Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pancakes

I'm always trying to find new recipes and change things up. I don't like the same old recipes all the time or the same old dinners/breakfast, whatever. We make breakfast on the weekend and often it's eggs, potatoes and bacon or sausage. Same old, same old. Yesterday I experimented and made a stovetop skillet, mixing the cooked sausage and potatoes together and topping with a scrambled egg mixture with shredded cheddar on top. Yum! Same ingredients, different assembly. For something different this morning, I found this pancake recipe which was very tasty and heart healthy no less. Try these some day for a change from regular pancake mix, they're very easy and a breeze to make!

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pancakes From Cooking For Life

1 cup skim milk
2/3 cup old-fashioned oats
2/3 cup flour
2 T brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten (use organic, cage-free for increased omega-3)
2 tsp canola oil
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Heat the skim milk in a small saucepan until hot. Remove from the heat and stir in the oats. Let stand, covered for 5 minutes.

Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Whisk the eggs, canola oil and vanilla in a bowl until blended. Pour the oat mixture and egg mixture into the well and stir just until moistened.

Pour 1/4 cup of the batter onto a hot griddle and cook for 4 minutes or until golden brown on both sides, turning once. Remove to a baking sheet and keep warm in a 200 degree oven. Repeat the process with the remaining batter.