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Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

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Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

I can smell my neighbor’s bacon.

That’s not a euphemism.  If it were, you’d have permission to kick me in the shin and be officially grossed out.

I can literally smell my neighbor’s bacon.  His kitchen window meets my bedroom window, and I actually feel lucky that I don’t have to pay extra rent for a daily bacon alarm clock.

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

A good while ago, I found myself standing in a kitchen full of fancy chefs talking about the glory of a proper peanut butter and bacon partnership.  I was suspicious.  I had to test the partnership with crumbly and crisp Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies.  If you like bacon… if you like crisp cookies, you will consider these cookies a grand success.  I thought they were so bonkers that I also included the recipe in my cookbook.

I figured that if wonky flavor combinations could be cookied, they could just as easily be pancaked.  Also… sliced bananas and maple syrup make everything breakfast.  Let’s just cross this line.  I’ll call my neighbor, he’ll bring the bacon.

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

We’ve made pancakes here before.  We aren’t being completely revolutionary.

In this incarnation, we’re also mixing all-natural peanut butter and crisp-cooked bacon to the buttermilk batter.

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

It’s hard to chop crisp bacon when all you want to do is sneak every little chopped piece into your mouth.  I speak from experience.  May a few extra slices of snacking.  This comes from experience.

Letting the pancake batter rest for a few minutes while the griddle heats is ideal.  The batter thickens a bit, creating mega fluffy pancakes.

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

These pancakes have a surprising and incredibly delightful savory quality.  The salty bacon pairs with the nutty butter and creates some deliciously (almost mouth-confusing) savory notes.  Douse the pancakes in pure maple syrup and we’ve achieved the coveted sweet and salty combination.  It’s dreamy delicious!  I found myself eating these pancakes fresh from the skillet while standing over the sink.  No table, chair, or fork required.  The unique combination speaks for itself:  crazy good.

It’s the weekend!  Let’s go.  Let’s go!

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

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1 large egg

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

2 tablespoons all-natural peanut butter

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 slices crisp bacon, cooled and cut into small pieces

butter or oil for cooking pancakes

* I cooked my bacon on a foil lined baking sheet in the oven.  You could also pan fry the bacon and reserve some of the bacon grease for frying the pancakes.  Whaaaat!?  Yea.

In a medium bowl beat together eggs, butter, peanut butter, buttermilk, and vanilla.  Add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well until mostly smooth. Fold in bacon pieces and let batter set for a few minutes.

Heat a nonstick pan over medium-low heat. Add a teaspoon of oil or butter to the pan, or spray with cooking spray.

Pour 2 Tablespoons of batter onto the griddle. Cook on the first side until bubbles that form start to pop. You can also gently lift up the pancake to make sure the bottom is not overcooking, if it is the pan may be too hot and you will need to adjust the heat. Flip the pancake over with a spatula and cook until golden brown. Repeat until all the batter is gone. Let cooked pancakes rest on a heat proof plate in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.

Serve with sliced bananas and pure maple syrup.  

 

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Comments

  1. BRIAR JENSTAD

    Love love love this recipe. I was thinking about bringing it to the family cabin trip this year but I usually mix the batter ahead so that it’s easier once we’re there. Any idea if this batter saves well?

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  3. mary fran | frannycakes

    Ok, so these pancakes remind me of waffles I recently oggled at Little Goat – the Chicago diner owned by Top Chef/James Beard winner Stephanie Izard –

    She calls them fat elvis waffles and the bacon is in the syrup. IN. THE. SYRUP. (now I had to settle for gluten-free pancakes, but I got the bacon infused syrup and it was magic)

    If you love bacon and peanut butter as much as it seems, next time you are in Chicago you need to find those : http://www.littlegoatchicago.com/diner/menu#breakfast

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  5. carrie

    I know what you mean. Chefs get all goo-goo eyed (in their own way) about this combo. One of my fave restaurants near me has a peanut butter bacon burger. I haven’t eaten it, because it just seems too much for me, but it’s wildly popular.

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  6. Sam

    I had my kids home sick all week with a throat-infection and it threw a serious wrench in my normal grocery shopping routine. I was staring into my emptier than usual fridge with no idea what to make for dinner. I had all the ingredients for this in the house and they tasted great. Thank you!

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  7. Daniela

    Hi Joy,
    Is it possible to substitute regular flour for almond flour? I want to make with almond flour, but I’m afraid they might fall apart.
    Thank you!!

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  10. Jayne

    OMG. I have to try this. I grew up with my mom making me toast topped with peanut butter and bacon for breakfast, but I never thought of turning that into a pancake combo. I might have to make this for my mom for Mother’s Day. Thanks for the awesome recipe!

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  12. Megan

    I think you nailed it… I’m not a huge pancake person, but my boyfriend is, I’m more of a savory/salty breakfast gal… but holly molly these would be perfect! We’d both love them. Can’t wait to try them. Thanks.

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  13. Jayni

    This is the most amazing thing my eyes have ever seen. I am sitting in my college class literally drooling. Reading Joy the Baker is much more fun than Philosophy! Joy- I can’t hold this in much longer. You brighten up my day simply by reading your blog. I have been reading your blog for the past four years and honestly it has kept me grounded during college. You are such a wonderful person to look up to. You’re independent and you own your self worth! Keep shining your light girl, you inspire so many just by being you!!

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  17. Rachel

    These pancakes are insanely delicious! I forgot to put some banana on them but I will do that tomorrow with the leftovers. My favorite pancake recipes have come from you! :)

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  18. Chef Long Island

    Simply mouth watering recipe, I’m searching the recipe to make an impression on family this weekend and thanks for sharing it. I’m the student of culinary school and learning the new things, I definitely going to make it to enjoy this weekend with my family.

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  20. elizabeth

    Would it be weird if I told you I loved you?

    Also, today I bought unsalted butter for the first time in forever. You’re just so influential!

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  24. Sam

    wow… you do make some crazy combo’s! will definitely try these out…. My ex lived above an Indian restaurant which drove us all crazy from about 10am onwards with gorgeous smells making us permanently hungry. I think we got mad discounts in the end as we were all always in there! Five boys and three girlfriends made for big orders !

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  25. Melanie D.

    Hi Joy! I am making these too-good-to-be-true pancakes as I type this. The batter came out much thicker than typical pancake batter made with buttermilk. Then i noticed that the list of ingredients calls for 1 large egg, but in the directions you say “beat eggs…”… should there be more than one egg???

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  26. Sam TH

    Ooooh I must make these. I love peanut butter and my husband is a bacon fiend who has gotten me hooked as well. Really brilliant idea. I incorporated bacon hash on my Greek Yogurt Pancakes with Bourbon Maple Syrup + Mandarin Orange & Bacon Hash for my blog a while back and it was a real hit. Your peanut butter addition is really amazing though. Gotta try!

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  28. Nikki P

    Impressed a group of lovely friends with these at brunch today, more importantly knocked the socks off my pancake obsessed boyfriend:). Thanks Joy you the best!

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  31. Becca - Cookie Jar Treats

    I don’t like eating bacon, but oh how I love the smell of bacon. Bacon has a lovely smell that I don’t think should be recreated as a candle because they would be weird. Anyways these pancakes look really yummy! :)

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  33. Meghann

    Oh my goodness. My fiance gets back from deployment next week. As much as I want to make them NOW, I think I’ll save them for our first weekend together.

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  36. tracy {pale yellow}

    Whenever I eat pancakes with a side of bacon I always dip my bacon in the syrup, this makes perfect sense, just put the bacon in the pancakes! Add peanut butter and bananas and everything is right in the world!

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  47. Alyssa

    This is my life. I have been known to spread some peanut butter on my pancakes and top with syrup, so this may be right up my alley………..the addition of bacon just makes it mind-blowing. Need to make this happen immediately.

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  52. erin @hooleywithaz

    there is a peanut butter and bacon juicy lucy at a local pub here in st. paul. and it is to die for. sounds so weird, but oh mah gah, it makes me drool. and now i want to go there for dinner. or make my husband make these pancakes for breakfast tomorrow. he’s the pancake master at our house.

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  61. Urban Wife

    1 – I’m making these for breakfast tomorrow morning. If I can wait that long. Otherwise, it’s brinner time tonight and that’s for real.

    2 – I’m FINALLY getting my 9-month preggo self out the door and going to my local bookstore today to buy your cookbook. So. flippin. excited.!

    Have an awesome weekend!

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  66. misschels

    Joy, you always seem to satisfy my peanut butter cravings…which occur 24/7/365. Adding bacon is just the icing on the cake. Cake…wait…pb & bacon cake? Totally happening in my kitchen this weekend. I have your cook book and have made these and omg they are delish! Oh, and that bacon alarm clock you speak of…I run in my neighborhood about 3 miles on Saturday and everytime I round’ a particular corner I smell bacon cooking in someones house. It is enough for me to stop, smell, and think about how I should beat down the door and offer them some cookies for a fair trade :)

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  74. Quinn Cooper

    OMG! I’m making these tomorrow morning. I grew up using peanut butter with my pancakes. My stepmom would always do it and we thought it was weird at first but now it’s just what happens. The addition of bacon seems like a dream. I mean who doesn’t love bacon.
    Thanks for this amazing recipe!
    xo Quinn

    Quinn Cooper Style

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  75. Sara D

    My family is going to flip for these! :) No, seriously we will LOVE them! They sound delightful! Can’t wait for the new book!

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  77. Simone

    oh joy, you made me drool on my pj’s. would it be too over the top to caramelize the bananas in butter and brown sugar, then skip the syrup? i think i’ll have to try it out, just to be sure. you know, for research and stuff.

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  79. Sophie @ The Spotty Teapot

    I know all about the Bacon Alarm Clock, but from my housemate, it is pure torture! I would have never paired peanut butter and bacon, but I can imagine they would just be perfect together, mmm.
    Sorry, I’m just salivating at the thought of bacon :)
    Definitely going to try this one morning :)

    x

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  80. Jayne

    This is like bacon and eggs in pancake form. It can only be no less than amazing. I think they might have a beef jerky kinda flavour wouldn’t it? At least Chinese meat jerky has a sweet sort of glaze with the salty meat. Always a good combo.

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  82. Miss Kim @ behgopa

    I’ll trade you neighbors any day! I bet your neighbor(s) can’t get enough of the smell from your kitchen either. I’d be following the smell to your doorstep all the time if I were your neighbor hehe.

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  84. Caz

    I need a bacon alarm clock and then maybe I’d be up on time every day. :) Peanut butter and bacon sounds like a genius conbination.

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  85. Averie @ Averie Cooks

    You make the best looking pancakes! And I don’t even eat bacon! But I sure do eat peanut butter. And PB + buttermilk does make fabulous pancakes!

    And your photos are so pretty. Love the styling, the plates, the perfectly browned stacks. Gorgeous, Joy! Pinned!

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