Pancake Cereal (Mini Apple Pancakes)

Apple flavored pancake cereal served with fruits.

5 from 8 votes

Pancake Cereal (Mini Apple Pancakes)

Pancake cereal is a fun way to serve classic pancakes in tiny bite-size form. These mini pancakes are cinnamon apple flavored, refined-sugar free, and perfect to serve for breakfast or a snack!

Prep Time3

Cook Time5

Total Time8

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Lily Payen

Ingredients

½ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup all purpose flour
1 egg
1 tbsp maple syrup
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
butter/oil to grease pan

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Instructions

Preheat a frying pan on low heat and add in a little butter/oil.
Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until it is smooth. You may have to shake the blender/scrape down the sides to ensure that all of the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle or Ziploc bag with a small cut-off at the corner and squeeze out small dime-sized circles onto the preheated pan.
Once small bubbles begin to form, flip over the pancakes and cook for a couple of minutes on the other side. Test one mini pancake first to ensure that they are golden brown on the other side.

Notes

Low heat is very important in this recipe! These pancakes may burn easily if the heat is too high, so make sure to cook on low heat. Also, be sure that your pan is preheated before adding the batter. If your pancakes are browning too quickly and aren’t cooked through in the middle, this is a sign that your heat is too high.
You can also whisk all of the ingredients together by hand instead of blending them. I usually blend them to ensure that it is smooth and there there are no chunks from the applesauce. I love using this nutribullet blender to blend all of the ingredients into a smooth batter. I also like to use this squeeze bottle to form the cereal circles on the pan.
Use a very light layer of oil when greasing the pan, wiping away any excess. This helps the pancakes to get that smooth, brown color.

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