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
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.
butter – trust me on this one. Butter is what gives these pancakes amazing flavor.- baking 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.
butter – trust me on this one. Butter is what gives these pancakes amazing flavor.
baking powder – for fluffy stacks!
milk – whole milk is best. 
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 make 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
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!
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 bunch or a stovetop skillet
to make a few at a time, your whole family will love these homemade pancakes!
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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!
Video
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.
- Use whole milk! This is important for the overall taste. The added fat in whole milk makes these pancakes perfect.
Nutrition
Viola Guadiana
Very fluffy, light and tasty pancakes😋. Must try won’t be disappointed.
Jonell
Really easy and very tasty! Added a tsp of vanilla and made them with kamut flour. I took your suggestion and did half and half flour!
Michelle Fry
Easy and good! Made a large batch of the dry ingredients to store for later use.
Erica
Wow! Probably THE best pancakes I’ve ever made! Just the perfect amount of crispiness to the edges and a fluffy and buttery center. I cut up small pieces of strawberries and placed them in some of the batter. Otherwise topped with a little bit of fig preserves on the other pancakes. Absolutely superb!
Kasey
Thank you SO much! I am thrilled you loved the recipe!!
Amelia
Delicious and fluffy only thing I added was a teaspoon of vanilla. Not salty at all.
Kasey
Wonderful! I am so happy to hear you liked them 🙂
Peyton
Hehe
Samantha mills
I must say, this recipe is amazing, I love the texture and flavor. I like a buttery taste in my pancakes but not too much. This recipe has the right amount butter flavor. My children always have sleepovers and this is my go to recipe all the time. It is a BIG HIT!! It is very soft they don’t even need to use knifes to cut their pancakes.
Jen
Hi! I am thinking of making these this week And I am lactose intolerant. If I use almond milk and lactose free butter will it change anything in terms of measurements? Also any recommendations on how to sift without a sifter? Thanks!
Carrie
I just use a mesh strainer since I already have one and I don’t have room in my small kitchen for a ton of utensils like that! I put a bit of flour in the strainer, shake it until all the flour has fallen through into the bowl, add more flour and repeat.
Nathalie
the best ones I have tasted yet! thank u for sharing!
Kasey
I love to hear that! Try adding in a handful of chocolate chips next time. So good!
April
Not sure why, but mine turned out more like biscuits. I called them biscuit pancakes 😆 I followed the recipe and measurements exactly other than not putting in the full amount of salt. It tasted pretty good though, hubby liked them a lot.
Kasey
Hmmm….Maybe your baking powder was bad? It goes bad after a while. Also, I let my batter sit for about 5-10 minutes before making them. Try that!
Bibi Beltran
This is by far MY favorite from scratch recipe I’ve tried! I’ve tried many!! My family loves a good stack on Saturday mornings, personally I’m not a pancake fan. But these!! These converted me! Thank you for sharing💖
JustineLee
Wow! We are so happy to hear that you are a converted pancake lover now 🙂 Hope you and your family enjoy these pancakes every Saturday!
-From the All Things Mamma Team
Candy
These were delicious,, but a little salty. Would definitely make again.
JustineLee
We are glad to hear that you enjoyed! 🙂
-From the All Things Mamma Team
JustineLee
We are glad you enjoyed! You can leave out the salt, or use less if you’d like.
-From the All Things Mamma Team
Mira
i tried the recipe as is, but highly recommend using less salt. 1 teaspoon is ALOT and with less sugar you can definitely taste it.
Kasey
I think you can leave it out if you’d like.
Cindy
Making these on the weekend. Is it ok to substitute in some whole wheat flour for all-purpose and still get fluffy pancakes?
Nellie Tracy
Pancakes are a huge comfort food for me! This recipe is absolutely delicious!