These vegan apple pie pancakes are perfectly spiced with apple pie spice and topped with warm gooey cinnamon apples.
Making apple pie pancakes is sort of like making apple pie, but it requires far less work, and you also get breakfast when you're finished! It's fall, so if you have more apples than you know what to do with, here's a thing to do with them. Get your autumnal brunch on with fluffy pancakes filled with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, apple pie filling, and a healthy serving of maple syrup.
These pancakes are adapted from my basic pancake recipe, with a little extra sweetness, apple pie spices, and apples on the inside and out. Totally worth staying in for brunch this weekend.
You can serve these pancakes with real maple syrup and maybe even vegan whipped cream (such as a store bought dairy-free whipped cream, aquafaba whipped topping, or coconut whipped cream)!
Make it a meal and serve these apple pancakes with Sweet and Smoky Tempeh Bacon for a sweet and savory breakfast!
🍎 Ingredients
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Cornmeal
- Sugar
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Salt
- Apples
- Applesauce
- Vanilla Extract
- Non-dairy milk
- Vegan butter
Nutmeg
If you have fresh nutmeg, I recommend using it for this recipe (and any recipe that calls for nutmeg)! Freshly grated nutmeg has so much more flavor than ground nutmeg, making a big difference in your pancakes and baked goods. It looks like little acorns or coconuts and can be grated into your pancake and cake batters, or atop some vegan eggnog.
How to grate fresh nutmeg? Try a Microplane grater! If you grate fresh spices, zest lemons and limes, or like to grate garlic, you should definitely have this tool in your kitchen. It makes grating nutmeg a breeze, even with its hard texture.
You can find Microplane graters at any kitchen store, or online in about 20 different colors (I have green).
Apples
Not all apples are created equal when it comes to cooking and baking! Some types of apples get too mushy when cooked (such as Macintosh and Red Delicious...but what are Red Delicious apples good for anyway?), or the level of desired sweetness/tartness depends on the recipe.
A sweet, crunchy variety of apple tends to be best for cooking and baking so it holds up well to heat, and delivers a natural sweetness that pairs well with any added sugar. If it's not sweet enough, it may seem like the apple flesh lacks flavor once coated in brown sugar and cinnamon. If the apple is too tart, it may seem out of place in the recipe.
My favorite apple for cooking (and eating, as a matter of fact!) is Fuji. It's nice and crisp and has plenty of natural sweetness. I used Fuji apples in this recipe, but you could also use another apple that fits the flavor and texture profile such as Jonagold or Honeycrisp.
🔪 Instructions
For the pancakes:
Combine the flour, baking powder, cornmeal, sugar, brown sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves, and mix in.
Peel and chop the apples.
Make a well in the middle and then add the apples, applesauce, vanilla, and non-dairy milk. Stir until almost combined.
Preheat your skillet or cast iron pan at medium heat, then rub some vegan butter on one of the pans and melt the rest in the other.
Pour melted vegan butter into the pancake batter and stir until combined.
Drop by large spoonfuls or pour batter onto the pan and flip when bubbles start to form.
Repeat until all the batter is gone.
For the cinnamon apples:
Place the vegan butter or coconut oil in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, then let it melt.
Add the apples, then stir to coat. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon, then lower the heat slightly.
Cook, stirring frequently, until the brown sugar dissolves and begins to thicken, and the apples soften, about 5-6 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes before adding the vanilla. Serve immediately.
💭 Tips
- If you don't have all of the spices listed, you can replace the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves with 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice.
- Serve with maple syrup and vegan whipped cream.
- I recommend using fresh nutmeg if you have it!
📖 Recipe
Vegan Apple Pie Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples
These vegan apple pie pancakes are perfectly spiced with apple pie spice and topped with warm gooey cinnamon apples.
Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 small apple, chopped
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅔ cups non-dairy milk
- 3 teaspoons vegan butter
Cinnamon Apples:
- 1 ½ tablespoons vegan butter or coconut oil
- 4 apples, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the apple pie pancakes:
- Combine the flour, baking powder, cornmeal, sugar, brown sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves, and mix in.
- Make a well in the middle and then add the apples, applesauce, vanilla, and non-dairy milk. Stir until almost combined.
- Preheat your skillet or cast iron pan at medium heat, then rub some vegan butter on one of the pans and melt the rest in the other.
- Pour melted vegan butter into the pancake batter and stir until combined.
- Drop by large spoonfuls or pour batter onto the pan and flip when bubbles start to form. Repeat until all the batter is gone.
For the cinnamon apples:
- Place the vegan butter or coconut oil in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, then let it melt.
- Add the apples, then stir to coat.
- Add the brown sugar and cinnamon, then lower the heat slightly.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until the brown sugar dissolves and begins to thicken, and the apples soften, about 5-6 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes before adding the vanilla.
Notes
- If you don't have all of the spices listed, you can replace the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves with 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice.
- Serve with maple syrup and vegan whipped cream.
- I recommend using fresh nutmeg if you have it!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 2 pancakes with applesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 664Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 692mgCarbohydrates: 128gFiber: 9gSugar: 68gProtein: 11g
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Brian D
Whoa that looks so good!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake
Apple pie for breakfast? yes please! These pancakes look like the perfect stack, must try pancakes like this sometime this fall 🙂