Whole wheat pancakes are the best way to add a bit of a healthier option to your meal plan without taking away from some of your favorite meals. This recipe is super easy to make, and it is definitely one that the whole family enjoys. You can add any toppings you want and make them totally new every time! Simple pantry supplies are easy to mix into a perfect fluffy pancake batter you'll love!
Whole Wheat Pancakes
If you've been hesitant about using whole wheat flour in the past, this is a great introductory recipe. Pancakes are always a hit with kids, and this is one recipe they won't even notice is different than normal. I love how fluffy they are, and that I can so easily mix-in a little something different and create a totally new meal in minutes.
If you like pancakes, then you probably will love these banana protein pancakes or the banana almond oat pancakes. Both are delicious and very easy to make. Definitely an easy choice for adding a little extra flavor to your regular pancake breakfast.
What Mix-In's Can I Add to This Recipe?
If you want a different flavor, pancakes are an easy recipe to adjust. This one is my favorite for changing up with just a little tweak here and there for unique flavors. Below are some ideas you might like for your next batch.
- Swap the cinnamon and nutmeg for pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice, or just plain cinnamon.
- Stir in strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or a mixture just before cooking.
- Add diced apples or a spoon of apple pie filling into the batter.
- Diced pecans or walnuts add a nice crunch that is always a hit.
- Mini chocolate chips or mini candy pieces make them even more kid-friendly, although, not so healthy.
How Many myWW Plan Points are in These Pancakes?
The points listed below are just for the pancakes and do not include any toppings you might wish to add. I divided the batter into 12 pancakes, and the points listed are for a single pancake. The recipe makes 4 servings of 3 pancakes each.
- myWW Blue: 2 per pancake
- myWW Green: 2 per pancake
- myWW Purple: 1 per pancake
- Points Plus: 2 per pancake
Can I Freeze These for Later?
You can easily make large batches of pancakes and freeze them for later. When freezing pancakes, I like to make them and let them cool completely. Then stack them together with a piece of wax paper between each pancake. I put them into gallon Ziploc bags so it's easy to grab just 1-2 at a time and reheat. You can also put them in freezer storage containers if preferred.
These are best used within 3 months of making, but can be stored for up to 6 months. You just may notice a slight breakdown of texture when reheating. To reheat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and then heat in a skillet or microwave. They can also be heated from frozen in a microwave in 30-second increments.
Ingredients
- Quick rolled oats
- Skim milk
- Lemon juice
- Whole wheat flour
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Unsweetened applesauce
- Honey
How to Make Whole Wheat Pancakes
In a medium bowl, combine the oatmeal, milk, and lemon juice. Let this mixture sit for at leas 2 minutes.
In a separate bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder stirring to combine.
Into the oatmeal mixture, beat in the egg, vanilla, applesauce, and honey until combined.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just combined.
Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium-heat and then pour a little more than â…› cup of the batter onto the pan cooking for 1-2 minutes per side. When small bubbles form on top, flip the pancakes.
Serve with butter, fresh berries, and syrup!
📖 Recipe
The Best Whole Wheat Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup quick oats
- 1 cup skim milk
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the oatmeal, milk, and lemon juice. Let this mixture sit for at leas 2 minutes.½ cup quick oats, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 cup skim milk
- In a separate bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder stirring to combine.¾ cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Into the oatmeal mixture, beat in the egg, vanilla, applesauce, and honey until combined.1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just combined.
- Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium-heat and then pour a little more than â…› cup of the batter onto the pan cooking for 1-2 minutes per side. When small bubbles form on top, flip the pancakes.Â
- Serve with butter, fresh berries, and syrup!
Notes
- myWW Blue: 2
- myWW Green: 2
- myWW Purple: 1
- Points Plus: 2
Nutrition
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Jennifer
These will be my next make when I'm in the mood for pancakes! Thanks for sharing your pancake recipes! 😀
Julie
Thank you!! I made these tonight for dinner and they were a success! Love the flavor of cinnamon and nutmeg and the fact that it calls for applesauce which I make homemade. I used have the honey it calls for since my toddler is sensitive to any sweetener and didn't want to sabotage bed time and didn't have regular whole wheat flour so used organic whole wheat pastry flour. I made a double batch and left overs are going in the freezer for an easy breakfast for my 12 year old instead of boxed waffles. You've made our pledge to cut out processed foods that much easier! And making them from scratch allows us to make them with organic ingredients. Again thank you!
roni
Just pinned.. .http://pinterest.com/pin/75224256245936782/
Not sure, maybe the page wasn't totally loaded??
Marla
Trying to pin this and it won't work. Any ideas?
Lauren
These were great! My picky, rarely-eating-any-substantial-meal 2-year-old ate 3 of them. I'm always looking for different things to make for my kids for breakfast, and although they love pancakes and waffles, I don't like buying the sugary, white flour frozen stuff available in the store. Even the "whole wheat" boxed mixes tend to have a ton of sugar. I will be most definitely be making these again, and will probably make a double or triple batch so that I can freeze them. Thank you for posting!
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Roni-
Thank you for the healthy recipes and for sharing your story. We follow you on Facebook and you really are a great inspiration. We just wanted to let you know that we love your whole grain pancake recipe and just used it as part of our weekly bento menu. You can check it out at: http://www.laptoplunches.com/rss/180/bento-lunchbox-whole-grain-pancakes.html.
Jackie Lynch
I like that these work for making waffles as well as pancakes. I will make these for the grandchildren. Healthy and very good
Sarah
Just made these and they're delicious! I used a 1/4 cup measure and got 9 pancakes. When I entered the recipe on WW online I got 2 Pontsplus per pancake! GREAT recipe!
Kim (Zurichnee)
I made these for lunch. I used a 1.5 tbsp measure and got 11 pancakes. They rose nicely and were light - not heavy at all. I used some mashed banana in place of the applesauce which seemed to work well - if you like a mild taste of banana in your pancakes! I ate 2 with some homemade blueberry sauce and a dollop of vanilla yogurt. Divine!
Kim (Zurichnee)
Just printed this off and going to go make some for lunch. I don't have any applesauce so thinking I'll substitute some mashed banana. I like another posters idea of making a sauce from blueberries and splenda. I am doing "no sugar" (meaning refined sugar isn't being added to anything I eat) and this idea was one I had. Good to know it worked!
roni
I think I've actually forgotten sometimes. lol I think you'll be fine. Give it a shot!
Katherine
Can I omit the applesauce?
Lori
Roni,
I am relatively new to your sites and LOVE them! I tried the Whole Grain Pancakes this weekend and they were wonderful. My 7 year old wasn't too fond of them and wanted the kind I "usually" make (not that I make pancakes more than say twice a year), but then there's more for me. I only wish I had added blueberries to the entire recipe instead of just to the ones I ate that day. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into your site. I can't wait to try more of your wonderful recipes.
Karen Chatters
These were great! I liked them but, more importantly, the 14 month old liked them too and she's PICKY!
Cherie
P.S. - It may have some effect that I use steel cut Coaches Oats instead of QUick oats - maybe that helps keep them together?
Cherie
Thought I'd let you know, I use 1/3 of a cup of egg whites (I double the batch for freezing some, and that's the equivalent of 2 eggs), and I think they turn out fluffier - but they turn out fine.
Great cakes - we make them a lot! The 3 year old loves them! I purposely buy applesauce in the single serving sizes just for this recipe (the big jars of unsweetened organic go bad before we use them up.)
Patreesha
Oops, forgot to mention, a pinch of salt in the batter makes this recipe a lot more flavorful!
Patreesha
Mmmm, just made this a few minutes ago! The first pancake I made was a little too thick and uncooked in the middle and too soft inside (could've been that my pan was too hot), and I prefer a slightly thinner, crispier pancake so I added about 2 tablespoons of milk in addition... Perfect!
I also added a tiny bit of freshly grated ginger for extra spiciness, and slightly blended the oatmeal in a blender to make it a little smoother. I covered the pancakes in sliced bananas and a tiny bit of maple syrup on the side for dipping.
Thanks for this recipe, I love it!
Aime
Excellent! This is the second pancake recipe I've tried off of Green Lite Bites. I love them both. I had never made a pancake before! I mixed some fresh raspberries into this batter. Delicious! As always, thank you Roni.
Krista
I made these this morning. I wanted something filling and it definately did the trick. I makeshift modified it though. I was out of applesauce, eggs, nutmeg, and I used a really point friendly soy milk that I found at trader joes. The mix came out very very thick so I added some water like I used to do with Bisquick when I didn't have eggs. I liked them but they were a little bland (probably due to the lack of the other ingredients). I put some Better n' Peanut Butter on them and a little sugar free syrup and that made them much better! mmm! Thanks for the recipe. I'll see if I can get hubby to eat some.
Maggie
I made some awesome vegan pancakes today. If you don't want to use eggs just increase the baking powder. Mine came out really well, here is the recipe:
http://electronicgoose.blogspot.com/2008/05/vegan-blueberry-pancakes-for-mothers.html
Instead of the white flour I used ww pastry flour and added cinnamon and allspice. There's no salt in these but I recommend adding a little to bring out the flavors.
Laura N
Hi Roni, I know you've got tons of comments on this one already, but I finally got around to making the whole wheat pancakes and they, of course, were awesome! I felt so virtuous making something decadent into something healthy. My toddler even ate some, cut into triangles, and he dipped into lite pancake syrup. Thanks for another great one.
Oh, and it was surprisely quick & easy, too.
roni
Hi Jimena!
It's too "mimic" buttermilk. You can skip it, they come out fine without or you can actually use buttermilk. I just happen to make them this way.
Hope that helps!
Jimena
Hi Roni =)
I have been browsing your site the past few days. I love all the wonderful ideas you have throughout your site. I just made these fabulous looking pancakes. I cant wait to taste one of them. I was wondering what the purpose of the lemon juice is. I did not have any so I used lime juice instead. Did not have applesauce so I used margarine and used sf maple syrup instead of honey. I also added in some dried apples =)
Jenni
Tried these Thursday morning... used 1 tsp. vinegar instead of lemon juice, 1 T brown sugar instead of honey, regular oats instead of quick, and stuck some flaxseed in for good measure. They were good - kind of seemed like a pancake/muffin mix! Thanks for all your great simple recipes
Charissa
I just tried these and they are yummy and very filling. For measuring them, I dolloped tablespoonfuls per cake, for mini cakes. I weighed the lot, and got 40 grams per point. I got 4 mini cakes for 2 points. Put the rest in the freezer to try for on the go breakfast. Thanks Roni!
Melanie
Roni, Your pancakes were great. My three kids loved them! This is first one of your recipes I have tried. I will definitely be trying more.
roni
Summer - I think I use about 1/4 of a cup. I'm not really sure because I just use spatula.
French - Thanks for letting me know about the oatmeal!
French
P.S. I didn't have quick oats so used "regular" oats. At least I think they are regular. They take a full 5 minutes to cook, and I think quick oats only take 1 minute? My container definitely does not have the word "quick" on it anywhere. At any rate, I was just trying to let you know that the oats I used, that I think weren't quick oats, worked just fine. I let the liquid batter sit while I measured/mixed the dry ingredients and preheated the griddle.
French
Thank you for this recipe! I made it this morning and to my surprise, DH and Skid liked them. (Skid = step kid).
DH is pretty picky...skid will eat just about anything. So it passing the DH test was good. Very good.
I managed to get 20 out of the recipe, but I used a large soup spoon to pour the patter onto my griddle. Basically "silver dollar" pancakes.
I tried with a little applesauce and a dollop of sour cream on top, but preferred sugar free syrup. I can't wait to eat these as part of a "bigger" breakfast. These will be fantastic paired with Morningstar sausage patties. Hmm...I could even make my own McGriddle sandwich. Wait...I don't like McGriddle sandwiches. O.k., but for those that DO...YOU could do it. I'll stick with eating my at the same meal, but separate (if that made any sense).
Thank you Roni!
Summer Taylor
Dear Roni,
I made two batches of the pancakes last night to freeze. They are so wonderful! I wasn't able to get 10 or 12 out of the batch. How much of the mixture do you use for each pancake?
Thanks, Summer
roni
Carrie - I'm calculating about 12 per pancake with 3 g of sugar and 2 g of fiber. Each also has about 3g of protein. I hope that helps!
Carrie
Roni - I just found your pancake recipe and had a question. Do you happen to know how many grams of carbs per pancake? I'm insulin resistant and have to watch my carb in take with every meal. I do miss pancakes and eggs are getting boring for breakfast.
Thanks in advance!
Rebecca
I made this on Sun. morning and thought they were really good. I had to wrap up the leftovers quickly so that I would not over eat on them. I had some reheated today and thought they were just as good. I ate the first ones with the leftover applesauce on top. Today I had them with yogurt and applebutter. YUM. I rarely spend 4 points on breakfast but these were worth it.
roni
stephany - You aren't the first to ask! ..... https://greenlitebites.com/2008/02/21/printing-recipes-%e2%80%93-just-a-note/
stephany
is there a printable version of your recipes? i like to keep my recipes on index cards in a file, i have been copying in to my word perfect then cutting them out and taping on a index card, a index card size printable version (like foodnetwork.com offers)would be so great.
stephany
About how much batter do you use per pancake? 1/4 cup? or less?
Briana
I'm not a fan of pancakes but I thought I'd try them for my toddler. She finished off the container of applesauce (i get the small lunch size packs so I'm not tempted to eat the whole jar) so she didn't have room for more than 1/2 a pancake, but she liked it. In fact, so did I! It reminded me of french toast and pancakes mixed. I think it's cause of the cinnamon and nutmeg in it. I topped mine with maplesyrup - 1/16th of a cup was 1 pt, but I like the idea for the apples and/or blueberry compotes people made, so I might try those next time. Thanks for a great recipe!
Rochelle
These pancakes are great Roni. We had them for the second time this morning. I ran out of cinnamon so I used some pumpkin pie spice. Not as good as the original but my two year old and three year old still ate three each! I only get about 7 per recipe at a 1/4 C per pancake making them 2 points per pancake. Thanks agian Roni. I've also had zucchini pizzas which are a great lunch or snack.
roni
SO glad you guys liked them!! They are my toddlers favorite too. They other day we topped them with Peanut butter and jelly for lunch!
Jessica
I had planed to make pancakes for the kids this morning and the recipe I found yesterday would not load so I goggled what i was looking for and got your site. I have NEVER been so glad a page would not load i my life!! The kids loved them. I did notice that the last pancakes i made raised more like your picture.. next time I'll let the oats sit longer. I made a double batch to freeze for the weekday breakfast and came out with 22. So not bad.. first couple were a little to large.. but the kids ate them so mine were 1-point!! THANK YOU!
Diane
Another toddle approved recipe of yours. My daughter ate 2 and asked for another. I'm so glad to have tried this, as I feel much better giving her these then store bought pancakes.
egdcwed
Wow, this is the third recipe I've used this week by you. They really are good. Anyway, when I saw each pancake being 1 point, I had to try them. They really are good. I sliced and peeled apple and cooked on the stove with cinnamon and splenda in them and used that as my topping. Great! My 2 1/2 was ok with them (could have just been an off day for him), but my 18 month ate three pancakes! Thanks!
roni
claire - Good question! I used them to get a multi grain cake. I saw the oats being used in a few recipes I researched and when I started to experiment I don't think I ever even thought if not using them. Isn't that funny? LOL
Sorry I wish I had a more official answer for you!
claire
I noticed that both on your and Kathy blog you all use oats in pancakes. What is the benefit of using oats versus all whole wheat for example?
Linda
Hi Roni,
Thank you.
After going through your site, I've just made my shopping list for tomorrow. Wow, all the recipes look wonderful.
I've marked your site on my FAVORITE LIST
W.W Pancakes it is for Wednesday mornin...:) yipee!!
not to mention Calzone for dinner tomorrow night.
roni
Yup!
Linda
Hi Roni
is my calculations correct? 1 point per pancake?
Thank you.
Jane
I tried these last week and they were so delicious!
Instead of syrup (I didn't have any sugar-free syrup), I threw a cup of frozen blueberries with some splenda and water in a small frying pan and simmered it up. I used it on the pancakes instead of syrup. YUM!
Michele
I made the pancakes last week and they were delicious! I used soy milk in place of skim because that's all I had and they turned out fine. They were hearty and very filling! Thanks so much for sharing your recipes with us.
BonnieR
Roni,
I haven't tried your whole wheat pancakes or waffles yet, but they do sound wonderful!.
I LOVE your new GreenLiteBites recipe website. Just one more thing of yours to read...which I enjoy very much.
Thanks,
Bonnie
Nicole
I love whole wheat pancakes! I haven't tried whole wheat waffles though, not sure why. I'll try them soon. Love the photos!