A few weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon, I cracked open a brand new jigsaw puzzle box. Before sorting through the 1,000 pieces to find and assemble the border of the puzzle, I decided to set up a movie to listen to in the background while I worked.
As an unseasonably cloudy day, Harry Potter just felt right (I call those cool overcast days “Harry Potter days” because they make me feel like I’m back in Great Britain!), so I reached for the first of the eight DVDs. As the opening scenes rolled, I slid the jigsaw pieces together, hardly glancing up at the screen…
I’ve seen the movie enough times that I can recite most of the lines!
Over the next week, even after the clouds disappeared and our Southern California sunshine returned, I continued to work on my puzzle for an hour or two each day to unwind in the afternoons and evenings, all with Harry Potter playing in the background. Once I finished the first movie, I moved on to the second… then the third… then the fourth…
I even finished that puzzle and starting another one!
Although the weather outside still screamed summer, it felt like fall inside my house while watching those Harry Potter movies. With how often the characters appeared bundled up in jackets and scarves, sat down for lavish meals in the Great Hall, and mentioned pumpkin juice… I started to crave fall foods all day long too — especially pumpkin-flavored ones!
So after a few too many of those breakfast scenes in the Great Hall, I walked away from my jigsaw puzzle and whipped up a batch of these Ultimate Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes as a fun breakfast-for-dinner meal! They’re easy to make, irresistibly fluffy, and full of cozy autumn pumpkin spice flavors.
And although most of my family douses their pancakes with pure maple syrup… I mixed up a simple cinnamon glaze for my pancake stacks. Best idea EVER! It added the perfect sweet and comforting touch, and I scraped up every last crumb, drip, and drizzle.
These healthy pumpkin pancakes are definitely now at the top of my favorite fall breakfasts list… They’re the best pumpkin pancakes I’ve ever had!
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