I seem to be out of words tonight, but luckily sometimes there are things that don’t need much of an introduction. This pancake recipe is an International House of Pancakes ® copycat recipe. You wouldn’t think that a couple of measly little tablespoons of pumpkin and cinnamon would change the flavor of a simple pancake that much, but these were divine. Fluffy, melt in your mouth, full of pumpkin flavor delicious!
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Speaking of shortcuts, I am not sure if I have mentioned this before or not, but a lot of the recipes I use call for buttermilk. I never buy buttermilk. I always use 1 Tbs of lemon juice (or white vinegar) per 1 cup of milk. Let the lemon juice/milk sit for about 10 minutes until it curdles. Stir together and you have a great buttermilk substitute!
Copycat International House of Pancakes ® Pumpkin Pancakes (adapted from Recipezaar)
15 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 3 -4
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with oil cooking spray.
- Combine eggs, buttermilk, butter, pumpkin, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend ingredients.
- Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend with mixer until smooth.
- Pour the batter in 1/4 cup portions into the hot pan. Should form 5-inch circles.
- Flip the pancakes and cook other side for the same amountof time, until dark brown.
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I like using plain or vanilla yogurt in pancakes too, to replace the buttermilk. We often buy Stonyfield Farms banilla yogurt and that is divine in pancakes and waffles!
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I would never have thought of doing this! Thanks for the recipe Kristen and Merry Christmas!
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Thanks for sharing the tip on the buttermilk substitute! I often buy a carton of it, only to end up tossing most of it before I can get it all used up!
Have a Merry Christmas!
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Pumpkin Pancakes sound deliciously festive. I have made them before, from a recipe in a pumpkin advertisement, and they were really delicious, one of my favorite pancakes in fact. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
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My kids made me pumpkin pancakes for my birthday… It was such a treat.
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the holidays!
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Merry Christmas Kristen! May it be blessed!
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Hi Kristen!
I adore pancakes yours look heavenly!!
Very good idea the buttermilk substitute I’ll apply to other recipes!
Merry Christmas for you and Excellent Holidays!!
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Our local breakfast place makes them on Sundays only and I love them so maybe I should just make them! Thanks for the recipe.
Happy Holidays!
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Yum, these look absolutely delicious. I haven’t had pumpkin pancakes yet but I might have to try these out for brunch this weekend
THanks for sharing!
Just dropping a quick note to say that I made these for Christmas breakfast this morning and we all loved them! Thanks for the recipe.
Merry Christmas!
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Looks so good.
Merry Christmas!
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I always use the same buttermilk substitute you do! Those pancakes do look very fluffy and delicious. Hope you had a great Christmas, Kristen!
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Delicious!
Merry Christmas, hope you had a fantastic day!
…and the drooling commences. sometimes i like ihop, if only for the inspiration it provides.
happy holidays!
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I’m always looking for pancake recipes to try as I make them every weekend (that we are actually home!) for Grumpy! I will be trying this recipe.
I do the same thing when a recipe calls for buttermilk, unless I actually have it in my house (which is rare!)
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Mmmmm- wonderful. We had eggnog pancakes this AM! Love all variations of pancakes. Thanks for the mention of the pumpkin cake!
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Grr. I cannot make pancakes. I swear they are my worst enemy! I love pumpkin though… maybe I’ll give it another go!
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Copycat or not, I like how this sounds
Cinnamon and pumpkin pancakes? Mmm
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We actually went to IHOP for my mom’s birthday and I got these pancakes, but they didn’t taste much like pumpkin. I bet the homemade version is better!!
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Now if you could only copy the recipe for the eggnog pancakes…mmmmm!
Just made these for breakfast. Really delicious. And not too overly pumpkiny. This is coming from a girl who is not a big fan of pumpkin pie. I did halve the recipe since I was just cooking for 2, and it was still A LOT of pancakes. Better to have too many than too few though. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
It’s good!!
I use cultured BUTTERMILK blend it’s for cooking and baking.
It comes in a can & it takes 4tbs. to a cup of water
I’m from the Netherlands and I will make thise pancakes tommorow. Which topping fits the best with these pancakes?
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