First Choice Apple & Cherry Pancakes

Yields10 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 mins
Ingredients:
Stewed Apple:
 3 apples (approx 500g), peeled and cut into small chunks
 30 g brown sugar
 25 g First Choice Butter
 2.50 ml ground cinnamon
 15 ml water
Pancake Batter:
 1 large egg
 30 g castor sugar
 25 g First Choice Butter, melted
 5 ml vanilla essence
 180 ml buttermilk
 125 g flour
 5 ml baking powder
 1 pinch salt
 2 apples, grated with skin on
 First Choice Butter, for frying
 First Choice Double Cream Plain Yoghurt, to serve
 First Choice Cherry Dessert Topping, to serve
Directions:
1

Start by making the stewed apple. Place the apple chunks, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and
water in a pot. Stir over medium heat to melt the butter and sugar.

2

Simmer gently for 12 minutes, stirring regularly, until the apple has softened and the syrup has reduced. Set aside.

3

To make the pancake batter: whisk the egg and castor sugar together by hand. Add the butter,
vanilla essence and buttermilk and whisk together.

4

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl and stir together. Squeeze and discard any
excess liquid from the grated apple and fold into the batter.

5

Melt a teaspoon of butter in a pan. Use a 50ml scoop to pour pancake batter into the pan (cook 2-3
at a time).

6

Cook the pancakes until set on top and starting to bubble. Flip over and fry until golden
on the other side.

7

Keep in a warm place while you cook the remaining pancakes. Add more butter to the pan as needed.

8

Top the pancakes with plain yoghurt, stewed apple, and a generous drizzle of First Choice Cherry
Dessert Topping before serving. (Note: this recipe is also delicious with the First Choice Caramel
Dessert Topping.)

Ingredients

Ingredients:
Stewed Apple:
 3 apples (approx 500g), peeled and cut into small chunks
 30 g brown sugar
 25 g First Choice Butter
 2.50 ml ground cinnamon
 15 ml water
Pancake Batter:
 1 large egg
 30 g castor sugar
 25 g First Choice Butter, melted
 5 ml vanilla essence
 180 ml buttermilk
 125 g flour
 5 ml baking powder
 1 pinch salt
 2 apples, grated with skin on
 First Choice Butter, for frying
 First Choice Double Cream Plain Yoghurt, to serve
 First Choice Cherry Dessert Topping, to serve

Directions

Directions:
1

Start by making the stewed apple. Place the apple chunks, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and
water in a pot. Stir over medium heat to melt the butter and sugar.

2

Simmer gently for 12 minutes, stirring regularly, until the apple has softened and the syrup has reduced. Set aside.

3

To make the pancake batter: whisk the egg and castor sugar together by hand. Add the butter,
vanilla essence and buttermilk and whisk together.

4

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl and stir together. Squeeze and discard any
excess liquid from the grated apple and fold into the batter.

5

Melt a teaspoon of butter in a pan. Use a 50ml scoop to pour pancake batter into the pan (cook 2-3
at a time).

6

Cook the pancakes until set on top and starting to bubble. Flip over and fry until golden
on the other side.

7

Keep in a warm place while you cook the remaining pancakes. Add more butter to the pan as needed.

8

Top the pancakes with plain yoghurt, stewed apple, and a generous drizzle of First Choice Cherry
Dessert Topping before serving. (Note: this recipe is also delicious with the First Choice Caramel
Dessert Topping.)

First Choice Apple & Cherry Pancakes