Easy Pancake Muffins

Why You'll Love This Pancake Muffin Recipe

Pancake mix muffins are another fantastic way to make your favorite muffins. Adding maple syrup to the mix keeps them wonderfully sweet and incredibly moist. As you bite into them, the subtly sweet aroma will fill your senses. They taste delicious by themselves or with some bacon, eggs, or even your favorite coffee.

Equipment Needed

• 12-Cup Muffin Pan
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring Cups & Spoons
• Whisk

Ingredients

Pancake Mix - Krusteaz Buttermilk is one of my favorites

Milk - or sub in your favorite non-dairy milk such as almond or cashew

Egg - enriches the muffins with protein and helps provide texture

Pure Maple Syrup - adds sweetness to the mix

Pure Vanilla Extract - enhances all the flavors

Add-ins - such as mini chocolate chips, chopped strawberries, blueberries or nuts. See more ideas below.

How to Make Pancake Mix Muffins

Just look at how easy these pancake muffins with your favorite add-ins are to make!

1. Place pancake mix in a large bowl and pour in the milk. (use the amount of milk called for on the pancake mix package)
2. Add egg and pour in the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Whisk together.
4. Pour into muffin pan. The muffin cups will be about half full.
5. Sprinkle in your favorite add-ins such as blueberries, strawberries, and chocolate chips.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

Serve for breakfast with a drizzle of maple syrup and some fresh fruit. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• Instead of spraying the muffin tin with non-stick spray you can use cupcake liners.
• Don't overmix the batter. Stir it until just combined and it's okay to have some small lumps.

Recipe Variations

Don't want muffins with chocolate chips? It's easy to make these sweet muffins with fruit or make them savory with meat. Here are some tasty substitutions:

• Finely chopped apple
• Chopped banana
• Fresh blueberries
• Funfetti or other sprinkles (great for a birthday breakfast!)
• Peanut butter chips
• Cooked and chopped bacon
• Cooked and crumbled sausage
• Flavorings - Substitute vanilla with lemon or almond extract. If using almond extract, only use ¼ teaspoon (it's much stronger than vanilla or lemon).

Pancake Muffins From Scratch

You can use any pancake batter to make these muffins. Homemade and from-scratch will work just as well as batter prepared from a mix. For homemade, try the base batter from my lemon blueberry pancakes.

Mini Pancake Muffins

To make mini pancake muffins, use a mini muffin pan and reduce the baking time by 5 minutes (bake for 10 minutes instead of 15 or until done).

What to Serve with Pancake Muffins

I like to serve them as is with a little fruit but they are also great dipped in a little extra maple syrup. Here are some other ideas:

• Butter
• Fruit Puree
• Jelly, Jam, or Preserves
• Melted Peanut Butter or other nut butter
• Yogurt

Make Ahead

You can prepare the pancake batter a day in advance. Keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

How to Store, Freeze, and Reheat

To Store: Cool the muffins completely. Place them in an airtight container and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

To Freeze: Place them on a baking sheet. Once frozen, transfer to an airtight container or plastic freezer bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

To Reheat: You can reheat the muffins in the microwave on HIGH in 15-second increments or in the oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes or until warm.

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