Maple Bacon Pancake Muffins Recipe
Maple Bacon Pancake Muffins Recipe is a sweet and savory breakfast treat.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 slices cooked bacon chopped
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup plus extra for drizzling
Instructions
Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease muffin pan or line with paper liners.
Cook Bacon
- Fry bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towel. Chop into small pieces.
Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk well.
Mix Wet Ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
Combine Batter
- Pour wet ingredients into dry. Stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
Add Bacon and Maple
- Fold chopped bacon and 3 tablespoons maple syrup into batter. Mix lightly.
Fill Muffin Pan
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan. Fill about ¾ full for perfect muffins.
Bake Muffins
- Bake for 18–20 minutes until golden brown. Toothpick inserted should come out clean.
Cool Slightly
- Let muffins cool for 5 minutes in pan. Transfer to cooling rack for a few more minutes.
Drizzle and Serve
- Drizzle extra maple syrup on top before serving. Enjoy warm for best flavor.
Notes
- Use maple sugar for extra flavor.
- Add blueberries or chocolate chips for variation.
- Substitute milk with almond milk for dairy-free option.
- Sprinkle chopped pecans on top before baking.
- Cook bacon in oven for easy cleanup.
- Use silicone muffin liners for easy removal.
- Don’t overmix batter; muffins stay fluffy.
- Serve with whipped butter for extra richness.
- Freeze leftover muffins and reheat in toaster.
- Add pinch of cinnamon for warm flavor.