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Hey guys! It’s Lauren visiting from Tastes Better From Scratch and I’m really excited to share one of my all time favorite breakfasts with you today–German Pancakes! My mom made these all the time growing up and we all absolutely love them!  I love how they puff up in the pan when they bake and I love eating them with powdered sugar and syrup drizzled on top! YUM!  The best part about them is they only take about 5 seconds to prepare (you just throw everything in the blender) and the ingredients are items you typically have on hand or are cheap to purchase!

I would also add that these are perfect to make when you have company over, because of how quick and easy they are – and they will totally feed a crowd!

German Pancakes

Recipe by Lauren Allen (Tastes Better From Scratch)

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German Pancakes
Ingredients
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • dash of salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 Tbs butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. As oven preheats, place the butter in 9x13'' baking dish and put in oven for the butter to melt.
  2. Place the eggs, milk, flour, salt and vanilla in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour batter into the baking dish with the melted butter. Bake, for 20 minutes or until golden brown and puffy.
  3. Remove from oven and sprinkle generously with syrup and powdered sugar or fresh lemon juice and powdered sugar.

 

Want some more fun breakfast ideas? Try some of our other favorites:

Eggs Benedict with homemade Hollandaise sauce

Eggs Benedict

Homemade Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Bis&gravywatermark

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes

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  • Sarah @ Pretty Providence

    Oh yum! My husband makes these but he doesn’t put vanilla in them, and I’ve never put powdered sugar on top, but I am for sure going to add those things next time!

  • Aleisha

    I WANT TO EAT IT ALL!!!! The German pancakes look heavenly! Thank you for sharing this recipe. Can’t wait to give it a try!

    • Lauren Allen

      Thanks so much! I hope you love them as much as I do!

  • Christy

    I am so making this for breakfast tomorrow…thanks for sharing ladies! :)

    • Lauren Allen

      I hope you enjoy them!! Thanks for stopping by!

  • Shan

    I made these today and I am already texting my friends to rave about it!!!! Thanks for posting!!

  • Anneke

    Wow! These look great. And I am sure they taste great, too. But “honor to whom honor is due”: These are rather Dutch pancakes or pannekoeken.
    In Germany you would use about 2-3 eggs per 1 cup of flour and milk each (roughly) and then fry them in a pan, just like American pancakes. German pancakes are more like thick crepes.
    This here seems like a good recipe: http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/pfannkuchen-german-pancakes/

    • No way! That is so crazy my whole life I have thought these were German! Haha. Thanks for sharing!

      • Jana

        They are actually called Dutch Babies!! Love them!

    • Mimi

      yup ,thats how i make them, born and raised in germany.

    • John Hill

      This recipe is really what is referred to as a Dutch Baby.

  • Jacqueline

    Look so great, I can’t wait to try! What size pan should I use?

  • Jacqueline

    OMG I just saw u said 9×13. Sorry!! Thanks for recipe!!

  • Carol

    Can you use almond milk?

  • Reilly & Denny Cowspotdogs

    this looks like a sweet version of Yorkshire Pudding :)

  • EmilyG

    All purpose flour or self rising?

  • Sami

    How many does this serve??

  • Leila

    Is the batter poured over bread slices? It looks like that in the picture, but I don’t see anything but the batter in the recipe?

  • Cathy Waldien Schmidt

    Whatever country they originated in… YUM! I used to watch our cooks at a breakfast house (Village Inn) i managed and they wouldn’t tell me the recipe!

    Bad Boys! So now I Know how to do it 40 yrs later! Thanks so much!!!

  • Theresa

    Made these this morning. They’re soooo good. Thanks for the great recipe. Now I have a new go to holiday breakfast recipe for the family.

  • Elli Friesen

    I actually serve these with fresh strawberries or raspberries and whipped cream!

  • Tiffany

    This has become a family favorite. It is so easy and I always have the ingredients on hand since they are staples. I’ve made this probably 20 times now and it has turned out perfectly every time. My kids love to watch it come out of the oven. Thank you.

  • Nina

    We had those “pancakes” this morning but it wasn’t good at all. My 3 year old ate a quarter of the 9×13 pancake (probably because of the sugar on top) but I couldn’t eat it. It just tasted like a weird omelet… maybe the normal 3 eggs, 1 cup flour, 1.5 cup milk would work in the oven as well?! I’ll try that next time or go back to pan frying them.

  • SweetNdLow26

    I make these but I carmelize some apples with brown sugar and cinnamon and throw those on top of the batter befor baking. I also add a bit more cinnamon on top. Soooo delicious!

  • This looks terrific and I love how easy it is to make! I don’t make breakfast much, but I’ll have to make this!

  • Jeffrey Roecker

    i just did 3 eggs and 3/4 cups each, in the cast iron, haven’t tried it in this style pan yet, and I have melted the butter and pour it in the batter and it works that way as well.

  • Tabitha Birchfield

    could i substitute coconut or soy flour for a gluten free alternative ?

    • I’m not sure I’ve never tried it! I imagine it would work though?! If you try it come back and let us know!