These cinnamon raisin oat bran pancakes have a combination of oat bran and buckwheat for a hearty texture with a touch of nutty toasted coconut. Top with your favorite fruit compote for a deliciously healthy start to your day.
There’s this spot in the corner of our family room, right next to the sliding door that has the most magical light.
It’s a cool, northern facing part of the house so even on a bright sunny day there’s never direct light. It’s diffused, faded and a photographers dream for pretty much the entire day.
It also happens to be no where close to where I keep all my photography stuff. All the props, boards (see how I make photography boards in this how to make a photography board tutorial), random silverware, plates, bowls, light bounces, lenses, camera and tripod, couldn’t get farther away from this corner of the house if they tried.
But this past weekend I decided to drag my beloved wood board made from recycled shipping palettes into that tiny corner of the family room, with my tripod leg butted up against the hearth of the fireplace and squeeze myself behind the camera (while literally almost having to sit on top of the wood burning stove as it pumped out 450 degree heat) to get a few shots in that magically lit space.
These cinnamon raisin oat bran pancakes necessitated it.
With their hearty, thick and rustic texture they just belonged in that spot.
They’re a chill pancake, one that borders on hipster with its main ingredients being oat bran and buckwheat but still have a grasp on classical tradition with cinnamon and raisin. Kinda just like these pineapple buckwheat pancakes and these coconut flour pancakes.
They’re the kind of pancake breakfast that doesn’t require a side of eggs for satiety, they’ve got it all. Just like these protein pancakes also made with buckwheat flour and a few secret ingredients that give them 30g of protein per serving! Also give their cousin – pumpkin protein pancakes a try.
They’re dense but texturally interesting thanks to the toasted coconut and raisins, healthy but not so much so that you feel like you’re eating straight out of the bulk bins from the natural foods store.
Ugh, didn’t you just imagine that nasty patchouli smell of a natural foods store when I said that? Gross.
And when you top them with a simple fruit compote (I used a simple wild blueberry and maple syrup smash), they’ve got everything you want and need in breakfast in a short stack.
I’ve been full blown obsessed with Bob’s Red Mill gluten free oat bran (they have gluten free versions of SO many oat products now, it’s awesome) lately (hi, I’m apparently 85).
My usual and so very predictable way to enjoy it is just in typical hot cereal fashion heated up with a combination of milk and water, some nut butter swirled in and a few berries on top.
I’m not really sure anything can beat these pancakes though when it comes to preparing oat bran.
Ok, this simple post workout chocolate protein oat bran bowl is pretty delicious too.
If you’re not into the hot cereal sludge texture thing (as a kid I was SO grossed out by it so I get it), these are the perfect (gluten free!) way to enjoy the health benefits of oat bran. Make sure to read our guide on how to reheat pancakes too. It has some simple tips for fluffy leftover pancakes.
Just find a cool corner of your house, don your hand-knit sweater and channel some of those inner hipster vibes before taking a bite.
Looking for more gluten free pancake recipes? Check out these banana nutmeg pancakes, these orange basil ricotta pancakes or these meyer lemon quinoa pancakes.
Toasted Coconut Cinnamon Raisin Oat Bran Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Bob’s Red Mill Oat Bran
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1 1/4 cup light coconut milk, from a can
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup toasted unsweetened coconut
Instructions
- Combine the oat bran, buckwheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the egg, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and coconut milk to the bowl and stir until well combined.
- Gently stir in the raisins and toasted coconut.
- Grease a griddle over medium heat with butter or coconut oil.
- Once hot, pour batter onto pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until browned and set. Flip pancake and cook an additional minute on the other side. Repeat until batter is finished keeping cooked pancakes warm on a plate in the oven on the lowest temperature setting you can.
- Serve warm and top with your favorite fruit compote or jam.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
*This post is sponsored by Running to the Kitchen partner, Bob’s Red Mill. All content and opinions are my own.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Looks delicious! How much coconut milk are we supposed to use? It says 1 14 cup.
It’s 1 and 1/4 cup, sorry about that, the formatting seemed to get messed up, fixed now :)
It’s been a while since I’ve had pancakes, and I think I just found my new recipe :) I LOVE hearty textures from buckwheat and oat bran. Adds a lot of nuttiness too!
My family would eat pancakes 3 times a day and these look beyond delicious!
I’m not a huge hot breakfast cereal fan so yes, I can totally get behind these pancakes!!
These look SO scrumptious! And the lighting <3 I have a northerly-facing window, and know the feeling all too well ;)
Buckwheat and oats in pancakes with blueberries. Love these! And your photos are beautiful!
LOVE the lighting in these photos, Gina! I’ll take a few stacks of these, please!
I’m not usually even a pancake fan but I love the idea of these! And your setup is so inviting!!
I would just love to sit in that little corner of beautiful light with a stack of these pancakes! I’ll be dreaming of them until morning – I love how hearty they are, what a great start to the day!
So growing up my mom only ever made buckwheat pancakes and now as an adult they’re my absolute favorite. I love that you added oat bran too!