Make breakfast easy and convenient with this air fryer frozen pancake recipe. Made with your favorite frozen pancakes, you can have breakfast ready in a few short minutes. Perfect for busy mornings!
Making frozen pancakes in the air fryer is a simple yet quick way to get a great start to your day. While we love making pancakes from scratch, you can't beat the convenience.
On busy mornings when you've got too many things to do and not enough time to accomplish them, having breakfast cooked in minutes can be the saving grace you need.
We love to cook frozen breakfast foods in the air fryer, like air fryer frozen waffles and air fryer french toast sticks.
Why This Recipe Works
- The pancakes are already cooked. Technically, we're reheating pancakes in the air fryer because the pancakes are already cooked. This means they're significantly faster to prep than if you were to make pancakes.
- They're delicious. You can use any brand or flavor of frozen pancake for this recipe, so please use your favorites. Whether it's buttermilk, chocolate chip, or blueberry, it's sure to be delicious.
- It's frugal. Making breakfast at home (even if it is frozen foods) is still far cheaper than stopping at a drive-thru on your way to work. Enjoy your savings and avoid the long lines by enjoying pancakes at home.
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🥘 Ingredients
Frozen Pancakes- You will need some frozen pancakes for the recipe. You do not need to thaw them beforehand.
For specific quantities, see the recipe card below.
🍽 Equipment Needed
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🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make Air Fryer Frozen Pancakes with these simple step-by-step instructions:
Gently break a stack of frozen pancakes apart from one another.
Place 3 frozen pancakes into the air fryer basket without touching them.
Cook for about 3-5 minutes at 330 degrees F until soft and heated through. I cook mine for 3 minutes, but if you want them crispy, cook for longer.
Use a pair of tongs to remove the hot pancakes from the air fryer.
Serve with maple syrup, and enjoy!
🍴 Recipe Tips
You do NOT need to thaw the pancakes before use.
Your pancakes will come out of the air fryer a little more crispy than if you were to use the microwave.
You will want to lay the pancakes in the air fryer so that there is no overlapping, as that can lead to cold spots.
You do not need to grease the air fryer basket before use.
Different air fryers may cook at different speeds, so you may find that your pancakes need an extra minute or shorter cooking time depending on the air fryer you use.
🥞 Topping Ideas
You can serve these pancakes with anything from jam to Simple Berry Syrup or maple syrup. Peanut butter and fresh fruits are also tasty ideas!
👩🏻🍳 Storage
You should only cook enough pancakes to suit your needs as you don't want to go through the effort of storing leftovers. Uncooked pancakes can remain frozen.
🥗 Side Dishes
Serve these pancakes with any of your usual breakfast favorites like bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, or hashbrowns.
💭 FAQs
If you left your frozen pancakes on the counter too long (an hour or so) and find that they have thawed, you can place them back into the freezer. There may be some moisture loss, but they'll be fine to cook and eat later.
Storebought frozen pancakes can last almost indefinitely if properly stored. That said, I don't recommend keeping them on hand for more than 3-6 months because freezer burn can set in and cause a loss of flavor.
You can serve them up in a tall stack with fresh fruit and maple syrup, or you can turn cooked pancakes into a sandwich. My daughter loves to turn them into PBJs, but Im sure eggs, bacon, and cheese would be a delicious idea as well!
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Frozen Pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 pancakes Frozen pancakes ($0.94)
- 2 Tablespoons Maple syrup optional
Instructions
- Gently break a stack of frozen pancakes apart from one another.
- Place 3 frozen pancakes into the air fryer basket, without touching them.
- Cook for about 3-5 minutes at 330 degrees F until soft and heated through. I cook mine for 3 minutes, but if you want them crispy, cook for longer.
- Use a pair of tongs to remove the hot pancakes from the air fryer.
- Serve with maple syrup and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Tips
- You do NOT need to thaw the pancakes before use.
- Your pancakes will come out of the air fryer a little more crispy than if you were to use the microwave.
- You will want to lay the pancakes in the air fryer so that there is no overlapping, as that can lead to cold spots.
- You do not need to grease the air fryer basket before use.
- Different air fryers may cook at different speeds, so you may find that your pancakes need an extra minute or shorter cooking time depending on the air fryer you use.
Topping Ideas
- You can serve these pancakes with anything from jam to Simple Berry Syrup or maple syrup. Peanut butter and fresh fruits are also tasty ideas!
Storage
- You should only cook enough pancakes to suit your needs as you don't want to go through the effort of storing leftovers. Uncooked pancakes can remain frozen.
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