This amazingly delicious Pancake Bacon Finger recipe will make all your breakfast and brunch dreams come true! How much more can your mouth water – bacon, wrapped in pancake batter and cooked crispy while being dipped in a pool of maple syrup?! Um, I’m drooling just thinking about such comfort food deliciousness! Both kids and adults adore these finger foods and they’re the perfect way to make your family smile over weekend breakfast!
My simple recipe calls for bacon, pancake mix, and butter. Use my homemade butter recipe for the best butter you’ll ever taste! Optional ingredients include maple syrup, whipped cream, nuts, chocolate sauce, powdered sugar, fruit, and more. First, you’ll cook the bacon. Then, prepare the pancake batter. Add butter to a large frying pan and ladle the pancake batter on a hot griddle or frying pan, making it wide enough to fit a piece of bacon, with additional room on all sides.
Once the bottom side has cooked, flip the bacon finger over. When they’re done, use a pastry brush to brush them with melted butter. Top with maple syrup, whipped cream, powdered sugar, chocolate sauce (we love this chocolate sauce best), nuts, and any other toppings you wish.
If you like this breakfast recipe, then you’ll love my Classic BLTs, Copycat Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole, Crispy Sheet Pan Hash Browns, and Egg and Veggie Breakfast Muffins. If you’re into sweet breakfast or brunch recipes, then you’ll adore my Sheet Pan Pancakes, French Toast Muffins, Nutella-Stuffed French Toast Sticks, Mini Cinnamon Rolls, My Dad’s French Toast, and Cinnamon Twists.
These are perfect for family get togethers, holiday breakfasts, or sleepovers with friends and family! Not only are they adorable, but they taste insanely delicious, especially when dipped in maple syrup! To amplify the flavor, sprinkle powdered sugar over the bacon fingers and brush them with butter before serving.
Ingredients in Pancake Bacon Fingers
Pancake mix. Bisquick or another similar type of pancake mix will work best for these. Make sure to check for ingredients needed to make pancakes. If you’re cooking a vegan recipe, make sure to find pancake mix than doesn’t require eggs.
Bacon. Make sure to cook one pound of bacon which should be 14 slices.
Butter. Add the butter to a frying pan before ladling the pancake batter on the pan to cook.
Toppings. Dip them in maple syrup, chocolate sauce, or any of your favorite pancake toppings. We like to put some of my insanely delicious homemade butter on ours before dipping. You can also sprinkle powdered sugar over them before dipping for a sweeter bite.
How to make the best Pancake Bacon Fingers
STEP 1: Cook one pound of bacon and set it aside. Prepare pancake batter per the pancake box instructions and make sure you prepare enough for 14 pancakes as you’ll have 14 pieces of bacon (most packages of bacon contain 1-ounce slices).
STEP 2: Let the batter sit for about 10 minutes.
STEP 3: Add the butter to a hot griddle or frying pan and set the heat to high.
STEP 4: Ladle the pancake batter on a hot griddle or frying pan and make it wide and long enough to place a piece of bacon in.
STEP 5: Place the bacon over the pancake batter then drizzle additional pancake batter on top of the bacon, making sure to completely cover the bacon. Wait until the bottom side cooks, then carefully flip them.
STEP 6: When they’re done, serve them with butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar, chocolate sauce, or whipped cream. You can also serve them with a side of fruit.
Optional: Use a pastry brush to brush butter over the bacon fingers and sprinkle powdered sugar. Dip them in maple syrup, whipped cream, or chocolate sauce.
STEP 7: If you make this recipe, don’t forget to leave a rating and comment!
Is there a gluten free version?
Just use gluten free pancake mix for a gluten free recipe. I actually prefer the taste of gluten free pancakes over regular pancakes – the texture is so fluffy, moist, and savory! After trying the gluten free pancakes, I’m hooked! We love this gluten free pancake mix the best!
Variations
You can also make these using apples instead of bacon for a vegetarian version. I’ve never made them with apples but it should work. If you try this, please let me know how it comes out in the comment section, below!
Pro Tips
I have tried using sausage links instead of bacon and this recipe did not work so I don’t recommend using sausage in lieu of bacon. Learn from my mistakes!
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Final Thoughts
Finally, if you make this Pancake Bacon Fingers recipe, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love to hear from everyone who makes this recipe and always respond to all comments.
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Pancake Bacon Fingers
Equipment
- Pastry brush optional
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon cooked
- pancake mix such as Bisquick; for gluten free, use gluten free pancake mix
- 2 tbsp butter optional
- butter, maple syrup, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, nuts, powdered sugar, fruit optional
Instructions
- Cook 1 pound of bacon; set aside.
- Prepare the pancake batter per the box instructions and make sure you prepare enough for 14 pancakes as you’ll have 14 pieces of bacon.
- Let the batter sit for about 10 minutes. Add the butter to a frying pan and set the heat to high. Ladle the pancake batter on a hot griddle or frying pan and make it wide and long enough to place a piece of bacon in. Place the bacon over the pancake batter then drizzle additional pancake batter on top of the bacon, making sure to completely cover the bacon. Wait until the bottom side cooks, then carefully flip them.
- Optional: Brush butter over the fingers and sprinkle powdered sugar. Dip them in maple syrup, whipped cream, or chocolate sauce.
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