Vegan Pumpkin and Banana Pancakes

Do you ever have a craving so bad that you will go to great lengths to get it? My pancake craving was strong today and I was fresh out of my usual ingredients.  So I decided to get creative with what I had on hand, determined to make pancakes happen!

I am sure glad I did some experimenting to make these fluffy gems. I used oat flour as the base.  Made simply by blending whole rolled oats in my blender into a fine powder.  This is the best trick in the book when you are out of flour.  I always have oats on hand as one of my pantry staples. 

I had saved leftover pumpkin puree from when I made pumpkin bread earlier in the week that was sitting in my fridge and I also had one last banana sitting on the counter collecting brown spots. Combined with cashew milk I always keep in stock for smoothies, I now had my base for some pancakes, woo hoo!

The best part? You can combine all the ingredients in a blender and save yourself the mess from mixing bowls with the added bonus of a pour spout for mess-less pouring.

INGREDIENTS:
1 ripe banana, mashed

1/3 cup pumpkin purée

(banana + pumpkin should equal 1 cup)

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1/2 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk

1 cup rolled oats (blended into flour)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon baking soda

METHOD:
Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender. Pour pancake sized dollops into a greased pan (I used coconut oil) and cook for 2 minutes, flipping and cooking for another 2 minutes. Serve with maple syrup, yogurt, granola or any toppings of choice.  

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