Best Instant Pot Pancake Bites

Instant Pot pancake bites are the perfect pressure cooker breakfast. Use protein packed pancake mix, traditional or make gluten free pancakes in minutes!

Ninja Foodi Pancake Bites

We first began with making these pressure cooker egg bites that are similar to a crustless quiche. Great when taken on the go for breakfast on busy mornings. Kids love carbs though so we went on to make their favorite start to the day, with syrup for dipping.

You could use pancake batter but I don’t always have that on hand so below is an easy batter you can whip together quick. They come out a bit like pancake mix muffins in a mini size pan, like that size if you want to picture them.

Pancake Bites Recipe

This is what we used for our first batch, we will share other methods below as well but if you haven’t tried protein packed pancake mix it’s pretty good and great if you’re on a lower carb diet.

• I added fresh blueberries to this batch because that is my favorite fruit and a great size for pancake bites I thought.
• I probably wouldn’t use frozen blueberries or another berry for that matter.

My thought is that they’d sweat a bit in the cooking process and would make the pancake bites a bit wetter. They may not cook thoroughly all the way through if so.

Kodiak Cake Pancake Bites

I’d imagine diced fresh, yellow, bananas would work well too though. That is our next add in. For the protein pancake mix you use:

• 1 cup mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 c blueberries if you choose to add those

This will make 1 full batch of pressure cooker pancake bites which is 7 total. 

Pancake Bites Pressure Cooker

Like I said this Instant Pot egg mold works really well and does not require any non stick spray as it is made of silicone and allows you to literally POP the pancakes right out with no issue.

It does stay warm for a little while once you take it out but cools off rather quickly so you can push one out on to a plate and serve them.

• Refill them and make another round if you want more too.

If you have ever “baked” anything in your pressure cooker you do know that there is a bit of a different texture so don’t be alarmed if it is bit off from traditional pancakes. These are a great crazy morning breakfast option for us…and we hope you love them too. Looks yummy right??!!

Instant Pot pancakes

• Instant Pot egg bite silicone mold to make bite size pancakes while pressure cooking
• Pancake mix – this Kodiak cakes protein packed pancake boxed mix works best

You can use this gluten free pancake mix too to make Instant Pot gluten free pancakes

• Water or milk – depends on what pancake mix you use, follow directions on back of box
• Maple syrup for dipping when donbe
• Blueberries – optional add in but really good
• Chocolate chips – optional but tasty add in
• Large bowl

Difference between protein pancake mix and other mixes

• Protein packed is a bit more dense but has a ton of protein per pancake bite
• Traditional pancake are a bit fluffier
• Gluten free pancake mix is a great option when needed

Pancake Bites

Other Instant Pot breakfast recipes Instant Pot blueberry muffins seen above are amazing too. You can use the same mold as this one to make both which is sure nice. Pressure cooker apple pie filling is yummy poured over the top of these, or dipped in it

1. Sweet Pressure cooker churro bites are like donuts for breakfast
2. 1 minute Instant Pot apple crisp is just to die for
3. Pressure cooker donuts are so good and fun to make for breakfast!

Here is the entire printable pancake recipe for Instant Pot pancakes below. Another fun idea is to use your muffin tin to make larger versions in the oven. We do that often if I am going to use the “old fashioned” method.

1. Pour 1.5 c water into your Instant Pot, lower your trivet inside your pot. Make flapjacks batter.
2. Spoon 2 tbsp of melted butter into each hole, use 2 egg molds for this batter listed below.
3. Pour pancake batter into each hole inside your egg bites mold, 3/4 full.
4. Cover with foil and lower into your pot on top of your trivet, one on top of the other.
5. Pressure cook on high for 14 minutes with a 5 minute natural release.
6. Release rest of steam and lift foil
7. Pop each one out and enjoy

Print recipe below or just come back next time you want to make these again and again.