It's the first day of Fall!!!!!!
Officially, officially ?. I am so happy right now!!! I can post as many Fall recipes as I want and feel completely okay with it ? WOOP WOOOOPPPP!!!
And in that spirit…could a recipe even get any more fall-y than this??
PUMPKIN, MAPLE pancakes with SPICED BROWN SUGAR walnuts…I mean come on people.
If that doesn't make your plastic storage tub of hoodies, comfy blankets, and cozy wool socks shoot out from under your bed, I don't know what will.
THEY MAKE ME SO HAPPY. I had a smile on my face the entire time I was making them, photographing them, and (most of all) eating them. When I popped open that first can of pumpkin puree of the season…everything became right in the world :).
I realize I am overly obsessed with fall in a very non-socially-acceptable way.
I am shamelessly obsessed with this season. I love everything about it: the perfect weather, the gorgeous changing leaves, the cozy fall clothing (sweaters, jeans, boots, hoodies), and a MILLION other things. It just makes me happy and warm inside :).
Let me just give you a run down of these pancakes.
A virtual "tour," you could say, through the bite you will experience when you make these gems.
Alright so first things first…the pancake. It's fluffy. It's soft. Just like your average delicious pancake…but then you taste the pumpkin and maple flavor coming through and BAM. Fall slaps you in the face. Pumpkin puree and maple syrup are whisked into the batter to give you the most wonderful, deep flavor of October, crisp weather, and Thanksgiving.
That alone would be a wonderful enough experience, but then you get a crunch from the brown sugar spiced walnuts. The combination between the pancake and the walnuts is hands down what makes this recipe so fantastic. The walnuts themselves – a mix of sweet, savory, and spicy – contrast so beautifully with the slightly sweet, pumpkin-y pancake.
You know in those cheesy shows or movies where someone takes a sip or a bite of something, they close their eyes, and you are suddenly transported with them to a field where they are sprinting in a flow-y skirt? Or laying in a hammock on the beach, slowly swaying back and forth?
When I take a bite of these pancakes, my mind transports to a hundred different rapidly changing images of fall. Pumpkins. Leaves. Cinnamon. Soups. Cuddling inside on a chilly night.
Maaaakkkkeeee them and celebrate autumn with me ?.
Nutrition information is for one pancake!
Yay Fall! This sounds like the ultimate recipe to start off a cozy fall weekend. Love it!!
Fallll!!! :). I agree – Thanks Maya!
Yeah that's kind of how it is here too…I'm just in denial about the heat haha!
Yesssss me too! Thanks, Natalie :).