Get the recipe: Kid-Requested Fluffy Cinnamon Applesauce Pancakes
Homemade Applesauce Pancakes are a great alternative to the classic pancake. Plus, adding in the applesauce causes these pancakes to be fluffy, light and 100% to-do-for delicious! They are great for toddlers and kids, but adults will also love them!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour, or all-purpose, 50/50 all-purpose and whole wheat, gf blend
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp melted butter or oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cups milk regular, or any plain plant-based milk
Instructions
- Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Wet Ingredients: Add in the melted butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract, and milk.
- Incorporate: Stir until incorporated, do not overmix.
- Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and let 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.
- Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all the batter.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
Age: 9 months and up
Yield: 15 pancakes
Notes on Flour: you can use all-purpose, white whole wheat, store-bought oat flour or a gluten-free one-for-one blend.
Freezer-Friendly: store any extra pancakes in the fridge for 1 week or in the freezer for up to a month. 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
- 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.
- 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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