Cinnamon Apple Pancakes are made with traditional pancake batter mixed with apples cooked in a brown sugar cinnamon syrup.
I didn’t eat pancakes very much growing up. Our typical weekend breakfasts consisted of garlic fried rice, eggs, and some sort of meat (tapa, longganisa, tocino).
I loved (and still LOVE) Filipino breakfasts, but as a child, I wanted to be like the kids in the commercials with that ate cereal and milk, Pop Tarts, and Ego waffles.
It would take a lot of convincing, but every now and then, my parents would let me buy those “shake and pour” pancake mixes.
Cinnamon Apple Pancakes
Little did I know how easy it was to make pancake batter from scratch. Nowadays, pancakes and waffles are something I enjoy on the regular.
As soon as autumn rolls around, pancakes become a weekend staple. First up, these cinnamon apple pancakes.
(And as it gets closer to the holidays, it’s time for gingerbread pancakes and eggnog pancakes!)
While I love going out for breakfast, it’s just so much easier to make it at home. The handful of breakfast spots in Pasadena are ALWAYS packed on the weekends.
I can’t bare to wait more than half an hour for a table when I’m hangry in the morning. In the same amount of time it takes to wait for a table and order, I can have these pancakes prepared and EATEN!
This recipe uses a standard pancake batter. It’s the cinnamon apple mixture that’s folded into the batter before cooking that makes this pancakes so delicious!
Cinnamon Apple Pancakes
Ingredients
Cinnamon Apple:
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1 ¼ cup chopped apple (1 medium apple, peeled, cored)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch fine sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
Pancake Batter:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- cinnamon apple mixture
Instructions
Cinnamon Apple:
- In a heavy bottomed sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and continue to cook until sugar dissolved. Add chopped apple, cinnamon, salt, and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Cook for 3-5 minutes until apples have softened. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Pancake:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Pour in milk, egg, and melted butter. Stir to combine and mix until almost smooth. Fold in cinnamon apple mixture.
- Lightly grease a griddle or skillet with butter and set over medium heat. Once griddle (or skillet) is warm, pour in ¼ cup portions of batter. Cook until bubbles begin to form on surface. Flip pancake with spatula and cook other side until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining batter. Adjust heat accordingly if pancakes are browning too fast.
- Serve pancakes warm with maple syrup and a few apple slices, to garnish.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These are incredibly good. The flavor is perfect. Really loved them and will make again.
That’s wonderful to hear! Glad you enjoyed it!
What could be better than waking up to a stack of these?! Looks amazing!
I rarely had pancakes much as a kid either (but because my mom never wanted to make them), but now as an adult, I love them. I really love this fall twist on a new breakfast favorite!
These look so good – I’m thinking they’d be perfect for dinner tonight! (Nope, don’t think I could wait till tomorrow’s breakfast!)
Pancakes are one of my favorite Breakfasts! These look so fluffy and I love the addition of apples.
Cinnamon and apples are always baked into something this time of year. These pancakes would be all for me!!
These would be gobbled up so quickly in our house! YUMMY!
Loving this stack! Fresh apples are one of my favorites add!
Wow that is one AMAZING stack of pancakes!!!
I am loving these pancakes! Perfect for fall!