Super Easy Healthier German Pancakes

These “Super Easy Healthier German Pancakes” are SERIOUSLY one of my kids’ most asked-for breakfast recipes! ONLY 5 INGREDIENTS ARE NECESSARY!! Like, what???

The best part about finding your kid’s favorite breakfasts is it helps make menu planning SUPER easy!

It checks all the boxes!

1. Simple ingredients
2. Healthy ingredients
3. Whole Grain
4. Kids love it
5. Adults love it

This recipe just makes amazing protein-packed healthy german pancakes, and it will hopefully land up in your recipe box, under the favorite breakfast recipe tab!

How Long Does This Type Of Pancake Take To Prepare?

From start to finish, it takes about 35-40 minutes including prep time.

Melting The Butter Can Make Or Break The Deliciousness Of These Fluffy German Pancakes

In my opinion and the opinion of my children, the way the butter is melted is key to making the perfect recipe.

That being said, try hard to have your butter browned well but, not burnt!

The browned butter just works SO well with the pancake batter to make this recipe a plateful of tasty goodness.

 If you don’t let it brown enough, the feedback from my kids is that it can taste a little bland… Who knows though, maybe you prefer a more bland pancake! In that case, just fully melt butter and then pull it out of the oven before it browns.

This will make more sense when you get to the actual recipe…

What Kind Of Milk To Use In The “SUPER EASY HEALTHIER GERMAN PANCAKES”

While I am a HUGE fan of whole raw milk, you can check out this post here… “Is Whole Raw Milk Illegal To Your Health?”

Most of the time I use almond milk in this puffy oven pancakes recipe. That is just a personal preference though, you could totally use any milk that suits your fancy. 

Use A Cast Iron Skillet

I highly recommend this, we currently use a 12″ skillet… 

Here’s why!

For a very long time, I used a 9×12 baking dish. I mean a casserole dish was the perfect size for this german pancake recipe.

However, most of us know the rule, if you have an extremely hot dish and you pour a very cold liquid into said dish, chances are the dish will shatter.

 Well, after a couple of years of making this recipe, it happened one morning when I was least expecting it. 

I pulled the hot dish out of the oven only to have the dish shatter as I poured the batter into the pan. 

That was it for me… 

Enter cast iron hot skillet…

I have never had an issue with the cast iron skillet. One of my favorite things about this is cast iron is just all-around more healthy to cook with!

All that being said, you can enjoy your baked pancake hopefully shatter-free by using a cast iron skillet for this easy breakfast!

If you don’t own a cast iron skillet and are considering buying an oven-safe skillet, all cast iron skillets are oven safe and give off some of the best-tasting foods you will ever eat. 

Seriously, every kitchen should have at least one!

German Pancake Toppings

I am a very simple topping girl when it comes to this puff pancake recipe. We LOVE the simple taste of just sprinkling a generous sprinkle of coconut sugar on top of the german pancake, right when it comes out of the oven. Our whole family prefers it this way!

That being said, I am sure it would taste amazing with homemade berry syrup which you could make by simply mixing: 

2 cups of berries 

1 cup of maple syrup 

Let it come to a boil and then simmer until it cooks down to a little bit of a thicker texture. You can use this same topping on regular pancakes too which is what we do with this topping. 

 Lastly, this is not a topping but we always serve our “SUPER EASY HEALTHIER GERMAN PANCAKES” with fresh fruit. 

Not sure why, it just seems to always pair well with I guess… We prefer oranges with this one.

Protein

One of the reasons I love this recipe is that it’s a great way to get extra protein in your meal. Protein is what keeps a person fuller longer, it’s one of the reasons, it is so important that at every meal possible we make sure we have a good source of protein, along with all the other benefits of protein.

Ingredients for “SUPER EASY HEALTHIER GERMAN PANCAKES” 

You will need the following ingredients:

5 Tbs. Butter

6 large eggs 

1 cup whole milk, almond milk, or coconut milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour (your choice just make sure it is ground super fine)

1 pinch of salt

1. Start by heating the oven to 425ºF you will want this to be the first thing you do before making the batter. 
2. Place butter in your ovenproof skillet and put in the preheated oven until butter is golden brown.
3. Once the butter is in the oven, you could start your batter.
4. Place all wet ingredients in a large bowl
5. Add all your dry ingredients right on top 
6. I use a submerging blender, however, if you do not have one of those then just put all your ingredients in a blender
7. The point is, you want to blend the crazies out of it until it is slightly frothy. 
8. Once butter is ready, pull hot skillets out of the oven carefully
9. Pour batter in right away
10. Immediately place the pan back in the oven, leaving the temperature still at 425ºF 
11. Bake for 16 minutes
12. Once it is done, pull it out and sprinkle it with a generous amount of coconut sugar
13. Served with a little maple syrup poured over the top and you seriously have the perfect breakfast.

Notes:

For serving size reference, our family of 8, uses three recipes, and usually, we do not have any leftovers.

Storing Your “SUPER EASY HEALTHIER GERMAN PANCAKES”

If we have leftovers and that is a BIG IF, store the german pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

I personally try to use them within a couple of days, but no longer than a week. 

And there you have it!

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