Apple Dutch Baby Pancake (Grain-Free/Dairy-Free)

A fall forward breakfast delight to kick of the fall season! This apple dutch baby pancake features a grain-free, popover-like pancake and a warm cinnamon-rich apple filling.

The Story:

If you’ve never had a dutch baby pancake, just know to expect a different texture than your traditional pancake. The batter is egg heavy, so it creates a more chewy but tender, popover-like texture. It puffs up in the oven and will deflate shortly after removing from the oven. Dutch baby pancakes boast so much ease! You simply add in your ingredients to a blender, blend well, then pour into a hot skillet and place immediately into a hot oven. Viola! No flipping required! Looks fancy, but isn’t fussy.

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🧾 The Ingredients:

Here is the list of ingredients you will need to make this apple dutch baby pancake.

• Almond Flour: This grain free flour will make up the structure for the pancake.
• Tapioca Flour: This grain free flour helps absorb the liquid ingredients and helps with achieving a tender texture.
• Eggs: Eggs provide structure, richness and texture for this skillet pancake.
• Dairy-Free Butter: You will need dairy free butter for a few different components to the recipe.
• Cinnamon/Nutmeg/Ginger: These warming spices add flavor and fall nostalgia!
• Brown Sugar: Just a bit of brown sugar gets added to the pancake for a touch of warm flavor. It will also be added to the filling for that delicious caramelized apple filling.
• Coconut Milk: This will be the dairy free milk required for the pancake. Feel free to use almond or oat milk. Those dairy free alternatives should also work well.
• Apples: A star ingredient! Apples are needed to make this a fall worthy breakfast dish.
• Salt: You'll need a touch of salt for flavor balance.
• Lemon Juice: A squeeze of lemon juice helps brighten and elevate the apple filling.
• Vanilla Extract: For a bit of flavor in the pancake batter.

Step By Step Preparation Instructions:

• Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400. The first step is to make the apple filling. Thinly slice up your apples and add them to a bowl. Add in the remaining ingredients, reserving the tapioca flour. Mix well.
• Step 2: On the stovetop, get a skillet warm. Add in the seasoned apples and heat over medium heat. Cook the apples, stirring regularly until the apples have become tender and soft. There will be a good amount of juice during this process, which will thicken once the tapioca flour is added. Sift in the tapioca flour and mix until the apples and their liquid has thickened and become syrupy. Set the mixture aside.
• Step 3: Add all pancake ingredients to a blender and blend well.
• Step 4: Get an oven safe skillet hot. Add in 2 tablespoon of butter until it has melted. Immediately pour in the pancake batter and place in the hot oven. Bake for about 16 minutes, until the pancake has cooked through, has puffed up, and is golden brown.
• Step 5: Remove from the oven, add the cooked apple filling to the top. Serve with warm with maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar. Enjoy!

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The Finished Product:

A beautiful way to start a fall day! This dutch baby pancake is a fun way to switch up your pancake routine, and bonus, it's even easier than traditional pancakes!