Apple cinnamon pancakes are light and fluffy pancakes made with tart grated apples. Top these melt in your mouth apple pancakes with an easy to make maple glazed, cinnamon spiced apple topping. These cinnamon apple pancakes make the best pancakes for a cozy and indulgent fall breakfast everyone will love.
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Why Should You Make This Recipe
I love quick and easy breakfast recipes such as a stack of warm, buttery pancakes. My Sweet Cream Pancakes, Sheet Pan Pancakes, Pancakes without Milk and Oat Flour Pancakes are a few delicious pancake recipes that I absolutely adore. This apple cinnamon pancakes recipe is just as delicious and easy to make as regular pancakes, but has an irresistible addition that makes them perfect for fall.
- You love fall breakfasts: With the addition of grated apples and cinnamon, these apple pancakes are the perfect cozy breakfast for fall. Top with cinnamon spiced maple glazed apples for even more fall inspired flavor.
- You love simple and easy to make breakfasts: These cinnamon apple pancakes are just as easy to make as regular pancakes. In fact, you can even use a pancake mix to make these sweet apple filled pancakes.
Ingredients
These pancakes with apple topping only a handful of basic pantry ingredients which makes them as perfect for busy mornings as they are for easy weekend brunches. Here’s what you will need to make them.
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
- Dry Ingredients: Gather all purpose flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Wet Ingredients: Gather eggs, oil, milk, vanilla extract and shredded apples.
Apple Topping for Pancakes
Gather apples, butter, sugar, cinnamon and maple syrup.
Substitutions
Here are my recommended substitutions to make these easy apple spiced pancakes if you need them.
- All purpose flour: To make these fluffy fall pancakes gluten free, use a good 1-1 gluten free flour or oat flour. Replace the amount of flour based on weight rather (240 g) than cups.
- Baking Powder and Baking Soda: Both leaveners are needed to make these pancakes rise. Make sure the baking powder and baking soda are in date.
- Ground Cinnamon: Feel free to use apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice.
- Granulated Sugar: This shredded apple pancake recipe calls for granulated sugar, but maple sugar would also work well to make the pancakes refined sugar free as well.
- Eggs: This recipe has not been tested without eggs.
- Oil: Feel free to use your preferred neutral tasting oil such as avocado or use the same amount of melted butter or coconut oil.
- Milk: Feel free to use your preferred milk of choice.
- Apples: The best apple for these pancakes are tart apples such as Granny Smith. Other delicious options are Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Fuji, and Pink Lady and Cosmic.
How To Make
Learn how to make apple cinnamon pancakes in a few easy steps.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt together until well combined. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth. Whisk in the oil and milk together until smooth and well combined. Whisk in the wet ingredients with the dry until just combined with some lumps. Fold in the shredded apples. Do not overmix the pancake batter.
- Heat a non stick skillet or griddle to low- medium heat while the batter rests for a few minutes. Drop a small amount of pancake batter onto the preheated skillet to test if the skillet is ready. In a preheated non stick skillet or griddle, melt some butter, coconut oil or other oil on the skillet. Using a ¼ cup (59 ml) measuring cup, drop the thick and creamy apple batter onto the hot skillet. When bubbles start to form, pop and stay on surface of the pancake, it’s time to flip. This takes about 3 - 4 minutes. Flip the pancakes and cook for an additional 2 -3 minutes. Transfer the pancakes to a cooling rack or plate. Continue cooking the pancakes until all the batter is used. Serve as soon as possible. I like topping my fluffy homemade apple pancakes with a sauteed apple topping.
- Peel, core and dice 2 apples. Add the apples, butter, sugar and cinnamon to a sauce pan or small pot. Stir well to combined and cook the apples over medium heat for 3 - 5 minutes or until your desired softness. Remove the apples from the heat and stir in the maple syrup. Top the cinnamon apple pancakes with the apple topping, more maple syrup and serve.
How To Serve, Store, Freeze and Thaw
- Serve: Pancakes are the perfect dish to use any toppings you like. They would be especially delicious with the suggested sauteed apples. If you prefer a similar topping, try my air fryer apples. Powdered sugar or more maple syrup would also be delicious.
- Store: Place the pancakes and apple topping in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the fridge. Although, these pancakes are best enjoyed the same day or kept frozen to enjoy at a later date.
- Freeze: Make sure the pancakes are completely cooled to room temperature. Lay the pancakes in a single layer on a baking sheet and flash freeze them for about 20 minutes. Transfer them to an airtight and freezer safe container like a ziplock bag. Store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Thaw: The easiest and fastest way to thaw these apple spiced pancakes is to lay 1 - 2 on a microwave safe plate. Heat in the microwave for about 45 - 60 seconds, flipping them halfway through the re-heating time.
M’s Expert Tips
- Use tart or sweet apples. Look for tart apples like Granny Smith or sweeter apples like Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Pink Lady apples.
- Bring cold ingredients to room temperature: This allows the ingredients to mix together more evenly which requires less mixing, resulting in soft and fluffy pancakes.
- Use a ¼ cup measuring cup: This is the easiest, quickest and cleanest way to get perfectly sized apple and cinnamon pancakes.
- Add butter or coconut oil: Melt some butter on the warm skillet or griddle after each batch of pancakes. This simple step makes these the best apple pancakes.
- Use low-medium heat: It’s easy to increase the heat, but takes more time to reduce an over heated pan. Cook these pancakes over low-medium heat to ensure they don’t burn before they’re finished cooking.
- Look for bubbles: Bubbles should form, pop and stay open on the surface of the pancake when it is finished cooking and is ready to be flipped.
- Top the pancakes with the apple topping. The grated apples bring a subtle apple taste to the pancakes. For even more fall flavor, add 10 extra minutes to your prep time and make the cinnamon and maple apple topping.
FAQs
What are apple pancakes made out of?
Fluffy apple cinnamon pancakes have all the same ingredients as regular pancakes with the addition of ground cinnamon or apple pie spice and grated apples.
Can I make these as mini pancakes?
Yes, instead of using a ¼ cup measuring cup to drop the apple cinnamon pancake batter onto the skillet, use a tablespoon. Each side will take around 2 minutes to cook, but still look for bubbles before flipping.
Can I use pancake mix to make these cinnamon apple pancakes?
Yes, in addition to the ingredients listed on the back of the box, make sure to add some ground cinnamon and grated apples.
How do I keep pancakes warm?
Place them on a lined baking sheet in a warm (200 F/ 93 C) oven until ready to serve.
Other Easy Apple Recipes to Try
If you try this Apple Cinnamon Pancakes recipe please rate the recipe and leave a comment below. Doing so helps other readers decide if this is a great recipe to make. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram using @olivesnthyme so I can see what you’re baking!
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes Recipe
Apple cinnamon pancakes are light and fluffy pancakes made with tart grated apples. Top these melt in your mouth apple pancakes with an easy to make maple glazed, cinnamon spiced apple topping. These cinnamon apple pancakes make the best pancakes for a cozy and indulgent fall breakfast everyone will love.
Equipment
- 1 whisk
- 1 griddle or skillet
- 1 ¼ cup measuring cup optional
- 1 knife
- 1 sauce pan or small pot
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
- 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup (60 ml) oil
- 1½ cups (300 ml) milk
- 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and shredded
Apple Topping for Pancakes
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons (25 g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt together until well combined. Set aside.2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour, ¼ cup (50 g) sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon , 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda , ½ teaspoon salt
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth. Whisk in the oil and milk together until smooth and well combined. Whisk in the wet ingredients with the dry until just combined with some lumps. Fold in the shredded apples. Do not overmix the pancake batter.2 large eggs, ¼ cup (60 ml) oil , 1½ cups (300 ml) milk , 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and shredded
- Heat a non stick skillet or griddle to low- medium heat while the batter rests for a few minutes. Drop a small amount of pancake batter onto the pre-heated skillet to test if the skillet is ready. In a pre-heated non stick skillet or griddle, melt some butter, coconut oil or other oil on the skillet.
- Using a ¼ cup (59 ml) measuring cup, drop the thick and creamy apple batter onto the hot skillet. When bubbles start to form, pop and stay on surface of the pancake, it’s time to flip. This takes about 3 - 4 minutes. Flip the pancakes and cook for an additional 2 -3 minutes. Transfer the pancakes to a cooling rack or plate. Continue cooking the pancakes until all the batter is used. Serve as soon as possible. I like topping my fluffy homemade apple pancakes with a sauteed apple topping.
- Peel, core and dice 2 apples. Add the apples, butter, sugar and cinnamon to a sauce pan or small pot. Stir well to combined and cook the apples over medium heat for 3 - 5 minutes or until your desired softness. Remove the apples from the heat and stir in the maple syrup.2 apples, peeled, cored and diced , 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons (25 g) sugar , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup
- Top the cinnamon apple pancakes with the apple topping, more maple syrup and serve.
Notes
Serve: Pancakes are the perfect dish to use any toppings you like. They would be especially delicious with the suggested sauteed apples. If you prefer a similar topping, try my air fryer apples. Powdered sugar or more maple syrup would also be delicious.
Store: Place the pancakes and apple topping in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the fridge. Although, these pancakes are best enjoyed the same day or kept frozen to enjoy at a later date.
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Barbara says
I love having pancakes in the freezer at the ready. With lots of apples in the fridge, this is one of the very best pancake recipes ever. The topping is just perfect. Flavors are wonderful and not too sweet. Pancake texture is pretty fluffy and they freeze beautifully. Reheat with about 40 seconds in microwave.
Megan says
Hi Barbara, I am so happy to read how much you love these apple pancakes! Keeping a stash of them in the freezer is such a smart (and delicious) move. I hope you enjoy them all season long.