Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple Butter Glaze
Satisfying and delicious, these pancakes have a subtle pumpkin flavor complemented by cinnamon and nutmeg slathered in a rich, buttery maple glaze.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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For the Pumpkin Pancakes:
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Maple Butter Glaze:
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
Instructions
To Make the Pumpkin Pancakes:
- In a small bowl, mix together milk and vinegar; allow to rest 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the pumpkin, egg and oil; add the milk and vinegar mixture and stir to combine.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Stir the wet mixture (milk/pumpkin) into the dry mixture (flour/sugar) and mix just enough to combine; allow to stand for 15 minutes.
- Lightly grease a skillet or griddle and heat over medium heat.
- Scoop pumpkin pancake batter into skillet or griddle using a 1/4 cup measuring cup (to ensure same size pancakes).
- Brown over medium heat until pancakes are bubbly; flip over and cook other side of each pancake (about 2 to 3 minutes).
- Serve hot with Maple Butter Glaze.
To Make Maple Butter Glaze:
- Add evaporated milk, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and maple syrup to a small saucepan.
- Warm over low heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
- Pour over a stack of pumpkin pancakes hot from the griddle.
Notes
This recipe makes about 12 pancakes. Double the recipe if you need to serve more. Cooking time contemplates making all pancakes, not the per pancake cooking time (2 to 3 minutes each).
