Easy 5 Minute Butternut Squash Pancakes

5 Minute Butternut Squash Pancakes Easy: Sneak in a little “healthy,” for kids all while adding a delicious rich flavor to plain pancakes! 

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Healthy Pancakes for Kids

The flu bug had been floating around our house for the previous couple of weeks, and I was determined to try and make the pancakes have at least a smidgen of “healthiness,” to it, so I could feel a little better about feeding him just plain sugar and white starches. Anything to encourage that little immune system to improve.

I thought to myself, “What can I add to the pancake mix, to make the pancakes just a little bit healthier?” Continuing to talk to myself like some crazy person, I said, “Hey… people put fruit in pancakes all of the time… why couldn’t I sneak in a little something healthy to these?”

If you prefer using almond milk in your pancakes, you can try

I had been staring at a can of butternut squash in my pantry for months. Don’t ask me why I bought this, but now I’m glad I did. 🙂

Butternut Squash Pancakes “Recipe”

I mixed the pancakes up using my favorite pancake mix (Krusteaz is my all time favorite because it only requires water and makes the FLUFFIEST pancakes), making the recommended measurements on the box for 4-6 pancakes.

Or, if you want to make your own pancakes from scratch, or these almond milk pancakes, you can do that, and proceed with the below.

Then I added just a large spoonful (a little over a Tablespoon) of canned butternut squash to the batter. I then mixed it up, and poured out little pancakes on my griddle like nothing ever happened.

The pancakes were done in 5 minutes. I kid you not.  (I also saved the remaining butternut squash for a future recipe, or for more butternut squash pancakes the next morning.)

The True Test:

I put the pancakes in front of my two little guys, and they scarfed them down like normal, and my three year old even exclaimed, “Mommy, deez pancakes are dewicious.” SUCCESS.

Honestly… I sat down with them and had a taste of the Butternut Squash Pancakes too, and I must say… they WERE delicious. I even happened to get a bite where I didn’t mix it up too well, and got a taste of the butternut squash puree… and it had a VERY nice flavor to it.

Totally recommend it you guys.

Butternut Squash Pancakes will forever be on my quick go-to breakfast list. Since this little experiment in the kitchen, I’ve also tried Sweet Potato Pancakes, using canned sweet potatoes too!

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Even Healthier?

If you have more time, and energy in the kitchen, feel free to ditch the canned veggies. Bake your butternut squash/sweet potatoes the night before or in the morning to add to the pancake batter. I’ve yet to do this, but that would require a little more planning ahead, and well… I’m not that good yet. 😉