Name: Quick & Easy Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups pancake mix; 1/2 cup pumpkin puree; 1 cup milk or water; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp allspice; 1/4 tsp ginger; 1/2 cup walnuts, optional

Every Saturday morning, I like to make a special breakfast for my family. It’s one of those simple little traditions we all look forward to. Usually, it’s waffles or pancakes, sometimes cheesy eggs on toast, or maybe more protein-packed eggs and bacon if I know we’ll be busy. Whatever it is, it’s almost always on the fine china.

A plate of pancakes topped with chopped nuts and syrup being drizzled over them. The plate is set on a blue and white cloth, with yellow leaves, cinnamon sticks, and two pumpkins, one white and one orange, in the background.

Even though it’s getting close to Christmas, I’m still all about pumpkin everything. These quick and easy pumpkin spice pancakes are an easy win that even your picky eaters will eat. And if Dominic will eat it, then I’m sure almost any child will. Unless your child’s sensory issues are worse than my child’s… then carry on the good fight.

For the rest of us, adding pumpkin puree and spices to pancake mix is an easy way to boost the nutrition of your breakfast without feeling like you’re eating something healthy. I like to add walnuts to mine, but feel free to skip them. The pancakes will taste just as good.

Top view of baking ingredients arranged on a white surface. Includes a bowl of flour, a bowl of pumpkin puree, a bowl of spices, cinnamon sticks, whole walnuts, small decorative pumpkins, and a white and orange-striped pumpkin.

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These pumpkin spice pancakes come together FAST. Combine 1 1/2 cups pancake mix, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1 cup milk or water, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp allspice, and 1/4 tsp ginger. If you like a little extra crunch, add 1/2 cup walnut pieces.

However, you can easily customize this recipe to your tastes. Batter too runny? Add more pancake mix. Too thick? Add more milk. Don’t like walnuts? Skip them.

I don’t recommend adding much more pumpkin puree than the recipe calls for, as it will change the texture too much, and your pancakes will not be fluffy.

Whatever you do, I imagine these to be a nice power breakfast before American Thanksgiving or Black Friday shopping.

A stack of fluffy pancakes topped with chopped nuts is placed on a decorative glass plate. Behind the pancakes, there are small pumpkins, yellow autumn leaves, and a blue-striped cloth, giving the scene a cozy fall ambiance.

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Quick & Easy Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Yield: 8-10 pancakes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pancake mix
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup milk or water
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 cup walnuts, optional

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
Spoon into small circles or desired shape on a medium hot, greased frying pan.
Flip when bubbles rise to the top and the edges are slightly set.
Cook until both sides are golden brown.
Top with butter, whipped cream, or syrup and serve.

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