What is it with me? I’m always taking things too far. I’m obsessed.
Yes… so I love pancakes. This much you know is true. But pancakes turned into muffins? Really? I’m a nut job.
Oh me. Oh my.
Is there some sort of support group for pancake addiction?
Essentially, with these muffins, we’re talking about a browned butter muffin with a beautiful sticky maple glaze.
The best part about these beauties is that you can add anything you like to them… just as you would pancakes.
Blueberry Pancake Muffins? Milk Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins? Cinnamon Pancake Muffins? Crispy Bacon Pancake Muffins? If you can dream it up, you can probably put it in this muffin. Super yum!
Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins
makes 12 glorious muffins
for the muffins:
7 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup whole milk
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
For the Maple Glaze:
3/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Put a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line muffin pan with paper or foil liners
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Keep an eye on the butter. Melt and cook down the butter until little brown bits appear in the pan. The crackling will subside and butter will begin to brown fairly quickly after that. Keep a close eye. Remove from heat.
Whisk milk, egg, yolk, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined. Add the brown butter and stir to combine.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl Add milk and butter mixture all at one and stir gently to combine.
Divide the batter among muffin cups and spread evenly.
Bake until golden and crisp and a wooden pick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes.
While the muffins are baking make the maple glaze.
In a small saucepan simmer maple syrup and lemon juice, stirring occasionally, until reduced to a thick (thicker than maple syrup) syrup. This will take about 15 minutes over a low flame.
Remove from heat and wait for the muffins to finish baking. When muffins are out of the oven and cool enough to handle, poke a few holes in the muffin top with a toothpick and dip each muffin top in the maple glaze. After dipping all twelve muffins, start with the first muffin you dipped and dip each muffin again.
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These are the muffins I make when I have guests over or want to give a special baked good as a gift! Everyone LOVES them and asks for more!
Definitely don’t use a cheap maple syrup! It might be pricer but the difference is OUT OF THIS WORLD and so worth it!
I always think adding blueberries or chocolate chips would be a nice addition to really make them like pancakes but I never have because they are just THAT good as is.
Dear Joy,
I’m a 72 year old guy that has never baked anything. My wife isn’t doing well so I have to make meals. I found your recipe and tried it. I didn’t know what temp to bake so I started a 350. I ended up increasing to 375 to brown them. I added pecans to the batter and put some butter on the finished muffins before putting the glaze on, pored some maple syrup around the plate and they came out wonderful. My wife is raving about them. I feel like a king. Thank you sooooo very much for the recipe.
Bobby Flay better watch out. I’m warming up. LOL
I laughed when I read “12 glorious muffins”. Then I tried them and I understood it wasn’t a joke! Thanks!
Just made them. Fantastic. I used half ww flour for a more rustic texture. So so good.
Thank you, Joy for this recipe! Went back in the archives for a Blueberry Muffin recipe and found this little gem! We added the blueberries (as suggested for creativity) and LOVE. Thanks!
New to Joy, thanks to Sunset magazine. Made these this morning. They looked quite different than the photo but perhaps I confused a step. They were delicious!!!
These were the best hit for a brunch pot luck – I just cooked up some bacon-crisp and sprinkle it on the top after the “dunking”. To keep the bacon in place I dripped some additional glaze over the top.
This is a beautiful recipe – it tripled without a problem. The texture of the batter was fabulous and the taste delightful. I knew whne the batter was made it was going to tast really great! And boy oh boy it was great!!!!
I just found you – and I have to say you are amazing!
thanks for a new favorite!
Maple sugar season just ended here in southwest PA…found this recipe at the perfect time! YUM!
The syrup really made the whole muffin look delicious! Very impressive!
I am addicted to pancakes as well and this invention is a great idea! Never second guess it! Some maple syrup would be amazing on top too!
I ran across your food blog because I was looking up recipes to use up some walnuts I have. Then, I remembered the delicious pancake muffins a local coffee shop here in Independence, KS serves and found your muffins. I’ll be baking these today and adding walnuts to them, of course! I also subscribed to your blog because there are so many yummy recipes in addition to your beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing your recipes!
I’m gonna feature this recipe on my blog with all appropriate acknowledgments, of course! I love this blog. I’m so excited to finally be giving you some love.
My 9-year old and I have made this two times now and we can’t get enough of it. We eat the muffins from the bottom up; saving the best for last… do you have a recipe for just the muffin tops?
Just came across your blog and I absolutely love it! I will be making these muffins on Sunday morning and I can’t wait! My husband just asked me why I am not making them now!
Thanks for the wonderful blog!
WOW
WOW
and WOW
I made these for a friend today and WOW !!
I never thought it would be this GOOD !!
best cupcake I’ve ever made and its so simple
I wish next year I get a chance to get to one of your classes <3
I accidentally ordered a Macdonald’s mcmuffin-thing with pancakes surrounding the bacon/egg innards (I couldn’t understand the person on the machine at the drive-through). Actually pretty good in a really gross way… but only because of the pancakes…!
you’re a genius..i love pancakes…this goes to my bake list!
OMG. These are amazing. I know that you posted this quite a while ago, but I just discovered it. I have made two batches in the last 48 hours because they get eaten by my family so quickly! Bravo!
What a wonderful recipe! I made the muffins and posted about your recipe on my blog:
https://rachelsrecipebox.blogspot.com/2010/02/recipe-maple-syrup-pancake-muffins.html
Thanks so much, they were delicious!
I made these tonight after seeing the post and thinking about them for two days straight.
Yes, I made them TONIGHT.
My favorite part is that they look exactly like your pictures, and they are beautiful and taste absolutely amazing. They’re like little shiny cupcakes! (the most important food group)
Thanks! I look forward to the next recipe I try.
Wow!!! Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins. I’ve never heard of them, but sounds absolutely mouth watering. My kids will be home from school in an hour, just going to bake a nice hot batch, glaze and all. They’re going to love this NEW yummy treat(LOL)
It’s funny to see that everyone who cooks, at some point in their lives, decides pancakes belong in the oven!
Made these last weekend and LOVED them! Thanks for the fresh treats
I’m totally with you on the pancake obsession. These look utterly delicious and easy and well like a portable little pancake.
I’m not a big baker, but I’ll have to try these. thanks :)
Pancakes are only pancakes if they’re made in a pan. Hence, PANcakes. Muffins are cup shaped. Ergo, you made cupcakes. Not pancake muffins.
Sincerely,
Mike
p.s. Can i get some free samples?
“Is there some sort of support group for pancake addiction?”
You are not alone in this obsession…. Together we can fight it! (LOL NOT :P)
That looks delicious! I’ll be sure to make it soon :)
Hi, let me first say that I love love love your website, all of your recipes just make my mouth water!
Secondly, I just wanted to ask if you had seen this website, where they republished this recipe of yours/photos without attribution … https://loopgum.com/2010/01/30/food-maple-syrup-pancake-muffins/
Keep baking, I think I’m going to be putting this maple glaze on everything from now on…
First time commenting here, but I’m a long time fan. These muffins are on the menu for my daughter’s First-Birthday Brunch! Can’t wait to try them.
Follow up… MAJOR success.
Ah! That looks soo good right now. Must. have. maple. glaze.
This is fantastic! And Katie, I will try this with multigrain–today. :)
Carbohydrate heaven!! These look just wonderful.
Good morning Joy! I just made these muffins…and they look FABULOUS. I’m supposed to bring them to brunch at my SIL’s, but let’s be honest- I would much rather stay here in my pj’s and eat them with my husband and daughter.
Keep doing what you’re doing…love your site and all your energy!
good looking muffins i love to try this recipe
Dear Joy,
I think you are my new favorite person on this earth. This judgment call is based solely on the deliciousness of your eats and hilarity of your words. Thanks for that.
love your blog! the pics are great and makes me wanna prepare all the recipes.
i’m following you
;)
I’m making these for the four little freeloaders in my house. I’ll add some chocolate chips because I’m a freak who doesn’t mind her kids being all hyped up on the shu-ga.
I made Aunt Jemima cupcakes (not quite maple, but I’m a poor college student…) last weekend and they were delish. I had a friend over when we were making them and she said that the batter was like eating pancakes with the syrup mixed in. I topped mine with an Aunt Jemima buttercream instead of a glaze, but yours sound yummy too… have to try the glaze next time.
I have been craving muffins, and the mention of bacon inside of a muffin makes me want them even more!
Can any cupcakes be so perfect!!! wow! Gorgeous post and recipe!
I was wondering how much 7 tablesp of butter worked out to in grams or mls?
Love the maple in here! I recently made pancake muffins with bananas and pecans. They were oh. so. yummy. as well!
The husband loves all things maple. Will be making these tonight :) Thanks!
Joy – recently found your blog and I LOVE it! Tonight my 8 year old daughter and I are having a mommie/daughter night. We decided on breakfast for dinner and movies. Can’t wait to try your pancake recipes AND this muffin recipe.
hi i am daughter c.me and my mom made some of your pancakes. pancakes are some of my favorite foods. your pancake recipe is so good you are my role model
like my mom. i cant wait to try your next recipe. bye.
You’re dreamy, too. I wish I lived near LA so I could go out on the lamb.
P.S. these muffins look fantastic. And they really do taste good with choc chips too…
https://www.bakerella.com/mini-maple-pancake-muffins/
But I really want to try your bacon suggestion.
P.S.S. Congrats! on the Bloggies.
YUM! you can’t go wrong with maple syrup.
Yum! Got rave reviews last week for your red velvet black and white cookies, buttermilk biscuits and white chip macadamia nut cookies.
Now are you ever going to tell us where you got the green baking dish in your lemon glazed spice cake post???
Sorry for sounding all impatient. I’ve just been waiting with keys and credit card in hand to go out and buy it for like EVER! That’s what cute dishes do to me :) Yes, I know I need some serious therapy.
daaang! you’re baking up a storm! awesome!
the green baking dish is from Cube Marketplace in Los Angeles.
It’s therapeutic and it definitely helps that your recipes never fail me :)
Can hardly wait to get home and see if the dish is available on their website since I’m on the east coast!
These sound delicious! I can smell the maple!
These are perfect! Portable pancakes with maple syrup…what more could one ask for?? :)
You had me at maple syrup! Yummy!
Oh. My. [Deity]. I’ll be making these right away!
I made them tonight, then promptly ate 3. Ooh, my stomach…
wow. these look AMAZING
Oh my word. Pancakes to go, can it get any better??? I wonder if these would work as multigrain pancake muffins -less guilt and all!
You are definitely not the only one with a pancake OR muffin obsession! ;) This a great idea – keep them coming for us pancake-muffin lovers!
OMG! I’m drooling over here – what a fantastic idea!! Can’t wait to try these out :)
Ummmm..yu-u-um! :)
Sounds maple-icious…loving it.
Oh how I love pancakes!!! And these are like little teeny portable wrapped pancakes! Such a great idea :)
Wow these look soo good! Especilay if they had M&M’s or chocolate chips, or blueberries!!!yum!! Could you just use a plain pancake recipe to make the muffins?
ha ha! my name is catherine and its 4:06PM in California!!!! How funny!
Let me just say it- You Are A Genius! I love love love it! I can’t wait to bake it this weekend!
I LOVE MAPLE SYRUP! It may or may not have something to do with being canadian. Or because it is just so awsome. Or a bit of both.
So funny – last weekend I made muffins and had leftover batter, so my husband added some milk and eggs to them and turned them into pancakes! But I love all the maple-y goodness in your recipe, have to try it!
I’m right there with you in the pancake obsession. They’re just so good, no matter what size or time of day! The first time I saw a breakfast sausage wrapped in a pancake on a stick, i almost cried.
Joy,
You do not take things too far, you take them into simply delicious mode. I love checking in on your blog and seeing what I can pass along to my family. These look great!
i love your pancake obsession! they are my fave posts :)
portable pancakes? genius.
Maple is one of my all-time favorite flavors and I adore breakfast foods. This sounds like a knock out!
I totally would have eaten that last crumb.
I saw another post last week with someone doing maple pancake muffins.. Must be something in the water, haha
:)
They look tasty.
P.S
I’m new to the blog world, and I hope one day that mine is as good as yours!
Hi, my name is Mowie and I’m a Joy the Baker addict =)
Mmm. Banana cinnamon pancake muffins. Yes please! Can you invent french toast muffins next?
uuummm….. YES!
These look glorious Joy.
Add some pieces of bacon in these muffins. Mouth and mind watering for a bite of that.
amazing. mind watering!
I am a new Joy the Baker addict, and I LOVE your blog! It has been my inspiration to start my own baking blog, i LOVE to bake! I can’t wait to try out this recipe, i too love pancakes!!
Joy, I have a question unrelated to this blog. I hope you could answer… I also live in LA. Do you know of any good antique places in the area that sell kitchen utensils, tools, dishes, etc? Thanks!
um…. try Society of St. Vincent de Paul in (sort of) downtown los angeles.
Thank you!
Great idea and recipe!
so let’s say someone wanted to make a big batch of these to freeze so they could eat them for breakfast every morning….. purely hypothetical, of course.
would you recommend skipping the glaze or do you think it would freeze okay?
danielle. yes. i would skip the glaze to freeze these little darlings.
Yes Joy, there is a support group for this sort of thing. It’s called The How-To-Get-Over-Your Addiction-To-Pancakes-By-Becoming-Addicted-To-Muffins-Instead Support Group. I’m the President. Wanna be the VP?
yes… i totally need to be the VP. :)
I just tried these and they are amazing! I am a new follower of your blog, I discovered it last week after seeing your avocado chocolate cake reposted on another blog. When I saw this on my google reader this morning, I knew I had to try them. Thank goodness for a snow day today or I would have had to wait until the afternoon. These were amazing, and came out just as you said, though maybe my muffin tins are jumbo-sized because I found that I couldn’t quite fill them all the way, though the muffins did puff up beautifully anyway.
Can’t wait to see your next post, for now I’ll content myself with looking through the recipe archives :)
you’re speedy! i’m so glad you made these and liked them. happy snow day!
This is why I adore you.
mmmmmmm maple syrup. the next best thing to molasses ;). i’ll be whipping up some carrot cake pancakes this weekend, so we’ll see how they turn out! if nothing else, they sounds scrumptitious!
happy baking! i hope you like them!
A portable pancake, I think I am heaven!
Yummy!! I will be trying these for sure!!
Looks fantastic! I am all about Pancake Muffins right now!
I’m on Cloud Nine! Can’t wait to make these!
Can you use regular syrup like Mrs. Butterworth?
Peaches. No no no!!! No Mrs Butterworth. I’m afraid you need the real deal maple syrup.
Maple anything. Count me in!
Love the teeny fork!
Oh, SCRUMPTIOUS! I really like the sound of browned butter muffins. YUM!
you are brilliant. period. i already made breakfast and now i have to make muffins. you are an evil genius i tell you!
Oh my….I cant think of a better muffin right now! genius!!
This is what we eat in heaven, I’m sure of it. Baskets of these muffins. It’s like the best part of a warm stack of pancakes in to-go form. Right in the center where all of the melted butter and maple syrup has nestled. Awesome!
To of my most favorite foods! Pancakes and maple syrup!
YUM!
Thank god for pancake and maple syrup! Mornings –and afternoons–wont be complete without them!
Hey Joy, if you’re a nut job for dreaming up pancake muffins, then I’m a bigger one for wanting one right now with warm maple syrup!!! Sweeeet………
Thank you. Really. From the bottom of my heart. This is the greatest recipe in the world. You have no idea how long I’ve been wanting a recipe like this — I’ve even tried to concoct my own with no avail.
*gives you a great big hug*
problem solved! awesome.
I love the empty muffin liner picture. And that little fork!!
You always make the normal so different and lovely, thankyou for giving me something to look forward to, can’t wait to make them!
i like you!
…aw. You’re such a sweetheart joy!
These are genius!!
Pancakes = win.
Muffins = win.
Pancake Muffins? Super WIN! Can’t wait to give these a try!
ooops…sorry…do you use grade b syrup?
being a “joy the baker” addict is ok…actually it’s wonderful!
joy, do you grade b maple syrup??
i used a grade a, medium amber maple syrup.
pancakes and muffins.. the two most yummiest things ever! cannot waiitt!
Glorious. Absolutely glorious. P.S. Someday I’ll be in the LA area for an On the Lamb party. You can bet on it.
Bring it!!! We’d love to have you!
Oh these look soooooooooo lovely……… I just happen to have some Maple Syrup in the fridge………..will have to give them a go!!!
Oops sorry that was quite an Anglicised email, I meant throw a party (in case that didn’t translate!)
Us!! We’re your support group! Though it’s less support more egging you on for more. These look fab I can’t wait to try them.
xx
p.s. I wish you guys could come throw a bash in the UK I would so come and bring all my friends too!
WOW!These turned out so good for me!! The batter was a bit thick and I think I ended up adding a 1/2 cup of milk. It was sooooo good!! It tastes like a delicious pancake/doughnut/muffin type of thing! I love how the ingredients are so simple! Keep updating!! It gets better and better every time!!
you’re quick! i’m so glad you liked them!
This is a great idea, I’ll try it as soon as possible, you are truly a great inspiration to would-be bakers like me.
XXX
I don’t know where I would be without your amazing blog. And I’m not so sure why it has taken me this long to leave a comment.
You’re blog was the first of the food blogs I came about. It remains a firm favourite. Your quirky, funny and pancake-obesessed posts keep me inspired and eager to get home to my kitchen to bake one of your incredible recipes.
I will definitely be giving this creative and versatile muffin a try. I just LOVE maple syrup! The idea of a transportable pancake in muffin format is genius! Love it.
I’m glad you’re here Val!
Now I know why I love this blog so much. My life is complete.
I hope you understand why I call you the Goddess of Baking. You are so gifted and creative and maybe just the perfect amount of nutty. I am drooling all over myself now. I’ve learned to sit back from my laptop before linking to your site so that I don’t drool on the keyboard. My grandkids will adore these! We always make pancakes when they spend the night. Thanks for another inspired recipe.
Interesting name but these look irresisitibly good. Would love to try them.
I’m a fellow pancake enthusiast and thank you for this recipe – making them tomorrow, definitely!
I love your pancake obsession almost as much as I love your blog :) Your muffins look so precious sublime. Love it!
v. nice!!! i’m canadian, so we’ve got lotsa maple syrup! gotta give thise a go. thx.