Apple Ring Pancakes

These Apple Ring Pancakes are the perfect breakfast or brunch for a crisp fall morning! They're made with simple ingredients you probably already have and can be ready in just 30 minutes!

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• What Makes These Pancakes Special
• Ingredients Notes
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• How to keep your pancakes warm
• Serving
• Storing
• FAQS
• More Breakfast Recipes with Apples
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What Makes These Pancakes Special

These are not your regular pancakes! They have apple slices hidden in them! I wanted to call these apple fritter pancakes but apple ring pancakes just make more sense since we're not frying them.

They're so good, it's definitely one of my most favorite pancake recipes ever along with these Healthy Greek Yogurt Pancakes!

• They're really easy to make and they're so much more fun than your usual pancakes.
• The batter is gluten-free, dairy-free, and there are only two tablespoons of maple syrup so they're fairly low in sugar too!
• You can store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days! They're just as tasty reheated as they are fresh!

Ingredients Notes

The ingredient list for these pancakes is pretty simple. There are no exotic or hard-to-find ingredients. In fact, you probably already have most of these, if not all, already at home!

There are 11 simple ingredients you can see in the photo. Below the photo are notes about the most important ones:

• Flour - I'm using a store-bought gluten-free flour blend but you can use all-purpose flour too. I really like Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten-free flour. So far, it's worked great for me in all recipes!
• Apple sauce - this adds extra apple flavor to the batter and provides moisture without adding any bananas or more liquid.
• Maple syrup - I like to sweeten the batter with maple syrup instead of sugar because it's slightly healthier and adds more flavor. Any liquid sweetener works.
• Milk - I like using almond milk, but you can use any milk you prefer here. I recommend almond, cashew, oat, walnut, or hazelnut milk.
• Apple Pie Spice - This spice just goes so well with apples, I had to include it! If you don't have any, use plain cinnamon.
• Apples - The star of the show! It doesn't matter how big or small the apples are, or what kind. Any apples work.

Step-by-Step Instructions

You can do this before or after you make the batter but slice your apples to dip into the batter. You should get 4-6 slices per apple. I don't peel my apples and use the ends too, not just the pretty slices, because why not!

Use a small round cookie cutter or a small knife to carefully cut out the middle part of each slice.

Whisk all your wet ingredients together in a large bowl, add the dry ingredients, and whisk again until combined. The batter shouldn't be too thin or too thick, just thick enough to coat an apple slice.

When you have your pancake batter ready, it's time to dip those apple rings! You can dip 2-3 at a time, pick them up with a fork, and let the batter drip off a little bit before transferring to a pan.

I recommend heating up your pan over medium-high heat without any oil or butter first, once it's hot, add your oil, lower the heat to medium, and then add your pancakes. Pancakes are like eggs, they need lower heat and time. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, flipping them carefully.

Pro tip: You can preheat your oven to 200F, lay your pancakes out on a baking sheet in a single layer, and keep them in the warm oven until you finish cooking the whole batch.

How to keep your pancakes warm

• Like I mentioned above, I recommend keeping your pancakes in a warm oven (200F or 95C) until you finish the whole batch. This way they stay perfectly warm until you're ready to eat!
• If you're anything like me, you don't like cold pancakes. If you want to be extra sure they will stay warm, you can preheat your plates too! Most plates should be oven-safe at low temperatures (except for paper and plastic plates). I usually don't go above 170-200F (75-95C). Just pop them in the oven for a few minutes before serving with the pancakes.

Serving

• Apple Syrup - I highly recommend the apple syrup from my Iced Apple Crisp Macchiato instead of maple syrup for drizzling! It's so good and it adds even more apple flavor to the pancakes.
• Stewed Apples - If you want to make your breakfast extra fancy, make the stewed apples from my Chocolate Chip Apple Cider Pancakes with Stewed Apples recipe. They would go amazing with these pancakes!
• Sweet Cashew Cream - This is an older recipe of mine but it's one of the most popular ones on the blog and my old time favorite! It takes some preparation but I highly recommend it.
• More tasty toppings: berries, chopped apples, yogurt, whipped cream, honey, maple syrup, roasted nuts, hemp seeds, or nut butter

Storing

These pancakes store well in the fridge. Just keep them in an airtight container for up to three days and reheat them on a pan with a little bit of butter or oil. I wouldn't recommend freezing them because of the apples inside, they would be too mushy.

FAQS

More Breakfast Recipes with Apples

• Chocolate Chip Apple Cider Pancakes with Stewed Apples -great for using up leftover apple puree! (gluten-free)
• Gluten-Free Apple Butter Waffles (gluten and dairy-free)
• Apple Pie Oatmeal with Raisins and Goji Berries (vegan)

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