How do you like your pancakes?

[limewave]

Alright, since we have multiple, lengthy, varying posts about oatmeal, I thought pancakes deserved a little attention as well.

I use Meijers Naturals Pancake Mix--I really like this mix. It smells and tastes like a cake donut when I make them.
I make them every Saturday for the family. As such, I like to mix things up!


Some of the variations I've done:

Bear Paw Pancakes
Make mix according to package and stir in 2-4 tbsp Peanut Butter and Chocolate chips.

Peanut Butter and Jelly
Stir in a few tbsp PB and Jelly each. I thought this would make PB&J swirls, but it didn't. It mixed right in with the mix. It gave the pancakes a really great flavor.

Cinnamon and Vanilla
Add tsp of Organic Vanilla and a few shakes of Cinnamon

Oatmeal Pancakes
Toast some oatmeal in the oven then add to the pancake mix. Makes a hearty, filling, earthy pancake.

Pumpkin Pancakes
Add canned pumpkin, dash of each of the following: cinnamon, allspice, and ginger.

Mixed Berry Pancakes
Throw in whatever berries I have laying around. Yum!

[ny biker]

1. I don't know how my mother makes them, but hers are the best. She usually adds fresh fruit to the batter -- apples, peaches, blueberries.

2. With blueberries at Cracker Barrel, after a long bike ride.

[Owlie]

The pumpkin ones sound amazing, as I am a pumpkin fiend. Do you reduce the amount of liquid you add? I'll have to check the local Meijer for the mix.

I like buttermilk pancakes, except that I usually use milk that's on the verge of expiring. I top them with butter and real maple syrup.

[Blueberry]

I've made these Pumpkin Pancakes before, and they were good. I usually don't have room in my calorie budget for pancakes, though....

[Scrappy]

We like to add any combination to a whole wheat base (corn pancakes the exception):

Psyillum husk
Shredded coconut
Flax seeds
Dried cranberries
dried oatmeal

fresh/powdered ginger
Molasses
pumpkin pie spice
vanilla

fresh corn
agave
vanilla

Fresh bananas
berries
apples

for the top:
Chopped apples+cinnamon+sugar+vanilla+butter. mix in glass bowl and microwave for 1 min. = Caramel Apple topping

[Elphaba]

Homemade (from scratch) with maple (not imitation) syrup and maragrine...for easy spreading.

[spokewench]

If somone else is cooking them, I like my pancakes on my plate ready and warm to eat! Just being silly.

I have a recipe at home for pumpkin pancakes with pecans - they are really good. Love real maple syrup, don't need butter just wasted calories.