This pumpkin spice dutch baby pancake is so light, airy, naturally sweet, and easy to make! It uses such simple and basic ingredients that you already have at home.
As far as easy breakfasts goes, dutch baby pancakes are probably pretty close to the top of the list.
When all you have to do is combine a few ingredients in a blender, blend until it’s smooth, pour into a pan, and bake, you tend not to dread making breakfast.
This dish may seem fancy shmancy, but really it couldn’t be easier to prepare.
The ingredients are simple: eggs, milk, flour, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and a few spices. Oh yeah, and a little bit of butter. But that’s about it. There’s no extravagance going on here.
Since adding pumpkin puree would make this dutch baby pancake recipe way too heavy, I use homemade pumpkin pie spice to add the flavor and aroma of a pumpkin pie while keeping the weight and thickness of the batter to a minimum.
Think of a dutch baby pancake as a crepe/popover. Adding enough pumpkin puree to flavor it would just weigh it down, resulting in a dense, flat pancake. But if you reaaally wanted to add it, I would try using only one tablespoon and see how you like that.
I got the inspiration for this recipe from the amazing Kelly of Just a Taste. The recipe she created was such a great springboard for other dutch baby pancake variations, and I just had to try it. What I changes was the amount of egg, resulting in a little bit thicker of a pancake, and substituting pumpkin pie spice for the spices she used.
Topped with a little drizzle of maple syrup and applesauce, this pumpkin spice dutch baby pancake is drool-worthy, sweet, and oh-so light.
You guys, I cannot even put into words how amazing this thing really tastes. It’s just…the most wonderful thing you could ever eat.
Being able to just pop all the ingredients into a blender and hit the “blend” button is one of the main reasons I love this dutch baby pancake recipe. It takes hardly any time at all to make the batter, and after that all you have to do is bake it.
Here’s the recipe:
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons organic maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1½ teaspoons homemade pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, flour, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Blend until smooth and completely combined.
- Place the 2 tablespoons of butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet and place in the oven for 3 minutes or until the butter is completely melted.
- Remove the pan from the oven and immediately pour the batter into it. Then quickly return the pan to the oven. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the pancake is golden brown and puffed around the edges.
Dutch babies have been on my to-do list for eons. *-* I need to try this out!
Oh my goodness! This looks so yummy. I’ve never made dutch babies, but have been wanting to give it a try. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
I really have to try to make Dutch Pancakes. My mom got me hooked on them at a local restaurant, nd they have since closed. Sounds delicious! Pinned!
I am crazy for all things pumpkin! This looks amazing! Just pinned
This looks great, and so simple too! I really want to try it with some apple sauce. I assume you can hand mix the batter as well? My blender just broke so I will not be able to use it for mixing any time soon.
Of course you can mix it by hand Emily!
It’s just that using a blender to mix it up is such a time saver. But I’ve made dutch baby pancakes before just using a whisk and a bowl. Hope this helps!
I’ve never had a dutch baby pancake, but I love how simple it sounds. The pumpkin pie spice sounds like a wonderful addition. I’m definitely pinning this one! Thanks so much for sharing at the #shinebloghop.
Oh this looks wonderful! I am def going to stumble this. Linking from That’s Fresh Friday!
I’ve only had a dutch baby once in my life, and these photos have me wanting one right now! Looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Dutch babies are a favorite in our house. I usually just make them plain, but need to add the pumpkin pie spice next time. That sounds really good right now with a little applesauce. I’d love for you to come over to our Let’s Get Real Link Party where we are all about real food, healthy living, etc.
I LOVE dutch babies – and pumpkin I bet it’s delicious
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it!
This looks so good, love the pumpkin spice flavor here! I love Dutch Baby Pancakes, and love this fall twist!
I can’t explain to you in words how good this looks. I’m almost drooling right now, haha. Thanks for sharing. I’m stopping by from SITS & I hope your having a great day!
This looks delicious and much more complicated than it is!! Breakfast doesn’t get much easier than this. Great recipe! Pinne!
This looks absolutely amazing! I’d love one right now.
Pinned and tweeted!