I went to IHOP once and got these things they call a cinnastack.  It was sinful.  They should have called it a sin-a-stack.  This week IHOP was offering a free small stack if you made a donation to their cause.  I tried to go with the kids but there was barely standing room in the lobby because the line was so long!  We left and I promised to make the kids IHOP style pancakes this morning.  Here’s what I came up with!

First I made Grandma Ware’s pancakes.  Today I used flax milk with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice in lieu of buttermilk.  I also ground the spelt in my vitamix so I could feel like they were a little bit healthy under all that sugar and butter!  While those were cooking, I mixed up the cinnamon sugar butter.  It was just butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, pinch of salt and vanilla, mashed it up with a fork until it’s combined.  Spread a bit of this on each pancake.

Then I made the drizzle on top and based it loosely on my cream cheese frosting recipe.  Butter, cream cheese, milk, powdered sugar, vanilla, pinch of salt whisked together.  I ended up adding a bit more milk to mine because the drizzle was less drizzle and more clumpy.  See?

It tasted great, though!  Anyway, I added a little more milk and got it to be more like this.  If you want it even fancier for company, you could put it into a zip top bag, cut off the corner and drizzle it on really pretty.

So that’s it! If you want a deliciously sinful breakfast treat, this may be the one you need!

[ultimate-recipe id=”2435″]

The post “Cinnastack” craving satisfied! appeared first on Little Reasons.

This part is optional, but I think it really deepens the flavor.  Put the steel cut oats into the pan and turn heat to low.  Keep stirring or tossing around until it smells nutty.  Then add apples, water, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.  I usually use a whole nutmeg and grate it on my microplane.  This is what a whole nutmeg looks like.  They last forever!  I’ve probably used this particular one in at least 4 recipes and there’s still lots more.

Since I don’t measure it, so I used about this much in the recipe (see below).

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook about 15 minutes, or until steel cut oats are done.  It’s hard to judge time on this because everyone likes the texture a little different.  I like it still a bit chewy.  You could also make this in the crockpot if you want an instant breakfast.  Add all the ingredients and set to low overnight.  Turn it on as late as possible because it gets mushy if it cooks too long!

I top mine with brown sugar, chopped pecans and a pat of butter.  It’s so delicious!  I hope you love it!

[ultimate-recipe id=”2276″]

The post Steel Cut Apple Oats appeared first on Little Reasons.

The post Sour Cream Coffee Cake appeared first on Little Reasons.