My love for breakfast knows no bounds. I could seriously eat breakfast food all day every day and never get tired of it. Smoothies? Always. Oatmeal? Sign me up! Muffins? My love language.
These Healthy Greek Yogurt Pancakes have become my go-to recipe when I want to make a special breakfast for my family! They’re super fast to make, made with vanilla Greek yogurt, contain zero refined sugar, and are gluten-free (thanks to oat flour)!
What’s not to love about pancakes? Really. They can be all things to all people. My daughter prefers her with cinnamon chips and sprinkles. My son loves his pancakes loaded with chocolate chips! And my hubby is more of a plain with syrup kind of man. I personally love mine slathered with peanut butter and smothered with pure maple syrup (surprise surprise right)?
These pancakes are so healthy that they don’t put you in a pancake coma after you’re finished eating them. Instead, they leave you feeling energized and ready to tackle the day ahead!
I make my own oat flour in the Vitamix (simply measure your oats, toss them in and turn it on!), but you can purchase it at just about any grocery store!
What I love about these pancakes is that they are so simple and can hold their own even without maple syrup (although hello, why someone would not douse their pancakes in the best substance ever is beyond my realm of understanding).
My favorite way to cook pancakes is on an electric griddle. I appreciate being able to set it to a specific temperature without worrying about adjusting the heat at all. You can cook pancakes in a skillet over medium/low heat, but just be sure to watch them carefully and adjust the intensity of your flame as needed.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour (1 cup old-fashioned oats blended in your Vitamix)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 3 TBS coconut sugar (or other granulated sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2-4 TBS milk (regular, almond, coconut, etc).
- Coconut oil, butter, etc. for greasing your griddle.
Instructions
- Preheat an electric griddle to 350 degrees F.
- Combine oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together the Greek yogurt, coconut sugar and vanilla.
- Add eggs and mix until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until completely combined.
- Add 2 TBS milk and mix thoroughly. If the batter is too thick, add more milk 1 TBS at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Grease your griddle and pour ¼ cup portions of batter onto the heated surface.
- Cook until bubbles start forming in the batter and the sides become set.
- Flip and cook for 1-2 minutes on the second side, or until golden brown.
Notes
Recipe inspired by this recipe from Ambitious Kitchen!
I am still in Chicago until tomorrow and let me just tell you…I’ve had a blast…but I miss my KIDS and my husband like you wouldn’t believe. It’s amazing how, over time you realize that home isn’t a place…it’s who you’re with. And those 4 crazies are my home. I can’t say I’ve been thrilled about living so far away from the rest of my family, but I’m grateful to get to spend my every day with my 4 favorite people ever in the history of the world. I can NOT wait to squeeze and hug and cuddle them as soon as I get off the plane in SLC tomorrow. Car seats schmar seats. 😉
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What an absolutely stunning stack and I love that you used oat flour! This is a pancake concept I could serve up in our home.
Thank you Alisa! 🙂
These pancakes look incredible. Do you think you could use this batter in a waffle iron? Bet they’d make delicious waffles too.
If you wanted to try using this to make waffles I’d opt for a lower amount of milk in the batter so it’s a little thicker! If you try it let me know how it goes!
oh my these look so fluffy! Love that they are made with oat flour too! Pinned 🙂
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Thank you Rachel!
Honestly you had me at “Greek Yogurt” and things got even better with “Pancakes”! What’s not to love about this gorgeous stack?!
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Breakfast foods are the best anytime of day! Especially these delicious looking pancakes, I can’t wait to try these this weekend!
These pancakes look so soft and fluffy and delicious!
I am totally with you on breakfast foods! I could eat breakfast all day every day without complaint.
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These sound so light and delicious!!!! Greek yogurt makes everything better!
I would love to wake up to these pancakes for breakfast! They look so delicious!
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Love all those beautiful layers of goodness. Pancakes are only good if you get to stack lots on top of each other!
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So light and fluffy! The perfect breakfast pancake stack!
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Can’t go wrong with a giant stack of healthy pancakes for breakfast! 🙂
These are perfect! I love using greek yogurt in pancakes and other sweet breakfast food for some protein!
Me too! Greek Yogurt is the BEST! 🙂
These look so good! I am such a pancake fan. We usually have them once on the weekend, but I should switch it up and try this version. Glad you are having fun on your trip.
Thank you Julie! I love making pancakes on lazy Saturday mornings! 🙂
I’m all about breakfast too. These look delicious.
Breakfast is the best! 🙂
Love the ingredient list for these healthy pancakes! Pinned and excited to make ASAP!
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This looks so yummy, saving the recipe 😉
Thank you Sarah! 🙂
I want to be a mama like you someday. Your love and nurture for your little ones reminds me of my own mama. :o) And you also make such yummy food for them; I would never feel deprived… 🙂
Thank you so much Emily! I totally teared up as I read your comment! I love those little nuggets SO SO much I can’t even handle it sometimes! 🙂 Sounds like you have an amazing momma too who brought you up to love the Lord! Such a sweet gift and blessing!
Oh yes and my favorite way to eat pancakes is with peanut butter, yogurt, honey or syrup, and some fruit.
Yay for peanut butter on everything! Especially pancakes! 🙂
oh how i wish i had a stack of these waiting in my kitchen right now! looks delicious!!
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Oh how I wish we were neighbors and I’d whip you up a batch lickety split!
These pancakes are really good. I love that they’re healthy but don’t involve uncommon staple ingredients. While mine did not turn out as pretty as Laura’s (i am pancake challenged), they were super tasty and super filling! Will definitely make them again.