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Apple Dutch Baby

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 7/18/19Updated: 7/26/22

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dutch baby with apples in pan

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! 

Apple Dutch Baby in a cast iron pan

Dutch Baby Pancake

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 one!

Apple Dutch Baby with powdered sugar

Ingredients Needed

  • Eggs
  • Apples. Our favorite is a Gala, Honey Crisp or a Granny Smith. it’s fun to use a combination of different color apples too.
  • Flour. All purpose flour but gluten free flour also works.
  • Milk. We use 2 percent but you can also use almond milk if you prefer.
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Baking Powder
  • Cinnamon. Use a cinnamon sugar mixture to sprinkle on top

How to Make Apple Dutch Baby Pancake

  • Melt your butter in your pan. Place the butter in the pan and then put it in the oven as the oven preheats. Pull the pan out as soon as butter is melted and before it starts to brown or burn. 
butter in a cast iron pan.
  • Slice the apples and lay them in the bottom of the pan. I used two medium size apples.  I left the peel on but you could peel them if you prefer.
Sliced apples in a cast iron pan
  • Mix up your egg mixture. You whisk the ingredients together or use a blender. Pour gently over the top as you don’t want to dislodge the pretty arrangement of apples.
pouring egg mixture over dutch baby
  • Sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake 400 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes. If you prefer it less sweet, use less cinnamon sugar on top.
cinnamon sugar on dutch baby

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! Just add a sprinkling of powdered sugar to make it a little prettier and a little more sweet.

Slice of apple dutch baby

Other Fruit Variations

  1. Raspberries
  2. Blueberries
  3. Marionberries
  4. Peaches
  5. Or use a combination of fruit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don’t have a cast iron skillet?

Instead of a cast iron pan you can also use a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, your pancake will just be a bit thinner but it works great.

Can I make it ahead of time?

I think it is best served, warm and fresh out of the oven but leftovers do reheat well.

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Apple Dutch Baby in a cast iron pan

Apple Dutch Baby

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby Pancake is a delicious flavor twist on the traditional dutch baby pancake.
serves: 6 servings
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:25 minutes
Total:40 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 2-3 Gala apples sliced thinly
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup 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.

Tips & Notes:

To make this gluten free and dairy free, use gluten free flour and almond milk.
Pour pancake mixture into a hot pan for best results.
Use a variety of colors of apples for added interest.  Our favorite apples are Gala, Honey Crisp and Granny Smith.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 307kcal (15%) Carbohydrates: 45g (15%) Protein: 6g (12%) Fat: 11g (17%) Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) Cholesterol: 132mg (44%) Sodium: 317mg (14%) Potassium: 215mg (6%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 29g (32%) Vitamin A: 495IU (10%) Vitamin C: 4.2mg (5%) Calcium: 79mg (8%) Iron: 1.4mg (8%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Breakfast
Cuisine:American, Dutch
Apple Dutch Baby in a cast iron pan
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  1. Edward Gregory says

    Posted on 2/3 at 4:18 am

    My cast iron pan may be a bit small than recommended, so mine blew up thick and puffy. -which is great.

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  2. e germanak says

    Posted on 1/21 at 3:33 pm

    best recipe i tried so far. light. not dense. also used blueberries with a touch of cornstarch – came out great. i wan to try mango next.

    i made a few changes which proved useful for me and for my taste:

    1 i use a pie pan just because it is what i have, and it came out great.

    2 i cut the apple into bite size pieces and cook them first with sugar and cinnamon with a touch of butter, before pouring into the pan’s bottom.

    3 i use less butter in the pan by rubbing a piece of butter around in the pan. i do not melt the recipe’s amount nor my small amount. i did once use the amount in the recipe founding it was too much butter for my taste. maybe with the apples cooking in the egg mixture it was required to help the apples cook. cook the apples first in a pot suits my taste.

    4 i found it was easier to cut the pancake with the smaller bite size pieces than with the apple slices. just a preference of mine.

    hope some of this helps and we ate the pancake before i could get a photo both ties.

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  3. Jessie says

    Posted on 1/18 at 11:48 am

    Apple dutch baby was a Spot on recipe! We tried using brown sugar too and it was just as amazing! Definitely following for more amazing recipes!

    Reply
  4. Marjory says

    Posted on 1/16 at 5:40 pm

    If you enjoy the taste of popovers or french toast you will love this recipe. I made the pancake without the apples and added 1 tsp vanilla to the batter. I diced 2 “older” apples with cinnamon, sugar and a bit of apricot jam; cooked together as a topping after the pancake was baked. Yummy!

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  5. Neal says

    Posted on 12/24 at 7:47 pm

    My mother used to make these so I went searching for a recipe. This one turned out great. The whole family really loved it.

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