Homemade Pancakes are pretty much the perfect weekend food. The only thing better than pancakes are homemade pancakes from a homemade pancake mix! All of the goodness of homemade pancakes… made faster!
Homemade Pancakes
If you’re anything like us, your weekend mornings are spent in pajamas with cups of coffee and mucho laziness… whipping up these pancakes is the perfect fit for those lazy mornings!
Homemade Pancakes are pretty much the perfect weekend food.
Simple and quick… and perfectly fluffy. Stacked tall with cold butter and real maple syrup (and crispy bacon). It’s almost the only reason to get out of bed on a Saturday!
How to Make Pancake Mix for Homemade Pancakes
Homemade Pancakes don’t take many ingredients. You’ll simply take some dry ingredients and combine them with butter, eggs and milk… voila, pancakes.
Making a homemade pancake mix just means keeping the right ratios of dry ingredients ready to go. You’ll simply scoop some mix, add some wet ingredients and you’re on your way to fluffy pancake perfection in minutes.
Buying and preparing all of your own foods is the single easiest way to ensure that you know exactly what your family is eating. It is also a great way to save money on groceries! Most pre-made baking mixes are typically simply mixtures of very simple, common dry baking ingredients. You can make your own cake, bread and other mixes and get delicious and cheap baked goods but, today, let’s discuss pancake mixes. This homemade pancake mix is easy to whip up and is a great way to save on the budget.
What Makes Pancakes Fluffy?
To make sure your homemade pancakes are perfectly fluffy here are a few of my fave tips:
- Use fresh ingredients – Believe it or not, old ingredients can make your pancakes fall flat (especially baking powder).
- Do not overmix – A few lumps are not only ok, they’re required!
- Grease your pan with oil – You’ll want a well-greased pan and butter can burn.
- Flip when bubbles pop – as soon as the bubbles pop, you ‘ll want to flip your pancakes.
Get ready to make healthier, more budget-friendly pancakes that your kids and the whole family will love! The best part is that once you have this homemade pancake mix in the cupboard, these are on the table in just a few minutes! Breakfast for dinner anyone?
Ta da! Totally homemade, delicious and healthy pancakes! You will save money and feel really good about what you are feeding your family. The more you control what goes into your foods, the healthier and happier you (and your wallet) will be.
Items you’ll need for this recipe
* Flour * Baking Powder * Storage Canister *
Ingredients
Dry Pancake Mix
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
To Make Pancakes
- 1 cup pancake mix as shown above
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk or as needed
- 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter or oil
Instructions
Dry Pancake Mix
- Combine all ingredients. (You can easily double or triple this part)
- Store tightly sealed in a cool dry place.
To Make Pancakes
- Preheat & lightly grease a griddle or pan over medium to high heat.
- Combine 1 cup of pancake mix with egg, ½ cup milk & butter or oil. Add additional milk as needed, you may need up to 1 cup.
- Pour ⅓ cup batter and cook until bubbles on the surface of the pancakes have popped (about 3-4 minutes). Flip and cook until the underside is light golden (another 1 – 2 minutes).
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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Have you used this recipe to make biscuits? Could you?
I have never tried but I would love to hear how it turns out for you! We also have these biscuit recipes that you may enjoy: homemade buttermilk biscuits, garlic parmesan biscuits, cheesy stuffed biscuits, and so many more!
What a great recipe! I knew as soon as I saw Spend With Pennies that this would be a good one, and it is! The pancakes are super fluffy and delicious! Thank you, Holly!
Can we sub milk for water? (We have dairy allergies).
I have only made it with milk but I do think any liquid would likely work. If you make them with water, let us know how it goes!
This recipe is so easy to make and has saved us so much money since we switched from the popular store-bought brand. It whips up super quick and makes absolutely delicious, fluffy pancakes. We usually make ours with buttermilk and let the mix sit for at least 10 minutes after mixing before adding the mix to a buttered pan. We sometimes add berries, bananas, or chocolate chips for variety, and I always add cinnamon and a dash of vanilla.
loved the homemade pancakes.yum
I have not tried this recipe yet.
Could I use buttermilk in place of the milk?
I personally have never tried but other readers have with great results. We also have this delicious buttermilk pancake recipe that would be perfect for that. Enjoy!
Great recipe! My husband is a diabetic so we struggle with ways to reduce carb count. This time around instead of using granulated sugar, we subbed coconut sugar. It worked well. Who knew homemade pancakes would be so easy! Thanks!
Can this be used to make waffles? If so, what would be added? Thanks!
I haven’t tried this recipe for waffles so I can’t say for sure.
Perfect pancakes! I omitted the egg and did oil over butter.Came out perfectly!!! And it makes tons of pancakes :)
Made this batch for a weekend sleepover with 12 grandkids and I had plenty of mix!! So much that they asked if we could have more for dinner…again, another recipe that is a keeper. Thank you
I haven’t tried it yet but sounds like a solid go to. How long will the mix be good for is vacuum packed? I don’t eat pancakes often but would like to have on hand for a quick meal.
Hi Joyce, I have never tried vacuum sealing this dry mixture but it should last for a couple months when stored in an airtight container. I hope that helps!
Excellent mix and pancakes! So glad I gave this a try, I like it better than box mixes and it’s so easy to make.
I love that you included the mix recipe and the pancake recipe.
The best tasting and so easy! Thank you!
I have made 4 batches of the dry mix and it stores so easy in a mason jar in my pantry.
The pancake recipe is fast and easy and makes awesome fluffy pancakes that my family absolutely loves!!
Best homemade pancake mix I’ve ever had
Great recipe! These are the best pancakes ever! No more store-bought mix for me. I made a small amount to see how they would turn out. Pancakes were great! I ended up making a triple batch of the flour and storing it in a canister in the pantry so I can have pancake mix for whenever. Thank you, Spend With Pennies, your recipes are always a win!