Rice Cooker Pancake

4.91 from 10

Serve breakfast to your family all at once with this giant pancake. Rice Cooker Pancakes are moist, tender, and flavorful, just like traditional pancakes, but easier using a rice cooker!

Prep Time5

Cook Time50

Total Time55

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: giant pancake, pancake recipes, rice cooker pancakes

Servings:

Equipment

Rice cooker with menu settings

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 & 1/2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter , melted
1/3 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
For serving: pat of butter, maple syrup, and blueberries

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add in the eggs, milk, and melted butter; whisk to combine.
Dust the blueberries with a little flour and gently fold them into the batter with a spatula until incorporated.
Coat your rice cooker bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into bowl, close the lid and set rice cooker menu to cook/steam for 50 minutes.
Turn out onto a cutting board.
Slice into 8 even wedges.
Serve immediately on individual plates with a pat of butter, a drizzle of maple syrup, and a few fresh blueberries.
NOTE: Not all rice cookers are the same. Please read the notes below.

Notes

Not all rice cookers are the same. Your rice cooker must have a timer and the ability to set it to cook for 50 minutes. If not, this won’t work. It can’t just cook for a few minutes like a waffle iron. My rice cooker is a Zojirushi, which has a bunch of different options (porridge, sushi, brown, quick, etc.) I use the “regular” menu and set it to cook for 50 minutes.

Rice cooker size. This recipe has been tested in a 5 & 1/2 cup rice cooker. Cook times will vary if you have anything bigger or smaller. I wouldn't attempt to make this in anything smaller than a 4 cup rice cooker bowl.

Can I use a box mix for the batter? When I tested this with a box mix, it did cook properly, but I found it more dense and with a weird aftertaste, so it's not my preference.

Can I make this in a crock pot? I have not tested this in a crock pot, but I don't think it would cook properly because it needs the steam that the rice cooker delivers.

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