How to Freeze and Reheat Pancakes and Waffles

August 10, 2011

Next time you make pancakes or waffles, make some extra and follow this quick and easy tutorial for How to Freeze and Reheat Pancakes and Waffles.

You’ll get to enjoy them throughout the next few weeks for breakfast with hardly any effort at all.

Your morning routine and family will definitely thank you!

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Lazy mornings of pancakes and waffles cooked up whenever the kids fancy are just about gone.

In less than a week Logan and Madeline will be heading back to school.

Can you hear me sighing with relief?

We’ve been spending our time basking in the last few weeks of summer by going bowling, attending swimming lessons, and taking family field trips to the splash park and science center (where I met blog reader Rachel from Georgia. Hi, Rachel!).

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As much as I love spending time with the kids, we’re all definitely beginning to crave the added structure that comes with going back to school.

I’m looking forward to being able to spend quality time with them when they’re home, working when they’re not, and being better able to separate work and family time.

I’ve braved the back to school sections of Target, Office Max, Walmart, Staples, and then still had to order one item off of Amazon.

Seriously, when did these lists get so complicated?

I finally have everything organized and tucked away in their backpacks.

I’ve put away their new clothes – of course hiding Madeline’s because she’ll totally want to wear the “new pretty clothes” before school starts.

Yes, I may sound organized, but trust me, this level of organization won’t last beyond the first two weeks.

However, rarely do I have time to make a hot breakfast from scratch.

Instead, I rely on this easy method of freezing prepared pancakes and waffles to get me through those crazy school day mornings.

It’s important to me to know what and where the food my kids are eating came from.

The best way I know to keep track of that (and keep my sanity) is to add packaged food convenience to the food I make anyway.

By freezing homemade pancakes and waffles ahead of time, I’m ensuring that we all have a healthy start to our day.

Supplies Needed to Freeze and Reheat Pancakes and Waffles

An Extra Large Sheet Pan
Parchment Paper
Freezer
Gallon sized Zip Top Bags

That’s it!

How to Freeze and Reheat Pancakes and Waffles

Cook pancakes or waffles according to recipe directions. Allow the pancakes or waffles to cool completely.

Line a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper.

Place the cooled pancakes or waffles on the baking sheet making sure that they do not touch each other.

If you are freezing more that one layer of pancakes or waffles, you can simply use another sheet of parchment to separate the layers.

Place the baking sheet into the freezer.

Allow the pancakes or waffles to freeze for at least 6 hours.

Once the pancakes or waffles are completely frozen, stack them in a zip top freezer bag or freezer-safe container.

Use a marker or tape label to add the date to your storage container.

How to Reheat the Pancakes

Depending on how many pancakes that you are reheating at a time, there are some different options for how you choose to reheat them when you’re ready to enjoy them for breakfast.

One of them uses a toaster oven or traditional oven and the other uses a microwave oven.

They’re both super easy!

Option 1 for Reheating Pancakes:

Preheat a traditional oven to 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place the desired number of pancakes on the baking sheet and cover with foil. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until they are heated through.

Using a traditional oven works great when you want to reheat a large amount of pancakes at once and you’re feeding a crowd.

Option 2 for Reheating Pancakes:

Preheat a toaster oven to 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place the desired number of pancakes on the baking sheet and cover with foil.

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until they are heated through.

The toaster oven works great when kids want to grab a couple of pancakes out of the freezer and reheat them for their breakfast.

Option 3 for Reheating Pancakes:

Stack pancakes on a microwave safe plate and heat on high for 1 ½ – 2 minutes or until the pancakes are heated through.

This method works great for reheating a couple of pancakes at a time.

How to Reheat Waffles

There are two easy ways to reheat waffles when you’re ready to enjoy them for breakfast!

One of them uses a toaster oven and the other using a traditional oven.

They’re both super easy!

Option 1 for Reheating Waffles:

Place frozen waffles into toaster and toast as you would a piece of toast.

This may take more than one cycle depending on your settings.

This method works great when you only need to reheat a couple of waffles for breakfast.

Option 2 for Reheating Waffles:

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Line the desired number of waffles on the baking sheet.

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until they are heated through.

This method is great when you are feeding a crowd and have a large number of waffles that you want to reheat at once.

Pancake and Waffle Recipes

Looking some tasty pancake and waffle recipes to try?

Check out some of these favorite recipes – all of them will freeze well using these instructions – or browse the recipe index archives for even more great recipe ideas:

Easy Pink Velvet Pancakes are fun, colorful, all-natural and dye-free! Top them with strawberry name and fluffy, vanilla whipped cream.

Ginger Molasses Pancakes with Brown Sugar Glaze are perfect for the winter holiday season.

For something a little healthier try these Healthy Applesauce Oatmeal Pancakes.

It is really fun to make these Carrot Cake Pancakes with White Chocolate Pecan Butter during the spring.

Our favorite waffles are these Healthier Whole Wheat Waffles.

5 Grain Pancakes with Flax is great if you like to mix up your own pancake mix.

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