IT’S OFFICIALLY FALL! YAY!
Okay, I’ll try to be done with all of that autumnal-shouting now…maybes. We’ll see.
Anyway, in all the excitement and anticipation for fall, I’ve been thumbing through my cookbook hoard and I’ve been perusing Adrianna’s sweet book, Pancakes, often. I mean, there are SO MANY good-lookin’ recipes in there. Gingerbread Pancakes! Chai Tea Popovers! and savory goods like Kimchi Fritters and Gruyere + Ham Dutch Baby (WUT!?). I started with her basic buttermilk batter many weeks ago and have been itching to try out so many more variations and since autumn is here for reals, I’m all about warm spices and cozy recipes.
Enter, these Apple Pie Pancakes. They are a warmly spiced, apple-y, tender, fluffy pancake dream. Sean is an avid lover of all the breakfast foods and he said these pancakes taste like an apple-pie + french-toast hybrid. Ain’t nothin wrong with that. And if you wanted to top these with whipped cream, a la Leslie Knope, I could get with that.
oh, so slightly adapted from Pancakes by Adrianna Adarme
- Dry Mix:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Wet Mix:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon unsalted
butter, melted and cooled - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix In:
- 1 cup peeled and grated apple, about 1 medium apple
- butter or oil for greasing the skillet
- Preheat oven to 200˚F.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a measuring cup or bowl whisk together the milk, egg, butter, and vanilla. Add the wet mix to dry and mix until just combined. There should be some small to medium lumps, don’t over mix! Fold in the grated apple.
- Preheat your skillet over medium-high heat and brush with some butter or oil. Scoop ¼ cup of the batter onto the warmed skillet and cook 1-2 minutes until small bubbles form on the surface of the pancakes, flip. Cook on the other side a minute or two or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer cooked pancakes to a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven. Repeat with remaining batter and serve with butter and maple syrup (or whipped cream!).
Leslie Knope knows what’s up! I love Adrianna’s book, too and I have yet to try these guys. I definitely want a apple pie/french toast hybrid.
She really does!
Okay, I don’t know how it happened, but one night we were all, “Let’s watch some old Parks episodes to get ready for the new ones,” and one week later we had blazed through the entire season. Oops. That Leslie Knope–I want her to be my BFF. And these pancakes should be my BFF too. Looks perfect for this chilly MI weather!
Oh, this happens to me far too often!
LOVE!! I could eat pancakes all day errday.. These look all kindsa wonderful..
the pancake diet!
We’ve been making apple pancakes too! The apples are KILLER right now. I’m still shouting about fall too 🙂
they really are! I’ve been going apple-crazy.
I reviewed Adrianna’s book and of all the pancakes to make, these are the ones I made as well! Great minds 🙂 Yours look wonderful!
YES! 😉
Beautiful! I love dessert-inspired pancakes. As if regular pancakes weren’t indulgent enough… I mean, if we’re doing this thing, let’s do it right.
Also: ahh, Parks and Rec is almost back!!! I’m hunkering down with waffles, all the eggs and bacon I have, and a bottle of Snake Juice.
SNAKE JUICE!
I looooove these! So delicious!
Thanks, Katrina!
Oooh, I’m definitely looking forward to a slow-paced, crisp, cool morning to make these on. I may be too lazy to make apple pie, but apple pie pancakes? Pancakes and laziness complement each other nicely.
Yes! These are the perfect lazy-alternative to pie 🙂
Pancakes are my second favourite food behind doughnuts. This post makes me happy.
yay! thanks, Sarah!
Come on, this is torture! That is it, I need to cave and cough up the money for this one! It’s just too good (Adrianna is amazing!)! Love these!
haha! it’s a good one for sure!
Thanks for making these, lady!!! xoxo So glad you ended up liking them. I haven’t made them in over a year–need to remedy that!
Yes! These look so tasty. I’d like to pie pancake my weekend away.