Give an easy gift in a jar of cinnamon oat pancake-waffle mix with syrup (homemade or not) – but plan to make a batch for yourself because these pancakes are amazing!
Oh friends – my gift to you is this recipe for Cinnamon Oat Pancake -Waffle Mix. Who knew a humble pancake mix could inspire this much love?
Seriously, this easy recipe took me by surprise when I made it a few years ago to give as our family-themed handmade gift – because it was AWESOME. It’s kinda nutty from the oats (not sure how else to explain it…), with the refreshing cinnamon flavor and totally different from the run-of-the-mill buttermilk pancakes. I know you guys will love this!
It looks great layered in a quart sized mason jar with a simple label tied to it and it does make a great gift, especially when paired with syrup and a fun whisk. The syrup can be homemade (like this easy recipe) or store-bought, depending on the amount of time you have.
But here’s what we discovered: you’re going to want to make a batch for your own family, too. Probably a couple of batches.
And when you do give this pancake-waffle mix as a gift, you’ll definitely want to be ready with the full recipe (not just the mixing instructions included in the gift) because whoever you give it to is going to be asking for it – trust me on this.
To make it easy on you, I’m providing not only the jar-in-a-gift directions, along with a printable label with instructions for using the gift that you can download, print onto cardstock and tie to your jar with jute twin or a ribbon, I’m also writing up the full recipe that you can print off by clicking the arrow at the bottom of this article. Enjoy!
How to make a Cinnamon Oat Pancake-Waffle Mix gift with Free Printable Label
(You’ll find a full recipe for yourself, too, by clicking the arrow at the bottom to go to the printable labels and printable recipe – which you will want to do!)
Ingredients needed: (Affiliate links included below for your convenience.)
- whole wheat pastry flour OR unbleached
- whole wheat flour or spelt flour
- baking powder, soda & salt
- choice of: regular sugar, evaporated cane juice, coconut sugar, maple sugar
- cinnamon(good price compared to those little bottles!)
- dry buttermilk powder
- whole oats
- quart mason jar(s) with lids
- optional: storage lid(s) if reusing old quart jars
Order of the layers to fill each quart jar, pressing each layer with the back of a spoon to level (note: flour is listed in two places since it helps create the pretty layers):
Layer 1:
- 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour (or unbleached)
- 2 – 1/2 tsp. baking power
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 c. sugar (white, raw, coconut – even maple sugar is wonderful, though spendy)
Layer 2:
- 1 Tb. cinnamon (sprinkle around the edges of the jar so it shows)
- 1 c. whole wheat flour (regular) or spelt
Layer 3:
- 1/2 c. dry buttermilk
Layer 4:
- 2 c. oats (process briefly in a food processor to make some of the oats “quick” while leaving some whole)
After layering the dry ingredients, seal the jar and attach a label with instructions.
Click the arrow to go to the printable labels AND to print the full recipe to keep!
Great recipe! I tried it for myself first & loved it. I bought a new classic waffle iron for a friend & gave her a jar of this mix with it. I didn’t have any buttermilk powder, so I just left it out & said to use buttermilk (milk or dairy alternative) instead of water when I printed out the tag. I think coconut milk would be nice to use in this mix.
Thanks again Jami.
Wonderful, Jackie! I like your thought about the coconut milk – that would be nice for dairy-free folks.
Love whole wheat pancakes with oatmeal.
This looks so cute in the jar.
Thank you – This really makes amazing pancakes!
I can’t wait to make this for ME!!! Always looking for mixes that I can use that are easy and GF!
Love this! Question – were do you find Dry Buttermilk at?
I actually buy it bulk, Jennie, but I’ve seen it next to the cocoa powder (the container I’ve seen is made by the same company as a cocoa powder the store carries) in the baking section.
Can I use dried regular milk and ? Instead, because I can’t even buy fresh buttermilk where I live. The ? Would be something acidic I presume. Perhaps cream of tartar?
I ordered dried buttermilk online, Gill (I’ll try to get a link in there soon), but I think you’d be able to use regular dried milk. I don’t think you’d need acid, since it uses another leavening – the buttermilk is more for flavor I think.
Thanks Jami
This looks great – delicious, and also a fun gift idea – thanks for sharing! (Visiting from Tidy Mom)
Perfect timing! I’ve been looking for a gift to use as “party favors” for a neighborhood get-together we’re hosting and this is perfect!!! I love the idea that its something everyone can use in either of two ways, perfect, perfect, perfect!
Thank you for posting this, BTW I love all your posts’ which I receive via email, I just rarely get a chance to reply but I sat down long enough to do just that this time because I love this idea!
Thank you again,
Terry
Am I glad you did, Terry! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts – and I’m so glad this is good timing for you. 🙂
Jami this sounds like a wonderful gift for our neighbors and church family. I can’t wait to make some for ourselves! Now, off to town for supplies for “Cinnamon-Oat Pancake and Waffle Mix in a jar” gifts!
Thank you and have a great day
Yum! I love gift mix in a jar recipes 🙂 Thanks for sharing!