*sorry for the delayed post. We lost power last night, froze our way through the night hoping it would come back on this morning without any luck so now we’ve bombarded my parents house for warmth and internet!*
The fall pancake spree continues! You can see the previous recipes here:
This week we have pears!
I tend to overlook pears when it comes to fall foods. I buy them, they sit in the fruit bowl but only get eaten as is. I never bake with them or do anything fun like poaching (too much work)so pancakes seemed like the perfect way to change that.
I actually had a thought to pair (hehe) the pears with rosemary and do something borderline savory, but the fact that it was snowing on my rosemary plant outside deterred me from that. So, cinnamony sweet it was.
The pears bring a more subtle flavor than apples so these are sweetened with a bit of brown sugar and spiced up with some cinnamon. I loved the texture of biting into the pancake and getting chunks of pear in each bite.
Hopefully you’re somewhere with power and were able to enjoy your breakfast. We ate cereal with milk that had been shoved into the snow last night to keep it cold. At least I had these yesterday. 
Cinnamon Pear Pancakes
Yield: 6 small pancakes (1 serving)
- 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar + a little extra
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 pear
- small pat of butter
Directions:
Chop 3/4 of the pear and sauté in a pan over medium heat with the small pat of butter and a dash of brown sugar. While that is cooking, whisk all the other ingredients in a medium bowl and finely chop the remaining 1/4 of the pear and add to batter. Heat a skillet or pancake griddle on medium-high and pour batter onto pan. Flip once, cooking 1-2 minutes per side. Top pancakes with pear mixture from the sauté pan.
Any ideas for next week’s pancakes?
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These look amazing! I’m actually kind of sad I already ate breakfast
I was Visiting my parents outside of Philly last night and we lost power too! I blogged from my phone under 3 blankets in my moms wool ski socks:) I am guilty of overlooking pears too! How about some cranberry pancakes?
I love the cranberry idea! Stealing this for next weekend
This is the most beautiful stack of pancakes I’ve ever seen! I love the pear chunks and the syrup!
Nothing like pancakes for dinner right? I hope you get power back soon!
This storm was crazy!! Glad you are nice and warm. We have electeoctu…but heat and hot water are not working for some reason. No phone, TV or Internet either. We went to a Starbucks to go online for a little. It and then hit up red box. I won’t lie, though…it is starting to get freaking cold!
Cinnamon pears are glorious! Those look delicious.
Hope you guys get power soon!!
I have never had cinnamon pear pancakes before but omg they look fantastic!
these look amazing!
When am I coming over for brunch?
These look super-delicious! And I don’t even really like pears!
How about apricot, peach, or even persimmon pancakes?
I love the persimmon idea! Just saw them in the store for the first time this season. They were still pricey so I skipped on them but definitely keeping my eye out for when they drop. I love those things
lovely photos!
I see that you don’t have any liquid in the pancakes. I added 1 cup of milk and tweaked the recipe a bit and it was delish! Thanks!
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it’s been this long without me or someone else realizing that was missing. So sorry! That’s an (accidental) omission on my part. There was definitely milk used. Glad it worked out for you with some tweaks, I’ll edit it right now!
Haha! I figured it was accidental. I used almond milk. The kids loved it too!
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