This post may contain affiliate links.
Hearty oats, juicy apples and plenty of cinnamon make these Apple Oat Pancakes the perfect easy breakfast! Less than 10 minutes to prep, fluffy and full of flavor, and made so simply with the help of a blender! This pancake recipe is great for a delicious breakfast!
A big bowl of oatmeal is great in the morning, but taking your oatmeal and turning it into fluffy pancakes is next level!
These apple oatmeal pancakes are the most kid approved pancakes in our house–hoping they will be for you as well!
Try these other breakfast recipes to get in all the hearty oats: Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls, Apple Pie Overnight Oats, Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal, 6 Easy Overnight Oats Recipes, or these Banana Bread Overnight Oats!
Why We love these Apple Oat Pancakes
- Easily made in the blender: from processing the oats into flour, to whipping up the apple mixture, you don’t have to make much of a mess other than dirtying up the blender to make these.
- Super kid friendly. We started our little guy on these from the time he was about one and they continue to be his favorite. He stopped eating oatmeal in its traditional form around that time so I worked on a way to incorporate oats into pancakes instead!
- Easily made gluten free. If you can’t have gluten, don’t worry–just make sure you have certified gluten free oats or oat flour and you are set for these apple oatmeal pancakes.
- They are freezer friendly. I make a couple batches at a time and then freeze them for up to two months at a time.
Ingredients Notes
- Rolled oats or oat flour: Making your own oat flour is soooo simple and much more cost effective. You just have to make sure you blend it well enough–you want it just like flour for best results.
- Milk: I switch back and forth between whole and almond milk. It always just depends on what I have or what needs to be used up.
- Apple: gala apples or fuji apples for me, every time. But use your favorite for sure! You don’t have to peel the apples, just cut into large chunks and add to the blender.
- Oil: I typically go with canola oil but melted coconut oil can work well or another mild flavored oil.
- Maple Syrup: I prefer maple to sweeten these but also add in some brown sugar sometimes too.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: If using rolled oats versus oat flour, add the oats to a high powered blender or food processor.
Step 2: Blend or process the oats until a very fine flour–make sure this is not super grainy or the texture of the pancakes won’t be quite right. Transfer the flour to a medium mixing bowl.
Step 3: Add the milk, eggs, apples, cinnamon, maple syrup, oil and vanilla to blender.
Step 4: Blend until smooth.
Step 5: Whisk the salt, oat flour, and baking powder together in a bowl.
Step 6: Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk. Make sure not to over mix here. A few lumps are ok.
Step 7: Adjust the batter if it feels too thick or thin by either adding a bit more flour or milk. Rest for 5-10 minutes.
Recipe Tips
- If you have oat flour ready to go, you will need about 2 cups. 2 cups of oats will yield about 2 cups of oat flour, if not just slightly less so the amounts are so similar from using the oat flour versus the oats.
- You can grate or small dice extra apples and add them into the apple oatmeal pancake batter for even more apple flavor. Chopped pecans or nuts are great in these as well.
Storage
Store leftover pancakes in an airtight container or plastic bag in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days. To freeze, allow them to cool completely and add to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Common Questions
You sure can! Use a flax egg in place of the regular egg by whisking together one tablespoon of flax meal with three tablespoons of water. Chill in the refrigerator for about 10-15 minutes so it becomes gel-like. Use plant based milk and then you will have yourself a vegan stack of apple oat pancakes.
Other breakfast recipes:
- Banana Oat Blender Pancakes
- Zucchini Bread Pancakes
- Blueberry Baked French Toast Muffins— These are a MUST try if you love anything sweet on the go in your mornings.
- Blueberry Muffin Overnight Oats–one of my absolute favorites!
HUNGRY FOR MORE? Subscribe to my newsletter and follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for all the latest!
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups oat flour (or 2 cups rolled oats), regular or gluten free
- 2 large eggs*
- 1 cup milk of choice, we use whole milk
- 1 medium apple, we use Fuji or Gala
- 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon, I also add a pinch of nutmeg sometimes
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1-2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- If using rolled oats, In a food processor or high powered blender, process the oats until a flour consistency.
- Transfer flour to a mixing bowl and whisk the baking powder and sea salt with it.
- In a blender, add all other ingredients and blend until smooth and combined.
- Pour the wet mixture into the oat flour mixture and whisk to combine. Do not over mix here! If the batter seems too thick, add more milk one tablespoon at a time until desired consistency, if it's too thin, add a tablespoon or two more of oat flour. Rest for about 5-10 minutes.
- Heat griddle to medium heat. Pour about 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake onto greased griddle.
- Heat until bubbles form all around the edges of the pancakes and then flip.
- Cook to desired golden brown.
- Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Shop This Post
Buy Now → 
Buy Now → 
Buy Now → 
Buy Now → 
Is there a way to get more protein in these? They look delicious but I am trying to up my protein intake. Thank you
Yes! I have added some protein powder when making them and have had luck. You may just need a bit more milk but 1/4 c protein powder is great. A scoop of Greek yogurt should work as well!
I’ve made these a dozen times and they always turn out great! Last fall when my daughter had her first baby, she asked for breakfast foods that could be frozen and easily access on those busy tiring mornings. I made these and she loved them, especially since they’re healthy too! I ask her what she would like for her birthday this month, and she asked for more freezer pancakes. I flash freeze these once they’re cool and stack them in the bottom of a gallon freezer bag. She and her husband can grab out how many they’d like and the rest stay frozen. They don’t stick together at all. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
Mine look nothing like the photo! They were quite thick despite adding a LOT more milk. The husband and I enjoyed them though.
Thanks for the feedback, I haven’t retested this recipe recently, so I will go back and make sure all the measurements work still and adjust as needed!
I make these all the time for my kids. Delicious!!
So wonderful to hear it!!
Is the nutrition information for one pancake?
Hi! Yes, it should be. And its a rough estimate based on an app. Also everyone makes their pancakes different sizes so that also can shift it.