You’ll love this easy, light, fluffy, homemade pancake recipe. Made with ingredients you already have in your pantry – flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, milk and eggs – they’re delicious every time!
Perfect for a lazy weekend morning, these pancakes are best topped with REAL Maple Syrup!
Light, Fluffy and Buttery Golden Brown Pancakes
Weekends are made for breakfasts. I just love Saturday mornings with a cup of coffee, cooking up something I know that my family will love, like the BEST HOMEMADE PANCAKES RECIPE EVER!
A family favorite is my batch of homemade pancakes made from scratch–no box mixes in our house!
Sure, it seems convenient to open a box of pancake mix from the store, but I promise it’s no more work to make them yourself with ingredients in your pantry.
Whether it’s my homemade waffle recipe , overnight breakfast casserole, or french toast casserole, we sure love our weekend breakfasts in our house!
These delicious, light, and fluffy homemade pancakes are easy to make and are packed full of flavor. Everything is mixed in one mixing bowl so you won’t have several dishes to clean up after.
I love that this pancake recipe makes extra to keep on hand for the week. Lay the extra pancakes on a baking sheet and pop them in the freezer. Pull them out and microwave as many as needed. It’s super easy for on-the-go mornings!
What Goes in Homemade Pancakes?
Making your own homemade pancakes allows you to control what goes in. There aren’t any ingredients you can’t pronounce or preservatives you don’t need.
Pancake Ingredients
- flour – the base of this recipe. I like regular flour but you could use wheat to give it a healthier twist.
- melted butter – trust me on this one. Butter is what gives these pancakes amazing flavor.
- powder – for fluffy stacks!
- milk – whole milk is best.
- eggs – large eggs.
- sugar – Just a tad is needed. You could leave it out – but I’m not sure how that would affect the taste.
How to Make Fluffy Pancakes From Scratch
Step 1. Sift
Step 2. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients
Step 3. Lightly mix
Step 4. Cook
Step 5. Flip
Enjoy!
How to Get Fluffy Pancakes
The trick to making fluffy pancakes is not to overwork the batter. Pancake batter is supposed to have lumps in it. When you overwork the pancake batter, it causes gluten to form. The result is a dense, chewy pancake. Only mix the batter only until all visible streaks of dry ingredients disappear.
A Healthier Version of The Best Pancake Recipe
To make these pancakes a little healthier, use whole wheat flour, or do half white flour and half whole wheat.
The Best Way To Top Pancakes
Also, top the pancakes with REAL butter and REAL maple syrup;You can’t go wrong!
And, if you want to get really fancy, add in some fun simple ingredients for taking your pancakes to a whole NEW level!
I also think that fresh fruit is an awesome topping as well!
Don’t forget that melted butter and a bit of cinnamon and sugar are great topping ideas as well.
ADD-INS FOR EASY HOMEMADE PANCAKES
- Chocolate Chips
- Sprinkles
- Strawberries
- Raspberry
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Bacon
- Lemon Zest
- Mashed banana
- Fresh Blueberries
- Pure Vanilla Extract
how many cups in a quart, pint or gallon OR what is the difference between dry and liquid measuring cups, this post can help!
TIPS FOR THIS FLUFFY PANCAKE RECIPE
- Do not over mix: Your pancakes will be dense and hard if you mix too long. You only want to mix the ingredients together and stop.
- Butter the pan when you are cooking the pancakes. This helps them to not stick and adds more flavor.
- Butter: top the pancakes with REAL butter and REAL maple syrup
- Use whole milk! This is important for the overall taste. The added fat in whole milk makes these pancakes perfect.
How To Make Pancake Mix Ahead
Save some time in the mornings and make pancake mix. With this ready-to-go pancake recipe, you’ll be minutes away from pancakes any day of the week. Simply mix all of the dry ingredients together. Store the pancake mix in an airtight container or plastic bag. On the day you are ready to make the batter, add in the milk, egg, and butter. Easy-peasy.
Ready in minutes by using an electric skillet to make a few at a time, your whole family will love these homemade pancakes!
FAQS
How can you substitute milk in a pancake recipe?
You can use other wet ingredients besides regular milk to make pancakes. I think that using buttermilk or even almond milk are both great choices. Coconut milk is a great option, too.
I even think that using a protein drink as part of your ingredients could be a great replacement for some of the dairy.
How to make an easy pancake perfectly?
There are several ways to make your pancakes but if you like cooking on a griddle, read this! Have your heat set to medium and pour the flour mixture and milk mixture from the large bowl that you made it in.
Once the bubbles start to form on one side of the pancake, flip and cook on the other side.
Watch for burning on the undersides and repeat with the remaining batter.
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Homemade Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups milk
Instructions
- Sift together the dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry mix. Add the wet ingredients-the egg, milk, and butter.
- Lightly whisk the batter together until just mixed. The batter will have small lumps. Let sit 5 minutes while your skillet heats up.
- Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the skillet. With large skillet on medium-high heat add 1/4 cup of pancake batter to the skillet.
- Let cook until bubbles form on the surface and edges are dry.
- Flip and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
- Top for butter, powdered sugar, and pure maple syrup to serve!
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Notes
TIPS FOR THIS FLUFFY PANCAKE RECIPE
- Do not over mix: Your pancakes will be dense and hard if you mix too long. You only want to mix the ingredients together and stop.
- Butter the pan when you are cooking the pancakes. This helps them to not stick and adds more flavor.
- Butter: top the pancakes with REAL butter and REAL maple syrup
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- Use whole milk! This is important for the overall taste. The added fat in whole milk makes these pancakes perfect.
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Phillena
They were amazing. So fluffy and buttery. Not to mention the crispy ends. A 10 for me.
Melinda
By far the best pancake recipe EVER!
Jenn
Made these this morning, subbed 1/2 cup AP flour for 1/2 whole wheat, added 1.5 tsp. Cinnamon. Yummy, quick and hit the spot!
Christine
I made these for me and my family. They were delicious. This will be my go to recipe when making pancakes moving forward. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
BJ
Great recipe. 2nd time, I added grated tart apple. Excellent as well
Kasey Schwartz
That is so awesome to hear!