We are not one of those happy winter people – you know the kind, the ones who go out to skate on a frozen pond or to play hockey in the backyard rink, and even drive for hours to ski or snowboard. And this year’s winter has been particularly BRUTAL! There is no word of a lie or exaggeration here – this winter has been record breaking and face numbing cold!
Last week when we found ourselves waking up to more snow (ugh) we decided to take the morning off and stay in. We watched the snow fall (which I have to admit is actually really beautiful) from the comfort and warmth of our place and made one of our most favorite breakfast food – pancakes! Really, what’s better on a cold winter day than to sit in your pajamas and eat a stack of fluffy pancakes smothered in maple syrup? These pancakes were so fluffy (so fluffy I could die!) and full of goodness – first off, they are whole wheat, secondly, we added some chia seeds and for good measure, just to amp up the healthiness factor, we added some blueberries! Okay, maybe the whole smothering of maple syrup made it less healthy for you, but the point is these pancakes were fluffy and delicious and most importantly they will help you beat the winter blues away! So here’s the recipe for you and try them out:
- 1 and ¼ cup of whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 and 1/14 cup buttermilk * (we used a substitute)
- 2 tablespoons of canola oil
- 1 cup of fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Next combine the egg, buttermilk and oil together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until just blended.
- Gently fold in the blueberries and chia seeds.
- Pour batter onto a greased hot pan or griddle.
- Turn the pancake over with a spatula when the top start bubbling.
- Cook the other side until golden brown.
- Serve warm with maple syrup.
You let it stand for a few minutes and then you are good to go.
This recipe yielded 12 pancakes for us.
Do not over mix the batter.
Well, it took me awhile to get here but I’m glad i did! these pancakes look great and I actually just bought chia seeds from the new Trader Joe’s that opened up the street. I’ve never tried using them before but now i know one way to use them!
Thanks for the visit once again! Appreciate your comment and hope you enjoy your new chia seeds purchase!
chia seeds are certainly all the rage right now, yet i haven’t tried them myself. i can see how a little crunch in some super fluffy pancakes would be nice. 🙂
Give them a try! Thanks!
Seeing snow fall would have been so beautiful but the face numbingly cold part doesn’t sound like much fun. Delicious pancakes, so healthy with the blueberries and chia seeds.
Haha! Agreed! Thanks for stopping by!
So many people are doing wonderful breakfast dishes lately but I think these blueberry pancakes are at the top of my hit list.
Thanks you! That means a lot to us! 🙂
I love playing hookie! I usually do that about twice a year with my husband, it is SO fun! These pancakes sound like the perfect way to start a day together : )
Haha! Understandable! 🙂 Thank you!
Yum! These pancakes look delicious, like the blueberries and yes chia…what a beautiful way to start a day.
Hope you are having a fantastic week 😀
Thank you!
Mmm what a delicious pancake idea!!
Thanks!
I’m not a happy winter person either! Fortunately we’re having a warm spell this week and its going to be 70 degrees today 🙂
Pancakes are my favorite breakfast and I have a bag of chia seeds I need to use up. Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Christin! Let us know how you like the recipe ! we’re currently experiencing mild weather this week too …soon enough it will be spring! we hope anyway!
your pancakes look fluffy and tender. Can’t wait to give them a try. Love seeing the blueberries in them. 🙂 So pretty.
Thanks for stopping by! Let us know how you like them! 🙂
Ah, PJ’s and pancakes are the best combination ever. In fact, they should even be sold together, if possible. And throw in a couch, too 😉
Agreed!
I am so with you about this winter. So over it at this point…and we had more snow today! : ( We have been making and eating lots of pancakes, too. That’s the kind of thing that makes me feel just a little better. I’m definitely curious about chia seeds…good use of it here.
Nice! Thanks for your understanding!
We are so ready for warmer weather too – this winter has been a long and brutal one for so many people. A big stack of these pancakes sounds perfect for a relaxing morning – I love the whole wheat flour and chia seeds in here. Hope you guys stay warm this week:)
Thanks very much! Have a good week also!
There’s a lot to be said for a plate of fluffy pancakes on a lazy morning, so good! They look as great as you described them! And with whole wheat flour, I like that!
Glad to hear you like them!
I don’t mind winter too much….although our winters here aren’t too bad 🙂 These pancakes look so good!! It’s been a while since I’ve made pancakes coz I’m usually too lazy in the morning to make anything haha
Haha! We like those lazy mornings 😉 Thanks!
Sending warm wishes and hoping there are more pancakes in your future! 🙂
Many thanks!
I read how harsh and chilly winter has been this year, and would love to send you a bit sunshine over , we are at the height of summer right now.
These gorgeous pancakes are the perfect comfort food for all kind of weather 🙂
Thanks for wishing us some sunshine! 🙂
These pancakes could comfort anyone!
for sure! thank you!
I *love* this recipe! I would love to try it soon, I will let you know how it goes 😀
Yeay! Let us know! thanks!
There are happy winter couples? I am miserable from start to finish and only great comfort food helps with the blues. These pancakes look amazing!!
haha! there are some, believe it or not! glad to hear you like the pancakes!
Never heard of Chia seeds before! Got to try them! Xx
Give them a try! They are good for you! 😉
I love chia seeds but haven’t tried them in pancakes yet, thank you for the recipe! This would definitely chase the winter blues away!
You are welcome! Keep warm!
I’ve always gotten the black chia seeds but yesterday, got some white ones for the first time—will totally be using those for this!!
Awesome!
Looks and sounds so delicious- never baked with chia seeds before. 🙂
Thank you!
Chia seeds make for such fluffy pancakes! Love it! Pancakes definitely make the winter (and mornings in general) way more bearable.
Glad to hear you like these, especially on a cold winter day! 😉
They look so tasty!
We like them also! Thanks!
These are FLUFF CENTRAL and totally perfect snow day food!!
Thanks a lot!
I’m with you on being non winter fans and this year being especially bad. Yuck! These pancakes look great and are the perfect reason to stay in.
Many thanks! Keep warm! 🙂
Sweetness with a healthy exclamation mark. Loved it!
Great! Thanks very much!
These look insanely good! There’s nothing better than a stack of pancakes when the weather is terrible!
Agreed! Thanks for your feedback!
I’m crazy about pancakes but I don’t eat them much because they make me feel so sluggish. These sound perfect with the whole wheat, chia seeds and blueberries. I think they might give me more energy instead of the usual problem. Love your pictures too, so enticing!
A little pancake, a little nap…oh well! 😉 Thanks for your comment!
I haven’t made pancakes in ages and ages! I love including blueberries in mine, and should really try chia seeds sometimes. Perfect for a snowy day. And we’ve had way too many of those this winter! Good stuff — thanks.
Nice! I hope you get to eat some soon!
I was just looking for a good pancake recipe this morning. These look perfect!!! 🙂
Thanks! Hope you get to enjoy them!
I love these. I have been adding chia seeds to everything lately.
Yeay! Chia seeds are great!
These pancakes look wonderful, and what a great place to include chia seeds. Blueberry pancakes are my favorite!
Great! Glad to hear you like it!
My husband and I are the same as you guys! We’d much rather be cooped up in the warmth of our home than be outside in the cold. We’re definitely sick of the cold and snow here in CT but hopefully it’s almost over. In the mean time, I’ll cuddle up to some comfort food breakfast like these pancakes. THese look so fluffy and delicious! 😉
Thanks for your understanding! Keep warm! 🙂
Chia seeds and pancakes sound so good! Make sure you stay warm 🙂
Many thanks! Have a good weekend!
We are ready for Spring… and no more snow, too! Love these pancakes. Very creative!
Appreciate your feedback!
I love how simple and healthy these are, we love chia seeds! And I’ve discovered I’m not a very enthusiastic winter person either 😛
Great! Glad you like chia seeds also! Thanks!
I haven’t had pancakes in a long time…yours sound like a wonderful treat on a snowy day.
they sure do! hope you get to have some soon!
Talk about the super food! These pancakes look wonderfully delicious and nutritious!
Glad to hear you like them!
I love snow but have spent half my ‘winter’ in Australia (where it’s summer of course) and now I’m in Greece where the ‘winter’ there is pretty pathetic, too (blue sky and warm afternoons the whole of this week!) So … it’s easy to feel a little envious of your piles of fluffy white stuff, although I know it’s been tough for you all over there this year! Same in the UK, where I’m from, where villagers are floating around in boats! Anyway, these pancakes look like a lovely consolation … don’t worry, spring isn’t too far away!
Haha! Looks like you moved around! Nice! Thanks for the encouragement! 🙂
Mmmm these sound so warm & comforting and awesome =)
Thanks very much!
Mmm blueberry pancakes are awesome! There’s a place here in NY called Clinton Street Baking Company that makes unreal ones. And since you have blueberries in the batter AND chia seeds, that totally makes them healthy, right 🙂
Thanks! We were actually hoping to go to that place last time we were in NYC but it didn’t work out 🙁 Hopefully next time!
One of my coworkers was talking about chia seeds the other day, I may just have to try them now. The pancakes look delicious!!
Great! Hope you like them!
Gorgeous pancakes! I like when they are thick…yes, with some blueberries and even chia seeds! 🙂 ela
Thanks very much!
Pancakes filled with antioxidants! Yum. You know, I am jealous that you get snow because over here in California we never get snow. The grass is always greener. 🙂
So true! I wish i was in Cali right now 😉 Thanks!
hello, you are the first person who I have met who doesnt like winter. I live in right next to the equator so winter is something I would love to experiance with snow!!!.
Haha! We can always switch places! 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Sounds like the perfect antidote for the snow!
Very true! Thank you!
I don’t ever want to leave when it’s cold out either, in fact, I wish I could just stay home all winter long!! These would are perfect winter weather pancakes, I can totally see myself with a big cup of coffee curled up on the couch eating these!
I am with you on staying in all winter long! Thanks for your comment!
Yummy pancakes, bonus for whole wheat, blueberries and chia!!
Thanks! We were happy they turned out fine!