Mini Strawberry Pancake Muffins Freezer Breakfast Recipe

School mornings are totally hectic, especially at the beginning of the year when you’re still getting into the swing of the new routine. That’s why it’s important to have easy breakfasts ready to go. These mini strawberry pancake muffins are the perfect recipe to stock your freezer with before school starts. Pop them in the microwave for a couple minutes and you have a delicious hot breakfast ready to go!

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Even though I’ve been getting up earlier, like 5:30 am, I’m still not a morning person. My husband was convinced that I’d grow to love it but after 2 months, I’m no closer to enjoying it than I was when it started. It’s just not for me.

That makes school mornings that much harder for me. One of the greatest days for me was when all of my kiddos could make their own breakfasts without any help from me. Unfortunately, over the summer I got super lax and it was pretty much cold Pot Tarts every day. I wanted to make sure that they had something a little more substantial for school mornings, especially since it is my baby’s first year.

These delicious breakfast muffins are the perfect easy breakfast for my kiddos that require little to no effort on my part. Score! Now we can focus on getting out the door on time with everything we need instead of worrying about meals!

 

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Mini Strawberry Pancake Muffins Ingredients

Step 1

First, preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit and spray your mini muffin pan with non-stick spray.

 

Pancake Mix in Glass Mixing Bowl

Step 2

Next, add 2 1/4 cups of pancake mix into a large glass mixing bowl and set aside.

 

Strawberries in Food Processor

Step 3

Then drain most of the water from your defrosted frozen strawberries and put them in a food processor.

 

Strawberries and Syrup in Food Processor

Step 4

Add 4 tbsp of syrup to the food processor and puree the mixture until smooth.

 

Strawberries and Pancake Mix in Glass Mixing Bowl

Step 5

Next, pour the mixture into your mixing bowl with pancake mix and combine them together until a thick dough forms.

 

Eggs on Mixture in Glass Mixing Bowl

Step 6

Then add 2 large eggs to the mixture and stir them in until well-combined. The mixture should be thicker than typical pancake mix.

 

Pancake Mixture in Mini Muffin Pan

Step 7

Fill each cup in your mini muffin pan 1/2 full with your batter and bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.

Step 8

Flip your muffins from the pan onto a cooling rack and cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.

 

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How to Freeze

Place your cooled mini strawberry pancake muffins in a gallon freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 weeks. To warm up, place 2-3 on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 2 minutes.

Yield: 24 Mini Muffins

Mini Strawberry Pancake Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 Cups Pancake Mix
  • 1 pound Frozen Strawberries, defrosted
  • 4 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 2 Large Eggs

Instructions

  1. First, preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit and spray your mini muffin pan with non-stick spray.
  2. Next, add 2 1/4 cups of pancake mix into a large glass mixing bowl and set aside.
  3. Then drain most of the water from your defrosted frozen strawberries and put them in a food processor.
  4. Add 4 tbsp of syrup to the food processor and puree the mixture until smooth.
  5. Next, pour the mixture into your mixing bowl with pancake mix and combine them together until a thick dough forms.
  6. Then add 2 large eggs to the mixture and stir them in until well-combined. The mixture should be thicker than typical pancake mix.
  7. Fill each cup in your mini muffin pan 1/2 full with your batter and bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
  8. Flip your muffins from the pan onto a cooling rack and cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.
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These mini strawberry pancake muffins are a delicious poppable breakfast that’s perfect for busy school morning! My kids like them with an additional drizzle of syrup and sprinkled with powdered sugar but of course kiddos are always about more sugar. I, on the other hand, think they’re totally great without anything extra. Whip up a double batch and have easy hot breakfasts for 2 or more weeks. Not bad for 30 minutes of work.

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I am not a morning person. I’ve tried and although I have made progress, I’ve also come to realize that I will never thrive on mornings.

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Step 2

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Step 3

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These homemade fruit and nut instant oatmeal packets are your new best friend for busy mornings. Now you can concentrate on your coffee in the morning to get up and moving instead of breakfast. That’s all mom really wants, right?

 

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