Zucchini Bread Pancakes
Zucchini Bread Pancakes
These Zucchini Bread Pancakes are a delicious way to use up any extra zucchini you have around! They’re hearty and SO good!
I’ve always been very open about my love of pancakes and zucchini. There’s no sense in hiding a love affair if it’s a good one right? Then I thought what would happen if I brought two loves together and made them one? Voila…Zucchini Bread Pancakes. I used my basic oatmeal pancake recipe as a base, then I added grated fresh zucchini. I love how they turned out!
Zucchini Bread in a Pancake!
When you think about it, zucchini bread is delicious, so why wouldn’t the same flavours work in a pancake? Well, let me tell you that they do in fact work. These pancakes are so good. So good that even the self proclaimed zucchini haters in my family love them, and will eat many.
Great for Breakfast-for-dinner too!
These are great for breakfast but I also like to serve them up sometimes for backwards dinner! I do that sometimes, because some days when Dad isn’t home for dinner, I get a little more relaxed with my meal planning. Does this ever happen to you? Who ever decided that pancakes weren’t acceptable for dinner? I think they are a perfectly acceptable dinner idea and my kids love the change in routine!
These pancakes are hearty, doughy, and have extra nutrition with the added zucchini and oats. Winner winner pancake dinner.
Zucchini Bread Pancake Recipe Tips:
- I used a small zucchini for this recipe. My thoughts on this are: the more zucchini you use, and the less you wring it out, the more mushy your pancakes will be. So the amount of zucchini you use, is up to you. If you would like them more dry, I would suggest half of a small zucchini.
- Syrup or Cinnamon and Sugar: These pancakes go really well with syrup, but they are the BEST with a little cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on top!
- Yogurt Options: This recipe calls for 3/4 cup plain yogurt, but you can also use Balkan or Greek yogurt, or even sour cream.
Zucchini Bread Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour if you want you can use 1/2 cup all purpose and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt a Balkan or Greek works great or even sour cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup small zucchini grated (about 1 small zucchini)
Instructions
- Grate the zucchini. Then between a towel, squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Set aside.1 cup small zucchini
- In a bowl combine the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.1 cup oats, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- In a separate bowl combine the yogurt, milk, eggs, vanilla and butter.3/4 cup plain yogurt, 3/4 cup milk, 2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 cup melted butter
- Stir in the grated zucchini.
- Then add the wet ingredients to the dry. Combine.
- On a low to medium heat preheated griddle, scoop 1/4 cup of the batter for each pancake.
- Serve with syrup or a cinnamon/sugar mix.
Notes
I used a small zucchini for this recipe. My thoughts on this are: the more zucchini you use, and the less you wring it out, the more mushy your pancakes will be. So the amount of zucchini you use, is up to you. If you would like them more dry, I would suggest half of a small zucchini.
More delicious zucchini recipes to try:
Have a delicious day!
Yum! I am definitely going to try this when my zucchini ripens. This sounds like a great way to start a day. I just found your blog today and I am excited to follow all your yummy posts. 🙂
I love zucchini bread, so I can’t wait to try this recipe!! What a perfect way to get my son to eat zucchini! Pinning!
I’m making these for dinner tonight–so excited to try them out! Thanks for the recipe!
I just found your blog, and I’ll be following. I may also be making these pancakes for dinner since I can’t think about much else! Thanks.
How much is one small zucchini? I have a huge one that I need to use… 1 cup? Thanks!
I would say 1 cup sounds about right – so measure out one cup grated, then squeeze it out so your pancakes aren’t too soggy! I hope they turn out for you!
Jo-Anna
Mmmm! Delicious and nutritious! It’s so important to keep healthy through the food you eat.