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Mini German Pancakes

Published: May 2, 2020 · Modified: May 2, 2020 by Mindee · This post contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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German pancakes, dutch babies, popovers…whatever you call them in your part of the world they are irresistible! Ready in 20 minutes and only 5 very basic ingredients! Serve them with fresh fruit, syrups or whipped cream!

A plate of mini german pancakes with fresh berries.
Mini German Pancakes aka mini dutch baby pancakes dusted with powdered sugar!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • AKA mini dutch babies, mini dutch pancakes or yorkshire puddings!
  • Only needs 5 very basic ingredients and ready in 20 minutes!
  • Individual portions are easier to serve than the larger version of german pancakes and make for a fun breakfast on special occasions!
  • Can be served as a sweet dish for breakfast or as a savory side to meat and gravy.

Ingredient Notes

  • Butter - Both unsalted butter and salted butter works fine.
  • Flour - All purpose flour not self rising flour.
  • Milk - I used 2% milk.
  • Eggs - I used large eggs.
Ingredients for mini german pancakes.
The 5 simple ingredients you'll need for this german pancakes recipe!

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Step by Step Instructions:     

  • Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
  • Cut the 6 Tbs. Butter into 18 pieces.
  • Place each butter piece in a muffin cup in 2 muffin tins or cupcake pan. Set aside.
  • NOTE - It's tempting to just spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray but the butter is essential to this recipe.
Butter pieces being added to the muffin tin.
Butter adds flavor and stops these mini pancakes from sticking!
  • Blend the milk, eggs, flour and salt in a blender until smooth and no flour clumps remain. 
Flour, salt, milk and eggs added to the blender cup.
Mix eggs, milk, salt and flour in a blender!
  • I love to use my ninja smoothie blender because it has a lid with a pour spout however any blender will do.
Before and after blending the ingredients.
Blend batter really well! A blender cup makes this batter so much easier to pour into the tins!
  • Put the muffin tins in the oven to melt the butter to sizzling.  This only takes about 30 seconds or so, so keep an eye on it.
  • Once the butter is sizzling, not just melted, quickly fill each muffin cup half way with the batter.  
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes. Here's some pictures of how they look as they cook.
  • The edges should brown and the pancakes should be puffy.  They will deflate upon cooling.  
  • Serve immediately with syrups, whipped cream, fresh fruits or a dusting of powdered sugar.
Pics showing progression of baking at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 13 minutes.
Pour batter in regular muffin pans with a little melted butter and bake!

Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips

What are German Pancakes?

They are a puffy pancake baked in a hot metal or cast iron pan. The batter is poured over hot sizzling butter, placed immediately in the oven where they puff up and then fall as they cool.  German pancakes are similar to popovers and Yorkshire puddings.  Yorkshire puddings however are prepared using meat juices and fats and are served with a roasted meat with gravy.  Poffertjes are also similar  but made with yeast.  A couple other names they are known by are dutch babies, bismarks, a Dutch puff or large American popovers.

Are they really German?

They actually are not german.  So where do they come from?   The American “German pancakes” originated in the United States. Originally called Dutch Babies, they were invented in Seattle, Washington, and the Dutch in the name comes from Dutch as in Pennsylvania Dutch, referring to the German immigrants in the 17th and 18th century.  The story goes that the name Dutch baby was coined by one of Victor Manca's daughters.  Manca's Cafe claimed that it owned the trademark for Dutch babies in 1942.

What do they taste like?

They are baked pancakes made from eggs, milk, salt, flour and vanilla.  They are light with a buttery egg flavor.  You can serve them with your favorite toppings like maple syrup, cool whip, or fresh berries. 

How to you serve with them?

Serve them with syrups (I have a list of syrups below) , vanilla sauce, fresh fruits or whipped cream.

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Plate of 3 mini german pancakes.

Mini German Pancakes Recipe

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  • Author: Mindee
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 18 Mini German Pancakes 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: International
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German pancakes, dutch babies, popovers...whatever you call them in your part of the world they are irresistible!  Ready in 20 minutes and only 5 very basic ingredients!  Serve them with fresh fruit, syrups or whipped cream!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 6 Eggs
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 6 Tbs. Butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Cut up the 6 Tbs. of Butter into 18 pieces that are roughly the same sizes.
  3. Place each butter piece in the muffin cups of the muffin tins.
  4. In a blender, blend the milk, eggs, salt and flour until smooth. Set aside.
  5. Place the muffin tins with butter in the cups in the preheated oven and melt the butter to sizzling.  This doesn't take long so keep and eye on it and it must be sizzling not just melted.
  6. Once the butter is sizzling, remove from the oven and fill the muffin cups about ½ full with batter quickly.
  7. Return to the oven for 13-15 minutes.  The edges should be browned and the pancakes puffy.
  8. Serve immediately.

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  1. Missy

    January 26, 2022 at 8:00 am

    Made these this morning and they were so good! My only suggestion is to put the pans on a cookie sheet in case you over fill a bit and butter drops onto the bottom of the oven! Will definitely be making these again!

    ★★★★★

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    • Mindee

      January 26, 2022 at 5:02 pm

      Great idea!

      Reply
  2. May

    October 24, 2021 at 10:08 am

    Can I substitute almond milk for a nondairy version?

    Reply
    • Mindee

      October 25, 2021 at 10:15 am

      I've been back and forth about your question. Honestly I don't think these are going to turn out well dairy free as you would have to substitute the butter as well. Almond milk has a significant amount less protein and fat. It also has a lot more water in it. I worry that the pancakes would puff up quick due to the higher amount of steam from the water but also collapse very quickly due to lack of structural stability from not having enough fat and protein making them more dense and heavy. They would also be less tender and probably not brown.

      Reply
  3. Gloria

    April 03, 2021 at 10:08 am

    I made these for the first time, delicious. Was very easy to make. Is there a tip to getting them out of the muffin tin? That was a little tricky as they were sticking.

    Reply
    • Mindee

      April 05, 2021 at 4:44 am

      If mine stick I just run a small butter knife or stiff plastic spatula around the edges and they tend to pop out.

      Reply
  4. S. Call

    February 19, 2021 at 10:57 am

    I tried this recipe this morning. I used GF oat flour instead of wheat flour. They turned very nicely. My family really liked them. I will use it again!

    Reply
  5. Lynda

    January 24, 2021 at 8:59 am

    These are amazing! The only thing that’s confusing is it says it makes 18, but a regular muffin pan is 12. So, i guess its 1 and half batches?

    ★★★★★

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    • Mindee

      January 26, 2021 at 11:56 am

      Nope, 1 batch, 2 muffin tins.

      Reply
  6. Cathy J

    September 26, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    Is this recipe for a mini tin or can it fill a regular size 12 cup cake tin? I want to use a regular 12 cup tin not mini. Does this recipe fill all twelve tins? How much batter would you use to fill easy tin? Do you fill half way?

    Reply
    • mindeescookingobsession

      September 28, 2020 at 9:12 am

      It's for regular 12 cupcake tins. As the recipe states, this will use 18 regular cupcake cups that you fill half way with batter.

      Reply
  7. wendy graves

    June 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    are you making these in mini muffin tins? or a regular cup cake tin?

    Reply
    • mindeescookingobsession

      June 17, 2020 at 6:30 am

      A regular cupcake tin.

      Reply
  8. Kristen

    May 08, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    I made these for dinner with strawberries and homemade buttermilk syrup I’m so glad my husband suggested I should double it for our family of 8. I made 36 muffins. My 2 year old guy ate 6 of them! They are super delicious but even with all the eggs they probably aren’t going to fill you up so these are better as part of a meal. My family declared we should make these a Friday night tradition.

    ★★★★★

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