Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes- made with whole grain flour and fresh chunks of apple, these pancakes will have you jumping out of bed in the morning!
It’s currently 9:30pm and my mouth is watering like crazy as I look at these pancakes! Because my brain knows how good they are. And it wants them for dessert, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I decided to make these pancakes for the first time when my mom was staying with us a few weeks ago. I usually don’t like testing new recipes on anyone but Brandon, however I was super behind from the move and didn’t have a choice but to test a few things while she was visiting. So I served them to her hoping they would taste as good as they looked.
To my delight, she took one bite and said they were best pancakes she had ever had.
I have to agree, they are pretty high on the scale for me too. Given, they are a little different than my other pancake recipes which are all gluten-free. These, on the other hand, are made with spelt flour and egg which helps give them a super fluffy texture.
Because I know you guys will want substitutions, I tested them a few different ways. First was with a flax egg and they still turned out great just a little more dense than the non-vegan version. Second was with oat flour but unfortunately they came out more like crepes than pancakes. Not good crepes though.
The only version I didn’t try was with gluten-free all purpose flour because I never have that in the house. I guess I’m just a whole grain kind of girl whether there’s gluten or not.
That said, if you don’t have spelt flour, whole wheat or regular all-purpose will definitely work the same as the spelt flour.
For those of you that do have gluten-free all-purpose flour on hand, I think it’s possible that could work. If you do try it please let us know how they turn out!
Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Yield: 4 to 6 medium-size pancakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup spelt flour*
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (add 1/2 teaspoon if using flax egg)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 whole egg (or flax egg)
- 2 tablespoons melted dairy-free butter (plus more for cooking; I like Miyoko’s the best)
- 1 apple, cored and diced (I used honey crisp)
Directions:
In a measuring cup, combine milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine spelt flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk together.
To the large bowl, add the milk, egg, and melted butter. Stir until evenly combined and large clumps are incorporated. It’s okay if small clumps remain.
Warm a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Lightly grease with butter. Pour about 1/3 cup batter for each pancake. Add diced apple on top of each. Allow to cook until firm around the edges, for about 3 to 4 minutes. Flip each pancake and cook on the opposite side for another 3 minutes or so.
Serve warm with pure maple syrup and enjoy!
*You can sub whole wheat or all-purpose flour in place of spelt. I tested the recipe with oat flour and they weren’t fluffy at all however gluten-free all purpose might work.
Did you try this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out by leaving a comment below or sharing a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #makingthymeforhealth. I love hearing your feedback!
GIRL! These look absolutely amazing! I can see how your mom thought they were the best pancakes ever….Loving those hunks of fresh apple and now I’m craving a pile with allll the melted butter and pure maple syrup.
I’ll try to give the GF AP flour version a go and let you know how they turn out!
One of my IG followers said she tried GF AP and they came out good! I’m still curious to see what you think though. ;)
You’re totally killing me with these…I still need to get some spelt flour! You’ve convinced me that I need it so many times yet I still don’t have any. :( It’s on my list for my next shopping trip and these pancakes are happening!
I think you’ll really like spelt flour! But whole wheat or AP would work as well. :)
I actually think I’m going to make these tomorrow! They look SO good!
I hope you love them, Liz!
These pancakes look amazing Sarah! Like apple pie in a pancake. Love using spelt flour in my pancakes and baking recipes too. Such a great sub for regular flour :)
It really is! Thanks Jess!
I finally bought myself a bag of spelt flour – I don’t know why I’ve never used it before (it blows my mind). ANYWAY these pancakes look SO GOOD. Perfect for apple season! And huge yay because it actually feels like apple season by us today haha
I know! Took long enough, sheesh. ;)
I absolutely love the idea of these pancakes; it looks so delicious! Will have to try it.
One word: Yum!
Lol thanks!
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These taste like a delicious apple fritter. Loved them!
I seriously need to hire you as my taste taster! ;)
I hope you have a Merry Christmas!! <3
That would be a dream job. haha. Merry Christmas to you too!
Yum-Meee!
Thanks for this recipe. I’ve been craving pancakes this week, and when I came across this, I was psyched!
Y’all, these pancakes are just as tasty as they look!
I doubled the recipe, and used 1% milk, stevia, and whole wheat flour. I’ll freeze any leftovers and enjoy a wholesome pancake during my work week!
Just made them for Sunday breakfast ✅ yummy and delicious
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I had to sub half white flour to use it up, 3T Steen’s cane syrup for the coco sugar, and 1/2 c unsweetened almond yogurt with 1/2 c soy milk for the 3/4 c nut milk and vinegar; vanilla instead of apples . First time using spelt flour. Tasted great, sweet enough to skip butter and maple syrup and eat plain.
Wow I LOVE these!! I’m a big vegan pancake person and have tried a lot of recipes and these are perfect for fall! I doubled the recipe but halved the sugar, and I folded the apples into the batter instead of adding them on top while cooking. I love the texture! Spelt flour is the best. Thank you so much, I’ll be making these again!