I’m so excited to deliver 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 inventive and create one thing gratifying (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 need you to do: make your self a enjoyable brunch together with these pancakes (possibly with a facet of those turkey breakfast patties + crispy breakfast potatoes), throw on House 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 must make gingerbread pancakes

These more healthy gingerbread pancakes are filled with scrumptious, cozy flavors with out utilizing any refined sugars. We’re holding them entire wheat but nonetheless oh so completely fluffy! Right here’s what it’s good to make them:

• Flour: I used entire wheat pastry flour to provide these pancakes a wholesome dose of entire grains.
• Baking staples: you’ll wish 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 provide 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. Only a few tablespoons to get them completely flavored.
• Milk: be at liberty to make use of any milk you’d like (I normally 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

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

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

Ideas for making gingerbread pancakes

Make sure you get all of my ideas & methods for making the very best pancakes (plus a video) right here! For the fundamentals, keep in mind these:

• When you’ve melted your coconut oil ensure that it’s cool to the contact (not sizzling) earlier than mixing it in with the opposite substances, in any other case it’s going to coagulate the egg. You can too 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. In case you 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 best way to hold pancakes heat

In case you’re serving these for Christmas morning or a winter brunch, you’ll be able to truly make these gingerbread pancakes forward of time and hold 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 best 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’ll be able to place the pancakes on a baking sheet in order that they aren’t touching and place them within the freezer for half-hour (that is known as a flash freeze), then place them in freezer secure luggage 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! In case you make them be sure you depart a remark & a ranking so I understand how you preferred them. Take pleasure in, xo!

Fluffy Gingerbread Pancakes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

Whole Time 25 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Extremely fluffy gingerbread pancakes made with entire 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 entire wheat pastry flour or white entire wheat flour (or use all goal 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 entire wheat pastry flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt. Put aside.

• In a separate massive 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.

• Flippantly 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 obligatory. 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. Chances are 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

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

Vitamin

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

This put up was initially revealed on December thirteenth, 2020, republished on December twenty second, 2021, and republished on December nineteenth, 2023.