Toffee Nut Pancakes
This recipe is because I love you. I do. I would not serve Toffee Nut Pancakes to just anyone.
You may have heard the end of Linda Anderson’s poem:
“Obligation can pour a glass of milk, but quite often, love adds a little chocolate.”
Think of these pancakes as a parallel. Obligation (or perfectionism) can offer a killer pancake, but love adds English toffee bits and pecans.
Sorry to be so sappy today… I don’t know what my problem is.
I wrote a guest post for my friend Angie, of Eclectic Recipes, last year including a recipe for “Perfect Diner Pancakes.” This was a pancake recipe I’d been working on for a while, because homemade pancakes often don’t have the same appeal as old-fashioned diner pancakes.
After a bit of what we’ll call “research,” I discovered diner, or soda-shop pancakes, were/are generally made with malted milk powder as a flavor enhancer.
If you have never eaten pancakes with malted milk powder, you are truly missing out. The deep, yet airy, malt flavor will warp you straight back to childhood in a moment’s time. It’s distinct. It’s the thing that makes you say, “Now THIS is a proper pancake!” as you sit at the soda counter swinging you legs in youthful bliss.
Now then… add English toffee bits and chopped pecans to an already perfect pancake recipe, and you’ve got something completely irresistible. You’ve got LOVE on a plate. Toffee Nut Pancakes ARE the perfect pancakes, in my opinion. Rich buttery flavors, light and fluffy texture, cake-y enough to absorb as much syrup as you like, without dissolving.
Exceptional pancakes send a clear message. Share them with caution.
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Toffee Nut Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup malted milk powder
¾ tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
¾ cup milk
1 extra large egg
1 tsp. vanilla bean paste (or extract)
3 Tb. melted butter
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup English toffee bits
Directions:
Heat the griddle (or non-stick skillet) to medium-high.
In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
In a smaller bowl, whisk the milk, egg, and vanilla until frothy.
Add the milk mixture to the dry mix and whisk until smooth; then whisk in the melted butter and the end.
Allow the pancake batter to rest for 3-5 minutes before cooking to thicken. It should be so thick that it barely pours.
Once the griddle is hot, stir in the pecans and toffee bits.
Make one pancake as a test-batch to ensure your heat in accurate. Use a 1/4 or 1/3 cup scoop to ladle the batter onto the griddle. Cook for 1-3 minutes per side. Flip when small bubbles rise to the top of the batter. If the pancake turns dark too quickly, lower the heat.
Makes 8-10 pancakes.
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Breakfast Salad with Cinnamon Toast Croutons
Hash Brown Omelet Skillets ~ Never Enough Thyme
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Aww…I feel it! I absolutely adore toffee, makes my knees weak, and how I wish this was actually in front of me right now.
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Yummy looking pancakes!
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These sound so yummy! Love this idea!
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WOW. I am SO making these this weekend!!
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Oh my gosh girl, how gorgeous are those pancakes! They look impossible light and fluffy. Delicious!
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These sound amazing! I loooove toffee! Thanks for loving us so much!
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Amazing pancakes. They are so fluffy.
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I have malt powder and toffee chips. I think I’m set to make pancakes. Yum!
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Looks amazing! I kind of have a thing for pancakes!!
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Oh my… so delicious. I can hardly take it.
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My kids would go ga-ga for these pancakes!
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I am swooning over that syrup pouring picture…swooooonnnnn
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Be sappy anytime you want, Sommer – particularly if it comes paired with a gorgeous pancake recipe like this one! English toffee has been a favorite of mine ever since I was a kid and I can’t think of a better way to sweeten up a pancake.
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I don’t think anyone can argue pancakes with pecans and toffee isn’t incredible. How about dessert pancakes…or anytime pancakes!
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Mmm. This is my kind of breakfast. So much so that I’m very tempted to make this for dinner!
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Love these! Perfect for National Pancake Week too!
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Oh how I would love to start my day with a stack of these beauties!!
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oh, my, I will soo be making these. thanks, Spicy!
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I’m so glad you love us … because I am SO in love with these pancakes. If I had to choose my last meal, it would involve pancakes – - I can’t get enough of the fluffy-goodness. This is on the top of my to-make list!!
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These pancakes looks absolutely scrumptious! Now, I’m craving for some. My hubby is probably wonderful why I’m reaching my hands toward the computer monitor! hahaha….gosh…I gotta book mark this down and make some this weekend.
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They look amazing!! pass me a heaping plate!!
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So scrumptious with toffee bits!!!
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WOW. I came across these on Pinterest. They are beautiful and drool worthy!
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These pancakes are gorgeous, Sommer!
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Breakfast, lunch or anytime – give me a call and I can help you eat those!
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Oh I wish I would have seen this recipe before Valentines Day. My husband LOVES toffee. I’ll have to bookmark this for Father’s Day.
xo
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These sound so wonderful – I can’t wait to dress up my standard buttermilk pancakes with some toffee bits!
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Wow…there is a new twist to the pancakes. Adding toffee bits, thats amazing and am sure my little son is gng to love you for this wonderful recipe. Enjoy !
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The pancakes look great.
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Ooooh, malted milk powder in pancakes – brilliant! These pancakes look amazing. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. Yum!
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It definitely sounds like a perfect pancake!
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Wow, these are amazing! I love toffee, never would have put it in pancakes. Can’t wait to try it!
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Thanks for the perfect excuse to open the container of malted milk powder that’s been staring at me from the pantry. These pancakes sound delish!
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Hi Sommer, love you blog.
I had a question- how do you get your pancakes to be so evenly brown like the resteraunts serve them? I can never get mine this way.
-Andrea
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Sommer — October 30th, 2012 @ 6:45 am
Hi Andrea, It could be the griddle or pan you are using. Try turning the heat up just a tab and using a little more butter, and see what that does.
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Andrea — November 5th, 2012 @ 11:43 pm
Thanks. I’ll let you know how it goes next time.
Tia Loach — January 5th, 2013 @ 1:16 pm
Hi Andrea, previously I’ve also facing the same problem. But since i tried Perfect Pancake Maker, everything’s fine. You can read my blog for the details.
Next I’ll try Toffee Nut Pancakes
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