When I found out last night via Twitter that yesterday was National Pancake Day, I knew I’d have to celebrate it a day late and whip some up for breakfast in the morning. After all, I love pancakes and celebrating any fun, silly holidays!

I know that some people don’t believe in counting calories. It”s all a matter of personal preference, but I like to know what the food I’m taking in consists of. Plus, I usually log all of my eats into MyFitnessPal, so it kind of forces me to know how many calories I’m eating whether I want to know or not (except when I eat meals out – in which case it sometimes is a guessing game!). I like to consistently eat healthy, but if I don’t keep myself aware of the calories I’m consuming, I tend to eat more than I need to. And that is no bueno, since it can only lead to feeling yucky and gaining weight. Food is supposed to make you feel nourished and fulfilled, not bloated and too full, am I right?!

With that being said, I typically like to keep my breakfast meals around 200 calories. When coming up with a pancake breakfast idea this morning, I wanted to be consistent with that. I was in the mood for pumpkin and had Laughing Cow cinnamon cream cheese wedges handy. Thus, my cinnamon pumpkin pancake recipe, or what I’m thinking of as my new favorite autumn-time pancake, was born:

Giant Cinnamon Pumpkin Pancake

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients

2 TBSP pure pumpkin
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 TSP brown sugar
1 packet of Stevia sweetener
1/4 TSP baking powder
1/4 TSP cinnamon
1 wedge of Laughing Cow cinnamon cream cheese spread
Dash of nutmeg
Dash of salt

Instructions

Warm a medium pan over medium heat and spray with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine pumpkin, flour, almond milk, sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
Pour batter onto pan to form one large pancake. Heat until lightly browned on both sides.
Spread cinnamon cream cheese spread on top of pancake, then enjoy while it's warm!