Recipe of the Week: Fat Tuesday Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Citrus Sauce

The day before Ash Wednesday is known by many names: Mardi Gras, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Paczki Day, and Pancake Day.

As many turn to the penitential season of Lent, they enjoy one last day of feasting. On this day, medieval Christians used up their eggs, butter, and milk--all of which were forbidden during their Lenten abstinence by making pancakes and pastries. Yum!

I made these yummy pancakes a few weeks ago and we loved them (I've since made them again). The blueberry sauce is very good....so good you won't need pancake syrup...promise!

Enjoy!

Stacy

Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Citrus Sauce

Ingredients:

Serves 2

SAUCE

3/4 cup(s) fresh blueberries, fresh or thawed frozen

2 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 Tbsp water

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste

1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

PANCAKES

1 cup(s) uncooked rolled oats, old-fashioned

1 Tbsp packed brown sugar

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste

1/2 cup(s) low-fat plain yogurt, Greek or regular style

1/3 cup(s) apple or orange juice

1 large egg(s), lightly beaten

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

• To make the blueberry sauce, combine blueberries, confectioners’ sugar, water, and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Keep warm.
  
  
• Place the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a food processor; pulse until the oats are finely ground. Transfer to a bowl and add the yogurt, juice, egg, and vanilla; stir until just blended. Let the batter stand 5 minutes.
  
  
• Spray a nonstick griddle or large skillet with nonstick spray and heat over medium heat. Pour the batter by four 1⁄4 cupfuls onto the griddle, and cook until the bubbles that form on the top have burst and the undersides are golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown, 3–4 minutes longer. Repeat with the remaining batter making a total of 8 pancakes, using more nonstick spray if necessary. Serve the pancakes with the blueberry sauce.
  

Yields 4 pancakes and 1⁄4 cup blueberry sauce per serving.

Note: Normally I cook pancakes on fairly high heat, but these cook extremely fast so keep your eye on them....the can burn easily!

Recipe courtesy of Weight Watchers
Photo courtesy of Moi; wonderful pancakes that I will totally make again and again and again!