Brown Sugar Pancakes with Bacon Maple Butter
Brown Sugar Pancakes with Bacon Butter is where Happiness resides. Let me tell you why that is. Add these to your fave Breakfast Board!
These are just so easy to make and so darn delicious that after putting forth minimal effort and getting fine dining quality, happiness will inevitably consume you. Well that was my experience anyway.
I have long been the biggest fan of pancakes. I feel bad for my husband that has had to appease a random craving in the middle of the night by loading us in the car to find the nearest IHOP or diner.
The thing is I just adore simple pancakes. Simple, hot off the griddle, fluffy, crispy-edged, buttermilk pancakes will do me just fine. And don’t forget the butter and warm syrup and I’m set. I really don’t feel the need to guzzy them up because the simplicity of the meal is what makes me so darn warm and fuzzy. I tell ya, it’s the little things in life that count.
This brown sugar pancakes recipe fits right in line with my “simple is best” philosophy but it gives it a little edge. The brown sugar in subtle yet rich. You can definitely taste the deeper flavor the molasses lend. The texture is still light and fluffy, and if you are like me, you love a nice golden crispy edge to your hot cakes!
And for a little fun, I baked some bacon, cut the strips into tiny pieces and mixed the bits with a warm butter syrup. I never need another pancake again.
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Brown Sugar Pancakes with Bacon Maple Butter
Ingredients
For the Pancakes:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1¼ cups sour cream or greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons melted salted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
For the Bacon Maple Butter:
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 slices of fried/baked crisp bacon cut into small bits
Instructions
For the Pancakes:
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and brown sugar into a large bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream or greek yogurt, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined. Slowly whisk the wet mixture into the dry mixture just until combined. The resulting should be slightly lumpy yet still combined so don’t overmix. Leave the lumps there. No need for a smooth batter.
- Heat a griddle or non stick skillet over medium heat and melt extra butter.
- Pour about 1/4 of a cup of batter onto the griddle surface in a circular pattern and allow to sit until bubbles form and the bottom is golden brown and crisp.
- Flip over the pancake and cook until golden brown and crisp on the other side.
- Remove the pancake and place in a warm oven (about 225 degrees) and repeat the process until all pancakes are done.
For the Bacon Maple Butter:
- Add butter and maple syrup to a microwave safe container and melt together.
- Add some of the bacon bits to the syrup and leave the rest for garnish.
- Add pancakes to your plate and add bacon bits to the top pancake in your stack. Pour syrup mixture over pancakes and enjoy.
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A lot of people have the idea that pancakes are something that requires more fuss than they want to deal with. Oh, and there are recipes out there that do make them more complicated than they have to be! This is not one of those.
You have nailed a perfect pancake with a little bit of a twist with that brown sugar.
I just love this recipe.
I skip the bacon and just go for a bit of delicious maple syrup to pair up accent the brown sugar and this pancake is the best you will find anywhere.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Carol! So glad you like the pancakes!
Normally u can make waffles with pancake mix..can u use this for waffles? I luv them as pancakes they are the best I’ve ever had so I really wanna turn them into waffles
Yes you can but it won’t be as rich as a traditional waffle mix.
Due to coronavirus ( stuck in the house) I decided to fix these pancakes for breakfast….wow! They are delicious!!! My family & I love them & we’re going to make them again in the morning lol…Thank u again for a really good recipe, I’ve try several of your cakes, WE LOVE those too
Excellent pancakes! I followed it verbatim. You have nailed a delicious Southern pancake and syrup recipe, and my Southern family thanks you. We love them! Thanks so much! God bless you and your loved ones
Fantastic! I’m so glad you enjoyed them.
This recipe was fantastic! Thanks for sharing!!
Did the buttermilk get swapped out with yogurt/sour cream? Made these before and making these this weekend and just wanted to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.