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.
More Favorite Breakfast Recipes
Any of these delicious breakfast recipes can be prepared ahead of time and reheated in th morning!
Did your family love these Homemade Pancakes? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
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.
Best pancake recipe. I add chocolate chips and they are so good we eat them on their own without syrup!
This is the fluffiest and best tasting pancake recipe!
OMG, these are amazing and fluffy, even made with soy milk and oil thank you for sharing.
Turned out perfect, will use from now on, thanks for sharing.
Bussin Bussin
I have finally found the one whom my heart belongs to! Sure, I’m including the hubbers in there but for this moment….it’s ALL ABOUT THESE PANCAKES!!!!
I have searched and searched just as others, for the perfect pancake recipe. So many “claim” theirs is light, fluffy, super tasty, etc.
I’m here to tell you that what you described on these was spot on!
Thank you for sharing this angelic pancake recipe with us.
Simple…..fuffy…..light….moist….most of all…..DELISH!!!
Delicious and easy!
I’ve used other pancake recipes and they aren’t fluffy. I bought new baking powder and still didn’t get fluffy pancakes. I just made this recipe and they were fluffy! Not sure what I did differently but this is a keeper! I thought about making them into a sheet pan pancakes w a cinnamon swirl.
That sounds delicious Mary!
AWESOME ❣️
I use 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat and 1/2
cup White flour. I use the DASH Mini
Maker Griddle.
My husband loves them and I make them every week
Nice to have something that doesn’t contain preservatives.
Bless you for sharing your awesome recipe
Susan
I found a recipe for pancakes my boys love! I added another tablespoon of sugar and only one cup of milk. They are fluffy and delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Stacie
Made these for breakfast. Everyone commented on how thick and fluffy they were. I replaced sugar with Splenda and they tasted great!
I made these “fluffy”” pancakes today and never will again. They were not at all fluffy. I have been making pancakes for 57 years- will go back to my trued and true recipe. Perhaps others will have better results than I did.
I am sorry to hear you didn’t love this recipe as much as we do Sue!
Yummmm!!!
You must of forgot something because they come out very fluffy! The best I had in a long time! Try it again!❤️
Very good – We are always on the hunt for a great pancake recipe. We found this and are extremely happy with it. I even made blueberry with this one!
I made these for my grand daughters and they were the best I’ve ever made. I used only 3 teaspoons of baking powder and they still turned out light and fluffy. this recipe is a keeper! They topped them with Nutella, which then turned them into dessert. what happens at grandma’s stays at grandma’s. This recipe is awesome!!!! Try them you won’t be disappointed
I am so happy to hear this recipe was a hit!
The best! Delicious!
I made this with my boyfriend and they were some of the best pancakes I’ve had!
I just made these substituting eggs with apple sauce for vegan pancakes and they turned out awesome! Thanks for sharing such a simple yet delicious and versatile recipe!
I made these 2 days in a row. First day with plain flour they were amazing!
second day, I realised I had no more plain flour and planned to do the wholewheat version, so I tried my luck and used only spelt flour and OMG they are so tasty! And slightly healthier of course :)
Tried your recipe yesterday and it was one of the best homemade pancakes recipes that I’ve tried over the years!
Hello Pennie second time a make these pancakes there are so good I love them
I love your channel of foods you are a great chef
Thank you for sharing all your foods
This pancake recipe was delicious and easy to make.Had no pancake mix, yet I surprised my wife and son. Wish I’d had a banana or two!
Mahalo and Aloha!