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Golden brown homemade pancakes that were made using a pancake recipe inspired from First Watch.
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First Watch Inspired Pancake Recipe: DIY Copycat

Discover the ultimate First Watch Inspired Pancake recipe with this delicious copycat version. Perfect for breakfast, these fluffy pancakes will make your mornings extraordinary!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1 tsp. sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp. flax seeds
  • 1 tsp. cornmeal
  • ½ cup half & half
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup butter (melted)
  • 3 egg

Equipment

  • griddle (cast iron or regular skillet will work as well)

Method
 

  1. Choose a medium bowl or large mixing bowl to mix your ingredients in.
    Baking powder container with a teaspoon full sticking out of the top over a bowl with flour in it.
  2. Use a whisk or a spoon to mix all the dry ingredients together until they are evenly distributed. Make sure there are no clumps of flour or sugar and that the seeds and oats are well incorporated.
    Overhead shot of a large mixing bowl full of dry First Watch inspired pancake mix on a brown table decorated with flowers.
  3. Combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
    Butter being poured out of a blue bowl into an egg and dry pancake mixture.
  4. Gradually pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring continuously to ensure a smooth, lump-free batter. Mix until all the dry ingredients are just moistened and combined.
  5. Add more milk a little at a time if you like thinner pancakes.
    Overhead picture of First Watch inspired pancake mix with golden butter on top getting ready to mix the wet and dry ingredients together.
  6. Heat the griddle over medium heat (300 degrees).
  7. Spread butter over the top of the griddle or spray with a non-stick spray.
  8. Pour batter on the griddle and heat until bubbles are formed. ¼-½ cup of batter per pancake is usually about right.
    Pancake batter bubbling on a griddle with melted butter bubbling on the sides.
  9. Once you can see several bubbles, they are ready to flip. This takes right around 2 ½- 3 minutes.
  10. Flip the pancakes over and cook for about one more minute.
    Six pancakes ready to be platted on a griddle that were made using a pancake recipe inspired from First Watch.
  11. Take them off the griddle and serve warm.
    Multiple golden pancakes fanned around an old fashioned creame plate with red designs.
  12. You can top them with syrup, berries, butter, powdered sugar, or honey.
    Golden brown homemade pancakes that were made using a pancake recipe inspired from First Watch topped with powdered sugar, honey, and butter.

Notes

These pancakes make a delicious snack. You can spread some peanut butter on them later on in the day and chow down. If you have left over sausage or bacon, you can use the pancake as a wrap and turn that into a quick to go snack.
To get the nutty flavor and heartiness that First Watch offers, you will want to make sure you add in the cornmeal, oats, flax seed, and sesame seeds. However, you can leave one or all of them out if you prefer a less textured and less nutty flavored pancake. Being that this is a copycat recipe that has been inspired by First Watch, I do not have nutritional information or nutritional data to share.