Make breakfast fun again! These gluten free pancake bites will make breakfast fun again whether your 2, 22 or 102! You only need a few simple ingredients to make them and they double as a great school lunch idea! Make food fun again! (GF, DF, egg free, nut free, soy free, FODMAP, vegan, vegetarian).
"pancake bites? as in the mini version of regular pancakes which is already a mini version of a dutch baby. honestly, where does it end?"--adapted from kevin, the office
Pancake bites are just what the quote says. Mini versions of regular pancakes. I bought a box for the kids at Sprouts and the kids fell in love with the concept. The only problem is they ate them at an alarmingly fast rate and wanted more. So the next time I bought four boxes and it didn't even last a week.
I started making homemade ones and they loved them! I know you will love them too! And they are so simple to make and even funner to eat, no matter what your age! (You never age past 29!)
pancake bite molds
There are several pancake molds that I recommend using. I used these silicone cake pop molds. you can also use silicone egg molds or in a pinch a mini cupcake pan.
dip or drizzle?
Should you dip your pancake bites or drizzle syrup over your pancake bites? Either or is fine. We suggest dipping or drizzling your pancake bites in:
- Maple syrup
- Fruit syrups
- Caramel
- Chocolate (white or chocolate)
- Nutella
- Biscoff
what type of flour?
This recipe uses self rising flour. Self rising flour contains baking powder and salt. It makes for a nice, light and airy flour.
LEARN ABOUT SELF RISING FLOUR HERE
I have several self rising flour recipes you can make from scratch. It's simple and easy!
the best way to prepare pancake bites
There are several great ways to prepare and cook pancake bites.
Air Fryer
Just place your silicone mold into the air fryer. Cook at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Add one cup of water to the stainless steel insert. you can stack 2-3 of the molds on top of each other. Cook on high pressure for 6-8 minutes.
The OG method of cooking pancake bites is easy too! Just bake the gluten free pancake bites for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
variations
- Blueberry: Add about ¼-1/2 cup blueberries to the batter prior to baking.
- Chocolate Chip: Add ½ cup chocolate chips to the batter
- Lemon: Add zest of one lemon to the batter
- Cinnamon: Add 1 tsp cinnamon to the batter
- Cinnamon Apple: Add 1 tsp cinnamon and ¼-1/2 cup thinly diced apple to the batter
Gluten Free Pancake Bites
Ingredients
- 2 cups cup self rising flour
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 ¼-1 ½ cup milk
- 1 whole egg
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease your molds or pan and set aside.
- In a bowl, stir together all ingredients. Drop a teaspoon or two of dough into each cake pop, muffin or egg mold.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until pancakes spring back lightly when pressed or a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake pop comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow pancake bites to cool for several minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Notes
- Blueberry: Add about ¼-1/2 cup blueberries to the batter prior to baking.
- Chocolate Chip: Add ½ cup chocolate chips to the batter
- Lemon: Add zest of one lemon to the batter
- Cinnamon: Add 1 tsp cinnamon to the batter
- Cinnamon Apple: Add 1 tsp cinnamon and ¼-1/2 cup thinly diced apple to the batter
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