Soft and Fluffy Apple Pancakes

These Apple Pancakes are chock full of apples, and have a wonderful sweet flavor along with a light golden exterior. They make a perfect breakfast with a drizzle of maple syrup as they are heartwarming and filling. Making these apple pancakes is as easy as making any other type of pancake recipe.

You begin by mixing eggs with sugar and lemon zest followed by milk and vegetable oil. Then, you stir in the flour and baking powder until a smooth batter forms. Finally, you stir chopped apples into the batter before cooking the pancakes in a skillet on the stove. The resulting pancakes are sweet with a rich apple flavor that pairs beautifully with maple syrup!

What are Apple Pancakes?

Apple pancakes are a take on more traditional pancakes that involve cooking a starch-based batter in a skillet. Often, pancake recipes include a combination of flour, milk, eggs, baking powder, and sugar. However, the type of flour and milk can vary. These apple pancakes use regular milk and all-purpose flour.

Often, pancake recipes will include additional ingredients like fresh fruit or chocolate chips. Diced apple is delicious in these apple pancakes as it imparts sweetness and moisture into the batter.

Pro Tips

• Choose apples that will hold their shape during the cooking process such as macintosh, spartan, pink lady, golden delicious, and honeycrisp.
• If you are dairy-free, you can use plant-based milk in these apple pancakes.
• This recipe calls for peeled apples, however, for added nutrition, you can leave the peels on the apples.
• If you love the combination of cinnamon and apples, you can add cinnamon to the pancake batter.
• Use a non-stick skillet or a well-seasoned cast iron skillet to ensure that the pancakes don’t stick.

What to Serve with Apple Pancakes?

These apple pancakes can be served with maple syrup and a square of butter on top for added flavor. They are also delicious with powdered sugar on top for sweetness if you prefer that to the maple syrup.

What Types of Apples Should I Use in Apple Pancakes?

Any type of apple that you love the flavor of will work in this apple pancakes. However, apples that hold their shape during cooking are ideal, such as golden delicious, macintosh, spartan, pink lady, or honeycrisp.

Can I Make Apple Pancakes Dairy-Free?

Yes, if you are on a dairy-free diet, you can replace the regular milk with a plant-based milk such as almond milk or soy milk.

Can I Make Whole-Wheat Apple Pancakes?

Whole wheat flour adds more density to pancakes than all-purpose flour. For that reason, if you would like to make whole-wheat apple pancakes, it would be best to replace only part of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for the best texture.

Can I Freeze Apple Pancakes?

Yes, these apple pancakes can be frozen! Once they’ve cooled completely, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet to freeze individually. After about an hour, transfer them to an airtight container or freezer bag, separating layers with parchment paper to prevent sticking. They can be stored for up to 2 months. To reheat, warm them in a pan, oven, or toaster until heated through!

How to Store Apple Pancakes

Leftover apple pancakes can be placed in a sealed container in the fridge where they will keep for up to 3 to 5 days. Then, when you are ready to serve them, you could either toast them in a toaster or heat them in the microwave.

How to Make Apple Pancakes

Step 1

Step 1

Chop the apple into small pieces.

Chop the apple into small pieces.

Step 2

Step 2

Mix the eggs with the sugar and lemon zest until combined.

Mix the eggs with the sugar and lemon zest until combined.

Step 3

Step 3

Mix in the milk and vegetable oil until combined.

Mix in the milk and vegetable oil until combined.

Step 4

Step 4

Mix in the flour and baking powder until combined.

Mix in the flour and baking powder until combined.

Step 5

Step 5

Stir the apples into the batter.

Stir the apples into the batter.

Step 6

Step 6

Heat a skillet on the stove and brush it with some vegetable oil. Place 2 tbsp portions of the batter in the skillet and cook them for 2 minutes on each side.

Heat a skillet on the stove and brush it with some vegetable oil. Place 2 tbsp portions of the batter in the skillet and cook them for 2 minutes on each side.

Step 7

Step 7

Serve the pancakes with maple syrup.

Serve the pancakes with maple syrup.