Mini Pancakes come together with simple ingredients and plenty of rich chocolate chips. Sweet, fluffy, and bite-sized, these homemade pancakes are a breakfast you’ll look forward to eating!
The Best Mini Pancake Recipe
Want to know the only thing better than pancakes? Tiny pancakes, of course! Sure, I love making waffles and easy egg casserole, but the fluffy, bite-sized breakfast is just too cute and tasty to pass up!
The recipe starts just like regular pancakes, and we use pantry ingredients to make a batter. However, because they’re so small, the pancakes cook super fast, making breakfast quick and easy.
The best part about these little fluffy pancakes is that you can completely customize them. Add some fresh fruit, chocolate chips, or sprinkles to the batter to make your morning even more exciting!
Recipe Ingredients
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- 2 cups flour – I use all-purpose flour for the base of the batter. However, you can use a 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour if needed.
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 Teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups whole milk – Whole milk works best, but you can also use almond milk or coconut milk.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – Real vanilla extract is much better than imitation vanilla!
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter – Read more about when to use unsalted butter vs salted butter!
Quick Tip
Use room-temperature ingredients to allow for easy mixing! This prevents the batter from becoming overworked, which can create dense, rubbery pancakes.
Mix-Ins
Mix-ins are optional but help make these homemade mini pancakes even more delicious. Choose one mix-in, and use up to one cup.
- Fresh berries – Make sure you chop or slice the fruit so it is nice and small. These are mini pancakes, so the mix-ins also need to be mini!
- Mini chocolate chips
- Chopped nuts
- Sprinkles
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 extra tablespoon sugar to make mini chocolate pancakes
Directions for How to Make Mini Pancakes
- Whisk the dry ingredients: Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt to a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the wet ingredients: Add the milk, vanilla, eggs, and melted butter to the bowl of dry ingredients. Whisk just until a smooth, thick batter forms. Fold in any mix-ins.
- Heat: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, grease it with butter, oil, or cooking spray.
- Portion: Use a tablespoon to scoop the batter into the pan, leaving space in between each pancake.
- Cook: Let the batter cook until bubbles form on the top. Then, flip, and continue to cook just until the pancake batter sets and is lightly golden brown.
- Repeat: Transfer the pancakes to a plate, and repeat, greasing the skillet in between each batch, using all the batter.
- Serve: Add your toppings of choice, and enjoy your mini pancakes while they’re warm!
Serving Suggestions
You can never go wrong with toppings like maple syrup, pancake syrup, peanut butter, or even whipped cream! Then, add a side of fruit salad to the table or even a green goddess smoothie for extra nutrients.
Then, if you really want to go all out, add a side of oven cooked bacon or fluffy scrambled eggs to the meal!
How to Store
- Store leftover pancakes in an airtight container or sealable bag in the fridge for up to one week.
- Freeze cooled mini pancakes for up to three months. Place a sheet of parchment paper in between each pancake to prevent them from clumping together!
- Thaw in the fridge overnight, and reheat them in the toaster oven, microwave, or a hot skillet when you’re ready to eat.
Quick Tip
After your little pancakes cook, place them on a baking tray, and keep them warm in the oven at 150 degrees Fahrenheit. The mini pancakes will stay warm while you cook the entire batch of pancake batter. Then, you can serve everyone in the family at once!
Mini Pancakes
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cup
- Measuirng spoons
- whisk
- Large Skillet or Griddle
- spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter
Mix-Ins (optional, choose one)
- 1 cup fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans)
- ½ cup sprinkles
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder + 1 extra tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together.2 cups flour, 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add the whole milk, vanilla, eggs, and melted butter to the bowl and whisk it into a thick batter.1 ⅓ cups whole milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 eggs, 3 Tablespoons melted butter
- Stir in any mix-ins you may be using.1 cup fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries), 1 cup mini chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans), ½ cup sprinkles, 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder + 1 extra tablespoon sugar
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Grease the hot skillet with butter, a little oil or baking spray.
- Scoop the batter into the pan, using a tablespoon to make tablespoon-sized mini pancakes. You should be able to fit several pancakes in the skillet at once but make sure to leave about 1 inch between each mini pancake as the batter does spread.
- Cook the pancakes until they are bubbling on top, about 1-2 minutes. Flip the pancakes one at a time using a spatula. Cook for one more minute.
- Cook all of the batter in batches, greasing the pan after each batch. Keep the mini pancakes warm in a low-temperature oven while you cook them all.
- Serve the pancakes while hot!
Notes
- If adding a mix-in, you may want to scoop the mini pancakes into 2 tablespoon-sized portions. Making them a little bit bigger will get more delicious mix in into the pancakes!
- Do not add more than 1 cup of extra mix-ins to the pancakes. If you want to add multiple ingredients, make sure the total is still just one cup. For example, ½ cup raspberries and ½ cup chocolate chips.
- Nutrition information does not include mix-ins.
Nutrition
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