Syrup spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg is easy to prepare and makes expensive maple syrup go further.
Ingredients: [‘egg’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘whole wheat flour’, ‘baking powder’, ‘salt’, ‘milk’, ‘vanilla extract’, ‘canola oil’, ‘unsweetened applesauce’, ‘pure maple syrup’, ‘ground cinnamon’, ‘ground nutmeg’, ‘unsalted butter’, ‘walnuts’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“”,”1 egg”,”1 tablespoon brown sugar”,”1 cup whole wheat flour”,”1 tablespoon baking powder”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”3/4 cup milk”,”1 teaspoon vanilla extract”,”2 teaspoons canola oil, plus more for skillet “,””,”3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce”,”6 tablespoons pure maple syrup”,”1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon”,”1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg”,”2 tablespoons unsalted butter”,””,” walnuts (See Step 4 below) or pecans (See Step 4 below)”]
Number of Servings: 1
Steps: [‘HEARTY WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES: Beat egg with whisk until fluffy. Add sugar and whisk until combined. Add milk, vanilla, and oil and whisk until combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Stir until combined but do not over mix. For thinner pancakes, stir in additional ¼ cup milk. Allow to rest 4 minutes to rise. Meanwhile, make Spiced Maple Applesauce Topping.’, ‘SPICED APPLESAUCE MAPLE SYRUP TOPPING: In a small saucepan, combine applesauce, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter. Cook over medium-low heat until bubbling. Reduce to low heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, while cooking pancakes and eggs. Transfer to small gravy bowl. Serve hot.’, ‘TO COOK PANCAKES: Grease skillet with oil using basting brush keeping extra oil handy as needed over medium heat. When skillet is warm lower heat to medium low heat. Pour ½ cup of batter into greased skillet in a circular shape and evenly spread the batter with the back of a spoon for even cooking. Flip when lightly golden and bubbles just begin to break. Turn and cook other side until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batter making 4 pancakes total. Serve with Spiced Applesauce Maple Syrup Topping. Note: if you prefer smaller pancakes use ¼ cup batter and make 8 pancakes total.’, ‘VARIATION: A ½ cup walnuts or pecans can be added either to the Hearty Whole Wheat Pancake batter or to the Spiced Applesauce Maple Syrup Topping as desired for extra crunch.’]