Butternut Vanilla Bean Pancakes

Easily my favorite weekend breakfast, there’s nothing quite like waking up to the luscious aroma of coffee and sweetness wafting from the kitchen. Piling up a big stack of soft, fluffy pancakes and drenching them in about a gallon of maple syrup as a kid, it was breakfasts like these that made waking up before noon worthwhile. Though they were reserved only for the most special occasions, and usually when we had company, I relished every bite when they graced the breakfast table. Though I’m