These apple pancakes are packed with cinnamon and other fall spices. Slather with butter and dunk them in some homemade vanilla maple syrup!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Bread, Rolls, Muffins & Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cinnamon pancakes, apple pancakes
Servings: 8pancakes
Calories: 202kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
Pancakes
1cupall-purpose flour
2tablespoonslight brown sugarpacked
1teaspoonbaking powder
2teaspoonsground cinnamonoriginal recipe calls for 1 teaspoon
½teaspoonground nutmegoriginal recipe calls for 1/8 teaspoon
½teaspoonground clove
⅛teaspoonsalt
1cupwhole milk
1large egg
1tablespoonunsalted buttermelted and cooled slightly
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupgrated appleabout 1 medium apple
Butter or vegetable oil for skillet
Vanilla Maple Syrup
about 1/2 cup maple syrupwarmed gently
1teaspoonvanilla extract or the scrapings of 1 vanilla bean
Instructions
Make the Pancakes
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
In a measuring cup or small bowl, measure out the milk. Add the remaining wet ingredients and beat until combined.
All at once, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. The batter should have some small to medium lumps; don’t overmix or try to stir them smooth.
Gently fold in the grated apple.
Preheat your skillet over medium heat and brush with 1 1/2 teaspoons of butter or 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
Using a 1/4-cup measure, scoop batter onto warm skillet. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until small bubbles form on the surface of the pancakes, and then flip.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook on the opposite side for about 1 minute, or until golden brown. (My pancakes were slightly larger than 1/4-cup of batter each, and I yielded 7 rather than 8; and they took slightly longer to cook than recipe indicates).
Transfer cooked pancakes to a baking sheet and place in a preheated 200F oven to keep warm.
Repeat the process with the remaining batter, adding more butter or oil to the skilled when needed. Serve immediately.
Make the Vanilla Maple Syrup
Stir together the syrup, vanilla, and serve over pancakes. Optionally, serve with Vanilla Maple Butter.