It’s cold.
Can you feel it?
Here in Oregon, cold goes hand in hand with wet. That damp chill seems to just settle right inside you and suck out your will to do anything more than curl up under a warm blanket.
With a book.
And a cup of herbal tea.
Made by someone else…
Or is that just me?
On cold mornings like these, a good hot breakfast is a must. Pancakes fit the bill nicely, but I want a recipe that is good for my family, tasty, quick to whip up and easy to clean up after.
Blender Wheat Pancakes to the rescue!
Smother them in melted butter, apple-butter and real maple syrup. You’ll forget all about being cold.
I’ve seen versions of this recipe in home food storage books for years. I’ve taken one of my favorites and swapped out some the ingredients for healthier ones.
Start by blending milk and whole wheat berries in your blender. Yup, the actual berries – not flour.
Looking for sources? This post has some great ideas on where to buy your own.
Blend on high for four or five minutes, until smooth.
Note, I have a really, really good blender
wedding gift one. This recipe still worked; it just took longer to blend. Sometimes I’d start to smell the blender overheating. Then I’d have to turn it off to let it rest for a couple minutes. Even with babying a fussy blender, this recipe is really easy.
Add the rest of your ingredients. Blend on low until well mixed.
Pour straight from the blender to your pre-heated griddle. Cook as you usually do. I like ’em dark.
Eat until you are nice and warm, inside and out. Of course, if you still want to curl up with some good herbal tea, I won’t stop you. That is, if you’ll bring me a cup. And a blanket.
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup whole wheat berries
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbs melted coconut oil or olive oil
- 2 tsp baking powder (non-aluminized)
- 2 Tbs sucanat, honey, or sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- Put milk and whole wheat berries in your blender and blend on high for five minutes or until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend on low.
- Cook pancakes on a hot greased griddle. When pancakes are bubbly and edges look dry, flip.
- Serve warm with butter and real maple syrup or freeze for later use.
- To reheat frozen pancakes, pop them in the toaster.
Will do! Although it’s 82 in my house right now…
I’ve never heard of blender pancakes before! It’s cool that you start with whole wheat berries! Hope these helped to knock the chill off for you, I’m sure they would for me! 🙂
Yes more easy pancakes! I’ve been searching for easy pancake recipes, and this is the easiest one I’ve found so far. Just stuff everything in a blender, and mix. It’s nice not to have to do the mixing. I get pretty lazy during the winter months. It’s just too cold out. It doesn’t give you the same feeling as summer time. I love eating pancakes when they are hot with some butter and syrup. It’s so yummy. Thanks for sharing 🙂