Cherry Dutch Baby Pancake with Pecan Streusel

Keep breakfast sweet and simple with Cherry Dutch Baby Pancake with Pecan Streusel! Serve with whipped cream, syrup, and a homemade pecan streusel…or make it dessert with a scoop of ice cream!

Sunday morning rolled around and to be honest with you, I just didn’t feel like flipping pancakes. Not that it’s difficult or strenuous, but sometimes, you just need a vacation, even from a stack of pancakes.

Plus there were the cherries.

I’m actually sitting here with a big bowl of sweet cherries, leftover from the 5-plus pounds we picked on Mother’s Day weekend. Pop the cherry in your mouth, munch, spit the pit into a little bowl, repeat. And repeat again.

But I put the cherry pitter to good use on Sunday to drop the cherries into the cast iron skillet sizzling with clarified butter before pouring the pancake batter in the center, spreading out towards the edges, enveloping the fruit along the way.

Out from the oven, it emerged, but the house felt a bit like a zoo yesterday that I turned my back, got interrupted, and missed capturing its lofty glory for you. I’m sorry. I’ll do better next time.

But it couldn’t wait, and maybe that’s the point. You have to be ready once a dutch baby pancake is ready because if you’re too late, it will deflate. And any longer than that, it will disappear, just like that.

Cherry Dutch Baby Pancake with Pecan Streusel

Keep breakfast sweet and simple with Cherry Dutch Baby Pancake with Pecan Streusel! Serve with whipped cream, syrup, and a homemade pecan streusel...or make it dessert with a scoop of ice cream!

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5 from 1 vote

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine Dutch, German

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 595kcal

Author Liren Baker

Ingredients

For the Dutch Baby Pancake

• ▢ 3 large eggs room temperature
• ▢ 2/3 cup milk room temperature
• ▢ 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (packed well into measuring cup)
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 3 tablespoons melted clarified butter or ghee
• ▢ 2 cups cherries pitted

For the Pecan Streusel

• ▢ 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• ▢ 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• ▢ 1/4 cup oats
• ▢ 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

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Instructions

For the Dutch Baby Pancake

• Preheat the oven to 425°F with a rack in the center of the oven. 
• Combine the eggs, milk, flour, vanilla, and salt in a bowl. Whisk until the batter is smooth. This can also be done in a blender.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet or very heavy pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and cherries and cook for about a minute.
• Pour the batter into the center of the pan and transfer to the oven. Baker for about 20-25 minutes, or until the pancake is puffed.

For the Pecan Streusel

• While the pancake is baking, make the streusel. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
• Stir in the sugar, pecans, oats, and flour, and mix to coat. Cook for about 5-10 minutes, or until golden and toasted. Set aside. This can also be made in advance.

To Serve the Cherry Dutch Baby

• Slice the pancake and top with whipped cream, maple syrup. Sprinkle with the pecan streusel. If you prefer to swap the whipped cream with yogurt, this also tastes great. And of course, ice cream transforms this into a decadent dessert, too.

Nutrition

Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 197mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 929IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 3mg

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