Simple fluffy pancake recipe

These are the easiest, fluffy pancakes I’ve made! Please see how to make the best homemade pancakes with simple ingredients I bet on, now in your kitchen. They are light, fluffy and delicious!

This is my family’s favorite pancake recipe and one we always return to. It took me years to adjust it to achieve the perfect flavor and texture! Baking powder is my secret to the best lightweight fluffy pancakes. With our recipes, a lot of baking powder reacts with the heat of the skillet to make our pancakes tall and fluffy.

Trust me, once you try this recipe, you will never return to the boxed pancake mixture! You need to whip these simple homemade pancakes and now it might be in your kitchen. My recipe calls for milk, so if you have buttermilk I highly recommend our buttermilk pancake recipe! I also use it as a basic recipe for others on my blog, so you may want to browse all of our pancake recipes!

Key Ingredients

• flour: I use full-featured flour in these pancakes, but whole wheat, spelling, and even your favorite gluten-free flour mixture can work in this recipe (or see my gluten-free buckwheat pancakes). I often use a 50:50 mixture of whole wheat and all-purpose flour and love them. For more tips, see my Whole Wheat Pancakes.
• sugar: I don’t like real sweet pancakes, so we added enough sugar to the batter to make sure they taste great, but we don’t overdo it.
• baking powder: Keep our pancakes light and fluffy. Use the recently purchased double-acting baking powder (lasting about 3 months). If you are sensitive to the taste of baking powder, make sure your aluminum is free of aluminum. If you only have baking soda, check out the tips below for alternative recipes.
• Milk or non-dairy milk: Both work for this recipe, so use what you have. I have successfully made dairy-free pancakes (carton, not canned) with oat milk, almond milk and coconut milk.
• Egg: Added structure and flavor, but you can make these pancakes without eggs (use flax eggs or see this pure pancake recipe).
• butter: You can’t beat the butter flavor when making pancakes. Use unsalted or salted butter. For salty butter, omit the salt from our pancake recipe.
• vanilla: Adds soft sweetness. I always add a burst of vanilla to the pancake batter (even if someone told me not to do this).

How to make pancakes from scratch

These simple pancakes blend together quickly! Therefore, many of our readers love this pancake recipe and even stay with the kids. Sometimes, the kids even make them themselves!

To make pancakes, you will whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Then, stir the melted butter, milk, eggs and vanilla into the other. Stir the wet ingredients into the flour. As you stir, the batter starts to thicken and become foamy (this is the magic that baking powder starts to work!). Be careful not to mix too much, otherwise the pancakes will not be so fluffy. We want to keep these bubbles.

To cook pancakes, heat the skillet or flat grill over medium heat, melt some butter, and add the batter. Butter gives them amazing crisp edges! You can scald the pancake batter into a frying pan using a 1/4 cup size or a large cookie spoon.

Flip the pancake when the edges look dry, bubbles appear and pop up On the top surface. They take 1 to 2 minutes on each side. If you notice they are browned too quickly, reduce the heat a little (I stayed around the medium heat).

Here is a picture of the cooked pancakes. Look at how fluffy it is in the middle! These pancakes get so thick and fluffy (remember, it’s all thanks to that baking powder).

What to serve with pancakes

Our family loves pancakes with fresh fruit. Simple fruit salad is also good. For something delicious, bacon or sausage is a classic choice. This is our favorite way to cook bacon for perfect results. The eggs are also a great pairing. Try our creamy scrambled egg or the perfect poached egg.

Want more pancake toppings ideas? Consider cream or whipped cream (delicious!), nuts, apple butter, maple pumpkin butter, chocolate chips or this amazing homemade butter pecan syrup.