Mini Pancakes are also called silver dollar pancakes, and are a fun way to enjoy your favorite breakfast. This recipe is a unique and delicious twist to them, and combines the chewy sweetness of the raisins along with the fluffy pancake batter. These are just like regular pancakes, but better, and this one has to be my favorite Mini Pancake Recipe of all time.
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Why This Recipe Works
- Simple: When it comes to putting a simple and easy breakfast for my entire family, I always turn to this easy mini pancakes recipe.
- Versatile: These small pancakes don't just appeal to the kiddos, but are also great to customize.
- Quick Prep: You'll need just a few simple ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time to put these fluffy mini pancakes together.
These pancakes would go great with Maple Syrup or Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream.
📋 Ingredients
To make mini pancakes, here's all you'll need.
- All Purpose Flour: Is the foundation of your pancakes, providing structure and substance to your fluffy mini treats.
- Milk: Adds moisture to the batter and aids in creating a tender crumb in the finished pancakes.
- Raisins: Add a sweet, chewy surprise in each bite, enhancing the overall taste experience.
- Olive Oil (For Frying): Used to lightly fry the pancakes, it ensures they achieve a beautiful, golden-brown exterior.
- Cane Sugar: A natural sweetener that balances out the savory elements and makes the pancakes dessert-worthy.
- Egg: Acts as a binding agent, helping hold all the ingredients together, while also adding richness.
- Vanilla Extract: Imparts a warm, aromatic flavor note that pairs wonderfully with the other ingredients.
- Baking Powder: The key to fluffy pancakes, it creates air bubbles that make the pancakes rise and become light.
- Maple Syrup: Adds a delectable sweetness that elevates the dish to new heights.
- Fruits of Your Choice as a Topping: Add a fresh, vibrant element to the dish, and their natural sweetness complements the pancakes perfectly.
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
🔀 Substitutions & Variations
You can try lots of other variations to this recipe by adding in other ingredients that you have at hand.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Mini chocolate chips can be a nice addition if you really love that chocolatey flavor.
- Add Nuts: You can also cook mini pancakes with ground nuts mixed into the batter to make them more nutritious and healthy.
- Add Fruit: Dried and fresh fruit, especially fresh berries can be another wonderful addition to your homemade pancakes.
🔪How To Make Mini Pancakes?
Ready to make these miniature pancakes? Here's the step by step process you'll need to follow.
Step One: In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and cane sugar.
Step Two: Pour milk, maple syrup, add egg and vanilla extract into the flour mixture, and using an electric mixer beat for about 2 minutes until fully incorporated. Add raisins and mix it for another minute
Step Three: Drizzle an olive oil into a large non-stick frying pan and drop batter to make little pancakes. You can also use a hot griddle if that's what you prefer.
Step Four: Fry for about 1 or 2 min until little bubbles form. Remember to stick to medium heat. Flip over and cook for a minute or two. Serve warm and enjoy with your favorite toppings.
👩🍳 Expert Tips
While making these mini pancakes is ridiculously easy, you might want to note down these little tips and tricks too!
- I've used cane sugar as the sweetener for these pancakes, but you can also use white sugar or any other natural sweetener of your choice.
- I've used a non stick frying pan to make these mini pancakes, but you can also choose to pop them in the toaster oven if you want to. Just make sure you use a parchment paper lined baking sheet to keep the pancakes from sticking to the surface.
- When you're done incorporating the wet and the dry ingredients together, remember to stir gently and avoid overmixing the batter. This will help the pancakes rise well and you'll be able to enjoy the nice and fluffy pancakes you're looking for.
- Remember to use the best quality, fresh leavening agent for your pancakes. If you're ending up with tough pancakes no matter what you do, it's probably because you're using baking powder or baking soda that has lost its efficacy.
- If you don't have baking powder, you can swap 1 teaspoon of it with ¼th teaspoon of baking soda and ½ teaspoon of lemon juice to get the perfect silver dollar pancakes.
- Remember to allow the mini pancakes to turn golden brown on both sides before you serve them. Stick to medium low heat when cooking them.
- To bring a bit of richness to the pancakes, you can also add some melted butter to the pancake batter. I would recommend using unsalted butter.
- I've used olive oil for frying the pancakes, but you can also choose to use butter if you want to.
💭 FAQs
The best way to get the mini pancakes warm is to microwave them. You can also reheat them on the griddle or your pan with a little butter on medium heat.
Got some leftover mini pancakes that you want to enjoy later? Just allow them to cool down completely and transfer them to an airtight container and refrigerate them for 2-3 days. You can also freeze mini pancakes if you want them to last longer.
To keep raisins evenly distributed throughout your pancakes, soak them in hot water for about 30 minutes before mixing them into the batter. This softens them and helps prevent sinking.
Yes, you can substitute whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour to add a nuttier flavor and increase fiber content. Keep in mind that whole wheat flour may make the pancakes denser.
To create mini pancakes, heat your skillet or griddle over medium heat and pour small amounts of batter, about 2-3 tablespoons each, onto the cooking surface. This will yield pancakes approximately 3 inches in diameter.
Yes, you can prepare the batter ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 24 hours. Before cooking, let the batter sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes and give it a gentle stir, as it may thicken or separate during refrigeration.
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Serving Suggestions
These are my favorite dishes to serve with Easy Mini Pancakes with Raisins:
The best part about this mini pancake recipe is the fact that you can actually serve them in so many different ways. If you want to try making these pancakes differently you can make Instant Pot Pancakes using this recipe.
- With Whipped Cream: I love serving my mini pancakes with a dollop of whipped cream on the side. The creaminess from the whipped cream just beautifully balances the soft, chewiness of the pancakes.
- With Maple Syrup: Maple syrup isn't just great as a topping for your mini pancakes, but it also brings in a nice natural sweetness to the pancake batter, which is why I've used it for the recipe. You can totally swap this with honey if you want to.
- With Powdered Sugar: Just a little sprinkle of powdered sugar on the top of your stack of mini pancakes is the simplest, easiest way to serve them, when you're looking for an easy, no-effort serving method.
- With Fresh Fruit: Fresh fruit is one of the best toppings for these mini pancakes, or any other pancake recipe for that matter.Team up your light and fluffy mini pancakes with some chopped bananas or diced strawberries. And of course, you can experiment with other fruits too!
Easy Mini Pancakes With Raisins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Milk
- ½ cup Raisins
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil for frying
- 1 tablespoon Cane Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Berries
Instructions
- Combine Flour, Baking Powder, SugarIn a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and cane sugar.
- Add Wet IngredientsPour milk, maple syrup, add egg and vanilla extract into the flour mixture, and using an electric mixer beat for about 2 minutes until fully incorporated. Add raisins and mix it for another minute.
- Pour Pancake Batter and Cook on Both SidesDrizzle an olive oil into a large non-stick frying pan and drop batter to make little pancakes. You can also use a hot griddle if that's what you prefer.
- Serve WarmServe warm and enjoy with your favorite toppings. Fry for about 1 or 2 min until little bubbles form. Remember to stick to medium heat. Flip over and cook for a minute or two
Notes
- I've used cane sugar as the sweetener for these pancakes, but you can also use white sugar or any other natural sweetener of your choice.
- I've used a non stick frying pan to make these mini pancakes, but you can also choose to pop them in the toaster oven if you want to. Just make sure you use a parchment paper lined baking sheet to keep the pancakes from sticking to the surface.
- When you're done incorporating the wet and the dry ingredients together, remember to stir gently and avoid overmixing the batter. This will help the pancakes rise well and you'll be able to enjoy the nice and fluffy pancakes you're looking for.
- Remember to use the best quality, fresh leavening agent for your pancakes. If you're ending up with tough pancakes no matter what you do, it's probably because you're using baking powder or baking soda that has lost its efficacy.
- If you don't have baking powder, you can swap 1 teaspoon of it with ¼th teaspoon of baking soda and ½ teaspoon of lemon juice to get the perfect silver dollar pancakes.
- Remember to allow the mini pancakes to turn golden brown on both sides before you serve them. Stick to medium low heat when cooking them.
- To bring a bit of richness to the pancakes, you can also add some melted butter to the pancake batter. I would recommend using unsalted butter.
- I've used olive oil for frying the pancakes, but you can also choose to use butter if you want to.
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