These pear pancakes are filled with cinnamon flavor and the perfect healthy fall breakfast. They’ve got chopped pears inside the pancakes and caramelized pears on top!
The fall pancake spree continues! You can see all the pancake recipes here:
- Oatmeal pumpkin pancakes
- Pumpkin protein pancakes
- Apple spice pancakes
- Gingerbread pumpkin pancakes
- Cranberry almond whole wheat pancakes
- Persimmon almond pancakes
- Pomegranate chocolate chip pancakes
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 (I’ve since changed that with these paleo baked pears and this granola pear bread) 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 (like this thyme pear apple butter or this pear bacon and brie grilled cheese) but the fact that it was snowing on my rosemary plant outside deterred me from that.
So, cinnamon-y sweet it was.
Cinnamon in pancakes like these cinnamon raisin oat bran pancakes, is nothing ground-breaking or crazy in the world of recipe development but when you sauté butter, pears and cinnamon together to top these pancakes and you fill the pancakes with pears, they become something special.
I take the same approach with this spiced pear oatmeal and that sweet and sticky caramelized pear topping totally makes the recipe!
The pears bring a more subtle flavor than apples so these are sweetened with a bit of brown sugar.
If you love apples in pancakes make sure to try these apple carrot cake pancakes.
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.
Looking for some more pancake inspiration?
Try perfect protein pancakes, sweet potato chocolate chip pancakes or, pumpkin paleo pancakes – all great options as well!
Cinnamon Pear Pancakes
These pear pancakes are filled with cinnamon flavor and the perfect healthy fall breakfast. They've got chopped pears inside the pancakes and caramelized pears on top!
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Chop 3/4 of the pear and saute 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 saute pan.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1491Total Fat: 45gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 279mgSodium: 821mgCarbohydrates: 229gFiber: 21gSugar: 54gProtein: 45g
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Any ideas for next week’s pancakes?
cherylee
Thursday 11th of October 2018
We have boxes of pears all over the house. Made pearbutter, bottled pears, dried pears, pear pie. Even though we are peared out I wanted to try these pancakes. OMG! 5 star meal. I added a pinch of cardamom to the batter and used butter instead of oil. In the caramelized pears I added a few drops of maple flavoring. Topped all this with sour cream. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. This winter I will figure out how to make this with bottled and dried pears. Also recipe perfect for 2.
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Jamie
Friday 25th of May 2012
Haha! I figured it was accidental. I used almond milk. The kids loved it too!
Jamie
Friday 25th of May 2012
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!
Gina
Friday 25th of May 2012
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!
Hillary {Nutrition Nut on the Run}
Tuesday 1st of November 2011
lovely photos!