Sesame Free Maple-Ginger Apple Oven Pancake

Total time40 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time25 min

4.6

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Sesame Free Maple-Ginger Apple Oven Pancake

Warm spiced apples, a dramatic puffed edge, and a glossy drizzle of maple syrup — this oven pancake is the kind of weekend breakfast that makes everyone wander into the kitchen asking what smells so good. The batter comes together in minutes with pantry staples like eggs, milk, flour, and a touch of vanilla powder, then gets poured right over a skillet of ginger-and-cardamom-kissed apples for a result that feels far more impressive than the effort involved. Because every ingredient here is straightforward and whole, there's no need to scan labels for hidden sesame — no tahini, no sesame oil, no "may contain" fine print to stress over. The fresh ginger and cardamom do serious flavor work, giving the apple filling a warmth that plays beautifully against the sweet maple glaze. Baking it in a screaming-hot cast iron skillet is the secret to those tall, crispy-edged sides that make a Dutch baby so satisfying to pull out of the oven. Serve it straight from the skillet in wedges with a dusting of powdered sugar, and it's the kind of dish that disappears before anyone has a chance to grab seconds.

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Ingredients

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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