Forget boxed pancake mixes! Most likely, you have the ingredients you need to make these pancakes, that have just the right balance of cinnamon, old-fashioned oatmeal (for texture), a crunch of toasted walnuts, and fresh peaches. Pure maple syrup is the final touch to these hearty and delicious pancakes.
Peaches are in season and I couldn’t be happier. I love them grilled, in yogurt, as an ice cream topping, baked in muffins, as jam— and now, I love them in pancakes. Two things you won’t find in my pantry are boxed pancake mix or pancake syrup. Making my own pancakes is so easy, and I’ll bet that you have the ingredients on hand. I have been making a version of these oatmeal pancakes for quite a while, but I had forgotten about them until this morning. I spotted a peach that had ripened yesterday, and I wanted to enjoy it for breakfast. It took about 15 minutes to put the batter together and I cut some caloric corners. Let me show you:
I store my walnuts in the freezer, so that the walnut oil won’t go rancid. In a dry skillet, I toasted a small handful (about 1/2 cup) for two minutes, on high heat. You don’t have to do this step, but I think it makes them walnuts taste better. Besides, they make good snackin’! Dice a peach. The dry ingredients are unbleached white flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and old-fashioned oatmeal. The wet ingredients are whole milk, sour cream, eggs and vanilla. However, I used 1% milk and nonfat Greek Yogurt to cut back on a calorie or two.
Toss the dry ingredients together, and make a well. Whisk the wet ingredients and pour into the dry and gently fold– don’t over mix it! Add the peaches…
TASTING NOTES: Wow! The cinnamon is not overpowering. I love the texture of the oatmeal, the crunch of walnuts and the sweet surprise of peach. The maple syrup is a perfect compliment to the pancake, which is a cross between fluffy and just a little dense. The Greek yogurt and lowfat milk worked perfectly. This recipe yielded six large pancakes, and I can tell you that two of these makes a very hearty breakfast.
Peach and Walnut Oatmeal Pancakes with Maple Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup sour cream I used nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 3/4 cup whole milk I used 1% milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup walnuts coarsely chopped (I pre-toasted them); optional
- 3/4 cup peaches diced (approx. 1 ripe fresh peach; drained can peaches would work
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter 1/4 cup, melted, plus additional for buttering skillet
- Maple syrup or honey for drizzling
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- In a another bowl, mix the wet ingredients
- Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined, then fold in the diced peaches and walnuts.* Stir in the melted butter.
- NOTE: *I store my walnuts in the freezer, so that the oil doesn't cause them to go rancid. I toast the frozen walnuts in a dry skillet on high heat for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Heat a griddle over medium heat and brush with additional melted butter.
- Cook pancakes, each about 1/3 cup, until bubbles form on the top, then turn.
- Cakes will cook in about 2 minutes on each side.
- Keep pancakes tented with foil as they come off the griddle to keep them hot.
- Serve with pure maple syrup over the top.
Notes
Oh yum!! They look delicious!
Peach pancakes…now THAT is what I need in my life! These sound so tasty.
I have a big bowl of peaches ripening on my counter. As I scrolled through this post I was convinced this site will be bookmarked! I would make these for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Fantastic photography too.
Yummy!!!
I knew I should have checked your blog before making breakfast! Ah well, I now know what's on the menu for breakfast tomorrow!
Peach and walnut? Now that's a combination I haven't tried with pancakes yet! Yum!!!
Omg.. they look DIVINE!!!
Omg, I want these now! They look divine and since I have all of the ingredients, I am going to make these for breakfast!
OH man.. the lamb burger post was great. you know what you should have also done?! stuff compound butter cubes into the patty! and as it grills the buttermelts into the meat with more flaavors. .OUlala~
Debby, I have not a big fan of pancakes or waffles since I was much younger, or at least I wasn't until I saw these. These peachy pancakes have me rethinking that maybe these are the ones to get me back in the desire to have them for breakfast again.
Thanks.
Love the idea of the peaches in the pancakes instead of on top as so many others do. I think you really get a more infused flavor that way.
Wish you could hear me GASP!! Forget boring old blueberry pancakes — these look amazing!
I am in love with peaches and would love nothing more than to wake up to a stack of these!
These look heavenly!! I really need to start making special breakfasts on the weekends so I can try recipes like this!
Love your post, thanx for the share, kkep it up.
Gorgeous, it is peach season here as well, I am going to make this Sunday morning, we are breakfast folks!
I made oatmeal pancakes a couple weeks ago and they were okay, but not great. The flavor was fine but the texture was a little dry- maybe that's typical of oatmeal pancakes? I don't know.
I like that you added peaches in the pancakes rather than on them- yummy!
They look so yummy and delicious. I loved that recipe!!
Love,
Lia.
Monica, did you add sour cream or Greek yogurt in it? I think that's the key. Our pancakes were very moist!
This is the perfect Sunday morning breakfast during peach season. Great photos, Debby.
I adore peaches and this is a fabulous recipe to enjoy all of their sweet summer time goodness.
Sam
I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful these peach and walnut pancakes look. These pancakes look stunning.
yummie!!!!!!!! I placed water in pan, bring to a boil add half white and brown sugar plus vanilla extract. Boil for 6-7 mins,let cool a little to thicken. great taste!!!!!!!
This was an excellent recipe. Since I didn't have maple flavored extract, I used vanilla, like the other commenters. Also, I only use raw sugar, and this recipe worked great with it.
I made this and my family loved it. I made it with 1 cup brown sugar and l cup organic sugar.I added 4 tsp corn starch to make it thicker and 1/2 tsp olive oil. It was just delicious.
Hi- I made this recipe a while back and was hoping to make it again now that we are in peach season. Can you point me towards the recipe with quantities, or a printable version? Thanks!
Thank you for asking! I had completely forgotten about this recipe, and I happen to have some ripe peaches. This post sorely needs updated and better photos, so I’ll make these today. I have created a printable recipe card. Warm regards, Debby