Apple Spice Pancake Recipe
This easy apple spice pancake recipe is made with simple ingredients and makes the perfect fall breakfast. Fluffy pancakes, packed with fall spices and fresh apples, create a warm and delicious breakfast that’s sure to be a hit with the whole family!
These apple cinnamon pancakes actually began as a first attempt to make apple pie pancakes—a recipe I’m still working on developing.
I didn’t really have much of an idea of what I was trying to create at the time. All I knew was that it was fall, we had lots of apples in the house, and I was making homemade pancakes.
So, I did what any person would do: I decided to combine the three. And while what I ended up with was a far cry from apple pie pancakes, it turned out to be a delicious, warm fall apple spice pancake recipe. That, with a few tweaks, I knew it was going to be a new seasonal favorite.
This apple pancake recipe is quick and simple, uses basic pancake ingredients, has a perfectly fluffy texture with just the right amount of autumn spice, and fresh apples.
Plus, you can easily add the apples and spices to any of your favorite homemade pancake recipes—or use the one listed below!
You can also make this recipe with any of your favorite apple varieties and top it with any of your favorite pancake toppings. This easy recipe is sure to be a hit with the whole family. It’s a great way to usher in the fall season, perfect for weekends, brunches, and even Thanksgiving Day!
Not to mention, it’s a great way to use up fresh apples and another delicious recipe to add to your seasonal favorites.
How To Make Apple Spice Pancakes
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- White sugar OR cane sugar
- Cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Sea salt
- Whole milk
- Eggs
- neutral oil, I like to use avocado oil
- Vanilla extract
- Grated apple (I like to wash my apples but keep the peels on, as I enjoy the texture and color they add. But feel free to peel your apples if you prefer—see the notes below for the best apple varieties to use.)
- Butter and syrup for serving (plus butter for the pan)
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Whisk to combine.
Add all of the wet ingredients—except the grated apples—to the flour mixture, and whisk just until combined. Be careful not to overmix your pancake batter; a few lumps are okay!
Add the grated apples and gently fold to combine. Set the batter aside until ready to use.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt a good amount of butter. Once the melted butter is hot and bubbly, ladle roughly 1/3 cup of pancake batter into the pan.
Cook the pancake until small bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown. Flip and cook the other side until it’s also golden brown and the pancake is cooked through. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining batter.
Serve these spiced apple pancakes topped with a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Any leftover pancakes can be stored in an airtight container or freezer bag in the fridge for up to 5 days.
I love to make these pancakes (and most of my fall baked goods) with McIntosh apples, but you can use just about any type of apple you like. Red Delicious, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith apples all work wonderfully! I would recommend avoiding overly sweet varieties, such as Gala.
To avoid your apples turning brown after grating them, wait until you are ready to add the apples to the batter, then grate directly into the pancake batter, stir, and cook.
If you grated or shredded apples that have turned brown, don’t worry, they will still work perfectly and taste delicious. And the best part is no one will even notice!
These pancakes are great topped with butter and real maple syrup, but you can also use any of your favorite pancake or seasonal toppings. Brown sugar cinnamon sugar, apple butter, apple sauce, spiced apple compote, or even vanilla ice cream are all delicious options!
You can also make these pancakes on an electric griddle. If you like, you can use store-bought or homemade apple pie spice in place of the individual spices listed above.
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Apple Spice Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp White sugar OR cane sugar
- 8 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground clove
- 3 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp neutral oil I like to use avocado oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cup grated apple (about 4 large apples) like to wash my apples but keep the peels on, as I enjoy the texture and color they add. But feel free to peel your apples if you prefer—see the notes below for the best apple varieties to use.
- butter and maple syrup for serving plus butter for the pan
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Whisk to combine.
- Add all of the wet ingredients—except the grated apples—to the flour mixture, and whisk just until combined. Be careful not to overmix your pancake batter; a few lumps are okay!
- Add the grated apples and gently fold to combine. Set the batter aside until ready to use.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt a good amount of butter. Once the melted butter is hot and bubbly, ladle roughly 1/3 cup of pancake batter into the pan.
- Cook the pancake until small bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown. Flip and cook the other side until it’s also golden brown and the pancake is cooked through.
- Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve these spiced apple pancakes topped with a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
