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Stack of Apple Pancakes on a Plate with Wedge Taken Out and Held on a Fork
Caramelized Apple Pancakes with Peanut Butter Maple Topping
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
These vegan apple pancakes are light, fluffy, specked with slices of tender carmelized apples, and topped with rich peanut butter maple syrup sauce.
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4
Author: Alissa
Ingredients
For the Peanut Butter Maple Topping
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp. natural peanut butter
  • 1-2 tbsp. water
For the Pancakes
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour could sub all purpose
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • tsp. nutmeg
  • tsp. salt
  • 1 cup unflavored soy or almond milk
  • about ¼ cup coconut oil divided (could sub another neutral flavored baking oil)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ baking apple such as Honeycrisp, peeled and thinly sliced
Instructions
Make the Peanut Butter Maple Topping
  1. Whisk peanut butter and maple syrup together in a small bowl. Thin out with water until desired thickness is reached.
Make the Pancakes
  1. Stir flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in medium bowl.
  2. Stir milk, 2 tablespoons oil and vanilla together in a small bowl.
  3. Add liquid ingredients to dry. Stir just until mixed completely.
  4. Heat about 1 tsp. oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Arrange 2-3 apple slices in single layer in skillet. Cook about 2 minutes. Gently flip and cook another 2 minutes.
  5. Rearrange slices if needed so that they occupy a space no larger than about 4 inches. They can overlap a bit if needed.
  6. Pour ¼ cup of batter over apples. The batter should completely cover the apples; add a bit more if it doesn't. Cook until bubbles form in the center of cake, about 3-4 minutes.
  7. Gently flip and cook another 3-4 minutes on opposite side.
  8. Repeat with remaining apples and batter, adding ½ to 1 teaspoon of oil to skillet, as needed, between cakes.
Recipe Notes

Makes about 8 pancakes.