Pregnancy Recipe: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes
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Recipe by Christina Stanley-Salerno
Read her blog, Take Back the Table, for more yummy recipes.
When I was pregnant I was not into sweets at all, which is odd for me. After I had the baby, the sweet tooth came back big time. In order to satisfy my sweet tooth but still attempt to have a healthy breakfast, I started eating Oatmeal with chocolate chips sprinkled on it. This recipe is based on that oatmeal recipe. I know, I know! Chocolate for breakfast? It only works out to about a tablespoon of chocolate chips per pancake and in my eyes it is the same as pouring syrup over your cakes. This recipe is really yummy and really healthy due to the oats and the whole wheat flour.
Chocolate not your thing? See my swap outs at the bottom. Enjoy!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Makes 6 large pancakes
½ c quick cooking oats
2 large eggs, beaten
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ c milk (you can use, cow, rice, almond, soy or even buttermilk)
1 ¼ c whole wheat flour
1 ½ tsps baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tbsps sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
½-3/4c semi-sweet chocolate chips (depending on how many chips you like in each)
Butter or vegetable oil to oil the pan
In a small bowl combine the oats with the milk, vanilla extract and the beaten egg and set aside.
In another medium sized bowl, combine the whole-wheat flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon and whisk to combine.
Combine the wet and the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Place your griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Oil/butter the skillet or griddle.
Ladle about ½ c of the pancake mixture onto the grill for each pancake making sure to space them at lest 2 inches apart. (Note: This will make large pancakes . Use less mixture for each cake if you want mini pancakes). Sprinkle some of the chocolate chips over the pancake (about a tablespoon per pancake). Cook the pancake until bubbles start to form on the surface and flip with a thin, flexible spatula. Cook for about 15-20 seconds on the other side.
Serve immediately.
Variations:
Swap out the chocolate chips for some blueberries to make Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes.
Mash up 1 medium banana and add it to the mixture for some Chocolatey Banana Pancakes or leave the chocolate out entirely and just make Oatmeal Banana Pancakes.
Just gotta try this Creamy Avocado Dip recipe via Momables.com - love how you can spread it on a sandwich in lieu of Mayo! 
Comment by Niki on Dec 05 2010 04:11:46:
I just came across this recipe as I was searching for a different whole wheat pancake recipe to try and it’s fabulous! Most of the recipes require white flour and whole wheat, this did not. I was looking for something like this for my 1.5 year old daughter who loves pancakes, especially choc chip ones. She devoured these and she is not a good eater at all. I even loved these and I usually dislike pancakes. I couldn’t believe how fluffy they were, usually my wholewheat ones are kind of flat and blah. Thank you!
Comment by Zonya Gingrich on Jun 23 2012 01:31:46:
Just made these delicious pancakes. I discovered, to my horror, that I had neither whole wheat flour nor wheat to grind in the house. So I upped the oatmeal to 1 cup, and cut the flour back to 3/4 cup and just used white. I used some milk that had gone sour, and I added in a mashed banana (used one that I defrosted from the freezer), and it was just what this pregnant lady wanted. I'm sure my girls will consume the rest with delight when they wake up.