Easy Mini Popovers

5 from 5 votes

Easy Mini Popovers are a quick and delicious side dish for your holiday feast. They are also the perfect party appetizer. Mini Popovers are light and airy puffs that are busting with flavor and can be easily customized. You can have this crowd-pleasing delicacy on your table with little effort in less than 30 minutes.

Prep Time3

Cook Time25

Total Time28

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Christmas, Thanksgiving

Cuisine: American

Servings: mini popovers

Calories: 88kcal

Author: Chula King

Equipment

Blender
Mini Popover Pan

Ingredients

3 large eggs, room temperature (See Tip 1)
1 ¼ cups (10 ounces) milk, room temperature
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour (See Tip 2)
2 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted and divided

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Add eggs, milk, and salt to a blender. Secure the top; blend on high until well combined, about 10 seconds.
Remove the top of the blender; add the flour. Secure the top; blend on high until frothy and well combined, about 10 seconds.
Remove the feed shoot cap from the top of the blender; add 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Secure the feed shoot cap; blend on high until frothy and well combined, about 10 seconds.
While making the popover batter, heat the mini popover pan in the 450°F oven for about 5 minutes. Remove the hot pan from the oven; brush the cups with the reserved melted butter. Fill the cups of the mini popover pan ⅔ full. (See Tip 3)
Bake in a preheated 450°F oven for 15 minutes. Without opening the oven, reduce the heat to 350°F and cook for 10 more minutes. (See Tip 4)
Remove from the oven. Allow the popovers to cool for several minutes before removing them from the pan and serving. (See Tip 5)
Yield: 12 mini popovers. (See Tip 6)

Video

Notes

If you need to warm eggs to room temperature quickly, place them untracked in a glass of warm water for about 10 minutes.
I always weigh my ingredients, especially the flour. The reason is that there is a lot of variability in the quantity of flour depending on how it is measured.
Heating the popover pan before filling it helps to enhance the rise of the popovers. Also, don't overfill the cups of the popover pan. You'll be amazed at how much the popovers rise!
Avoid the temptation to open the oven door while the popovers are cooking. The reason is that the popovers could collapse if the oven door is opened during cooming.
My popovers came right out of the pan with no sticking at all.
Leftover popovers can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for several days. I like to reheat them in the toaster oven at 350°F or 3-5 minutes, or until heated through and crispy.

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