Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups flour
1 cup quick oats
1⁄3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
3⁄4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
3⁄4 cup pumpkin (puree)
2 eggs
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions

Preheat an electric griddle to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger for 20 seconds. Make a well in center of mixture, then set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl whisk together buttermilk, pumpkin puree, eggs, canola oil and vanilla extract until well blended. Pour pumpkin mixture into flour mixture and whisk just unti combined then fold in chocolate chips.
Pour about 1/3 cup batter at a time onto buttered griddle and spread into an even round. Cook until bottom is golden brown then flip and cook opposite side until golden brown. Serve warm with maple syrup.