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A delicious family favorite, these Apple Cinnamon Pancakes are super fluffy and kid-approved. Cozy diced apples and cinnamon make these pancakes irresistible.
If my fluffy sour cream pancakes and steamed cinnamon apples had a baby, it would be these apple pie pancakes.
Packed with cozy flavors, these pancakes are sure to become a family favorite.
You’ll want to choose an apple that holds its shape well when heated. My favorites for this recipe are Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Jazz.
How to Freeze Pancakes
It is super easy to meal prep pancakes and double or triple the batch and then freeze them. Thirty seconds in the microwave, and boom, hot breakfast in the same amount of time it takes you to pour a bowl of cereal.
Allow the pancakes to fully cool and then place them on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment. Freeze for 1-3 hours.
Remove frozen pancakes and transfer them to freezer storage (we love these reusable bags). Allowing them to freeze individually before storing will prevent all the pancakes from freezing in one clump.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- No buttermilk? No problem! Add 2 tsp of white vinegar to 2 cups milk, stir, and let sit for 10 minutes. Boom! Buttermilk.
- Don’t overmix the batter! A few lumps are a-ok.
- If you don’t want to steam the apples, you can grate/shred them and add them to the batter in step 6, when the butter, buttermilk, and eggs are incorporated.
- Let the batter sit for 10 minutes while you heat your pan or griddle. This will produce a super fluffy pancake.
- I set my electric griddle to 375˚F to heat up for 10 minutes, and then I drop it down to 350˚F for the actual cooking.
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 apples, peeled and chopped
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs, beaten {room temperature}
- 1/4 cup butter, melted {optional: plus more for pan}
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Peel the apples, and dice them into bite-sized pieces.2 apples, peeled and chopped
- In a pot fitted with a metal steamer basket, add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Steam the apples on medium-high until the apples are able to be pierced easily with a knife (about 4 minutes).
- Drain apples and place them in a small bowl. Toss with the cinnamon.2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp baking powder, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp sea salt
- Combine the liquid ingredients in a medium bowl, and mix well.2 cups buttermilk, 2 eggs, beaten, 1/4 cup butter, melted, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet ingredients. Mix until almost combined, and then add the apples. Whisk just a few more times. There may be a few lumps here and there. That's ok.
- Once mixed, set aside to rest for 10 minutes while the pan or griddle preheats.
- Pour batter on the pan or griddle, and wait until the edges look dry and there are bubbles popping in the middle. Flip and cook the other side until golden brown.
Notes
- My favorite apples for this recipe are Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Jazz.
- If you’re not up for the extra step of steaming the apples, simply add grated/shredded apples to the batter in step 6.
- No buttermilk? Add 2 tsp of white vinegar to 2 cups milk, stir, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A previous version of this recipe used 100% whole wheat pastry flour and vital wheat gluten.
If you’d like to make the older version, it’s 2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour and 2 tbsp of vital wheat gluten. All other ingredients and instructions remain the same.
Hey there! Just wanted to let you know that the link above for “cinnamon apples” actually links to an amazon product instead of to your recipe.
Sooooooo good.
One of our favorites! 🙂 So glad you liked them.
Sooooooo good, if my 4yr old doesn’t eat all the apples first! Always make a double batch!
Haha, I have apple monsters too! 🙂
we are moving over near an apple orchard (you know the one 🙂 ) so we may have another reason to go to it!
Yes!!! I make a similar apple-cinnamon concoction that I can – and then when we have pancakes I just open a jar and warm it up to have as a topping. I do the same with peaches – except use cinnamon and almond extract – add water and cornstarch to make it a little saucy. Pancake/waffle toppings, speedy fruit crisps, pies … and kind of delicious desserty-bread and fruit combo you want! 🙂
I honestly never thought of using canned apples for it; brilliant. I do can apple slices https://www.sustainablecooks.com/homemade-apple-pie-filling/. Is your recipe similar to that? If not, I’d love to hear your version! As much as I hate canning, spending time canning things we enjoy is just part of the job. 🙂
‘Recipe’ – no. General guideline – sure!
I peel, core, and slice my apples and leave them sit in lemon water so they don’t brown. I make a syrup/sauce of water, vanilla, cinnamon, sometimes nutmeg, etc … I usually sweeten with raw honey rather than sugar – and as minimally as I can. Then thicken it with cornstarch. ClearJel is supposed to work amazing for this – but it’s not very easy to come by here. Next time I do it I want to look into the feasibility of (or just try) using tapioca as the thickener as I think it would be smoother than cornstarch, and would also be clearer. I raw pack my clean hot jars with the apple slices, fill with syrup, and process.
I make both quart jars and pint jars, and for us – a pint jar is just perfect for a small crisp for after supper, or for a topping for a meal of pancakes. But quart jars are nice to have on hand too if I’m making a few pies or a bigger crisp for company etc.
If you’re canning apples anyway – it’s just a matter of making up the syrup to use for some of them! (If you google ‘canned apple pie filling’ you’ll find lots of recipes to reference. They just generally tend to have more sugar in them than I like to use!!
Give it a try – I’d love to hear what you think! 🙂
I clicked on “all basic” FUNNY !!!!
Troy showed me that a few months ago.