I’m so excited to convey you fluffy, cozy, completely spiced gingerbread pancakes to your vacation morning brunch. Throughout this busy time, I like to take a second to attach, get artistic and create one thing fulfilling (and scrumptious!). These fluffy gingerbread pancakes made me so ridiculously completely happy, particularly when drizzled with pure maple syrup and paired with a cup of espresso. 

So right here’s what I would like you to do: make your self a enjoyable brunch together with these pancakes (perhaps with a facet of those turkey breakfast patties + crispy breakfast potatoes), throw on Residence Alone, The Grinch, or Santa Claus, and sip one thing heat when you’re wrapped in a blanket. Take pleasure in your day. You should!

Now let’s get to the deliciousness…

What you’ll have to make gingerbread pancakes

These more healthy gingerbread pancakes are full of scrumptious, cozy flavors with out utilizing any refined sugars. We’re retaining them complete wheat but nonetheless oh so completely fluffy! Right here’s what it’s essential make them:

• Flour: I used complete wheat pastry flour to offer these pancakes a wholesome dose of complete grains.
• Baking staples: you’ll need to add baking powder (not soda) to maintain these pancakes fluffy, and a little bit of salt & vanilla extract for taste.
• Cozy spices: we’re utilizing cinnamon, floor ginger and allspice to offer these gingerbread pancakes that heat cozy style.
• Eggs: you’ll want one egg on this pancake recipe.
• Sweeteners: we’re utilizing some natural molasses and coconut sugar to naturally sweeten these gingerbread pancakes. Just some tablespoons to get them completely flavored.
• Milk: be at liberty to make use of any milk you’d like (I often use dairy free) so as to add moisture to the batter.
• Toppings & mix-ins: these fluffy gingerbread pancakes are scrumptious topped with pure maple syrup, whipped cream and even candied nuts! Be at liberty to combine in some nuts and even chocolate chips.

The magic + well being advantage of molasses

If you happen to’ve by no means baked with molasses earlier than you’re in for a TREAT as a result of it’s:

• Naturally full of iron, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium and magnesium. In reality, do you know that 1 tablespoon of molasses has 20% of your every day iron wants?
• Superb in baked items and even savory marinades, BBQ sauces and chilis!
• Good for making ginger cookies, gingerbread and all the time a vacation baking staple in my cabinet.

Ideas for making gingerbread pancakes

Remember to get all of my suggestions & methods for making the most effective pancakes (plus a video) right here! For the fundamentals, bear in mind these:

• When you’ve melted your coconut oil ensure it’s cool to the contact (not scorching) earlier than mixing it in with the opposite substances, in any other case it’ll coagulate the egg. You may as well be at liberty to make use of melted butter!
• Don’t overmix your batter! This can end in a gummy pancake texture.
• Prepare dinner your pancakes over medium warmth in order that they cook dinner evenly. If you happen to flip your pancakes and they look like cooking too quick, be at liberty to cut back the temp to medium-low in order that they don’t burn.

The way to maintain pancakes heat

If you happen to’re serving these for Christmas morning or a winter brunch, you possibly can truly make these gingerbread pancakes forward of time and maintain them heat within the oven! Merely place your oven at 200 levels F, add your pancakes to a baking sheet or oven-safe plate, and place them within the oven till you’re able to serve.

The way to freeze pancakes

If you wish to make these more healthy gingerbread pancakes forward of time and serve them at a later date, you possibly can place the pancakes on a baking sheet so that they aren’t touching and place them within the freezer for half-hour (that is referred to as a flash freeze), then place them in freezer secure baggage or containers and freeze for as much as 3 months. As soon as able to reheat, merely add pancakes to a plate and microwave for 30-60 seconds or till heat.

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I hope you’re keen on these straightforward, wholesome gingerbread pancakes! If you happen to make them you should definitely depart a remark & a ranking so I understand how you favored them. Take pleasure in, xo!

Fluffy Gingerbread Pancakes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

Complete Time 25 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Extremely fluffy gingerbread pancakes made with complete wheat flour, heat spices and deliciously candy molasses. These more healthy gingerbread pancakes are dairy free, completely spiced, oh so fluffy and the right vacation brunch!

Components

• Dry substances:
• 1 cup complete wheat pastry flour or white complete wheat flour (or use all function flour*)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Moist substances:
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup non dairy milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
• 2 tablespoons melted & cooled coconut oil or melted butter

Directions

• In a medium bowl, whisk collectively complete wheat pastry flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt. Put aside.

• In a separate giant bowl, whisk collectively the egg, molasses, coconut sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Add dry substances to moist substances and blend with a spoon till simply mixed. Gently stir in melted coconut oil or melted butter. Don’t overmix the batter.

• Calmly coat a big nonstick skillet or griddle with coconut oil or butter and place over medium warmth. Drop batter by 1/3 cup onto skillet and unfold out a bit with a spoon if mandatory. Prepare dinner till bubbles seem on high, about 2 minutes.

• Flip muffins and cook dinner till golden brown on underside, 2 minutes. Wipe the skillet clear and repeat with extra coconut oil (or butter) and remaining batter. It’s possible you’ll want to cut back the warmth to medium low or low after the primary batch to stop burning. Serves 4, 2 pancakes every. Prime with butter and/or pure maple syrup.

Recipe Notes

*If you happen to use all function flour and discover that the pancake batter is simply too skinny, be at liberty so as to add 1-2 tablespoon extra all function flour.

Diet

Serving: 2pancakesEnergy: 253calCarbohydrates: 38.4gProtein: 5.8gFats: 9.6gSaturated Fats: 6.1gFiber: 4.5gSugar: 10.9g

This submit was initially printed on December thirteenth, 2020, republished on December twenty second, 2021, and republished on December nineteenth, 2023.