This is the fluffy, flavorful pancake recipe you’ve been craving!
Made with staple ingredients like flour, milk, eggs, and baking powder; they’re the perfect start to your morning.
Best of all, they’re as easy as they are delicious, they’ll have everyone asking for seconds
How to Make Pancakes From Scratch
You’ll love how simple it is to whip these up. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
- Mix dry ingredients per the recipe below with a whisk. In another bowl, whisk wet ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients and stir just until combined; the batter should be a bit lumpy.
- Cook on a griddle or skillet.
Serve up a stack with butter and maple syrup.
How to Cook Pancakes
- Heat Griddle/Skillet – Heat over medium heat. To test for temperature, add a droplet of water to the surface. If it sizzles, it’s ready—ensure it’s not too hot, or the pancakes will burn.
- Lightly Grease – Use oil to lightly grease the skillet.
- Cook Pancakes – Pour a small amount of pancake batter onto the greased griddle/skillet and cook until the bubbles begin to pop. Flip and cook the other side.
Tips for The Best Pancakes
- Don’t Overmix: The batter should be slightly lumpy and should pour easily. If it’s too thick add a splash of milk. If it’s too runny add a bit of flour to get the right consistency.
- Medium Heat: Cook over medium heat. It takes longer but the results are better (a non-stick skillet works best).
- Use Oil: Butter can burn after a couple of batches. For golden pancakes, heat the oil and then give it a gentle wipe with paper towels before adding the batter.
- Additions: Add things like blueberries, sliced bananas, or chocolate chips to the pancakes in the skillet instead of stirring them into the batter so they don’t burn onto the pan.
Make Ahead
On busy weekday mornings, it’s great to use homemade pancake mix but even better to have pancakes cooked and ready to go, so all they need is warming.
Much like crepes, pancakes can be refrigerated for up to 5 days and kept in the freezer for 2 months. Seal them in a freezer bag or an airtight container for storage (with a piece of parchment in between).
To Reheat Pancakes
Toaster: Pop homemade pancakes straight into the toaster. And it makes them a tiny bit crisp which is delicious.
Microwave: The microwave works too, just heat about 20-30 seconds for 1 serving.
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Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar or to taste
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups milk or as needed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet mixture. Gently stir the batter until just combined, the batter should be slightly lumpy.
- Preheat a griddle or frying pan over medium heat (or to 350°F). Lightly grease with butter or vegetable oil.
- Pour about ¼ cup of batter onto the heated griddle for each pancake. Cook on one side until bubbles form and begin to pop, about 2 minutes. Flip the pancakes over and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, or until both sides are golden brown.
- Transfer the cooked pancakes to a serving plate or a warmed oven and repeat with the remaining batter.
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Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast
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Favorite Pancake Toppings
My kids’ absolute favorite thing to do to pancakes, is to spread them with seedless raspberry jam, then drizzle warmed up heavy cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon over them. Trust me when I say this is actually a delicious combination! Other favorite toppings include:
- Butter and real maple syrup, of course!
- Whipped cream and honey… delicious on crepes, too!
- Sliced strawberries… or blackberries, raspberries, blueberries…or all four!!
- Sprinkles, like these fun birthday cake pancakes!
- Various kinds of jam with clotted cream!
- Nutella… this is basically like having dessert for breakfast!
- Cinnamon with a homemade cream cheese topping.
Made these for dinner tonight. Turned out perfect. Fluffy. I would not change anything.
the flavor of these pancakes gets 5 stars, but mine didn’t come out fluffy and they were pretty dry. I followed the directions exactly so I’m not sure what happened. they look nothing like the picture. mine were thin and flat. Any suggestions?
Hi Debbie, I’m sorry these didn’t quite work out for you. Is your baking soda or baking powder expired? Or did you perhaps over mix the batter? Those would be my guesses as to why they didn’t turn out fluffy like in the picture.
This is my favorite pancake recipe
These might be the fluffiest pancakes ive ever made! They were so quick and everyone loved them!
This is the only pancake recipe I use now. My grandsons and I make a double batch once a week and freeze for the week. But I’d like to know if there’s a way to make waffles from this recipe? I’ve goggled some things but would like to know if it’s been done before I try anything. Thank you!!!
Hi Shannon, waffle batter is a different consistency, so for best results, we recommend following our easy waffle recipe.
I was in the restaurant business for 36+ years. I was a breakfast/lunch line cook and in all my years of making pancakes we always used premade mixes. Even at home I used mixes.
In the last 2-3 months I’ve tried at least 5 different recipes because I couldn’t find the right one. I can stop looking cause this is the one I’m sticking with.
My husband said they were the best ones I’ve made . Im not a big eater of pancakes but these are by far the best I’ve had in ages.
Thanks for sharing
Oh My! I finally found a pancake recipe everyone loved! Thank you!! I made this exactly like the recipe and made peppered bacon! this recipe is a keepet, did I say thank you
These were so easy to make, and absolutely delicious! I added protein powder and cocoa powder with some chocolate chips, and it was so good. I also tossed some bananas on top! Might have been my best pancakes I’ve ever made.
Best ever pancakes