Artificial Food Coloring Free Maple-Ginger Apple Oven Pancake
Warm spiced apples, a dramatic puffed edge, and the deep sweetness of real maple syrup — this oven pancake is the kind of weekend breakfast that makes everyone wander into the kitchen asking what smells so good. Every drop of color and flavor here comes from whole, real ingredients: fresh ginger, ground cardamom, golden butter, and pure maple syrup doing all the heavy lifting. That matters more than it might seem, because so many pancake mixes and flavored syrups sneak in synthetic dyes that have no business being at the breakfast table. Here, you're working entirely from scratch, so what you see in the pan is exactly what you put in it. The batter comes together with a quick whisk, the apples get a quick stovetop sauté until they're soft and fragrant, and then the oven does the dramatic work of puffing everything into a gorgeous, golden skillet pancake. Serve it straight from the pan in wedges with a final drizzle of maple syrup, and it's honestly impressive enough for company but easy enough for a lazy Sunday morning.
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4 servings
For the batter
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pure vanilla powder
For the apple filling
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ¼-inch thick
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
For serving
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place a 12-inch oven-safe skillet on the center rack and preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- 2
Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until the yolks and whites are fully combined. Add the milk, flour, 2 tbsp maple syrup, salt, and vanilla powder, and whisk until the batter is smooth with no dry streaks — it will be thin and pourable, similar in consistency to heavy cream.
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