We recently celebrated our little man’s fourth birthday and kick started the festivities with this easy Pikelet Recipe.
These Pikelets take no time at all to put together, which is important when you’ve got ravenous kids to feed! My boys LOVE these and I had to distract them by encouraging them to have a play outside just so I could grab a couple of photos before they started to devour them!
The boys covered their Pikelets with a VERY thick layer of Raspberry Jam, but I decided to go with a little lemon and sugar instead. As well as being a great breakfast treat, these easy Pikelets also make a fun dessert, party food option or you can even pop a couple into the kids lunch boxes. You can also make these in advance, wrap in cling wrap and pop into the freezer for a quick and easy snack.
Easy Pikelet Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup 190g of self raising flour
- 2 tablespoons of caster sugar
- 200 ml of milk
- 60 g of melted butter - cooled
- 1 egg
- Sprinkle of salt
- extra butter to add to your pan.
Instructions
- Sift the self raising flour into a bowl and stir through the caster sugar and salt.
- In a jug, add the milk, egg and cooled melted butter and combine well with a small whisk.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl with the flour and use a whisk to combine all of the ingredients.
- Place a non stick frying pan on the stove over a medium high heat and add a little butter.
- Place dessert spoon sized amounts of the mixture into the frying pan and cook for 1-2 minutes before carefully flipping over and cooking for a further minute.
- Transfer the cooked Pikelets to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Repeat (adding a little extra butter as needed) until you have used all of the mixture.
- Serve Pikets with your favourite topping or keep in the fridge/freezer until required.
Easy Thermomix Pikelet Recipe
- Put the butter into your Thermomix bowl and cook for 2 minutes, 60 degrees, speed 2 or until melted.
- Add the self raising flour, caster sugar, milk, egg and a sprinkle of salt and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5.
- Preheat your frying pan with a little bit of butter over a medium high heat and add tablespoon amounts of the apple pikelet mixture.
- When bubbles begin to appear on the surface of the pikelets, carefully flip them over and cook for a further 30 seconds on the other side before transferring to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Continue until you have used all of the pikelet mixture.
- Serve these pikelets warm with your choice of toppings.
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Jess @ Sweetest Menu says
I LOVE pikelets! Such sweet childhood memories associate with these delicious goodies. Yours look perfect!
Lauren says
I have so many memories of them too x
Lisa @ Chocolate Meets Strawberry says
These are taking me back to my childhood, Lauren! My Mum used to make them for us to take to school. We would take them with a thick layer of butter and raspberry jam sandwiched in between. Nothing else can quite match that flavour! Yours look so delicious – I can imagine that your boys absolutely devoured them 🙂
Lauren says
That sounds fabulous, there is nothing better than a pikelet with a thick layer of jam and cream!
Mandy @ Barbie Bieber and Beyond says
I love Pikelets. They are a great after school snack and take next to no time to make! I’ll give your recipe a go, yours look lovely.
Lauren says
Thanks Mandy, I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says
We love pikelets, I sometimes make them for breakfast so that they can go in the lunch boxes for recess too! It’s my daughters birthday this week and she always requests pikelets or pancakes to start the day too! Thanks for sharing on YWF I could dive right in and eat some too. x
Lauren says
I think they are the perfect way to start your birthday – or any day of the week for that matter!
Chenoa says
Hi just wondering if you could use butter milk in this recipe
Lauren says
You sure can!
Melanie says
Hi these look really good and going to make them tomorrow. Is it 200g or mls?
Lauren says
Hi Melanie, sorry it’s 200ml. I hope you enjoy them 🙂
[email protected] says
My daughter loves Pikelets! She was just asking the other day why we cannot find them in US? I am going to make them tomorrow and surprise her after school 🙂 Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Lauren says
Oh that’s perfect, I hope she enjoys them 🙂
Sally says
I’m American & have never heard of these but they look like small bite sized pancakes? Are they?
Thanks.
Lauren says
Hi Sally, Yes they are really similar to pancakes 🙂
Maria Pi says
Hello Lauren:) can you use whole meal flour and baking powder instead of regular self-raising flour?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Maria, you sure can!
Katrina says
I just made these in my thermomix – so easy and delicious! Thank you so much!
You mentioned apple pikelet mixture in the method, how much apple would you use?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Katrina, I’m so glad you enjoyed them! I add 1 – 2 grated apples normally, I don’t bother peeling them but you can if you prefer xx
Brenda says
The recipe for Easy Pinklets, mentions Apple pinklet batter in the Thermomix directions. But there is no Apple in the ingredient list.
Lisa says
One of the best pancake/pikelet recipes I’ve found and soooo super quick and easy!!! I’ve stocked up the freezer for school lunches – cheers!
Lauren Matheson says
Thank you so much Lisa!