Ready to shake up your pancake game? These fluffy mango pancakes are loaded with sweet diced mango (a full cup!) and lightly spiced with cinnamon and cloves for a warm, tropical vibe. They cook up fluffy and golden, and my kids go absolutely wild for them. A fun, fruity breakfast for toddlers, kids, and adults!

And a close look at a blue kids plate full of mango pancakes with mango shapes cut out an orange fork, a blue colorful napkin and a white background.

It doesn’t get much better than warm, fluffy pancakes, drizzled with maple syrup and melty butter on a slow Sunday morning. But friends, these healthy mango pancakes are so easy to make (and freeze!) that you can enjoy them any day of the week.

What makes these mango pancakes so easy? It’s probably due to a combination of things – they’re made with pantry staples, this simple recipe uses just one bowl, and fresh or frozen mangoes work equally well to make some of the lightest and fluffiest cakes you’ve ever eaten.

Ingredients

Ingredients for mango pancake scattered on a marble counter top.
A blue kids plate with three mango pancakes and mangoes cut into shapes with a blue colorful napkin and an orange fork on a white background.

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Ready to shake up your pancake game? These fluffy mango pancakes are loaded with sweet diced mango (a full cup!) and lightly spiced with cinnamon and cloves for a warm, tropical vibe. They cook up fluffy and golden, and my kids go absolutely wild for them. A fun, fruity breakfast for toddlers, kids, and adults!
Yield: 12 pancakes
Author: Michele Olivier
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Ingredients 

  • 1 1/2 cup flour – all-purpose, white whole wheat, gf blend
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 2 tbsp melted butter or oil – vegetable, coconut, olive or avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup milk, regular or any plant-based milk
  • 1 cup diced mango, fresh or thawed from frozen

Instructions 

  • Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ground cloves.
    Clear bowl with dry ingredients for pancakes against a marble countertop.
  • Wet Ingredients: Add in the melted butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract, and milk.
    A hand mixing pancake batter with a silver spoon and a marble countertop.
  • Incorporate: Stir until incorporated, do not overmix.
  • Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and then place a few pieces of mango on top. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear on the outside of the pancake. Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. If the batter gets too thick, add in a tablespoon at a time of milk and stir until you have the right consistency.
    A white and teal skillet with three mango pancakes being cooked on it.
  • Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all of the batter.
    A blue kids plate with three mango pancakes and mangoes cut into shapes with a blue colorful napkin and an orange fork on a white background.
  • Serve and Enjoy!

Notes

Age: 9+ months
Note of Flour: you can use white whole wheat flour, 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 all-purpose, all-purpose flour, or a gluten-free one-for-one blend. I used white whole wheat for these photos. 
Freezer-Friendly: store any extra pancakes in the fridge for 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, simply place the frozen pancake in the microwave for 30 seconds or pop them straight into the toaster.
Kids in the Kitchen: Though pancakes are a little hard for younger toddlers to flip, there are still so many ways they can help make this recipe.

Toddlers

  • With a toddler-safe knife, they can help dice the mango.
  • Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
  • They can help mix the ingredients together.
  • They can help pour pancake batter onto the griddle for cooking (with adult supervision).

Kids

  • They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients and dice the mango.
  • Kids can help mix the ingredients together.
  • They can help pour the batter onto the griddle (with adult supervision).
  • They can help flip pancakes.
  • Kids can help spread butter and pour syrup onto warm pancakes.

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Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).