Crunchy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Pancakes
When I sit down to write a blog post, sometimes I know exactly what to write and the words flow out naturally.
Other times, I really struggle with it. It becomes a war of incomplete sentences, misspelled words and run-on ideas that just turns into so much garble that I have to close my browser, step away from the keyboard and leave it alone for a few hours….or a few days.
Recently, I’ve come to also realize that I’m one of those people who, when stuck in a boring situation like waiting for a bus, starting to form blog posts in my head.
“So when I talk about the pancakes and how the napkin I used as a colour-pop is yellow, I should mention that I was inspired by the fact that up until the day I made them, I was tired, grouchy, and had not seen the sun in exactly six days…….”
Yeah, I’m not so smooth in my head either.
Rather than give you a unnecessary cold open (sorry, don’t mind the production talk), I will instead gush on and on about how fantastic these chewy, crunchy pancakes made my morning. After a week of early alarm clocks, rain clouds and boring breakfast cereal, I arrived at last Saturday, where I was able to sleep in, witness the sun emerge from the stormy rain clouds and enjoy the nutty goodness of these pancakes.
Adding a little spoonful of homemade blueberry jam didn’t hurt either. The combination of peanut butter and jam should always be mandatory for breakfast.
Crunchy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 1 cup of almond milk or water
- 4 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Directions:
- Preheat your pan to medium heat.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, rolled oats, white sugar, baking powder and salt. Add almond milk/water, crunchy peanut butter and vegetable oil and mix until smooth.
- If the batter is a little thick, add a little bit of almond milk or water to thin out the batter and ensure a quicker cooking time.
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter onto the heated pan and flip when the batter bubbles in the middle and the edges look tough.
- Remove from heat and garnish with your choice of toppings.
