Description
Pancake Mini Muffins are fluffy, bite-sized breakfast treats that combine everything you love about pancakes in an easy grab-and-go muffin. They’re perfect for meal prep, school lunches, brunches, or busy mornings, and can be customized with your favorite mix-ins like blueberries, chocolate chips, or sausage.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
For the Pancake Mini Muffins
- 2 cups pancake mix
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Optional Mix-Ins
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup diced strawberries
- 1/2 cup cooked breakfast sausage, crumbled
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- Sprinkles for fun pancake bites
Optional Toppings
- Powdered sugar
- Warm maple syrup
- Honey
- Melted butter
- Fresh berries
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Heat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease or line a 24-cup mini muffin pan.
- Mix the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together pancake mix, milk, egg, melted butter, vanilla, and maple syrup until just combined.
- Add mix-ins: Fold your favorite fruits, chocolate chips, sausage, or nuts into the batter.
- Fill the muffin pan: Spoon the batter into each mini muffin cup, filling about 3/4 full.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes or until the tops are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the mini muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
- Serve: Enjoy warm with maple syrup, butter, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months. Reheat in the microwave for 15–20 seconds for a quick breakfast. Make several varieties in one batch by using different mix-ins for each section of the muffin pan.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini muffin
- Calories: 65
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
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