Homemade buttermilk pancake batter is baked up as cute mini muffins in this quick and easy breakfast. Top your Whole Wheat Pancake Bites with mini chocolate chips, berries, diced bananas, or nuts for even more flavor!
½cupmini chocolate chipsor any other topping, optional
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, and maple syrup until well incorporated. Slowly pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients while gently stirring, and mix until just combined. Do not overmix; it's okay for batter to still have lumps. Allow batter to rest for 10 minutes.
While batter rests, preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease or spray mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray. Fill each muffin cup to the top with 1 tablespoon of batter (I use a small #70 cookie scoop). Sprinkle each muffin with mini chocolate chips. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until muffins are cooked through and starting to turn light golden brown. Allow muffins to rest in pan for 2 minutes before turning them out. Serve warm with maple syrup for dipping.
Notes
You may use white flour in lieu of whole wheat pastry flour, if desired.
If you don't have any buttermilk on hand, you can make your own by pouring 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (or white vinegar) into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Fill the remainder of the measuring cup (up to the 2-cup line) with milk (whole milk is preferred but low-fat/skim milk will work). Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes before proceeding with recipe.
Making sure that your milk and eggs are at room temperature will prevent your melted butter from re-solidifying when it hits cold ingredients. I quickly bring my buttermilk to room temperature by zapping it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so, and I still my eggs in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes.
You may omit the maple syrup/honey in the pancake batter, if you wish.
You may leave your Pancake Bites plain or top them with mini chocolate chips, whole berries, diced fruit (strawberries, bananas, peaches, kiwi, etc.), raw or toasted nuts or coconut, crumbled (cooked) bacon or sausage, or anything else that sounds good to you!