Spiced Pear German Pancakes (Easy + High Protein Sheet Pan Style)
A sheet-pan Spiced Pear German Pancake is a perfect winter morning breakfast! With cozy smells and gentle spice flavors of nutmeg and cinnamon, it brings warmth to your kitchen and table even when it is frosty and cold outside!
These spiced pear German pancakes are inspired by the delicious German pancakes many people know and love, but rather than being cooked in a cast iron skillet or pie dish, this recipe makes a big batch that is baked on a sheet pan in the oven. Perfect for families or serving up a breakfast or brunch meal to a crowd.
With sweet, tender, slightly carmelized pears, spices, puffy eggs, milk, and flour batter, and a bit of butter to add richness and depth of flavor, I hope you enjoy this heart-warming and relationship-building meal as much as my family does!
Why You’ll Love This Spiced Pear German Pancake
You’re going to love my spiced pear German pancakes for a couple reasons:
1 – You can bake them on sheet pans in the oven, all at once. So the meal is hot for everyone at the same time.
2 – You can use baking paper to line the sheet pans, so clean up is a breeze.
3 – The cook time is basically hands-off. Unlike normal, conventional pancakes, there is no repeated pouring of batter or flipping involved in the process, which means you aren’t standing over the burner the whole time breakfast is cooking
4 – This is a family-sized batch, so it’s perfect for a crowd or for meal prepping for a few days if you’re a smaller household.
5 – The spices and flavor of the slightly carmelized pear make these pancakes feel rich and decadent, while being a very healthy option for breakfast.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Ingredients for these spiced pear German pancakes are simple, and other than the seasonal pears, you likely have them in your kitchen right now! Specifically, you’re going to need:
- Eggs, milk, flour, salt
- Pears (ripe but firm), cinnamon, nutmeg, butter
- Optional maple syrup or brown sugar or other toppings of choice
How to Make a Spiced Pear German Pancake (Step-by-Step)
In really simple terms, this is how you make spiced pear German pancakes (more detailed instructions included in the recipe card below!):
- Preheat oven and chop the pears – dice the pears into bite-size or slightly smaller pieces.
- Roast diced pears with butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg – spread the pears out thinly on a baking paper lined baking sheet. As the spiced pears roast, they release juice and caramelize, giving this German pancake a rich, cozy flavor.
- Mix the batter (eggs, milk, flour, salt) – whisk the eggs first, then add the flour and whisk, then add the salt and milk and whisk smooth.
- Pour over fruit and bake until puffed and golden – watch to rotate the pancakes around about halfway through the baking time to make sure they bake evenly.
And fair warning, as your pears roast, you likely will have members of your family coming hunting for the delicious food!
Tips for Perfect Results
I want you to really enjoy these spiced pear German pancakes, so here are a few tips:
- Whisk your eggs and flour thoroughly until smooth before adding the milk.
- Use ripe but firm pears (not too mushy).
- Feel free to adjust spices to taste!
When these German pancakes bake, they will puff up and become golden brown. The spiced pear will infuse them with a lovely, wintery warmth!
How to Serve Your Spiced Pear German Pancake
To serve your spiced pear German pancake, you can go simple or more extravagant!
- Top with whip cream and a bit of maple syrup.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and a little squeeze of fresh lemon juice
- Slather with butter and drizzle honey over the top
And if you love this spiced pear German pancake, try my Apple Cinnamon German Pancake recipe for an additional autumn/winter breakfast idea!
Storage and Reheating
This baked pear pancake stores and reheats OK for a quick breakfast, but I do recommend that you eat it fresh if you possibly can!
However, we are big utilizers of leftovers in our house, so if we have some of our spiced pear German pancake remaining after we enjoy it for a family breakfast, I pop it into a container or zip bag and keep it in the fridge for up to 4 days.
You can reheat it in the microwave or a toaster oven and top it with butter and maple syrup, or you can simply slice it into strips and utilize it cold as finger food for you or your family. This is a great option for my early eaters.
FAQs for Spiced Pear German Pancake
- Can I substitute apples? Absolutely! I have an Apple Cinnamon German Pancake recipe with a slightly different spice profile that I use with apples. Check it out here if you have extra apples you need to use up!
- Can I freeze it? You can freeze this Spiced Pear German Pancake. If you need to stack pieced, I recommend separating with parchment paper to keep the slices from freezing together. However, I personally prefer this recipe fresh.
- Does it puff up like a Dutch baby? Yes, this German pancake recipe will puff up like a Dutch Baby in the oven – so make sure you leave room between your racks if you’re baking multiple sheets of pancake at once.
More Cozy Winter Breakfast Recipes
If you’re in the mood for more cozy breakfast foods, you can check out some of my other recipes:
- Apple Cinnamon Sheet Pan German Pancakes
- Spiced Orange Ginger Focaccia Bread
- Sourdough Chocolate Chai Swirl Bread
- My Mom’s Chili Relleno Casserole (yes, it is fantastic for breakfast!)
- Cheesy Sheet Pan Scrambled Eggs (Deconstructed Omelette)
- Chunky Coconut Vanilla Granola
If you try this Spiced Pear German Pancake, leave me a comment below and let me know how it turned out for you!
I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Sheet Pan Spiced Pear German Pancakes
These Spiced Pear German Pancakes are an easy, oven-baked breakfast that tastes like a mix between pancakes and a Pear Tart. Buttery spiced pears are lightly roasted, then covered in a simple egg-based batter and baked until puffed and golden. A cozy, hands-off breakfast your whole family will love — perfect for winter mornings!
Ingredients
- 2-3 large pears
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp nutmeg
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200*C fan forced (400*F convection)
- Line large baking sheet (SIZE) with baking paper (deeper lip is easier to handle)
- Dice pears and place in heap on baking sheet.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over pears, and drop the butter in dollops on top of the fruit.
- Place pears in oven for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, butter will be melted. Using a spatula, mix pears, cinnamon and nutmeg, and butter on the baking sheet so pears are evenly covered with both, then spread pears evenly over surface of baking sheet.
- Return pears to oven for another 5 minutes.
- Crack eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk together
- Add flour in 1/2 cup increments and whisk until smoothly incorporated into eggs.
- Add salt to egg mixture.
- Add milk in 1/2 cup increments to egg mixture, whisking to smoothly incorporate.
- Remove sheet pan with pears from oven, set on a flat, secure surface.
- Pour egg mixture over pears.
- Return sheet pan to the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve hot with butter and toppings of choice.
Notes
Serve with extra butter and maple syrup or lemon wedges and powdered sugar for the ultimate flavor experience!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 493Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 314mgSodium: 540mgCarbohydrates: 61gFiber: 5gSugar: 20gProtein: 20g