On the weekends, do you prefer to make pancakes? These soft pancakes, which are topped and garnished with chopped walnuts, are ideal for a late breakfast or brunch. If you’d prefer, you can prepare the sauce the previous evening. Simply wrap and place in the fridge, then reheat while the pancakes cook. This produces a batch of 4 or 6 pancakes, depending on the size of the griddle.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 12 pancakes |
Ingredients
- 1 large apple – peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup chopped, toasted walnuts
Instructions
- Combine diced apples and water in a microwave-safe dish for the sauce. Cover and microwave on high power for 3 minutes. Stir, replace cover, and microwave on high until apples are fork-tender, about 2 more minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Combine brown sugar, cream, butter, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes. Mixture should be bubbly all over the surface. Mix in vanilla extract and cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked, drained apples.
- Preheat an electric griddle to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly grease.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
- Combine eggs and milk in a separate container, stirring briskly until eggs are well incorporated. Drizzle in melted butter while stirring. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until most of the lumps are gone.
- Use a 1/4-cup measuring cup to pour batter in batches onto the preheated griddle, forming 6-inch pancakes.
- Cook until bubbles form on top of the pancakes and the surface begins to look a little dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Brown to desired doneness on the second side, 2 to 3 minutes. Keep first batch warm in a 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) oven, while the remaining pancakes cook.
- Serve a stack of 3 pancakes with caramelized apple sauce, and garnish with chopped, toasted walnuts.
- The toasted walnuts are an optional garnish.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 895 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 111 g |
| Cholesterol | 193 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Sodium | 713 mg |
| Sugars | 66 g |
| Fat | 46 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |