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Sausage Pancake Bites

Savory meets sweet in these fluffy pancake bites with beef sausage tucked inside. Perfect for brunch trays, meal prep, or a grab-and-go breakfast, they’re everything you love about a diner classic—no fork required.

Ingredients

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16 breakfast sausage patties (beef recommended)

1½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted

3½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

1¼ cups whole milk (room temp)

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Cook Sausage: If using fresh sausage, pan-fry until fully cooked. Let cool slightly.

Make Batter: In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl, mix milk, egg, vanilla, butter, and maple syrup. Combine wet and dry ingredients until just smooth.

Assemble: Pour batter into greased mini muffin tins. Press one sausage patty into each.

Bake: Bake at 375°F for 12–15 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

Serve: Drizzle with extra maple syrup or serve plain.

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