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Pancake Bites Recipe

January 23, 2023 by Jennifer 1 Comment

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Delicious and easy pancake bites are a simple recipe to have on hand for those busy mornings. Load these bite-size pancakes up with your favorite filling. Like sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, blueberries, bacon, or sausage.

These mini pancake bites also taste fantastic plain while being dipped into your favorite maple syrup. Have a freezer bag full of these delicious little muffins, filled with different flavors for a quick breakfast on the go.

A fork with a mini pancake bites on it that has been dipped in maple syrup. More of the mini muffins on a plate.

If you do any meal prepping these mini pancake muffins have to be on your list to make. They can be frozen for up to two months as long as they are in an airtight container. Making them the ideal grab and go breakfast idea for busy mornings or as an afternoon snack idea. .

How To Make These Mini Muffins

Mini muffins are perfect to stock the freezer up with on your next meal prep day. These bite sized fluffy pancakes in a muffin form make an easy breakfast idea for busy school mornings.

An overhead image of the ingredinets needed to make mini pancake bites.

To make this easy pancake bites recipe you only need a few simple ingredients. The only dry ingredients needed for this recipe is your favorite pancake mix. I have used Krusteaz and our store brand pancake mix. The wet ingredients are melted butter, water, and an egg. And your choice of fillings like mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, or blueberries.

I start by melting the butter in a medium bowl and letting it cool slightly before adding it in with the egg. In a large bowl add in the pancake mix, water, egg, and melted butter. Mix until well combined and there are no lumps.

Pancake bites batter with mini chooclate chips in a white bowl.

I do recommend a whisk to break up any lumps in the pancake batter. In my video, I used a rubber spatula to mix, and that worked but did take me some time to break up the lumps.

When it comes to the add-ins or the filling there are many choices. Give the kids a fun twist to start their morning out by sprinkling in some mini chocolate chips or sprinkles. For a bit healthier option add in blueberries or raspberries. Want more of a savory option cook up some bacon or sausage to mix into these mini pancake bites.

A mini muffin pan filled with the pancake batter for the bites.

Fold in your favorite toppings into the pancake batter. Grab a mini muffin tin and coat the cups with cooking spray. I have used liners for these but the mini pancakes do stick to the liners some. Fill the mini muffin pan cups up about ¾ of the way in the greased muffin tins.

Bake in a preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or until the mini pancake muffins feel firm on top. Enjoy right away with maple syrup or let cool completely and store in an airtight container.

How To Freeze

These mini pancake bites are a great breakfast recipe that freezes well. Let the mini bites completely cool. Then place them on a baking pan and place into the freezer for a couple of hours.

A wire cooling rack with mini pancake muffins on it.

Remove the baking sheet pan from the freezer and place the pancake bites into an airtight container or freezer bag. Store in the freezer for up to two months. When ready to enjoy these mini pancakes remove as many as you like and pop them into the microwave to reheat.

Tips

I'm a firm believer in using cookie scoops when making cookies, muffins, cupcakes, and these pancake bites. For this recipe, I used a small cookie scoop which filled the mini muffin pan cups up perfectly.

I have used mini cupcake liners but found that half of the pancake bites stuck to the liner. So what I do is spray the cups of the muffin tin with nonstick spray. Then use a paper towel to disburse the spray around the inside of the muffin cups.

These delicious little muffins are like having a pancake but with the convenience of a muffin. Since these mini pancake bites are so customizable, mix in some cinnamon sugar, breakfast sausage, or fresh fruit these are sure to be a hit with the whole family.

The box pancake mix that you get at the grocery store can be easily be replaced with homemade pancake mix.

More Easy Breakfast Ideas

If you are looking for a way to make breakfast a little bit easier than here are some more delicious breakfast ideas.

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    Breakfast Egg Sausage Sandwich
  • Three eggs bites on wax paper with a bowl filled with eggs behind it.
    Instant Pot Egg Bites
  • Chocolate chip pancake bites with cool whip on a plate.
    Instant Pot Pancake Bites
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A fork with a pancake bite that is filled with sprinkles on it. There are more mini pancake muffins on a plate.
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Pancake Bites Recipe

Fill these easy pancake bites with your favorite fillings like chocolate chips, sprinkles, or blueberries.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Breakfast Recipe, Mini Pancake Bites, Mini Pancakes, Pancake Bites
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 35 bites
Calories 34 kcal
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

  • 2½ Cups Pancake Mix
  • 1⅓ Cup Water
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 3 Tablespoon Melted Butter I used unsalted butter
  • Filling of choice I used sprinkles,mini chocolate chips, and blueberries.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare mini muffin pan with liners or spray with cooking spray.

  2. In a large mixing bowl add in the pancake mix, water, egg, and melted butter. Mix together until well combined.

  3. Fold in your favorite fillings into the batter. Or divide the batter into separate bowls for as many fillings as you choose.

  4. Fill the muffin pan cups up ¾ of the way and bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes or until ready.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

The nutritional information does not include the choice of fillings. The nutritional value is for the pancake batter only. 

Nutritional information on this website is provided as a courtesy and for your convenience only. In addition to the USDA Food Composition Database, other online calculators are used to gather nutrition data.

Nutrition Facts
Pancake Bites Recipe
Serving Size
 
32 Bites
Amount per Serving
Calories
34
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
 
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
16
mg
5
%
Sodium
 
62
mg
3
%
Potassium
 
23
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
 
3
g
1
%
Fiber
 
0.2
g
1
%
Sugar
 
0.01
g
0
%
Protein
 
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
 
67
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
23
mg
2
%
Iron
 
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. May

    March 26, 2025 at 3:06 am

    5 stars
    My kids love these pancake bites. I use this recipe all the time.

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