In a large bowl stir together the oats and buttermilk. Let sit for 20 minutes.
Add the eggs, vanilla, and oil to the bowl, and whisk to combine.
Add the flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir together until combined.
Fold in the strawberries.
Place a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly spray with cooking spray.
Add ½ cup of the batter to the skillet and spread it out into a circle shape.
Cook for 3 minutes on the first side until bubbles come up in the center and burst.
Flip and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until the bottom is browned.
Serve immediately with whipped cream and maple syrup.
Notes
Nutritional value does not include syrup or whipped topping.
This recipe can be doubled to serve more people!
Other fruits can be used instead of strawberries.
Top this with other things, see above for ideas.
Make sure that you are using old fashioned oats for this recipe.
These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
The whole wheat flour can be substituted for all-purpose flour.
Use this as a base recipe for other pancakes. You can even leave out the strawberries for just oatmeal pancakes. Some other yummy mix-ins include: blueberries, chocolate chips, chopped pecans, butterscotch chips, or peanut butter chips.