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Mini Cast Iron Dutch Babies

Baked in mini cast iron pans, these Dutch babies are a perfect vessel for holding fruit, syrup, or anything you like! You can even bake it in a larger pan to make a family-sized baby for more to love!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: German
Servings: 3 dutch babies
Calories: 414kcal
Author: Cynthia

Ingredients

Fruit

  • 1 ½ cups assorted fruit cut up in bite sized bits
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Pancake Batter

  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 2 tablespoon powdered sugar plus more for finished pancakes
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/16 teaspoon kosher salt a tiny pinch
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter divided into 1 tablespoon pieces, for the pans

Instructions

Get Fruity

  • Place your fruit in a medium bowl with the zest, juice, and sugar. Mix it all up and set aside until your pancakes are done. The sugar will dissolve and the fruit will become soooo delicious. Just you wait.
  • Preheat oven to 425° Place your cast iron pans in the oven to heat up. Using a blender or food processor, mix together all of your ingredients, except the melted butter, until nice and frothy. Add the butter last and blend it all up. This will make 1 ½ cups of batter, enough for three mini dutch babies or one 10 inch dutch baby.
  • Take your cast iron pans out of the oven and add one tbs of butter to each pan. Immediately pour one half cup of batter into each pan, place the pans on a baking sheet (just in case of overflow), and place on the center rack of the oven.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and oh so puffy. Look at them babies. They’re so cute.
  • Dust each delightful Dutch baby with a little powdered sugar and, using a slotted spoon, fill each pancake with your prepared fruit (if you add all the juices your pancake will get all soggy. Not good). Wasn’t that quick and easy? Why don’t you do this all the time?!

Notes

The batter can be used to make one 10 inch dutch baby.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 241mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 977IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 2mg