Apple Spice Pancakes with Apple Compote Topping
Fluffy, sweet, and perfectly spiced, these Apple Spice Pancakes are the definition of irresistible! These gorgeous apple pancakes feature cinnamon, brown sugar, and apple cider in the batter, giving that quintessential ‘apple spice’ flavor. The Apple Spice Pancakes are served with a homemade apple compote that is heart-warmingly good!
How to Make the Apple Cinnamon Spice Pancakes
1. Start by adding all the dry ingredients into a bowl: This means the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Whisk this all together to make sure its well combined.
2. Add the wet ingredients to a separate bowl: Basically the remaining ingredients – egg, apple cider, milk, vanilla, and oil, go into a separate bowl, and are beaten well together. Ensure that it is all well incorporated, and you don’t see any visible chunks of egg white or yolk!
3. Pour the wet into the dry: Make a little well in the dry ingredients, then pour the wet into the dry. Now mix it up until it is all incorporated, but a few lumps are still visible! Try not to go overboard in the mixing and beat out all the lumps! By the time you will have beaten the lumps out of the batter, you will also have overmixed the batter and overdeveloped the gluten – which means a tough pancake. Uh no thanks! So long story short – lumps = good!
4. Optionally, give the batter a rest: If you’re willing to wait, allowing the pancake batter to rest for about 15-30 minutes will result in a more tender, fluffier Apple Cinnamon Spice Pancake. The reasoning behind this is that this wait time allows any gluten that has developed to relax! Again though, this is optional!
5. Heat your non-stick pan on medium heat: The thing with pancakes is that they need to be cooked on medium-low to medium at the very highest! Don’t get impatient with pancakes, or else they simple won’t cook in the center!
6. Fry those babies: Either by eyeballing the amount or using about ¼ cup of batter per pancake, pour the batter onto the lightly greased non-stick skillet. Fry each side around 2 to 3ish minutes. You’ll know the apple cinnamon spice pancake is ready to be flipped when a bunch of little bubbles are rising to the top and popping.
7. Serve hot with apple compote: I don’t think any explanation is needed here!
How to make the Apple Compote
The best part about these Apple Cinnamon Spice Pancakes is the apple compote topping! The apple compote is full of tender pieces of allspice and cinnamon spiced apples that are surrounded by a delicious apple syrup! This apple syrup means there’s no need for maple syrup – however no one would fault you for adding maple syrup too!
The apple compote is incredibly easy to make – it basically involves just everything being thrown in a saucepan and simmered for 15 or so minutes! When the compote is finished, the apples should be quite tender but still holding their shape, and they should be in a semi-thin syrupy liquid.
Substitutions & Variations
• The apple cider in the pancakes can be substituted with more milk or just regular apple juice.
◦ The apple cider in the apple compote can be substituted with regular apple juice or orange juice.
• Braeburn, Pink Lady, or Jazz apples can be used in place of Honey Crisp
Get the Recipe: Apple Spice Pancakes with Apple Compote
Ingredients
Apple Spice Pancakes
- 1 ⅓ cup All-Purpose Flour,, measured correctly †
- 3 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Allspice
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Large Egg
- 3/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1/2 cup Non-Alcoholic Apple Cider Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Apple Compote
- 2 Honeycrisp Apples,, peeled, cored, & cut into 1” cubes
- 1/3 cup Non-Alcoholic Apple Cider Juice
- Juice of ½ Lemon
- 1/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
Apple Spice Pancakes
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and brown sugar into a bowl. Whisk together to combine. In a separate bowl, beat together milk, apple cider, egg, vanilla, and oil, until well combined and smooth.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients, and pour the milk mixture in. Mix until just incorporated (a few lumps are fine), ensuring not to overmix.
- (Optional) Cover and allow to rest for 15-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large greased pan over medium heat. When hot, drop dollops of batter onto pan. Pancakes are ready to be flipped when several bubbles begin to rise and pop out of the batter.
- Cook until both sides are golden brown, then serve hot with apple compote.
Apple Compote
- Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Let cool slightly before using
