Mini Pancake Bites
Get all the cozy, fluffy goodness of homemade pancakes, baked in a mini muffin tin so you can crank out a whole batch at once. Perfect for little hands to dip in syrup on busy weekday mornings.
Equipment
- 1 whisk or electric mixer
- 1 mini muffin tin
- 1 small cookie scoop
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- 2 T sugar
- 1 T baking powder fresh (if older than 6 months, get a new one)
- ¼ tsp salt I use coarse salt, if using table salt, use less
- 5 T unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F, and grease a mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 5T butter (stir a few times to prevent it from scorching).
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, 2T sugar, 1T baking powder, and 1/4t salt.
- Pour the melted butter into a separate bowl, and stir in 2 cups buttermilk, 2t vanilla and 1 egg until well combined. Note: some small lumps may form as a result of the hot butter mixing with the cold milk, so don't be alarmed. This is completely fine!
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix gently until combined into a nice batter (I use my stand mixer on the low setting).
- Use a small cookie scoop like this one to fill each cup about 2/3 full with the batter.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden. (Tip: you can double check that they are cooked enough by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean, they are ready).
- Let the pancake bites cool in the pan for a couple of minutes, then pop them out of tin and onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve warm with a side of maple syrup for dipping. Nutella and jam are also fun to have on hand and as well. Makes approx 36 mini bites.
Notes
Makes approx 36 pancake bites.
Try making the pancake bites with these fun mix-ins:
- Milk, dark or white chocolate chips
- Crushed candy bars (Snickers are another favorite)
- Blueberries or raspberries
- Diced apples and cinnamon
- Sprinkles (fun for birthday mornings)
Nutrition
Serving: 1pancake biteCalories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 77IUCalcium: 37mgIron: 0.3mg
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