Pumpkin.
It’s October and it is time. Pumpkin.
Hold on to your hats. I’ll be all up in your grill with peppermint and chocolate for Christmas before you know it.
For now….
Pumpkin. Don’t fight it.
Sweet. Soft. Cake-like. Pumpkin Cookies with Butterscotch Chips. A-mazing.
Pumpkin Pie Bars. Nuts. Oats. Spices… and Butterscotch chips, for good measure.
Again with the Pumpkin Cookies. They’re that good. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Now… Pumpkin Pancakes sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream. Lovely Fall weekend breakfast. Inspires weekend napping. What could be better?
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
adapted from Martha Stewart
makes 14-18 small pancakes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
pinch of ground ginger
pinch of ground cloves
1 cup milk
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil or melted butter
Whisk together flours, salt, spices, sugar and baking powder in a medium sized bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg, pumpkin and vegetable oil or melted butter.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined. Don’t worry if you have a few lumps. You don’t want to over beat the batter, it’ll produce tough pancakes.
Let the batter sit for 10 minutes while you heat the skillet. Over low-medium heat melt a tablespoon of butter or vegetable oil . Once skillet is hot, spoon a heaping 2 tablespoons of batter per pancake into the skillet. When pancake starts to bubble slightly, carefully flip over.
Once browned and cooked through place pancakes on a oven proof plate and place in the oven set at 200 degrees F to keep warm while the rest of the pancakes are cooked.
Serve with whipped cream and cinnamon sugar.. or maple syrup. Delicious!
Patty
Made the pumpkin spice pancakes this morning per recipe. So delicious!
Erin
I just made these pancakes for my family. They were SO EASY to whip together and my 6 year old and 4 year old gobbled them up faster than I could keep them coming off the griddle. I like how they aren’t overly sweet – which made adding maple syrup a perfect compliment. We loved these and will be making them again soon! Thanks so much for sharing!
Maggie
These were delicious! My 2 year old scarfed them down and kept asking for more. I did find my pan needed to be a little hotter than stated, but that’s so different per stove top anyway. A keeper!
Bryna
Made these for my dude friend this weekend, and he told me that if I ever needed to impress a guy, make him these! He also said they were the best pancakes he’s ever eaten. They were delish, Thanks!
Renee
I have a confession :o I’m not being a responsible adult right now; I keep finding blogs w/such great recipes, therefore, I can’t get any work done in the house. The ADD has now set in because I’ve gone from looking up natural spider repellant to crochet headbands to pumpkins pancakes & I can’t pull myself away from my laptop. I’ve ceased all thoughts of housework & am now considering venturing out in Hurricane Sandy to purchase necessary items (ran out of vanilla last night making sweet potato pudding). Looking for therapist now…gonna need help for these addictions…LOL. Thank you for sharing…PEACE & blessings :-)
Candie Cooper
Made em’ this morning and they were perfect! Thanks for sharing with all of us. Happy Fall!
bunny mama
I heart you, Joy. These are the best pancakes. Ever.
Katy
BEST pancakes I have EVER had, let alone actually MADE myself! Thank you thank you thank you!
Margot
I was reviewing all of your breakfast and pumpkin recipes and didn’t see pumpkin scones. Wondered if you have every tried them. Will try your pumpkin pancakes this weekend for guests, but wanted to have something I could make in advance. Any advice?
Darrin Reitman
Hello, i think that i saw you visited my website so i came to “return the favorâ€.I am trying to find things to improve my website!I suppose its ok to use a few of your ideas!!
Lucia
Pumpkin pancakes, my boyfriend and I, a soft and warm bed, kittens and snow falling outside.
Sarah
I made these for breakfast and they were great! I had some leftover roasted pumpkin from a Thanksgiving dish, and it substituted well for the canned pumpkin. Added chopped pecans and topped with syrup, blackberries & pomegranate seeds. Excellent breakfast – thanks!!!
MandyB
Just made these. The only change I made was to use all white whole wheat flour. I liked how fluffy they were. I’ll make these again.
Evangeline
made the pumpkin pancakes. I thought the recipe was a bit timid with the spices – I would double them up.
Eliz
Completely agree, I doubled the spices and added a pinch of my pumpkin spice blend. Much more joy-the-baker-esque.
Sarah
Hey Joy,
I have just made up this mixture ready to heat on the pan when some friends come over for brunch. It tastes good already. Thanks for the recipe. I was thinking about blogging about it too and just wanted to make sure that was okay with you.
xx
Anna
I’ve been looking forward to going home and making these all semester. Finally as I was frying them up I thought they might not live up to my expectations.
I love them! Moist, light, and flavorful. Thank you Joy, I am content.
Tiffany
Eating these RIGHT NOW and they are the BEST pumpkin pancakes I’ve ever made!! So thick and fluffy and pumpkiny. YUM!!
Gasparzinha
I’ve made them: absolutely delicious.
:)
Sonja
I’ve made these delicious pancakes several times now and my kids love them. I find that the pancakes seem a little mushy in the middle and I’ve tried to cook them longer on a lower heat – though they start overcooking on the outside. Is this the intended texture from the pumpkin, or am I doing something wrong? Anyway, they are great. I put raw pecans and maple syrup whip cream on top – yum! Thanks for the recipe.
leah
yum!! i want!
jen
Forgot to say I also posted them on my facebook page with full credit to you!
jen
I think I may have posted a comment already about these but I have to do it again! Made these for dinner tonight and I canNOT get over how delicious they are. So perfectly seasoned and unexpectedly light! With whole wheat you’d expect them to be denser, but NOPE. PERFECT.
Melanie
I made these this pancakes morning and my husband and I are definitely big fans! He didn’t think they sounded good but I made them anyways and we’re glad I did! Thanks for sharing! Mmm.
Jen R
These were delish! Thanks Joy! :)
Dawn S
I made the pumpkin pancakes on November 1 to ring in the month. They were absolutely yummy. Both my husband and 18 month old son loved them. Will def make them again.
Will be trying the cookies this week.
Keep sharing…thanks!
Michele
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has this overwhelming desire for pumpkin…my family and friends think I’m nuts!! (except my daughter who comes by her sweet tooth honestly…and pumpkin tooth)! It’s a cold, rainy, dreary day…made my coffee, waiting for fam to wake up,…think I’ll surprise them with these! Thanks!
Kathleen
I remade them. It was me. They are heavenly now. My god, where have you been all my life pancakes? Don’t be like me, read the instructions and change nothing.
Hannah
I made these last night, yes for dinner, and they were so good! I added about two tablespoons of milk to the batter once it had sat there for a bit because it was rather thick. Regardless, they were amazing.
Kathleen
I was looking forward to making this for Saturday morning breakfast but I guess I made too many substitutions and overmixed? Not sure. It was on the griddle a long time but turned out raw in the middle regardless. I did 2 tablespoons of agave nectar vs. brown sugar and used whole wheat pastry flour for the whole batch. I also might have overmixed because I was lazy and put everything into one bowl. Oh well. I ate one raw one and threw the rest out, I will have to try again someday.
Josie
ahh! I have a serious addiction to pumpkin – I MUST try these!
Pamela
I make a huge homecooked breakfast every Sunday in my house. I’m always looking for something new to make. These were wonderful. We topped them with a little cinnamon-sugar and some fresh homemade whipped cream. The few that were leftover I later found my husband eating with nothing on them. Love your recipes.
Emily
Ahhh, love all the pumpkin, which is probably my absolute favorite flavor of the fall season. I eat so much that I’m probably going to turn orange shortly. Thanks for the great recipes!
peabody
Wishing I could have these for breakfast tomorrow! Maybe next weekend if I am lucky!
Kevin
Great ways to enjoy the pumpkins! I just picked up another two this morning.
Jen
Pumpkin is by far my favorite fall ingredient. As soon as the weather turned cooler this year I started in with pumpkin bars, butter, cookies, dip, and waffles. I’ve got your pancakes on the menu for this weekend – thanks!
Krista
I LOVE pumpkin! especially this time of year – I have tried your pumpkin cookie recipe before and it was DELICIOUS and oh so yummy. Needless to say all of my friends could barely put them down! oh those butterscotch chips just melt in your mouth- ready to try these pancakes :D
Joi
We love Pumpkin here!! I cannot wait to try the recipes that you have shared. We had a pumpkin coffee cake last week. Yummy!!
marie-soleil
Just made the pumpkin cookies (both )Just delicious !!
Clotilde M
Wonderful!
Alison
Joy, I must say that your blog is amazing first and foremost. Now that it is fall, I have been craving pumpkin non-stop. I’m from Massachusetts (where fall is amazing), but I’m currently in the UK (where fall is dull and just colder) with my fiance, and he’s NEVER HAD PUMPKIN ANYTHING before in his life, not to mention canned pumpkin is next to impossible to find here (so is butterscotch chips). I had my mom ship me over two cans of pumpkin and some butterscotch chips before I even saw this recipe, and while my plan was to make pumpkin cinnamon rolls (which were great), I ended up using one and a half cans on making these babies because my fiance ABSOLUTELY LOVES THEM, more than anything I have baked, and more than anything he’s ever had baked good/cookie wise. We whipped through 18 of these in probably 24 hours, and now I have no idea what to do until I get my hands on more pumpkin (fresh OR canned)! But thank you for getting us hooked and bringing a little New England fall to the UK! You’re amazing!
Sprouted Kitchen
i greatly encourage the chocolate and peppermint goodness. Cant wait! Pumpkin rolls in at a close second.
Katherine @ NightOwlChef
These are a fall favorite of mine – for breakfast or dinner! I’ve never used whole wheat flour in my pancakes, but I bet it’s great with pumpkin and the spices, especially the nutmeg. I’ll try these this weekend!
Catherine Eng
ha ha joy! your blog is so cute and inspiring! your blog is the best thing i’ve ever subscribed to! it really brightens my day!
-catherine eng, 11, 12 on october 16!
Autumn
These all look so darn delicious. I love fall flavors–try to indulge year round! Can’t wait to try those soft looking cookies. Yum!
emily s
SOOOO totally all over the pumpkin pancakes! And wishing they made butterscotch chips here – but no such luck!
Thanks Joy!
Esme
These all look great-thanks pumpkin recipe are great. I cannot wait to get some pumpkin ice cream, pie, cheesecake.
Zom
OH BAKE me with a SPOON. Joy these recipes look amazing and its pumpkin time down on the farm AND I have to lose 15 lb in the next month. Seriously, I am sooo sauteed :)
Kathleen
I have never had pumpkin pancakes! Theese look de-licious!
S
Oh my word, Joy, those pictures make me crave pumpkinized yummies!! :P I can’t wait until I can go home during break to bake till I drop!
LoveFeast Table
Very very good!! That’s what I have to say about your Super Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies!! They are cooling on my counter right now….a perfect dessert for a rainy night! Thanks for the inspiration, these cookies are keepers!!
Muneeba
Yes yes yes .. I’m so ready to embrace everything pumpkin! Loving those plump pumpkin pancakes … can have them any time of the day.
Kate @ Savour Fare
I love pumpkin waffles this time of year. Now that the weather has gotten cold, I have to pick up a can of pumpkin.
Colleen
Not sure if you’ve already blogged about this but using fresh pumpkin insted of canned is actually pretty easy and also WAY more delicious! The flavor is amazing. Those pumpkin cookies are intriguing, may have to try them!
susan
love love love the pumpkin pancake recipe! I made it with canned pumpkins and can’t wait to make it with either steamed or roasted sugar pumpkin!
Stef
I’m bookmarking those pancakes – they looks awesome!
christine louise
hahaha. “i’ll be all up in your grill…” i was just actually browsing your blog last week for pumpkin recipes. the pancakes look incredible! thanks for the inspiration. xoxo
When Pigs Fly
Yum! I love just about anything having to do with pumpkin. Can you come over to my place to make breakfast? Love the idea of the pancakes. Will try the cookies soon. Thanks for these recipes.
Melanie
I want one of everything! Well, not one… 5 ?… maybe more. I LOVE pumpkin! Unfortunately, my little Safeway in San Francisco only carries pumpkin during thanksgiving! Crazy right? I threw a fit one day and sent my boyfriend on an amazing race-type search through the store, with two employees to try to find me some… no luck, but slightly amusing to watch. I guess I’ll have to hit up the farmer’s market. I will be making those bars as soon as I locate some pumpkin!
Michelle
YES!!! This is the perfect entry for me!!! I have been wondering how to use up my huge can of pumpkin, and now I know!! pumpkin pancakes plus pumpkin cookies!! :) Thank you!! You have such a wonderful website.
P.s I’m having a ZenSoy pudding and soymilk giveaway! come on by if you’re interested! :)
Andrea
Oh My…These ALL look so good! My two grandbabies are coming into town with my daughter for a family wedding! We are going to make the pumpkin pancakes! I can hardly wait…Love your blog Joy!
Jenna
This might be a silly question but I haven’t made pancakes from scratch before and was wondering why you use all purpose flour AND whole wheat flour? Or if you could just use all all purpose flour. Don’t exactly have whole wheat flour in my kitchen!
Megan
Wow and yum! I should’ve made the pancakes for dinner.
Art Goodf
Those look so good. Going to have to make them soon! Thanks for the recipe.
Erika from The Pastry Chef At Home
Joy,
I’m in love with the fact that the Pumpkin Pancakes have whole wheat flour. I add whole wheat flour to more recipes than I should so I can lie to myself and pretend they’re healthy :)
laura
pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are my favorite thing in the world. yum.
Jane M
Oh pumpkin – I’m excited for Fall and I’ve just got to get baking with pumpkin again! Nice recipes! Thanks.
Sandy
Now Joy, I know I sent you a killer pumpkin scone recipe and yet I don’t see it on your list of deliciousness. Oh well, maybe next year. FYI – pumpkin pie bars have added a good 5lbs to my bottom, thank you very much!
joythebaker
you sent me a pumpkin scone recipe!? oooh heck! how did i miss that. let me pick through my email to find it… yeesh!
ooh… and the pumpkin pie bars… yea… dangerous.
Kristi
hmmm, all of it looks delicious.
LoveFeast Table
That’s insane….I love pumpkin….I’m going out to the store to get ingredients right now. I’m out of EVERYTHING including pumpkin! Later! -Chris Ann
Sapana Shende
YUM. I love pumpkin…everything! My sister makes a version of pumpkin pancakes every Christmas. The flavor just reminds me of togetherness and, well, love in general.
Thanks for sharing!
Hope
I am seriously salivating over here…haha! I know what is being added to the grocery list for this weekend! Thank you!!
Monica
My family and I are obsessed with pumpkin, you better believe I will be making some pumpkin pancakes this weekend!!! Love the pumpkin pie bars too, can’t wait to try them all!
Heather
*Sigh* This post made me feel both contented and a little giddy. I LOVE all things pumpkin. Plus, I can rationalize baking with them throughout the fall because pumpkin is a super-food (we’ll just ignore all the sugar in those cookies and cakes…). And I can’t wait until Saturday morning (every Saturday morning starts with pancakes) to make them for my husband and 3-year-old son. Thank you, thank you!
Vicki
Holy heck! These ALL look amazing. Definitely pumpkin time and this is a great way to break in the season.
Thanks Joy.
Julie
We are totally on the same brain wave! I just posted a link in my blog to some low-carb pumpkin pancakes my mom just made. They were delicious. She served them with sugar-free caramel, s-f whipped cream, maple syrup, and butter. Side of turkey sausage. Mmm!
I’m a pumpkin lover too :)
joythebaker
sounds amazing julie! can i move in with you and your mom? would that be weird? yea… a little.
lisa
Oh, I cannot wait to make these! I have been looking for a nice fall breakfast recipes, and this is perfect! You come through for me once again! :)
Missalix
I’m so going to make these pumpkin spice pancakes. except vegan. yum!
Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen
Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and these look amazing. I can’t wait until this weekend to try them!
jenn
i got it in my head to make pumpkin bread this week but these will have to go on my list too – especially the pumpkin cookies with butterscotch chips. yum!
Anna
I love this time of year. So many pumpkin recipes…so little time. I dedicate October and November to all things pumpkins and apples…did I say I love this time of year?
joythebaker
i love it too! i can’t wait to dive into an apple crisp.
Emily Rose
yum! my daughter has been all about pancakes lately, and I’m trying to find some variations beyond blueberries- I can’t wait to try these out! I also go crazy for seasonal flavors when October finally comes!
Jessanna
Ooooh I am so EXCITED to make these! THANK YOU
Donna
I bought three giant cans of pumpkin this past weekend. Perfect timing! Thanks Joy!
Michelle
The pancakes look amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
christina
I don’t think I’ve made one single recipe with pumpkin yet! Ahhhh! The pumpkin pie bar filling looks amazing.
Phoo-D
Mmm..pumpkin. I can almost smell these through the screen! Joy have you thought about putting out a Breakfast cookbook? You could do a whole chapter just on pancakes!
joythebaker
you’re so right! i should totally put together a breakfast book. it is my favorite mean of the day. just about half of the book would be pancake recipes. i like the way you think phoo-d!
summer
hello. i found your spot a couple weeks ago and have been loving it ever since. thank you for the recipes and pretty pictures and delightful reading. you rock.
ps. those cakey pumpkin butterscotch cookies are what is missing in my life. thank you.
Minnesotamom
Yum! I already wrote them down on my food schedule for this coming Sunday morning!
Dolce
I am not inspired by the cookies or the bars… but the pancakes, now that’s another story… :)
Heather Rose
I made those pumpkin butterscotch cookies this weekend and they were un-fricking-believable. There’s only about four left after the mass consumption.
joythebaker
sounds like it’s time to make more! sooooo good, right!?
Penny
I have been making blueberry pancakes all summer on my griddle. I think it is time for these pumpkin pancakes. The leaves are changing in the NC Mountains and Fall is in the air. Thank you for a great recipe.
peachkins
Oh wow! pumpkin pancakes!
Food o' del Mundo
Joy ~ You’re a DELIGHT!
katie
ooooh I am all over the pumpkin baking! YEA Autumn!!
paula
It looks sooo good!
Elizabeth
Anything with pumpkin is an absolute must come fall. I’ve eying the sugar pumpkins popping up in the farmer’s market. Do you think these would work with fresh pumpkin?
joythebaker
fresh pumpkin? you mean the kind that you’ve roasted and scraped from the shell? i think so! raw pumpkin…. um.. i don’t that so.
Amy
I always look forward to a pancake recipe from you.
I heard that canned pumpkin was going to be in short supply this year, so stock up now!
joythebaker
i am soooooo going to be a pumpkin hog.
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
Perfect post for this chilly morning. I am SO in the pumpkin mood!
michelle
australia was named the 2nd best country to live in today, but then, we dont have butterscotch chips, so i really dont know if we deserve that title now. i havent baked anything pumpkin flavoured before, are they any good without the butterscotch?
joythebaker
are you kidding!? no butterscotch chips? well… to tell you the truth, they’re artificially flavored… so don’t feel to bad. Yes! pumpkin is absolutely lovely with or without the butterscotch chips.
Mandie
*drools*
Musketnuss
I soooo love pumpkins. Thanks for all these awesome-looking recipes!
JayT
Up so late, Joy? My physics test tomorrow is my excuse for staying up. Why am I checking up on your website instead of cramming in those last minute equations? Well, to tell you the truth, I have a bad case of nerves and the Rocky Road ice cream is all gone, so I need some comfort food asap. I have a can of pumpkin the far reaches of my cupboard, and I hope your pancakes might help. Anyways, get some sleep, ‘kay? You deserve it. Thanks, Joy.
joythebaker
i hope your physics test went well!
Dani
mmmm yummm =)
I’ve been seeing pumpkin recipes all over the place, it’s getting me in the fall mood!
The last time I’ve made pancakes was from an Aunt Jemima just add water box, I think this recipe may call for a change from that =)
Tricia
dang joy! come live w me and be my personal chef. pleeease. this all looks so amazingly delicious!
joythebaker
yes.