Perfect Air Fryer Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Your quest to find the perfect air fryer pancakes recipe and method is over! Perfectly cooked pancakes in the air fryer are a thing of glory. Super simple, crowd-pleasing, and done in less than 10 minutes, you'll be whipping these up all the time!
Equipment
- 6-inch aluminum pie tins (linked in Notes section)
Ingredients
For the pancakes
- 2 cups Buttermilk pancake mix See Note 1
- 1 1/2 cups water See Note 1
- Cooking spray
- syrup, berries, nuts, whipped cream, for topping (optional)
For the Vanilla Whipped Cream (optional)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prep: Spray (4) 6-inch pie tins with a generous amount of cooking spray. Preheat your air fryer to 400°F. If your air fryer doesn't have a preheat setting, just turn it to 400 and give it about 3-5 minutes to come to temperature.
- Make batter: Combine pancake mix and water (or prepare pancake mix according to package or recipe instructions). Mix together until ingredients are incorporated, but don't overmix! A few lumps are fine.Allow pancake batter to "rest" for a few minutes.
- Fill pie tins: Drop 1/4 cup of batter into each pie tin. With a rubber spatula, spoon or butter knife, gently spread batter to the edges then tap the pan on the counter a few times and the batter will spread evenly all the way to the edges of the pan.
- Air Fry: Air fry for 7-8 minutes until pancakes are golden brown on top. Remove pancakes from the air fryer. Allow 1-2 minutes to cool, then carefully remove with a spatula. Enjoy warm with toppings, if you like! Hint: My Caramel Apple Pie Filling is DIVINE spooned over the top of these pancakes!
- OPTIONAL: While the pancakes are air frying, with a hand or stand mixer on medium-high, beat heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla for 5-6 minutes seconds until soft peaks form and the mixture resembles whipped cream. Chill until ready to use.
Notes
Note 1: Using about 2 cups of pancake mix, prepare the mix according to your brand's package instructions. For this recipe, I used Krusteaz Complete Buttermilk Pancake Mix. Adjust the recipe to the package directions on the brand of pancake mix that you use. Two cups of pancake mix will make (12) 4 inch pancakes.
Casey's Top Tip
For evenly cooked pancakes, make sure the pancake batter is evenly spread in your pan. You can do this by using a 1/4 cup measuring cup to make sure all pancakes are even. With a rubber spatula, spoon, or butter knife, gently spread the batter to the edges, then tap the pan on the counter a few times so the batter will spread evenly.Link for baking pans
Aluminum Pie Pans from AmazonNutrition
Serving: 1pancakeCalories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 241mgFiber: 1gCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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