I still ate meat when McDonald’s came out with their McGriddle breakfast sandwiches. I was in my early teens, and my dad was busy, so he would often swing by and get us breakfast. It was then I discovered the glory of pancakes and sausage living in sweet harmony. I have never forgotten the McGriddle, however, I will never eat another one for obvious reasons. So, I wanted to create something super simple, healthy(ish), and really, really delicious with a similar flavor.
Here it is, my sausage and pancake fix. The vegan pancake and sausage muffin. One bowl, 10 ingredients, 15 minutes. You can make these ahead of time, and warm them up when you are ready for a really quick breakfast. Top with some syrup, and you are ready to go. You can use your favorite vegan sausage, I tried this with patties and the kind that is in a tube that you can crumble immediately, and they both worked perfect.
These pancake muffins are super fluffy due to the addition of extra baking powder. My muffins got some serious height! They taste just like a super delicious pancake, but you can hold it in your hand. Also, I would like to note that I actually hate cooking pancakes. I hate making a few at a time, and watching and waiting patiently until enough bubbles has risen on the top so I know I can flip it. It is tedious, and I get bored easily.
This is the solution, all these little cuties baked at the same time, super quickly, and they have made me so happy! I am constantly trying to think of quick breakfast ideas for my husband. He teaches the fourth grade and has to be at school at 7:30 am. So, if he doesn’t have a grab and go option, he just won’t eat, then he feels super crappy throughout the day. If you feel this pain, and have a similar problem, try these out. Make them Sunday evening, and each morning, toast one, put a little syrup on top and you are ready to eat!
I hope you love these pancake and sausage muffins as much as I do, and pssstt…no one will ever know they are vegan I promise. Everyone will just become aware that you are on top of your breakfast game!

Vegan Pancake and Sausage Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 C. All purpose flour
- 3 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar, coconut or organic white
- 1 1/4 C. Almond milk
- 2 Tbsp. Flax+3 Tbsp. Water
- 3 Tbsp. Coconut oil,melted
- 1 C. Vegan sausage, crumbled. I used Gimme Lean Sausage from Lightlife
- 1 Tbsp. Oil, for cooking the sausage
- Maple syrup for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Cook the vegan sausage in a non stick pan with a little oil until brown, and make sure it is in crumbles. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.
- Make your flax egg, by mixing the flax and water together, set aside for a minute to thicken. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, add the flax egg, almond milk and coconut oil to the center.
- Whisk everything together until fully combined. Add the cooked sausage crumbles and stir until the sausage is incorporated.
- Spray a muffin pan really well with non stick spray. Fill each muffin hole 2/3 of the way full. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve with maple syrup! You can store them in the fridge for a few days for a quick on the go breakfast.
Hi Lauren
I tired to make the pancake and sausage muffins for my Vegan daughter in law and my 2 grandkids that were recently told they need to be gluten free and OMG nothing turned out like yours. They were nice and puffy in the oven then took them out and they went flat 😫 and they were mushy inside so I tried to cook them longer bit still was a hot mess . I have never cooked with flax I let it sit in the water as directed, any clue why I had to throw out all of them😢 Thanks so much
What did you use to make them gluten free? I have not tested a gluten free version. Substituting gluten free flours is not always straight forward and definitely needs testing.
This recipe was awesome! I do add 1/3 cup of turninado sugar instead and I used field roast maple sausage that I browned before topping the the batter and baking. My 7 year old and husband loved them!
I’ve made these twice now as written and they are YUMMY! I was craving them late at night the first time and I was able to whip them up SO quickly! I plan to make them again tomorrow morning for guests. = ) Thank you!
I made these with King Arther gluten-free all-purpose flour and they turned out great! I also used 2 Beyond Meat brats instead and used 5 Tbsp water for the flax instead of 3. So good!!
I made these with King Arther gluten-free all-purpose flour and they turned out great!! I also substituted 2 Beyond Meat brats and added 2 more Tbsp water to the flax. So good!!
So easy! So good!! Made with beyond sausage and then just crumbled it. Have you ever made the batter up the night before? Trying to use this for during the week.
Ok so by 6 servings I thought that meant “6 muffins”. So I mostly doubled. I did use Pamela’s pancake mix, added 3 cups. 5 teaspoons baking powder, 2 baking soda
Friend of mine is allergic to coconut oil so I just used maple syrup.. not sure how much exactly, but I’d say close to 6 T. I also thogutmht it said 1 ¼ c of almond flour then I saw it said almond milk.. WHOOPS. So scooped as much out as I could so let’s say there was easily ¼ cup of almond flour in there,. Lastly, I used oat milk, the kind with 3 ingredients since not all stores sell a brand without fillers artificial flavorings gums etc. I also did not put sugar in this recipe.. OMG.. they rose, they taste amazing. I did 5 minutes at 415° and 10 minutes at 425° .. perfection. They are a little crumbly, but my goodness they are good. All I want to know is how can I save this to my pintrest account! Thank you for sharing this recipe!! 1st time I have ever made something like this – OH and I did use old country folks MEAT sausage.. so I didn’t go vegan since there is meat in it, but it’s a really solid foundation for an amazing pancake sausage muffin!!