cup of the homemade pancake mix.  Let mixture stand for 2 minutes.
• In a non-stick pan set over medium high heat, drizzle a small amount of olive oil to coat the pan. Using a 1/4 cup measure, pour the batter into the pan.  Cook for approx. three minutes or until bubbles break the surface.
• Turn the pancakes with a spatula and cook until the bottom is slightly browned.  Repeat with remaining batter until all of the pancakes are cooked.