Description
These Pancake Mini Muffins are a delightful twist on classic pancakes, baked into bite-sized, fluffy muffins perfect for breakfast or snacking. With options to include mini chocolate chips, strawberries, or blueberries, these muffins offer a variety of flavors and are quick to prepare and bake to golden perfection.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted and slightly cooled)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix-ins
- Mini chocolate chips (quantity as desired)
- Strawberries (chopped, quantity as desired)
- Blueberries (quantity as desired)
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl until well incorporated.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix together the cane sugar, whole milk, melted and slightly cooled butter, egg, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and gently fold with a rubber spatula until just combined, careful not to overmix.
- Prepare Muffin Tin: Grease a mini muffin tin thoroughly with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Fill Muffin Tin: Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared mini muffin tin cups, filling each almost to the top. This batter yields about 24 mini muffins.
- Add Mix-ins: Top each filled muffin cup with your choice of mix-ins such as 2-3 blueberries, a few small chunks of strawberries, or about 1 teaspoon of mini chocolate chips for different flavor options. Alternatively, leave some plain.
- Bake: Place the muffin tin in a preheated oven at 400°F (204°C) and bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the muffins to sit in the pan for 2-3 minutes post-baking to set before carefully removing them.
- Serve: Serve the mini muffins warm immediately, ideally with maple syrup for dipping to enhance their pancake-inspired flavor.
Notes
- The butter should be melted and slightly cooled to avoid cooking the egg when mixed.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep the muffins light and fluffy.
- Using a silicone mini muffin pan or greasing the pan properly prevents sticking.
- Customize your mix-ins according to seasonality and preference for added variety.
- These muffins are best enjoyed fresh and warm on the day they are baked.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
