Apple-Cinnamon Pile o' Pancakes

Yield: 5 servings (2 pancakes and 2 tablespoons syrup each)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Apple Cinnamon Cheerios cereal
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2/3 cup chunky applesauce
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• Maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup*

Instructions

1. Heat griddle or 12 inch skillet over medium-low heat or to 325 degrees F.
2. Pour cereal into plastic bag and seal. Crush cereal with rolling pin or can of soup. Pour crushed cereal into large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients, except syrup, just until moistened.
3. Pour batter, a generous 1/4 cup at a time, onto hot griddle. Cook for 2 minutes or until edges look cooked and bubbles begin to break on the surface. Flip pancakes and cook other side until golden, about 2 minutes longer.
4. Serve with syrup.

Notes

* Tasty topping: Skip the syrup and top instead with warm apple pie filling or a sprinkle of brown sugar.

Attribution

Cheerios Cookbook by the Betty Crocker editors