I know the school year is close to being over but I’ve still got several weeks of breakfasts coming up, not to mention that I’m trying to come up with summer breakfast ideas. In my home, I like quick and easy and the kids like fun and delicious so I’m always racking my brain to try to combine all these things to come up with the perfect breakfast food. Recently, I tried my hand at making some breakfast pancake bites (think the frozen pancakes you buy at the store but homemade) and discovered that this is a fun and fabulous breakfast idea that can be made ahead or the day of and can be topped with a variety of toppings to keep mornings fun. Read on to learn how to make Breakfast Pancake Bites with a make ahead option.
- ¾ cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ⅔ cups of milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Sift together the dry ingredients or just whisk them together if you don't have a sifter.
- In a second bowl, beat the milk, egg, butter and vanilla until smooth and frothy.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
- Whisk all the ingredients until they are well combined (a few lumps are OK).
- Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to pour the batter into the tins.
- Bake the breakfast pancake bites for 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
- Serve immediately with toppings or freeze for later.
- If freezing, thaw in the microwave for 30-45 seconds before serving.
These easy breakfast pancake bites are so much fun to make and if your kids are like mine, they will be an instant hit! To start, I sifted together my dry ingredients (if you don’t have a sifter simple whisk the ingredients well). Next, in a second bowl I beat together my milk, butter, egg and vanilla until the mixture was smooth and frothy.
With my wet and dry ingredients prepared, I created a well in the center of my dry ingredients and poured my wet ingredients in.
After whisking until all my ingredients were well combined (some lumps are OK), I was ready to cook my breakfast pancake bites. I quickly grabbed a mini muffin pan and sprayed it with cooking spray. Then, using a cookie scoop (you can also use a tablespoon), I scooped my batter into the tins.
Into the oven my breakfast pancake bites went for 8-10 minutes, until they were cooked completely and were fluffy. After removing my breakfast pancake bites from the oven, I served some immediately and froze the rest to use during the week.
These breakfast pancake bites can be served up with chocolate chips, strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream and more. And remember those frozen ones? Well, just pull them out the freezer, pop them in the microwave for 30-45 seconds and you’ve got days worth of breakfasts that the family will adore.
Enjoy!
Oh yum, I would LOVE these for breakfast and I know my kids would too. We’d love to top them with chocolate and chocolate chips as well. Plus maybe some whipped cream 😉
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Oh, this is the perfect idea for when the grandkids come over. They love pancakes and I can have this already done before they get there. Thanks for sharing.
I love this idea and anything that can be made ahead of time is always a plus, especially when you have company staying over. This recipe is getting bookmarked, for sure! 🙂
Those little bites are so good I would eat them all and not have any to freeze. They are great as achange from cold cereals
My kids are always asking for pancakes. I love that these are frozen ahead of time so I can just warm them up in the morning!
I love that these are bite sized – perfect for our toddler that loves pancakes. Even better that they can be frozen for ease too.
This is a great idea for a quick breakfast if you make large batch ahead of time and freeze them. Great for busy weekday mornings!
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I love using my mini muffin tin. I feel less guilty when the muffins are mini sized. These sound yummy.
What a fun and tasty breakfast idea! I appreciate the make ahead option as well. Our mornings are just so busy around here.
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I should make these this weekend for my family. I know they would love them.
Oh wow. This will surely be a favorite! It looks so yummy my niece would love this.
These look amazing! I am going to share this recipe with my readers. I want them to have this awesome breakfast idea in their own lives!
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Oh, these look sooo delicious. I love that they can be made ahead and frozen. I totally need to try this recipe this weekend.
This is brilliant! I cannot wait to try this recipe. I love how cute they are too! Thanks.
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These look so easy and definitely portable. My kids often have to eat on the go, so I will definitely give these a try.
These are great! I love being able to freeze breakfast items for later so this will be happening in our house for sure!
I love that they can be frozen!!! I always feel like I am in a rush in the mornings. This would be perfect! Thanks for sharing!!
This is one of my favorite ways to make pancakes! They’re great for on the go and my kids love them! I made this a few days ago and added protein, so I feel a little better about my kids eating them. Pancake bites turned out perfect and kids loved them!
Thank you for the recipe, Jeannette! Pinned!
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