Instant Pot Pancake Cake
With the instant pot a good pancake mix and some silicone molds you can make your own pancake bites in minutes.
Instant pot pancake cake. Pour batter into pot and seal lid. There is no need to flip pancake after pancake use your instant pot makes a giant fluffy and mess free breakfast for large crowds. Baking an instant pot cake without a pan other options. Carefully take the cake out upside down so that the bottom is.
Giant japanese style rice cooker pancakes made in the instant pot instead. Using nonstick cooking spray grease the bottom and sides of a 6 quart instant pot. I also substituted 1 2 cup brown sugar for 1 2 cup of the white sugar and put it in the oven after taking it out of the instant pot for 10 minutes at 375 to brown the apples. The only thing i don t love about pancakes is standing in front of the stove and cooking one or two at at time.
It takes less than 5 minutes to prepare and the instant pot does the rest of the work. I do not recommend making this instant pot cake without a pan meaning spreading the batter in the bottom of the instant pot as the batter will burn. This enormous pancake is big enough to feed several people. I was very worried that the pancake would burn badly on the bottom especially because you cook it for 45 minutes.
I increased the amount of cinnamon added 1 8th tsp nutmeg and 1 8th tsp allspice and 1 4 tsp dried lemon peel. The cake is cooked in another cake pan inside the instant pot using the pot in pot method. The recipe is ready to go for a 6 inch pan as is. With this instant pot pancake bites recipe i use a pre made pancake mix.
The instant pot is utilized in a slightly different way to cook a pancake. Because the pancake isn t cooked on the griddle you won t get the browned and crispy edges but you do get an incredibly moist cake. Great recipe my first instant pot cake. Now it s flipping pancakes for me while i m in bed drinking coffee.
The instant pot will not have sealed because of low pressure and lack of liquid. It s so versatile when it comes to cooking. Lock the lid into place and seal the steam release handle. Use a spatula to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan.
Or just bake this instant pot cake. Made with chocolate chunks these fluffy instant pot pancakes are the perfect fun delicious breakfast recipe that does not require flipping or babysitting. If you recall i shared a recipe for giant rice cooker pancakes last year. Cook on low pressure manual 40 minutes.
Use a spatula to remove pancake. Set to low pressure. It s a favorite in our house and so for easter. The cake comes out super fluffy.
Pour pancake mix into the instant pot. Cook for 45 minutes.