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These Easy, Healthy Apple Pancakes are gluten free, dairy free, and made with simple, real ingredients. They’re soft, fluffy, with a little crisp on the outside. The subtle, sweet apple flavor makes these the perfect fall breakfast!
In the Fall, everyone is obsessed with everything pumpkin (I am too 🙋♀️). But I think one of the most underrated flavors is apple! To me, there’s nothing more Fall than the cozy smell of warming cinnamon and apple. It reminds me of a freshly baked apple pie and I think we can all agree that Fall is for baking, so it just makes sense, right? I love making different recipes that focus on using fresh apples and warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, apple pie spice, cardamom. If you’re just as excited for apple season as I am, make sure to check out other delicious apple-based recipes like my Salted Caramel Apple Baked Oatmeal, Healthy Apple Cinnamon Bread, and Air Fryer Apple Cobbler. All of them are super easy and taste like apple pie in different forms!
To kickoff my Fall baking, I’ve been loving these pancakes for breakfast on the weekend. I love having a slow morning routine that ends in sitting with a pancake stacked plate to enjoy with my coffee! They’re seriously some of the best I’ve made and I’ll probably be eating them every week for the the time being 😆 I love topping mine with a slice of butter and maple syrup – keep it simple! Some other tasty toppings would be pecans, warm spiced apples, and nut butter. What would you put on top of yours?
Why You’ll Love These
- Quick and minimal clean up – All ingredients are mixed in a high-speed blender, cooked on a pan, and ready to eat!
- Fall meal prep staple – These are such a great recipe to meal prep for yourself or kids for the week. Double or triple the recipe, store in an air-tight glass container in the fridge or store in the freezer to keep them longer. Just reheat over the stove or the oven when ready to eat!
- Loaded with nutrients – The oats and apple are high in fiber making these pancakes a filling, balanced breakfast. Apples are also high in vitamin C, E, and antioxidants. A lot of nutrients packed into one little fruit!
- Dietary friendly – These are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.
What You’ll Need
- Apple – Any type of apple will work, it depends on how sweet you want your pancakes! I love Honeycrisp for extra sweet or Gala for a subtle apple flavor.
- Eggs
- Oats – I use these Gluten Free Sprouted Oats because they’re Organic, glyphosate free, and soaked so they’re easier to digest. You can use any oats, gluten free or regular.
- Sea salt – I love using a high-quality sea salt like Redmonds for any recipe!
- Cinnamon – You could also use apple pie spice.
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
How To Make
- Add all ingredients to the cup of a high-speed blender and blend until completely smooth.
- On the stove, heat a pan over medium heat and coat with butter or oil.
- Using about 1/3 cup per pancake, pour the batter into the pan. Make sure not to overcrowd!
- After a few minutes, when bubbles start to form, flip each pancake.
- Cook a few more minutes on the other side until golden and firm.
- Put the pancakes on a separate plate. Wipe out the pan and add more butter or oil in between batches (Tip: This is key for even cooking and color with each batch!)
- Once all of the batter is used and pancakes are plated, add toppings of choice, and enjoy!
Recommended Tools
More Quick Fall Breakfasts
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie (Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegan)
Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Easy Apple Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 apple (core removed and sliced)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1 pinch sea salt
- cinnamon or apple pie spice (to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.
- On the stove, heat a pan over medium heat and coat in butter or oil.
- Pour 1/3 cup of batter per pancake into the pan – do not overcrowd.
- Cook for a few minutes, until bubbles form, then flip.
- Cook the other side for a few minutes until firm and golden.
- Place finished pancakes on a separate plate.
- Wipe out pan and add more butter/oil in between batches.
- Once all batter is used and pancakes are plated, add toppings of choice, and enjoy!
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Teen approved! I made these for my 13 year old, she had no idea they were healthy and she loved them! Thank you so much for providing simple, clean and easy recipes!
That’s the best when they’re so good picky eaters approve 😆 So happy she loved them!
How many pancakes does this make?
Hi Sunny! It depends on the size of the pancakes but I was able to make three larger ones. You can always make them smaller if you want more!
do you know what the nutritional info is x
I’m not sure but you can always enter the recipe quantities into an app or nutrition calculator online for a good estimate! 😊
Hi, I would love to try this pancake recipe, but I cannot use Oats can I sub for coconut or almond flour instead
Really enjoy all your easy recipes
Hi! You could use either almond or coconut flour to replace the oats. For almond flour, it’s usually a 1:1 replacement but slowly add in the liquid since almond flour doesn’t absorb as much liquid. For coconut flour, use 1/4 to 1/3 of the amount of oats listed in the recipe and you might need to add more liquid because it absorbs a lot more! I would say best bet is almond flour but either would work 🥰