APPLE-CINNAMON PANCAKES

Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes image

Secret ingredient? Good-for-you Cheerios® cereal hides in this stack of melt-in-your-mouth pancakes.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 20m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Heat griddle or 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat or to 325°F.
Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Using rolling pin, crush cereal; pour into large bowl. Stir in all remaining ingredients except syrup just until moistened.
Onto hot griddle, pour batter by generous 1/4 cupfuls for each pancake. Cook 2 minutes or until edges look cooked and bubbles begin to break on surface. Turn pancakes; cook other side about 2 minutes longer or until golden brown. Serve with syrup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 450 mg, Sugar 26 g, TransFat 0 g