The ultimate salty-sweet breakfast, bacon pancakes. The crispy strips of bacon are hidden inside the fluffy buttermilk pancakes, and they’re served with maple sauce.
What’s Trending?
You don’t have to choose between sweet and savory when you get the best of both. This bacon pancakes recipe combines two classic breakfasts: buttermilk pancakes with perfectly cooked bacon. Each golden pancake is topped with a whole piece of bacon, baked in the middle. This ensures that you enjoy both sweet and salty flavors.
It’s easy to make this all-in one breakfast by cooking bacon and making a buttermilk pancake mix. Then, arrange the bacon on your griddle in whatever order you like. Top each slice with pancake batter. You’ll be able to enjoy warm bacon pancake stacks for breakfast or brunch at the weekend.
Bacon Pancakes Ingredients
- Bacon: You need center-cut, high-quality bacon when you want to put it in pancakes. The center-cut bacon is less fat and cooks crispier than normal bacon. The perfect complement to pancakes.
- All-purpose flour: To avoid dense and tough pancakes, measure the flour and mix the dry and wet ingredients just until combined. Some lumps in the pancake batter are okay!
- Sugar: The pancakes are given a slight sweetness by adding two tablespoons of sugar granules. If you like, use an alternative to granulated white sugar.
- Agents of leavening: Pancakes are light and fluffy when they contain baking powder and baking soda.
- Buttermilk: Buttermilk gives the pancakes a tangy taste and moisture. The buttermilk is also acidic. This interacts with baking soda to leaven the batter, as well as with flour proteins, giving the pancakes their soft texture. You can make your own buttermilk if you don’t have a container. Add 1 teaspoon of lemon or white vinegar to 1 cup milk.
- Eggs: The eggs act as a binding agent in the batter and the amount of fat in the yolks makes for soft, tender pancakes. You can mix easier if you bring your eggs up to room temperature before mixing.
- Butter: For the batter, you’ll only need a 1/4 cup of melted Butter and for your skillet or griddle, 2 tablespoons.
- Vanilla: Vanilla extract adds sweetness to the pancakes.
Driving Directions
First, cook the bacon
Pre-heat a griddle on medium heat. The bacon should be cooked for about 8-10 minutes, or until it is crispy. Remove the bacon from the griddle and place it on a plate lined with paper towels.
Editor’s Tip: If you do not have a grill, use a nonstick or cast iron skillet that has been well-seasoned. To bake the bacon in an oven at 350degF, you can use a sheet pan lined with foil.
Preparing the pancake batter
Whisk the flour with sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Allow the batter to sit in a bowl for five to ten minutes. Then pour the mixture into a plastic bag with a sealable top and cut a corner to make a small hole.
Editor’s Tip: You can dispense pancake batter accurately with the plastic bag. Use a pancake tool or squeeze bottle to dispense the batter. Or, keep it simple by using a measuring ladle or cup to transfer the batter.
Step 3: Prepare the pancakes
Butter the griddle lightly. Place a piece of cooked bacon, in batches. Leave enough room between each slice for the batter to spread. Pour the pancake batter on top of the strips of cooked bacon, and let it run over the edge. (About 1/4 cup per bacon slice).
The final step is to flip the pancakes
The bottom should be golden brown and bubbles will start to appear on the top. Then flip the pancakes over and continue to cook them until they are golden brown on the other side. Maple syrup can be served with bacon pancakes.
Variations on a Recipe
- Satisfy bacon lovers: Cook and crumble some extra bacon slices. Sprinkle bacon bits on top of the pancakes after piping batter over the bacon strips for a savory, smokey flavor.
- Mix in some sweets: Why stop at maple syrup? As the pancakes cook, add a few blueberries or bananas to top them off.
- Pancakes with peanut butter and bacon: Add a few tablespoons of peanut butter to the batter, for an extra dose of protein and flavor. This is similar to a sandwich with peanut butter and bacon.
- Gluten-free pancakes: Use a mix of gluten-free all-purpose or pancake flour instead.
- You can use pancake mix to make: Time is short? You can make bacon pancakes using your favorite pancake mix. Prepare the pancake mix according to the package instructions.
Bacon Pancakes: How to store them
Store any leftover bacon-filled pancakes in the fridge for four days. To prevent the pancakes from sticking together, separate them with parchment paper.
Can you freeze bacon pancakes?
You can store these pancakes in the freezer for a long time. Place the pancakes onto a baking tray or plate lined with parchment paper and then freeze for about an hour, until firm. Then, transfer the pancakes into a container that is freezer safe or in a resealable plastic bag. Store them for three months.
What is the best way to reheat bacon?
You can reheat frozen or refrigerated pancakes using a microwave, a pan on medium heat, or a 350° oven. For crispy edges, you can also use a toaster. If you want to avoid them becoming rubbery, microwave your pancakes at intervals of 15 to 20 seconds.
Bacon Pancakes Tips
What is wrong with my pancakes?
You may have overmixed your batter, or not allowed it to rest. Combine the dry and wet ingredients just until combined. It’s okay to have lumps in the batter. Allow the batter to rest at least 5 minutes so that the flour can absorb the liquid ingredients.
Check the expiration dates on baking powders and baking sodas. Leavening agents lose their freshness as they approach expiration and perform less well, which results in flat baked goods and pancakes.
Which comes first, the pancakes or bacon?
Cook the bacon before adding it to your pancake batter. You can add bacon to pancakes in a variety of ways.
What is the best way to keep your bacon pancakes warm and fresh?
Set your oven at 200 degrees or the lowest temperature and put a baking tray inside. Transfer the pancakes and bacon to a baking sheet after each batch is cooked. To prevent the pancakes from becoming soggy, arrange them in one layer.
What is the best way to serve bacon pancakes?
You can serve bacon pancakes as a standalone breakfast or part of a bigger spread. For a delicious start to the day, pair them with scrambled egg or fruit smoothies. Do not forget to top with homemade or warm maple syrup!
Bacon Pancakes
Preparation Time
Twenty-Minute Timeframe
Cook Time
5 Min
Yield
Twelve servings
Ingredients
- 12 center-cut bacon strips
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Sugar 2 Tablespoons
- Baking powder, 1 tablespoon
- Baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon
- Half a teaspoon of salt
- Buttermilk, 1 cup
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 14 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Butter 2 Tablespoons
- Maple syrup for serving
Driving Directions
- Preheat griddle over medium heat. Transfer bacon strips to a plate lined with paper towels after cooking for 8-10 minutes. Clean the griddle.
- Mix together the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Allow batter to sit for 5-10 minutes. Cut a hole at one corner of a resealable bag and place the batter inside.
- Butter lightly grease the griddle. Place bacon slices on griddle in batches. Pour batter on top of bacon strips, and let it flow around the edges. (About 1/4 cup). The bubbles will start to appear on the top and browning of the bottom. Cook until the second side turns golden brown. If desired, serve with maple syrup.
Nutrition Facts
Two pancakes contain 324 calories and 17g of fat, 9g of which are saturated. There is also 109mg of cholesterol, 785mgsodium, 30g carbohydrates (6g sugars with 1g fiber), and 12g proteins.
