Description
Delicious Bacon Pancake Dippers combine crispy bacon strips wrapped in golden, fluffy pancakes, perfect for dipping in sweet maple syrup. This fun and easy recipe is ideal for breakfast or brunch, delighting both kids and adults with its flavor-packed bite-sized dippers.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Pancakes
- Ingredients needed to prepare pancake mix for 16 pancakes (as per package instructions)
Other Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon (approximately 16 strips), fully cooked until crisp
- Maple syrup, for dipping
Instructions
- Cook the Bacon: Cook the bacon using your preferred method until the strips are crisp. Set them aside to cool completely. This ensures the bacon is firm enough to be handled and assembled with the pancake batter.
- Prepare Pancake Batter: Prepare the pancake mix according to the package instructions to yield batter for 16 pancakes. Make sure the batter is smooth and lump-free for even cooking.
- Cook Pancake Dippers: Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Pour a ladle of pancake batter onto the griddle, making a shape roughly the same width and length as one slice of bacon. Immediately lay one cooked bacon strip onto the pancake batter. Drizzle 1-2 teaspoons of additional pancake batter over the bacon strip partially, leaving some bacon exposed. Cook until the underside turns golden brown and the pancake starts to set, then carefully flip and cook the other side until fully cooked and set. Remove the bacon pancake dipper from the griddle and repeat this process with the remaining bacon and batter.
- Serve: Serve the bacon pancake dippers warm with maple syrup on the side for dipping, creating a perfect blend of salty, crispy bacon and sweet, fluffy pancakes.
Notes
- For crispier bacon, bake in the oven at 400°F (204°C) on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes before assembling.
- Use freshly cooked bacon for best texture; avoid using cold or leftover bacon as it may become soggy.
- You can prep the batter and bacon ahead of time, but assemble and cook the dippers just before serving to keep them crispy.
- Feel free to customize pancake mix with cinnamon or vanilla for added flavor.
- These dippers can be kept warm in a low oven (200°F/93°C) while finishing the batch.