Blueberry Walnut Oatmeal Pancakes with Vanilla Maple Glaze
Posted: 07/14/2012
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Hearty blueberry walnut oatmeal pancakes are a wonderful breakfast. Top them with homemade vanilla maple glaze!
Today’s pancakes come from Brandi of Bran Appetit, or as I like to call her, The Breakfast Queen. She has so many great breakfast recipes (but not only breakfast) on her site. You could eat something different every day for a whole year. She’s one of the sweetest people you’ll ever talk to. I don’t have a clue why she puts up with the likes of me!
Hi guys! This is Brandi from BranAppetit and I am soooo happy to be here sharing this recipe. Breakfast is like…the love of my life. It’s my favorite meal and, if I had my way, I’d eat breakfast foods all day, every day.
When Rachel asked me to make some pancakes to help celebrate, I was just psyched that I had another reason to come up with a new recipe to share. Plus, since she’s dubbed me a “breakfast queen”, I couldn’t say no. And I would never say no to anything breakfast related.
These oatmeal pancakes have quickly become our favorites – but this batch is definitely the best yet. I think the walnut oil added a super rich depth to the batter, but if you can’t find it, just make sure you toast your walnuts before adding them in. That will give you that roasty-warm flavor that balances out the sweet berries and maple glaze.
You definitely want to top these beauties with warm vanilla maple glaze. It’s so easy to make. Just combine maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla bean paste, and a splash of milk Drizzle it over warm pancakes …. so yummy!
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Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!
servings
Hearty blueberry walnut oatmeal pancakes are a wonderful breakfast. Top them with homemade vanilla maple glaze!
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups blueberries
- ¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons walnut or canola oil
Glaze
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
- Splash of milk
Instructions
- Put oats and buttermilk into a medium bowl and stir together. Let this sit for at least 1 hour or overnight, if you can, to let the oats soften in the buttermilk.
- Stir together glaze ingredients. Add more milk if mixture seems too thick.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and egg whites for 2 minutes until they are light and a little frothy. Add milk, vanilla, sugar, and molasses to the eggs and mix together for a minute.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the egg mixture. Stir in oat mixture; gently stir. Fold in blueberries and walnuts and stir in oil.
- Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-high heat. Scoop 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake and cook 2-3 minutes on each side or until they’re golden brown.
- Serve warm with butter and vanilla maple glaze.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1g, Calories: 754kcal, Carbohydrates: 117g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g, Cholesterol: 97mg, Sodium: 806mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 69g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Barb says
Can these pancakes be made with gluten free flour? Which kind? Thanks!
brandi / branappetit says
Hi Barb! Yes, you could make these with gluten free flour. I would start by looking up some basic GF pancake recipes to get the ratio of GF flour correct and then use the kind you like the best. Coconut flour, brown rice flour, almond flour (among others) are all good options!
Rachel says
Hey Barb! This is Brandi’s great recipe–just wanted to pop in here and make your you saw her response. Enjoy!
Jeffrey says
I made these last night for my wife and I with both of us giving them a thumbs up. At first I didn’t like the texture of the walnuts but it quickly grew on me. I am used to soft and fluffy pancakes so it was a bit of a change. I also made the s’mores pancakes for the kids. They loved’em but that came as no surprise. Thanks for the month of PANCAKES!
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
Ohhh YUM!! I totally support anyone who can be dubbed the “Breakfast Queen.” I too would eat breakfast foods for every meal if I could…and oftentimes, I do! :)
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
the glaze sounds so good! I need something sweet with pancakes for sure.
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
My fingers are stuttering trying to find words to describe these wonderful pancakes! I love the combination.
amanda @ fake ginger says
I’m thinking these are happening tomorrow morning at my house.
Bonnie K says
You had me at blueberries, walnuts, and oatmeal. :)
brandi says
thank you, friend!!
i want to drink the glaze, too. in fact….i might have when we made these. i’ll never tell.
Jeffrey says
I love blueberries in pancakes, it’s my favorite thing to add to them. I also love oats. I tried adding them to pancakes before and didn’t like the texture so thanks for the idea of soaking them in the buttermilk. I am going to make some pancakes on Monday since I have buttermilk left over from the cake batter pancakes and these may top the list for me. The cake batter cakes were for my son’s birthday, we all loved them.
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme says
Yum! I would love a warm batch of these for breakfast this morning! Love that Vanilla Maple Glaze!