Eggless oats pancakes is a delicious healthy pancake recipe made with oats. They turn out absolutely soft, fluffy & make for a nutritious filling breakfast. This oats pancakes recipe is completely gluten free as no wheat flour or maida is used in making them.
These oats pancakes are a great way to kickstart your day as they make for a yummy wholesome breakfast. The best part about it is you don’t have to spend too much time in kitchen to make them.
Apart from the oats, the pancake recipe has milk and yogurt also. As these pancakes are made without eggs, yogurt works as egg replacer. You can even use greek yogurt instead of plain yogurt and almond milk instead of regular milk.
As these pancakes have very less sugar, I would suggest serving them with some fresh fruits like strawberries, banana, blueberries etc ; honey/maple syrup and chopped nuts to enhance their flavour.
Which types of oats should be used for making pancakes?
I have tried this oats pancakes recipe with both rolled oats and instant oats and they turned out fine each time. Rolled Oats are also referred to as ‘Old Fashioned Oats’. As oats do not contain gluten, the pancakes made using them are also gluten free. Just make sure to check the packaging details of the oats for gluten free tag before using them.
Resting the pancake batter is important step in this recipe. It makes sure that oats have absorbed the necessary moisture thus rendering soft pancakes. As these oatmeal pancakes are egg free, to make them fluffy I have used a little bit of baking powder. The baking powder is added to the batter after the resting period.
A little bit of vanilla extract adds subtle aroma to these pancakes. You can even add some cinnamon powder, nutmeg, pumpkin spice powder or handful of fresh berries or chocolate chips to the pancake batter.
Which is the best pan for making pancakes?
People often complain that even after following the exact pancake recipe we don’t get that perfect golden colour on pancakes. It is not always about the recipe but sometime about the cooking technique & utensil used.
Using a heavy bottomed pan or skillet ensures equal distribution of heat and makes sure the pancakes is evenly cooked. If you use a light pan, the chances are it will heat too much resulting in uneven cooking of pancakes.
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Ingredients : (Makes 5-6 Pancakes)
- Rolled Oats- 1 cup
- Milk / Plant based milk- 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp
- Yogurt- 1/4 cup
- Brown Sugar- 2 tbsp (to taste)
- Melted Butter (or oil)- 2 tbsp (unsalted)
- Baking Powder-1 tsp
- Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp
- Salt- 1/4 tsp
- Butter / Oil- For cooking
- For serving (optional):
- Fresh Fruits
- Chopped Nuts
- Honey / Maple Syrup
Substitutions:
- I have used rolled oats for this pancake recipe. You can use instant oats or oats flour too.
- Instead of brown sugar, you can use coconut sugar or jaggery powder. Adjust the quantity of sugar in the batter as per your taste.
- If you want to make pancakes without butter, replace butter with olive oil or any flavourless odourless oil.
- To increase the nutritional value, you can use greek yogurt instead of plain yogurt. For vegan pancakes, use soy or coconut yogurt.
- If you are using salted butter, skip adding salt in the batter.
Steps To Prepare:
Step 1:
Add oats in a grinder jar and grind it coarsely. If you wish you can dry roast the oats before grinding but here I am directly grinding them.
Step 2:
Add these oats, milk (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp) and rest of the ingredients except baking powder. We are saving little bit of milk to add later as the oats absorb moisture with time. Keep whisking and make a smooth batter.
Step 3:
Cover & rest the batter for 15 minutes. Resting is an important step as it allows the oats to absorb the moisture hence making the pancakes soft & fluffy.
Step 4:
Once the batter is rested, check its consistency. If the batter has turned thick add 2-3 tsps more milk gradually. Add baking powder and mix well.
Step 5:
Heat a heavy bottomed pan or skillet. Brush some butter or oil on it & wipe with kitchen tissue. Use 1/3 or 1/4 measuring cup for scooping the batter & pour it on this pan (Using a measuring cups for scooping the batter makes sure that all pancakes are of same size). Let the pancakes cook on low flame.
Step 6:
Flip them when you notice the bubble on pancake and there is no more wet batter. Cook them from other side too. Serve them warm with some fresh fruits, nuts and drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
Storage & Reheating: You can make store these oat pancakes in airtight container in fridge for 2-3 days. Whenever you want to have them, transfer them on a microwave safe plate & microwave for 40-50 seconds.
Tips:
- You can add whole blueberries, lemon zest, orange zest, chocolate chips or chopped strawberries in the pancake batter to make any variation of your choice.
- The oatmeal pancake batter can be made in advance a night before and used for breakfast next morning. You may have to add more milk to adjust the batter consistency.
You might also like these other healthy breakfast recipes :
- Savory Oatmeal (Oats Poha)
- Savory Pancakes (Besan Chilla)
- Moong Dal Chilla (Lentil Crepes)
- Eggless Banana Pancakes (whole wheat)
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Renon Pepke
Very good recipe!! I think I over did the liquid amount, is it 1C plus 3T?
But my husband loved them and so did I.
Thank you
Divya
Thank you. Glad to know you liked it 🙂 The milk quantity is mentioned as (1/2 cup + 3 tbsp) in the recipe above.
Paula
I tried this and it turned out perfect. Thanks!!
Divya
Thank you for sharing your feedback here. Glad to know you liked them 🙂
Kaye Essar
Pancakes turned out delicious and perfectly browned. We have recently switched to cooking &eating eggfree foods and this recipe is perfect. Thanks for posting ❤
Divya
Thanks for sharing your feedback. Happy to know you liked the recipe 🙂
Roberta
Made them and loved them! But I have used oat flour and ended up using way more milk, also because I’ve used Greek yogurt which is more dense.
I also added berries in the batter!:) delish
Divya
Adding berries to these oats pancakes is a lovely idea. Thanks for sharing your feedback. Happy to know you liked them 🙂
Aparna Soni
Can you make the batter the night before and put it on the fridge overnight?
Divya
Yes you can make the batter a night before & put it in fridge. As oats tends to absorb moisture with time, you might have to add little bit of milk in morning to get the right consistency for pancake batter.
Kay
I tried making these with blended blueberries as an addition but the pancake batter had no structural integrity and it was impossible to cook them through. Could you help?
Divya
Hi Kay, It seems like blended blueberries increased the liquid content in pancake batter. You can try adding some more oats flour.
Geeta
My kids loved these pancakes (added jaggery powder instead of brown sugar). Thanks for the recipe.
Divya
Thank you for the feedback Geeta. Happy to know kids liked it 🙂
Amanda
I made these oats pancakes for breakfast today & they tasted so good (added few fresh chopped strawberries to the batter).
Thanks for the recipe Divya
Divya
Thanks for the feedback Amanda. Glad to know you liked the recipe.
Anonymous
Where did you use the yogurt in the steps
Divya
In step 2 of the recipe where it is written “add these oats, milk & rest of of the ingredients…”.
Charlotte
This has become my favorite pancake recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Divya
Thanks Charlotte. Glad you liked the recipe.