Pumpkin Apple Butter Pancakes are scrumptious pancakes sweetened with apple butter and packed with pumpkin-y goodness! They are filling, delicious, nutritious, and a perfect breakfast-for-dinner idea!
Today’s recipe is for PANCAKES! Oh, how we love pancakes in this house. It is practically an obsession.
I don’t serve them all that often because we would all be as big as houses if I did! They are so delicious and fun to eat, it is very difficult to limit ourselves to just 2 or 3 each. So, when we do have them, I try to make it count!
This idea for Pumpkin Apple Butter Pancakes started as I was digging around my pantry and found a lonely, unused can of pumpkin in the back corner. I had forgotten all about it!
The kids were hungry, I was tired, and we needed something fast, so as I considered my options, pancakes jumped to the front of the line.
The kids were practically drooling as I made this batter. (Teenage boys…they are constantly FAMISHED, haha!) The nice thing about pumpkin is that is adds a lot of fiber, so it will help them feel full longer (very important with teenage boys!).
And of course, it also contributes a ton of vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and potassium. In addition, I used white whole wheat flour for even more fiber, and I also added about ¾ cup of apple butter to enhance the sweetness and provide more depth to the pancake flavors. They turned out absolutely scrumptious!
Love pumpkin? For a unique yet totally tasty pumpkin option, try my Bacon and Pumpkin Pasta dish. It's really easy to make, too!
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Pumpkin Apple Butter Pancakes
Ingredients
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 ¼ cups pumpkin
- ¾ cups apple butter
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- handful of chopped pecans for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.3 cups white whole wheat flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Add the pumpkin, apple butter, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg, and stir to combine.4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1 ¼ cups pumpkin, ¾ cups apple butter, 6 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together (result will be slightly lumpy).
- Spray a griddle with cooking spray and heat over medium. Pour a scant ¼ cup of batter for each pancake.
- Cook until edges start to look dry and the pancakes start to bubble. Then flip and cook on the other side.
- Top with a sprinkling of chopped pecans and serve with pure maple syrup.handful of chopped pecans for garnish
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.
Rach @ Eazy Peazy Mealz
These look absolutely fantastic. My kids will love these. Can't wait to make them.
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic
These sound amazing! I love that it has both pumpkin and apple butter! Can I come to your house for breakfast? I'll bring coffee! 🙂
Marion@Life Tastes Good
Oh my garsh!! Pumpkin AND apple butter together in one of my favorite things - PANCAKES??!!! This sounds amazing and your pics are making me drool all over my desk! Now I just need to convince the family to like pancakes and we're all good! I'm thinking these are the ticket!!
Erica (@Erica's Recipes)
These looks delicious Kristin! I especially like that you used white whole wheat flour - I haven't tried that in pancake yet but now I want to. Great recipe!
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T
These sure did catch my eye! Love fall-flavored pancakes!
Kristin King
Thanks, Julie! Luckily with canned pumpkin I can make these year-round 🙂
Little White Dinosaur
These look so delicious! And, makes me hungry just looking at them.
Sarah @ The Chef Next Door
These look amazing, Kristin! I love making pancakes on the weekends and can't wait to try this recipe!
Joanne T Ferguson
G'day and yum! I could go for some of these right now! Love your photos! Makes me hungry!
Cheers! Joanne
Laina Turner
Looks yummy!