Puffed Pancake with Apples

Looking for the easiest breakfast ever? Bake Apple Compote alongside a Puffed Pancake in the oven for a hands-free, comforting meal.

This Puffed Pancake with Apples is so incredibly easy to make. It is one those Easy Breakfast Recipes you’ll want to have on repeat. Or for fun, serve bacon or Homemade Spicy Turkey Sausage Patties with pancakes for dinner.

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Puffed Pancake is a wonder. It’s basically the world’s largest popover.

First time I made it, my 9-year old son was extremely skeptical when I poured the batter into the pie plate. He was even moreso when we turned on the oven light to see the batter clinging to the sides of the pan like pie crust.

What neither of us expected was it to puff so high that it nearly touched the ceiling of the oven!

Nor did we expect it to be so gosh darn tasty. The kids devoured the first pan and then proceeded to make a second pan. And devour that, too.

Puffed Pancake is where it’s at for pleasing kids (and adults!) with a fun and tasty breakfast.

Why Make This

It’s delicious! Topped with spiced apple compote, Puffed Pancake tastes very much like an apple pie kind of breakfast. But even without the apple topping, it’s an incredibly delicious, rich and buttery pancake concoction you will want on repeat.

It’s an easy, hands-free breakfast. The batter, much like a popover batter, mixes up quickly. Get the apples going in the oven and then slide in the pancake. Go about your business and return in 20 minutes for a fantabulous meal.

It’s super cheap! Puffed Pancake with Apples is a pretty hearty breakfast, but at less than a dollar per person, it’s also a great bargain.

Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make Puffed Pancake with Apples:

butter – You’ll need butter for baking the Puffed Pancake as well as the Apple Compote. Testers debate how buttery they like the puffed pancake, so after you’ve made it the first time, you can adjust how much you use to your preferences. Remember you can freeze butter if you find a good sale.

eggs – Eggs combined with the milk are what give this oven pancake its lift. You cannot omit the eggs in this recipe. Out of eggs? Try our Eggless Pancakes.

milk – Milk is necessary for this Puffed Pancake to puff, but you can use dairy milk or a plant-based milk if you need to go dairy-free.

flour – Unbleached, all-purpose flour is great for this recipe, but you can also use whole wheat pastry flour for a more whole grain option.

sugar – I typically use white sugar for the pancake and brown sugar for the apples, but you can use one or the other in both meal components.

apples – While you can certainly omit the apples, they really take this breakfast to another level. Use a good baking apple, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn.

spices – Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves really bring great flavor to the baked apples.

lemon juice – The lemon juice adds tang to the apples and keeps them from turning brown.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Here’s how easy it is to make Puffed Pancake with Apples:

• Preheat the oven to 425 ° and get the apples started first.
• In a medium bowl combine the apples, lemon juice, sugar, and spices. Stir well to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to a pie plate or small baking dish. Dot with butter.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the apples are soft and the juices bubble.

Once you’ve got the apples started, proceed to prep the Puffed Pancake and add it to the oven alongside the apple compote.

• Place the 3 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch metal pie plate and place it in the oven for the butter to melt. Watch so that the butter does not brown.
• Meanwhile, mix up the eggs, milk, flour, sugar, and salt until well-blended.
• Pour this into the hot pan and bake for 20 minutes alongside the apple compote until the pancake is puffed and lightly browned.
• Cut the pancake into wedges and serve the apple compote with the pancake.

FAQs & Recipe Costs

Recipe Costs

Knowing how much it costs you to prepare a recipe can help you decide if it’s the type of recipe to make regularly or one you might want to save for special occasions. Let’s crunch some numbers and see how this recipe pencils out.

• butter – $0.50
• eggs – $0.60
• milk – $0.09
• flour – $0.08
• sugar – $0.15
• apples – $1.50
• spices – $0.10
• lemon juice – $0.10

While your costs may vary depending on where and how you shop, you can expect to pay about $3.12 for a Puffed Pancake with Apples, about $0.78/serving.

Since the Apple Compote on its own costs $2.02, the Puffed Pancake costs just $1.10 – what a bargain!

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This post was originally published on December 19, 2013. It has been updated for content and clarity.