Apple Crisp Pancakes – Whitney Miller

Ingredients

• Granola
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons light brown or coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seed, optional
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• Spiced Apples
• 1 tablespoon salted butter
• 1/2 cup light brown or coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (preferably Saigon)
• 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• Pancakes
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons pure cane or blonde coconut sugar
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter, or as much as you need to grease griddle