Healthy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes are the perfect gluten free breakfast or snack. Taste the flavors of fall year-round in these nutritious, simple pancakes!
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I know that it’s June… buuuut I’m sharing an apple cinnamon recipe with you. As far as I’m concerned – fall flavors are applicable year round. This is one of the first recipes that I ever posted on the blog, and it’s one of my go-to breakfast recipes for lazy Sunday mornings.
Pancakes are without a doubt my favorite breakfasts. Growing up as a kid, I loved eating them. My mom would make us homemade ones on the weekends, and I can always remember being so excited to have them. When I started eating healthier I stopped eating them almost all together. (Cue the tears)
Then I got creative… because who wants to give up delicious, fluffy pancakes in the name of being healthy?? Not me. I found out that if you skip the butter and oil, swap the white flour for oat flour, sugar for honey, and add in some chopped fruit – you’ve got a pretty healthy breakfast!
I’ve found that eating healthier is all about the tricks. By making small, simple sways, you don’t have to give up anything! It’s all about getting creative and trying new things. Here’s how I made these:
Healthy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup oat flour
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chopped apples
Instructions
- In a large bowl add in oat flour, milk, flax seed mixture, egg, milk, spices and chopped apples.
- Pour batter on a greased griddle or in a frying pan until light brown.
- Top with sautéd apples or maple syrup + enjoy
Nutrition Facts
Things we used to make this recipe: NutriBullet
, Griddle
, oat flour, Ground Flaxseed
, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, honey, baking powder, baking soda
You can add in anything to these pancakes – fresh berries, chocolate chips, etc. I personally like the flavors that the apples give, but the base of the pancakes are so simple- they really go with anything.
What’s your favorite breakfast? If you’re a pancake lover like me – what are your favorite add-ins?
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You can get the nutrition facts for this recipe here.
Cassie
Yum! The stack looks so tasty 😛 I love apples and cinnamon together!
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Thanks, Cassie! I love them together too- such a comforting flavor combo!
Becki @ Fighting for Wellness
Apple and cinnamon are definitely year round flavors for me! I love making healthy versions of pancakes, they’re a favorite weekend breakfast for sure.
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Same here! You can never go wrong with apples/cinnamon.. or pancakes 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Apple cinnamon always works! Just like pumpkin…it has no season! If you think it does…then that’s just a sad life 😛
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YES! Right there with ya! Pumpkin + apples all day, everyday!!
Chaza
Looks great. I love apple and cinnamon combination. I love adding some chocolate chips too. Thank you for sharing.:)
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Yummy! I love chocolate chips in my pancakes! so delish!
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner
Those would be delicious to me any tie of the year! Yum
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I agree with you 🙂
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
These look amazing! I love pancakes and my husband loves the cinnamon + apple combo. I might even try making this into waffles! We’ve been on a Saturday morning waffle kick lately!
glenneth
i seriously love all things breakfast. those pancakes look delicious!
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Me too 🙂 Pancakes are the best!
Jenna @ A Savory Feast
Mmmm these sound amazing! I’m always looking for healthy breakfast recipes to try. I have almost everything in the house already, so I need to make these soon!
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Thank you so much, Jenna! If you have all of the ingredients you should make a big batch and freeze them! That’s what I do 🙂
Melody Rosa
Looks great and seems easy to make YUMMY.
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They’re super easy to make! You should try them 🙂
Christina Bauer
It’s never a wrong time for apples and cinnamon!!!!
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Totally agree!
Cristina @ I Say Nomato
Apple and cinnamon is such a classic combo! I love that these look so light and fluffy. Is it bad that I just want to slather them with maple syrup and eat them all in one go? That kind of goes against the healthy part, right? Yum!
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LOL!! You could totally slather these with maple syrup 🙂 In fact- I think it’s a great idea!
Melissa @ Mango About Town
Apples and cinnamon are acceptable year round! These remind me of a recipe my grandmother used to make when we were kids!
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Yes they are 🙂 I bet your gram’s were great too!
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Yum! It’s bedtime and already now I’m looking forward to breakfast!
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LOL! This always happens to me!
Carmy
This looks delicious!
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Thank you so much 🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table
Pancakes are my favorite too. And I’m with you – apples are year-round staples in my house.
These look fabulous. i love the nutmeg add!
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Thanks, Laura! The nutmeg is key – it adds so much flavor 🙂
Hollie
These look amazing! Just might have to put these on my weekend to-do list! Yum 🙂
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Yes!! Definitely try them 🙂
Kristy @ Southern In Law
It’s winter in Australia right now so this is THE PERFECT breakfast recipe for us! YUM!
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Oh perfect!! You should definitely make them 🙂
jill conyers
I could eat pancakes everyday. We have a pancake or waffle bar breakfast every Sunday and it has become a family favorite.
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Thanks, Jill! I love having fun weekend breakfast’s like this! Your breakfast bar sounds great 🙂
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks
No judgments about apples and cinnamon in June. I love pumpkin all year long! These pancakes look so fluffy and sound delicious!
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Yes!!! I love pumpkin too 🙂
Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com
These looks so delicious! I love making pancakes for the family on weekends, will have to give this recipe a try 🙂
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Thanks, Angela! It’s so fun to make pancakes or waffles on the weekends when you have extra time!
Tee
Such beautiful stacks of pancakes! Looks delicious!
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Thank you so much! They are so delish!
Giselle Rochford
I rarely stick to ‘seasonal’ flavours because I like to cook what I want when I want, especially fall flavours like pumpkin and apple. They seriously never get old.
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I agree! Seasonal flavors are so limiting – I want apple and pumpkin all year long!
Abby @ WinsteadWandering
I eat an apple almost every day, but I forget to cook and bake with them. These pancakes look like a really great place to start!
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Same here! I try to bake with them year round because I love them so much 🙂
Laura Gilleland
I am A-okay with fall flavors year round as well, especially when it comes to incorporating them into breakfast foods! Apple cinnamon pancakes are delicious and yours look amazing!
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Same here! Thank you so much – they would go perfectly with a cup of your Campfire Coffee!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
So funny – I just made an apple-inspired breakfast dish and was like “ugh it’s not fall yet though!” Apples are bomb year round and so are apple-inspired breakfasts! I LOVE how fluffy yet nutrient dense these pancakes are!
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I was going to wait until fall to share these – but then I realized I should just go for it! LOL!
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh
Apple cinnamon is perfect anytime of the year, in my opinion! 🙂 I love the sound of these pancakes!
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Thank you so much, Joanna!
Z
Can we leave out the flaxseed ? Do you have to use baking powder and soda or either or ? Also I’m vegan so can I use a chia egg instead ? And for step two do you put those into the blender after you’ve mixed and do you chop up the apple to mix in there? Sorry for all the questions but I have had a good pancake in 5 years almost 🙁
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I have only ever made these pancakes as is – so I’m not sure how they would turn out if you make those substitutions. I wouldn’t leave out the flaxseed. I would use both baking soda and powder as the recipe calls for. I’m not sure how a chia egg would work as I have never baked with those. The only thing that needs to be blended is the oats to turn them in to oat flour. I would not blend the apples as well. Thanks!
Z
Thank you !