Oatmeal Pancakes
Recipe from smitten kitchen · original post · full recipe on smittenkitchen.com
Hearty, flavourful oatmeal pancakes, simplified and streamlined — the oatmeal is cooked right into the recipe and the rest of the oats are ground into flour. Makes a dozen.
Serves 4 30 minKid-friendly
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- rolled oats — divided125 g
- butter45 g
- molasses15 g
- all-purpose flour130 g
- granulated sugar30 g
- baking powder — 2 tsp9 g
- kosher salt — ¾ tsp4.5 g
- milk120 ml
- large eggs2 ea
- vegetable oil — for cooking15 ml
Method
- Make the oatmeal: in a large bowl, combine a heaped 1/2 cup (about 50 g) of the oats with 235 ml water and cook in the microwave according to the package directions (or on the stovetop, then transfer to a bowl). Add the butter and molasses to the warm oatmeal and set aside to cool a little.
- In a food processor or high-speed blender, combine the remaining oats with the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and run until the oats are powdery.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Dairy-free
- 45 g Vegan butter instead of butter
- 120 ml Oat milk instead of milk
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Asda· £1.67 of food
£12.39
87% spare
No price at Asda for:
- molasses
- baking powder
TescoBest choice· £1.68 of food
£14.75
89% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- baking powder
- kosher salt
Sainsbury's· £2.13 of food · £0.45 more
£9.55
78% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- molasses
- kosher salt
Aldi UK· £4.46 of food · £2.78 more
£9.73
54% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- rolled oats
- molasses
Morrisons· £0.95 of food
£5.22
82% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- rolled oats
- molasses
- baking powder
- large eggs
- vegetable oil
£0.42a serve
from £0.42 a serve at Asda · 8 of 10 ingredients priced
About £1.67 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£15.10 across 4 shops · all 10 items priced · £3.22 more for bigger packs, 90% spare for later
Asda£1.67
missing 2 items
you'll pay £12.39 · 87% of it spare
TescoBest choice£1.68
missing 2 items
you'll pay £14.75 · 89% of it spare
Sainsbury's£2.13
missing 2 items · £0.45 more
you'll pay £9.55 · 78% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.46
missing 2 items · £2.78 more
you'll pay £9.73 · 54% of it spare
Morrisons£0.95
missing 5 items
you'll pay £5.22 · 82% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.28
butter
£7.40/kg
need 45 gCowbelle British Salted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·
OcadoN/A
granulated sugar
£1.09/kg
need 30 gThe Pantry Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
milk
£0.73/L
need 120 mlCowbelle Whole Milk 3.6% Fat 2.27 L£1.65closest match
Aldi UK£0.73/L£1.65·Sainsbury's£3.40/L£0.85·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£1.64/L£1.64·Tesco£1.75/L£1.75·OcadoN/A
large eggs
£0.282/ea
need 2 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£1.69closest match
Aldi UK£0.282/ea£1.69·Sainsbury's£0.350/ea£2.10·Tesco£0.280/ea£2.80·Asda£0.287/ea£2.87·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£5.90
rolled oats
£2.95/kg
need 125 gQuaker British Porridge Rolled Oats 1 kg£2.95closest match
Tesco£2.95/kg£2.95·Asda£3.28/kg£1.64·Sainsbury's£3.60/kg£1.80·Aldi UKN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
molasses
£4.50/kg
need 15 gBillington's Standard 500 g£2.25
Tesco£4.50/kg£2.25·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
all-purpose flour
£0.47/kg
need 130 gStandard 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.52/kg£0.78·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.10
baking powder
£4.06/kg
need 9 gSainsbury's Baking Powder 160 g£0.65
Sainsbury's£4.06/kg£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 15 mlSainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1 L£1.45closest match
Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£2.25/L£2.25·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.82
kosher salt
£1.09/kg
need 4.5 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·OcadoN/A