I cannot believe that I have never posted these little gems until now. They are one of the most requested treats in my home and I make them all the time. These little muffins have all the flavor of pancakes, but none of the work. I love pancakes, but sometimes, standing over the stove watching everyone eat while I am still flipping pancakes can make me cranky. These are super quick to mix together and they are finished baking by the time the last bowl goes into the dishwasher.
These Pancake Muffins came from the adorable Bakerella. I have made very slight changes. We like our pancakes to have a little cinnamon and vanilla in them, so I included both in this recipe. I also make a glaze for them, but you could do as Bakerella does and dip them directly into maple syrup. Or eat them straight up. They are delicious any which way you eat them.
Speaking of maple syrup, I only use pure maple syrup. It is expensive, but the flavor and quality is far superior to the imitation syrups.
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 Tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar.
In another small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, maple syrup, butter, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Mix the muffin batter until just combined. Add the chocolate chips. Fold together.
Line a 24 cup mini muffin tin with paper liners and put about a Tablespoon of muffin batter in each one. I add two extra chocolate chips to the tops of each one. I am fancy, didn’t you know?
Bake the pancake muffins in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes.
While the muffins cool slightly, whisk together the powdered sugar and maple syrup. If it is too thick, add a little more syrup or water.
Dip the top of the muffin into the maple syrup glaze.
Try not to eat them all. It is gonna be hard. Real hard.
We love these so much at our house that I am going to make them for Clay’s Faithful Fish friends at his preschool this week. Hello Miss Darcy and Miss Tara!
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, maple syrup, butter, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Mix the muffin batter until just combined. Add the chocolate chips. Fold together.
- Line a 24 cup mini muffin tin with paper liners and put about a Tablespoon of muffin batter in each one. I add two extra chocolate chips to the tops of each one. I am fancy, didn’t you know?
- Bake the pancake muffins in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes.
- While the muffins cool slightly, whisk together the powdered sugar and maple syrup. If it is too thick, add a little more syrup or water.
- Dip the top of the muffin into the maple syrup glaze.
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We’ve had a recipe like this bookmarked for ages but have never gotten around to making them, something didn’t seem quite right with the recipe. But these sound amazing! So now of course we have to try them…!
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You will be happy that you did. Have you guys thawed out yet?
Can’t wait to try these out!
Oh, and I love the cute little pink heart bowl.
thanks Marinda! I got it in the dollar aisle at Target.
they are yummy and so very cute!
Pancakes are a big deal at our house too. These are a great idea!
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I cannot take the credit, it was all Bakerella.
A) I love your blog (and your February header! So cute!).
B) These muffins IMMEDIATELY caught the eye of my 3 year old who was watching me read my blogs this morning.
C) That heart-shaped bowl – ADORABLE. Love, love, love.
D) You wrote “male syrup” and it made me laugh really hard.
Thanks! I think I’m making these this morning.
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LOL… OMG, I totally did. Gross. Thanks, I changed it out, since we are a family blog after all.
The bowl came from the dollar section of Target. 2 bucks.
That looks delicious! No idea whether or not we have maple sirup here though. I’ll have to look into how to replace that. But still. Yumm.
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Thanks Karin. Honey might be good.
Love these! Do you think they’ll work with blueberries instead of chocolate chips? Love the pink bowl
yes, blueberries sound great.
I am definitely making these this week. Yum! (And the “male syrup” thing made me laugh, too!)
lol… me too. gotta keep this bloggity PG!
I love the heart bowl. I will definitely make these this weekend.
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Those look incredibly delicious! I’m definitely going to try there. But I’m really crazy about that heart-shaped bowl! Super cute!
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thanks Sarah!
If you’re going to eat maple syrup you HAVE to go with the the pure stuff. It’s just not worth the calories otherwise!
I love pancakes but sometimes don’t feel like making them when I get up in the morning. With these I can eat them whenever the mood strikes…even if it’s the middle of the afternoon!
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It is so much better for you too. Once I figured out that the other kind is flavored high fructose corn syrup, what is the point?
These are so stinkin’ adorable!! I am just going to have to make these immediately.
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those are adorable. cant wait to try them on my boys.
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they will love them Bentley!
How lovely. I love the heart shaped bowl, where did you get it?
I’ll be making these very soon. Pancakes hold a very special place in my heart, but I’m like you, some times I don’t feel like standing over the stove while they cook. I want to chill out with a cup of tea and my computer and let them bake on their own : )
Thanks for sharing!
the bowl came from the dollar bin at Target. They had it in red too.
You had me at pancake muffins but you killed me with the heart shaped bowl! TDF!
Target. They had it in red also.
Do you know if there is anyway to use pancake mix instead?
I have never tried it, but you could play with it for sure.
These look yummy and I can’t wait to try them! I too love to make pancakes since the kids love them so much, but hate that our family breakfast isn’t really family time at all. I end up eating while the kids & hubby are all done. Love the idea thanks!
I know! I spend the morning at the stove. That is no fun!
yummmmmm!! Cannot wait to try these for breakfast on the weekend. Must go to the farm to get some maple syrup. Keep your fingers crossed that there is still some stocked away for emergencies like this!! (and that pink bowl? hello beautiful!!)
thanks! Target. Dollar aisle.
Made these this morning to celebrate another snow day, so good. Thanks for the recipe!
sounds like a good way to celebrate a snow day.
These look insanely scrumptious!
The consensus on homepodge is that these would also be delicious with wild blueberries, lemon glaze, and maybe some candied lemon zest sprinkled on top. Honestly, I think they would be delicious no matter what. It would be really hard to mess up pancake muffins!
Yum. I need to hang out with you guys. Sounds delish.
see what you think
Seems to be very delicious.I copied the content.
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what would I say? You’re simply amazing!! Keep it up so that I can try out new recipes.
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Made the recipe today and bought it to a meeting. It was ok but they were more enamored with my blueberry muffins than these! Maybe next time I will add more sugar. Cute recipe though and not that bad
Thanks
Sorry that it was not a hit.
Actually I have to retract my last comment. The people at the meeting that ate these muffins liked them but all suggested I use smaller chocolate chips. I think this is still a cute recipe but I would add a little more sugar. Also, on a side note the syrup and confectioners sugar did not mix too well so I added about a tablespoon of milk and it made the glaze awesome. I cannot wait to make more recipes from this site and I am glad I came across it!!!
I wish that they made mini-milk chips! That would solve this problem.
I had this recipe marked for a few weeks and decided to make them last night. I think overall they’re worth making but, was a bit bummed on the glaze. I used real maple syrup and was really disappointed on the overall maple flavoring. I ended up dropping in some maple extract to give them a stronger flavor. If I made again, I would do the same in the muffin.
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Thanks for such a fun blog! I love checking you out every few days to see what you’ve been up to!
You can also dip them directly into the syrup. I just prefer the glaze because it hardens and doesn’t make the muffins soggy.
These are INCREDIBLE!! I used a handful of dark chocolate chips I had lying around, as I never have the milk ones (and made these on a whim LOL). I liked the maple glaze, but did add more syrup to make it the right consistency; the maple flavor was just luscious! I was thinking of all my favorite pancake varieties to make these with, and am so pumped.
Blueberry! Raspberry ricotta! Banana pecan! YEAH!!
I love your variation ideas! Raspberry ricotta. Oh my.
Me again lol. I am making these again for a breakfast at my work and per your suggestion I did find mini milk chips at my local grocer yay!! I think this time for the glaze mix powdered sugar with 1-2 tbsp of orange juice…really give it the breakfast feel lol. Question? I compare my muffins to your picture and mine seem to be a little thicker. I follow the instructions as written…am I doing something wrong? Mine do not have that liquidy pancake consistency where you can pour pancake batter into the pan. Is it supposed to be thick? Thanks! Love your recipe ideas and this site!
It is a muffin, so it should not be runny like a pancake. I need to find mini milk chocolate chips!
Thanks! You’re right it is a muffin I guess I blanked out that part. hmmmm… I went to publix grocers but I know not all states have that grocery. Does yours???
These look super yummy! On a slightly off topic note about pancakes; Alton Brown suggests lining a baking sheet with a paper towel and preheating the oven to 200 degrees to keep your pancakes warm while you’re finishing cooking the pancakes. I’ve tried it and the pancakes stay fluffy and delicious without getting rubbery. It’s much more fun to make pancakes when you can actually eat them WITH the family.
I just made these – had a hankering for icing but maple syrup and pancakes at the same time. Recipe is nice and fluffy. I substituted 1/2 plain yogurt and 1/2 milk for the buttermilk, and raisins for the chocolate bits. The icing on this recipe works very well, but to break up the ‘brown on brown’ appearance, maybe instead just a plain white glaze but with a dollop of maple extract for flavoring. I added lemon zest to the icing and topped with sliced bananas and a drizzle of maple syrup. Teamed with a great breakfast sausage, it makes quite the Sunday morning treat. It could be my location, but I found I had to bake these for 12 min’s. I put the heat up to 355 when I saw how slow they were baking. For anyone not wanting to babysit making pancakes 2 at a time, or going with a leavened bun recipe, this recipe is great!
glad that you liked these.
they look great! thanks for sharing, i made my own version: http://tumblr.com/xsa361ij06
Regards, Simon
looks good Simon!
Wow, these look amazing. I have a thing for muffins and this just made my muffin to-do list. Can’t wait to give these a try. Plus, they’re mini muffins, which make them extra fun to eat.
Btw, I love your blog. It’s absolutely beautiful. I will definitely be following
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Yummy! trying them tonight! Do you think the cooking time will vary for large muffins?
Add a few minutes to the baking time. Probably 18 minutes.
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Saw these on pinterest and since pancakes are my son’s favorite, I’m giving these a try today. We don’t have the pure maple syrup so the Karo Pancake variety will have to do for now. I’d love to know if anyone else tried “fake” syrup and the results.
I am sure that they taste great, but I much prefer the taste and health benefits of real maple syrup.
These were wonderful. A quick and easy breakfast that didn’t require standing in front of a stove while everyone else is eating.
Thanks for sharing.
you are welcome Valerie! Glad that you liked them.
Hey there, these look amazing!
Any idea if they can be frozen?
Yes they can!
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I Loveeeed this! very delicous. Was gone in less than one minute in this household! Would recommend to anyone!!!! Very happy with the results
I am so glad that you liked them so much Julia.
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