Apple Butter Pancakes
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Soft, fluffy stacks of golden brown apple butter pancakes, speckled with warm apple pie spices and drenched with warm maple syrup make the perfect autumn breakfast! And with only 4 ingredients, they are easy to whip up before school or on a lazy Sunday morning!
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These amazing apple pancakes get that gorgeous golden brown color from … yep, apple butter! The apple butter gives the pancakes a rich, spiced flavor that just screams fall!
Ingredients
- pancake mix
- apple butter
- water
- apple pie spice
Step by step
- Mix all ingredients.
- Cook pancakes on a preheated griddle.
FAQs
Apple butter is basically apple sauce that is cooked down with cider and spices (like cinnamon, allspice and cloves) until it is caramelized and super flavorful!
I do not recommend using apple jelly as the taste and consistency is very different than apple butter.
Yes, to make this from scratch substitute the pancake mix with a homemade version. This recipe for pancake mix is a good place to start.
Yes! Freeze the pancakes with parchment paper layered in between. Reheat in the microwave for a fast ready-made breakfast!
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
If you do not have apple pie spice, make your own with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice, and dash ground cloves or ground ginger.
Serving suggestions
You can really get creative topping these yummy pancakes, or you can go simple with just syrup. Here are some topping ideas:
- chopped apples (raw or steamed)
- crushed walnuts
- chopped pecans
- granola and syrup
- warmed apple pie filling
- whipped cream!
- golden syrup
- double cream
- honey
- MORE apple butter!
Truthfully, with only 4 ingredients, these pancakes are going to be on repeat for days!!
You might also like to try these pecan tarts, Mini Pumpkin Pie Croissants or my Nutty Coconut Homemade Granola.
If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
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Apple Butter Pancakes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
Soft, fluffy stacks of golden brown apple butter pancakes, speckled with warm apple pie spices and drenched with warm maple syrup make the perfect morning breakfast!
Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk pancake/waffle mix
- 2/3 cup apple butter
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
Instructions
- Heat a skillet or griddle to medium.
- Mix together all ingredients in a bowl.
- Spoon 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan for each pancake.
- When bubbles are visible in the middle of the pancake, flip gently.
- Continue making pancakes until batter is gone – we got about 12 pancakes from this recipe.
- Serve with butter and syrup.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: breakfast
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 247
- Sugar: 19.4 g
- Sodium: 568.1 mg
- Fat: 1.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.8 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 1 mg
oh, how good your apple butter pancakes look! What a wonderful idea to add apple butter inside the batter, especially with fall just around the corner. I really do need to make these soon and enjoy with a hot cup of coffee! You already have me in the autumn spirit! 🙂
Blessings,
Leslie
totally making these tonight for dinner! thanks keri!!
Looks amazing Keri!
Major YUM! I love apple butter!
These look delish – and I LOVE CB syrup!
These sound so tasty!! I’ve never been to a Cracker Barrel but it’s on my to-do list!
I’m drowning in apple butter made from home grown apples ( SCORE! ) and needed something tasty for breakfast. This recipe wins!
P.S. We have matching dish towels! 🙂
This was so delish! What a great way to use up my stash of homemade apple butter!
So yummy!!