Oatmeal Apple Spice Pancakes

Oatmeal Apple Spice Pancakes

Ingredients:
pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete (includes buttermilk)
oats
pumpkin, raw
applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (includes usda commodity)
water, bottled, generic
vanilla extract
syrup, maple, canadian

Directions:
Mix all the dry ingredients together and stir until combined
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until combined
Heat up a skillet with a tad bit of butter and cook them like you would regular pancakes.
Let them lightly brown on the first side then flip them over until they are lightly browned on the other side.
*Please note that these pancakes are a little denser than regular pancakes so they will not bubble up as much.
**Alternatives: You can use sugar-free syrup or just maple flavoring (decrease amount to 1 teaspoon) in place of the regular maple syrup
You can use a combination of cinnamon and nutmeg or just cinnamon in place of the pumpkin pie spice.