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Easy Pancake Mini Muffins Recipe

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One of Kora & Logan’s favorite school snacks is store bought mini-muffins. I have to admit to buying them a lot this year because they are so easy to grab and pack into their backpacks for school snack time. While they love the muffins and I’m satisfied that they are filling enough snacks, I’m not happy about the long lists of ingredients with unpronounceable words on the packaging.

So in my quest to serve healthier foods, I decided to make Easy Pancake Mini Muffins. The recipe actually turned out to be incredibly easy and Kora & Logan enjoyed helping me with it. They couldn’t get over that we actually used pancake mix and put maple syrup into the muffin batter. They were also excited to see that I chopped fresh strawberries and included blueberries in the muffins mix too.

After the muffin cooled we all gave them a try and were thrilled to find them delicious! This simple recipe is now one of our favorites and I’m happy to have made something just a bit healthier, but still just as fun and filling, for school snack time.

Easy Pancake Mini Muffins Recipe

Pancake MuffinsIngredients

  • 2 cups of pancake mix
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups of fresh berries

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 mini-muffin tins with cooking spray.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed.
  3. Pour batter into mini-muffin tins until 3/4 full.
  4. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned.
  5. Serve warm with butter or pack into a backpack to enjoy later.

 


About Tesa Nicolanti

I’m Tesa, the mom behind 2 Wired 2 Tired, a blog named after our two kids born a year apart, who my husband and I always said were too wired, leaving us too tired. :) Since 2009, I’ve shared tips on family, travel, and tech, with coffee always in hand. Now, as the kids head to college, 2 Wired 2 Tired continues as a place for family travel ideas, helpful gadgets, and insights on keeping family life fun and easy.

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Comments

  1. Rachel says

    April 16, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    These sound great! Quick question, I’m assuming thus isn’t using just as water mix right? Could it be done with the just add water and omitting the eggs and or oil?

  2. Maralea says

    April 10, 2013 at 4:06 am

    Pinning for sure! Thank you!

  3. Michael Lambert says

    March 7, 2013 at 2:51 am

    My daughter would love these. They look easy enough to make.

  4. Christina Strapp says

    February 5, 2013 at 1:30 am

    My daughter loves pancakes and muffins. Will have to try this.

  5. Bill McGovern says

    December 30, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Thank you for the perfect breakfast treat I may be able to create for my wife!

  6. Crissy D. says

    December 14, 2012 at 5:55 am

    These look like a fun idea to make with the kids!

  7. Deb Manjo says

    December 6, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    I saw some similar recipes on pinterest – whats so great is that you can put just about anything in them! Yum!

  8. mj says

    December 4, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    These look delicious! Will have to try them, perfect for my new mini-muffin tins….

  9. Tammy S says

    December 2, 2012 at 10:58 am

    These look so good and healthy also! I love how easy there are to make. I can’t wait to try them.

  10. Maciej says

    November 27, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Delicious!

  11. Cody Anderson says

    October 12, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    These look super easy to make and my kids can even help. We will be making these tomorrow.

  12. Carrie with Children says

    October 11, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    These sound easy to make – I love it! They would be perfect for us to take on road trips!

  13. Sharon Rooney says

    October 11, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Wow what a great recipe. I have everything I need to make these in the pantry except the strawberries.

  14. Margaret says

    October 11, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    These do look very easy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

  15. Stefani says

    October 10, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    What a great idea. I want to try to make something like this for my son. He loves pancakes and I think he will love these too!

  16. Jeffrey says

    October 10, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    These are probably healthier than the prepackaged variety in the store. I love pancakes and when I eat them its usually for dinner as they are quite filling. You could dunk these little muffins in a small container full of maple syrup.

  17. Mary Beth Elderton says

    October 10, 2012 at 11:55 am

    These look delicious! I’ll bet they would freeze well, too, for Hubz to microwave at work when he goes in too early to have breakfast. I’ll be visiting my grands in Texas in a couple of weeks and this would be a fun breakfast for them ***pinned***

  18. Ashley @MamaOfAllTrades says

    October 10, 2012 at 10:27 am

    I need to try these. They’d be perfect to freeze for mornings where we’re running late and can’t sit down for a full breakfast.

  19. Hanan says

    October 10, 2012 at 2:07 am

    What a great idea, I’m going to have to try these!

  20. Krystle says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    Yum I love pancakes! Such a cute brunch idea!

  21. ConnieFoggles says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    We all love muffins in my family. These sound great. I wonder how it would taste if I added chocolate chips or banana?

  22. Mellisa says

    October 9, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    Tesa these look really good! My kids are super picky eaters and this would be perfect for school breakfast.

  23. Brett says

    October 9, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    oh, yummy. my kids love pancakes, what a fun twist on them. i always need new breakfast ideas. i bet you could freeze these a bit?!

  24. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    October 9, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    It sounds so good! I must try these FOR SURE! Thanks for the recipe. :)

  25. Maralea says

    October 9, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    These look so good! Going to pin it! Thank you!

  26. Pam says

    October 9, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Yum! These look really good and can be eaten on the go. Two important considerations for breakfast at my house!

  27. Cassie says

    October 9, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    These look wonderful and very easy to make for school breakfasts. I think I will be whipping up some this weekend to freeze! Thanks for sharing.

  28. shaunie wyatt says

    October 9, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your recipe… I too have issues with buying items with “bad” ingredients; this one I can approve is safer than most brands in the store (thanks again!1)

  29. Elena says

    October 9, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    looks delicious! thank you for the recipe!

  30. Nichol says

    October 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Oh these are cute! I never made them with pancake mix, will definitely have to try!

  31. Beeb Ashcroft says

    October 9, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Oh yum! I love making muffins. These look tasty!

  32. christopher sorel says

    October 9, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    looks good but gluetin free now

  33. Crissy says

    October 9, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    These look great, I always love your recipes!

  34. Samantha @ A Little Simplicity says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:47 am

    I never thought to make pancakes into muffins! Such a great idea!

  35. Annie @ Mama Dweeb says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:47 am

    yummy!! Oh that is perfect for the cool fall mornings! I love the fresh strawberries you cut up too. That knife is beautiful :)

  36. Chacoy says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:46 am

    I am guilty of buying them too:( However, I now know that I don’t have too thanks to your yummy recipe!
    This is genius!!

  37. Amber Edwards says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:09 am

    That is so fun! I never even thought about making mini pancakes in a muffin tin before! My kids would absolutely love this! A new fun way to eat pancakes and great for on the go mornings! Thank you!

  38. Melissa says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:08 am

    YUM! My son would love these! Pinning to make soon!

  39. Andrea Kruse says

    October 9, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Yum! My kids are big on anything they can make with their fingers. I will have to give these a try!

  40. Jenn @therebelchick says

    October 9, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Yum! These would be perfect for sticking in a lunch box to send to school with the kids!

  41. Betty Baez says

    October 9, 2012 at 10:21 am

    Ooh I have to try these they look super moist!

  42. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    October 9, 2012 at 8:18 am

    Yum Muffins Are So Good Fresh Out Of The Oven !:)

Hey there! I’m Tesa, the mom behind 2 Wired 2 Tired. The blog got its name because we have two kids born a year apart and my husband, Dave, and I always joked that "the kids were too wired and we were too tired!" :)

Fast forward a bit—now the kids are off to college (how did that happened so fast!) and since 2009, I’ve been blogging through the chaos, coffee in hand, finding the best in family, travel, and tech—because honestly, who has time for bad gadgets and boring trips?

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