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Zucchini bread pancakes have all the flavor of your favorite summer snack, but in breakfast form! Youโll love these veggie-filled pancakes.

โGuess what tomorrow is?โ my older son asks as I am tucking him in for the night.
โWhat?โ I ask, knowing that part of this is just a way to stay up a smidge longer. Kids have a way with wanting to talk about everything when itโs bedtime.
โPANCAKE SUNDAY!โ
When youโre 8, itโs hard to not get excited about having pancakes for breakfast. Heck, at any age itโs exciting! Though pancakes are incredibly simple to make, there is just something about them that screams โspecial morning.โ
While we tend to make the same basic pancakes most weekends, I like to mix it up when I feel like weโre in a flapjack rut. Since itโs summertime and weโre deep in summer produce, I figured, why not zucchini bread pancakes?
I love turning favorite quick breads into pancakes. My banana bread pancakes are a favorite around here, so it was only a matter of time before I made a zucchini version!
Zucchini bread pancakes have all the flavor of that lovely snack โ Iโm sure Iโm not the only one who can devour half a loaf of zucchini bread in the blink of an eye. My kids are still sometimes suspicious of zucchini bread, but they really canโt say no to a stack of pancakes.
This recipe only uses one small-to-medium zucchini, but you can easily double it if you need to use up more of your garden haul! Grated zucchini also freezes well, so go ahead and grate extra and then freeze into portioned packs.
If you or your family donโt like walnuts, feel free to skip them, or just serve them on the side for those who enjoy a bit of crunch. Either way, youโll love these zucchini bread pancakes!
These chocolate zucchini muffins are another great way to sneak vegetables into breakfast. You could use them for inspiration and add some cocoa powder or chocolate chips to these zucchini bread pancakes, too!
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Zucchini Bread Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup grated zucchini
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- maple syrup, For serving
Directions
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix together zucchini, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in vanilla, egg, and milk.3/4 cup grated zucchini, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 large egg, 1/2 cup milk
- Stir wet ingredients into flour mixture until just combined, then stir in walnuts.1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Heat your griddle and spray with nonstick spray, if desired.
- Stir melted butter into pancake batter.1 tablespoon butter
- Using a 1/4 cup scoop, scoop batter onto griddle. Cook pancakes until bubbles form and pop on the surface, then flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Repeat until all batter is used.
- Serve with maple syrup and additional walnuts, if desired.maple syrup
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This is so creative! I love zucchini bread so this will definitely be making an appearance in the near future!
Thanks for the recipe! I used almond milk and topped with some yogurt and cacao nibs. Great in the summer when it’s too hot to bake zucchini bread.