This delicious Apple Dutch Baby is a delicious flavor twist on the traditional dutch baby pancake. So good you will almost feel guilty eating it for breakfast! Be sure and watch the video below on how to make this apple dutch baby.
One of our family’s favorite things to make for breakfast or for dinner is a Dutch Baby Pancake. In fact, my husband is usually the dutch baby pancake maker at our house. It’s one of the 2 or 3 things on his cooking repertoire!!
There is a restaurant in Portland that makes an Apple Dutch Baby Pancake and it was fabulous. But during the whole meal my accountant husband was thinking about how we could make it at home for so much cheaper than $13.00. So breakfast that next Sunday morning, he made us and apple dutch baby!
We used our cast iron frying pan just like the restaurant (although theirs was an individual serving size.) I love my cast iron pan and cook in it all the time. I actually have three of them. That is what happens when you are married to a former Scoutmaster!
How to Make Apple Dutch Baby Pancake
Melt your butter in your pan. I used a cast iron pan but you could also use a 9 x 13, it just needs to be oven safe. I place the butter in the pan and put it in the oven as it is preheating. Pull the pan out as soon as the butter is melted and before it starts to brown or burn.
I used Gala apples but you could use your favorite, a Granny Smith apple or a Honey Crisp would also work well. I prefer a crisper apple. Slice the apples and lay them in the bottom of the pan. I used two large apples. I left the peel on but you could peel them if you prefer.
Mix up your egg mixture and gently pour over the top. You don’t want to dislodge the pretty arrangement of apples.
Sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar and place it in a 400 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes..
I love how it puffs up around the edges.
I am proud to say I liked our apple dutch baby recipe better than the one we had at the restaurant! The restaurant served it with a lemon crema which was wonderful. but we found our version was so delicious it didn’t need anything! I just added a sprinkling of powdered sugar.
Can I use other fruit in a Dutch Baby Pancake?
Absolutely, I have used a combination of different berries such as raspberry, blueberry and marionberry and it has been delicious. I think it would also work well with peaches. Let me know what fruit you try!
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Apple Dutch Baby Recipe
Apple Dutch Baby
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 2-3 Gala apples sliced thinly
- 3/4 C flour
- 3/4 C milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 4 eggs
Cinnamon Topping:
- 1/2 C sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Place butter into a 12" cast iron frying pan and place in the oven to melt butter.
- In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, milk and eggs.
- Place the sliced apples into the bottom of the pan on top of the melted butter. Pour egg mixture over apples.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top of the egg mixture evenly.
- Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
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Originally posted Jan. 26, 2011
My group at work does a weekly breakfast club, and we rotate who is bringing in food. Since it was my week, and it had been years since I’d had an apple pancake, I decided to give this recipe a shot. I tripled it (18 servings–THANK YOU for building in the automatic ingredient adjustment!) and split it between two 9″x13″ pans. I ended up going with four apples a pan, and I put half of the cinnamon/sugar topping on and saved the other half for people to add themselves. My coworkers really enjoyed it! I appreciate that this was both easy to make and worked for a largish group while appealing to everyone. Thank you so much!
I am so glad it worked out for you and that everyone enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know!
Oh.My.Tastiness. I almost didn’t make this because the hubs was skeptical, but I already bought the ingredients, so I went ahead. NOM!! My husband had seconds! I may have had thirds…
I am so glad you tried it and loved it too!! Thanks for letting me know
I just made this for friends last night and it turned out perfectly! It looked really pretty with the cinnamon sugar on top but it was so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe!
I love a recipe that is pretty and delicious
it is not as custardy because your ratio of flour and milk is the same. Makes too tight of a custard. Liquid volume should be slightly higher. I follow my grandmothers recipe. I would add 1/2 cup of sour cream to the milk. It will give it a looser texture and a wonderful tangy taste.
Made this recipe this morning. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing. May try blueberries as well.
I’m making this because my son loves pancakes and Dutch baby’s. Even though it’s 89 degrees in Southeast Virginia we still love them????
I made this recipe with peaches this morning and it was very good!
This was really easy and came out really tasty! I used about a tenth of the sugar/cinnamon mix on top because the amount seemed like too much.
I will be making it again. It is a lot easier than the way I used to make it. Thanks for posting the recipe.
What if I don’t have a cast iron skillet?
You can make it in a glass baking pan.
I have been making Dutch Baby Pancakes for years but haven’t tried the Apple cinnamon version. Definitely going to try it tomorrow! The basic recipe I use calls for 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup milk for every egg you use. So for just my husband and myself I use 3 eggs, 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 cup flour. I haven’t used an iron skillet, just an ordinary glass pie pan. If I have a larger crowd, I just increase the ingredients and use a bigger pan. Always comes out great! To the basic recipe you can play around and add any ingredients you want. I have added almond extract to the batter and then topped it with blueberries and almonds before putting it into the oven. Turned out great!
Just made this for breakfast and it is delish! I used unsweetened almond milk instead of cows milk and added a little bit of allspice to the topping along with the cinnamon. Thanks for the recipe!
My family are huge apple fans and I would like to make this recipe this Sunday for them. How many does one recipe feed?
Alexandrea – it really depends on how big of eaters everyone is – the recipe makes a 12″ skillet full so you could get anywhere from one serving to 4 out of it depending on how hungry people are.
In the oven right now…..smells terrific !! Baked apples….how can this go wrong ?
Diane – Enjoy!!
OMG this tasted soooo good…..right out of the oven !! Not as good the next day as leftovers, however still tasty. Going to make it again, definitely ! Thank you !
Thanks for posting this recipe. Do you know if the batter could be made the night before?
You can make the batter the night before – just add the apples in the morning. Enjoy!
This looks delicious and easy to make. Is this something that can be made beforehand and then reheated?
Thanks for the recipe!!!
You could make it ahead of time and reheat but I don’t think it is as good.
Made this for our New Years breakfast this morning using Honey Crisp apples and a Bosc pear I had laying around- AMAZING!! Thank you!
Happy New Year and I’m so glad you enjoyed your yummy breakfast!! Love the addition of the pear
What size cast iron did you use?
This looks so yummy. I pinned it a long time ago and just ran across it reorganizing my pins. Just in time for apple season :). I’m also excited it has so little flour and I can inexpensively make it gluten free. Thanks!
Mine is about 10 inches wide
Thank you so much for this recipe. My family and I have made this several times for a fun breakfast. I plan to use fresh peaches tomorrow. Best quote from my 3 year old: “Daddy, come on down for breakfast. Mommy is making babies.” (dutch babies that is) Thanks again!
So cute! Love that. I bet they are yummy with peaches too. So glad your family is enjoying the recipe.
This is in the oven right now and the kitchen smells amazing!
I don’t mean this as a plug for my PC biz LOL. I make make my dutchbaby is my stoneware round pan. I preheat the stoneware and bake it right in the oven. Thye come out almost like an apple souffle. GOOD!
Ohhhh !! I definately have to try this one this weekend !!! 🙂
yumm….and totally within my weight watchers program!
I’ve never heard of Dutch Babies before (maybe I’m way out of the loop), but it looks awesome! I will definitely have to try it!
Yum-O! I am making this for breakfast tomorrow!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for another great recipe! I have so many of your recipes printed out and in my binder.
Thanks for the tip on preparing this without a cast iron skillet! I don’t have one but I do have a regular glass baking dish! LOL! 🙂
This could not be easier! And it looks delicious!!! I have been making dutch babies for years, and have added fruit on top, but not in. I will definitely be trying it your way! I love going out to a good breakfast. It is wonderful to get some new breakfast recipes. Thanks!!! Blessings!
“So I couldn’t help myself but when Jim’s back was turned I did rearrange the apples just a bit to make them look a little prettier and neater.”
Thanks for the giggle…
This looks so good. My question is. I do not have cast Iron skillet. Do you think it would bake in a regular glass or metal pan? Would that differ the baking time? thanks love your blog.
When we have made just plan old Dutch Baby before we used our 9 x 13 glass pan and don’t think it effected the baking time. You just want it nice and golden brown.
Laura, So glad you enjoy the apple muffins. We used 2 percent milk in the pancake. Enjoy!
This looks delicious! My two year old is obsessed with all things apple. (Your apple strudel muffins are her favorite!) We are definitely going to be making these this weekend. But one question – what % fat milk did you use? Do you think the flavor will be affected if we don’t use whole milk?