Apparently I have Germany on the mind this month. I’m listening to a book on tape during my commute (trying to break my cell-phone-while-driving habit!) about German history. And reading a fictional book with German characters. And of course…listening to Heidi Klum bid her famous “Auf Wiedersehen” to an unlucky contestant every Wednesday night on Project Runway.
So it makes perfect sense, as I now realize, that this would be the month to finally try this recipe for adorable mini German pancakes that I had bookmarked! I’ve always wanted to try the normal-sized German pancakes. But for some odd reason (ironic because I can consume plates and plates of other carbs), it’s rare that I ever make it through an entire pancake before feeling full. So when I saw a recipe for these little guys, it seemed like a perfect compromise!
Happy to say that they are as delightful as they look. The entire “making” and “baking” process, in fact, was fun from start to finish! L-O-V-E-D mixing up the batter in the blender (so easy and speedy!), and had a little too much fun peeking in the oven every few minutes to see the muffins puff up near the end. And then…deflate into the pancakes we all know and still love. :)
All in all, a fun, delicious breakfast that I will definitely be revisiting soon. Sehr gut.
Pop-Up Muffins (German Pancakes)
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- dash salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp orange zest (optional)
- assorted condiments for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Blend first seven ingredients (milk thru orange zest) in a blender. Be careful to see that any flour clumps get well-blended. Grease muffin tins well and distribute batter evenly between 24 tins. (My tins were slightly less than half-full.) Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top.
- Served with your favorite toppings. (Mine included sliced strawberries, maple syrup, and a light dusting of powdered sugar.)
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
K I’m pretty much obsessed with this recipe. I subbed canola oil for the butter and used oat flour instead of regular (we were out) and they seriously turned out AMAZING. So amazing in fact that I may half eaten 1/2 an entire batch myself in a day. :) Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! I’m going to make it again for my brother’s birthday breakfast.
Ummm hi!! I love your site but i think you should put more ”pancake” recipes like chocolate pancakes,fruit pancakes,etc but of course,in the ”Ali” way
Love your site! Have these and the s’mores pops bookmarked so far! I think the kid will love helping with both :)
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YUM!!! These look delicious! I come from a German background and I am actually getting ready to go to Germany, so I will have to try these out before I go! :o)
Too funny…James and I had a craving this weekend for what I grew-up calling “Speedy Austrian Puffers” and what he called “German Pancakes”. I think they are the same thing?! So good :) Although I had to go out and buy a second pie plate afterwards because he can eat an entire big one!
These look gorgeous – what a lovely idea! Truly scrumptious photos too :)
Those look beautiful!
Thanks for posting this! I was trying to figure out what to make the kids for dinner tonight and remembered reading this earlier. They were a HUGE hit. The kids camped out in front of the oven to watch them puff up. :)
I substituted 1/4 cup apple cider for 1/4 cup milk and it made them really tasty. (I didn’t have any orange to zest.) We tried a bunch of different toppings, chopped apples and cinnamon sugar were a favorite, as well as apple butter.
“it’s rare that I ever make it through an entire pancake before feeling full…”
i’m unfamiliar with this sensation. :)
these are a great breakfast treat, ali–danke!
Been making these for a year now instead of sweet i go a whole different route and add a good scoop of pesto into the batter and then top the muffins with chorizo beef and caramelized onions and carrots. Its an addiction that i dont plan on fixing. ( i usually do the big muffin pans instead of the smaller ones. Theyre also good just shredding chaddar cheese on top right when they come out the oven 💛🤌🌸