I know exactly what youâre having for breakfast tomorrow, or Sunday at the latest. You may think youâve already got the menu plannedâApple Cinnamon Whole-Wheat Pancakes, perhaps, or Strawberry-Rhubarb Bread, or heck, maybe even a Bacon & Egg Pie.
Well, no. Thatâs not what youâre making. Youâre making Cinnamon Sugar Popovers. And youâre going to spend the rest of the weekend sighing with satisfaction and sending me thank-you emails.
Iâve been in love with popovers my whole life. Theyâre a reminder of my childhood and my honeymoon, and I shared the basic recipe just three days after I launched this blog, nearly eight years ago. Iâm delighted to report that Harry is every bit as devoted as I am, having eaten his first one before he was a year old. And now, after all this time, Iâve upped the ante.
Take the crisp-outside/eggy-custardy-inside perfection that is a popover, and brush it with melted butter. Then sprinkle with cinnamon sugarâsparingly, if youâre like me and want the flavor without further addicting your already sugar-junkied child, or generously, if youâre only satisfying yourself. The end result is something like a cinnamon donut, only much, much, much better.
Youâre welcome.
Cinnamon Sugar Popoversâš
Inspired by The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Makes 12
If you use a light hand with the cinnamon sugar, youâll have enough left to make cinnamon toast every day for at least a week, maybe more.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and divided, plus softened butter for greasing pans
3 large eggs, at room temperature [I’ll often use 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites]
1 1/2 cups milk, at room temperature [I use 1%]
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Generously grease muffin tins, popover pans, or custard cups with softened butter. Youâll need enough to make 12 popovers.
- Put 2 tablespoons of the melted butter plus the eggs, milk, and salt into the blender, and blend for a few seconds. Add the flour and blend until completely combinedâscrape down the sides if you see white clumps of flour. The batter will be thin.
- Fill the popover pans less than halfway and bake for 28-30 minutesâdonât open the oven door any sooner.
- While theyâre baking, combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. As soon as the popovers are cool enough to handle, remove them one by one from the pans and brush all over with the remaining melted butter and quickly sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. I find it easiest to do this over the serving bowl, so any extra falls right inâat the end, I give the whole thing a toss. (If youâre not concerned about your kids overdosing on sugar, you can also put the entire batch of cinnamon sugar in a shallow bowl and roll the buttered popovers to coat them more completely.)
- Serve warm, with more butter if youâre feeling decadent.
MAKE BABY FOOD: Iâd skip the cinnamon sugar, but the popovers themselves are fine as finger food. That custardy center made a 9-month-old me ecstatic, Iâll bet.
They sound tasty! More butter I would avoid when I am having. đ
Baked the Cinnamon Sugar Popovers just a bit ago~BIG hit with everyone(except the 2y–she doesn’t know what she is missing!). Soooo easy and so good. Thank you–sharing the recipe~
**Also made cheesy eggs(aka scrambled) and added ground flaxseed to them–kids never knew what hit them-ha. And some strawberries. Easy and fast Sunday breakfast.
Just made these and they are SO good! Almost one year old and 3 1/2 year old love them, too! My oldest enjoyed helping me put together the batter. đ Excuse me now, I must go eat more.
Sharon & Theresa, thanks for reporting back! So glad they were a hit. Personally, I can’t wait to make them again.
Well, 6y requested them last night for this morning! I had just enough eggs and they are in the oven now before the troops wake up! What I love about this(besides being so tasty) is they are sooo quick to assemble!
That’s great, Sharon! Or should I apologize for making you bake on a school day?
How important is it for the milk and eggs to be at room temperature? These sound delish!
Hi Sara. I don’t think it’ll ruin them to use cold milk & eggs, but the results will be better at room temp. Plunk your eggs in a bowl of warm water while you gather the other ingredients & they’ll be ready when you are. And if you have a microwave, give the milk 30 seconds or so at half-power, then stir. But if you can’t swing it, go ahead and try the recipe anyway! Let me know how it turns out.