These Fluffy Pancakes are absolutely perfect if you are looking for a soft and thick pancake recipe. Just a hand-full of staple ingredients and 5-minute prep for a delicious breakfast. Say goodbye to the boxed pancake mix!
Fluffy Pancake Recipe
Pancakes for breakfast are a favorite in my house served with crispy bacon. This recipe is similar to our “Puffy” pancakes, but a bit different since you don’t have to beat egg whites. Pancakes are really the only thing that fill my boys up so we are always trying new delicious ways to make them. We also have a delicious basic pancake recipe if you prefer yours not as thick.
Important Ingredients You Will Need:
- Flour – all-purpose
- Baking Powder and Soda – This will add the thickness to the pancakes.
- Sugar – Granulated is used in this recipe, but you can use any sweetener you prefer like stevia, coconut sugar, or brown sugar.
- Butter – we listed unsalted and then add the salt in to control the amount of salt.
- Egg – only 1 egg is needed.
- Milk – Whole milk, reduced-fat, or skim milk will work in this recipe. For dairy-free pancakes, substitute non-dairy milk for almond or oat milk.
- Vanilla Extract – this will add a nice flavor to the pancakes.
How To Make Fluffy Pancakes
This is the absolute best fluffy pancakes recipe and I’m excited for you to try it. They’re made with simple ingredients that most everyone has on hand and ready in just 20 minutes.
Directions
- Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, then add wet ingredients.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the batter on a heated pan on both sides until golden.
- Serve with maple syrup, honey or fruit and enjoy!
Tips for Fluffy Pancakes
Do NOT Overmix – this is a common mistake and will result in losing the fluffiness of the pancakes.
Cook pancakes right away: once your batter is mixed, make sure to pour the batter in the frying pan immediately. If you let the batter sit, the baking powder will deactivate and your pancakes won’t be as fluffy.
Freezing:
- Let pancakes cool completely.
- Stack 2-3 pancakes on top of each other and cover in plastic wrap.
- Wrap again in a piece of aluminum foil.
- Freeze for up to 3 months.
- To thaw: unwrap the frozen pancakes and let them sit on the counter for about 5 minutes. Pull them apart and then pop them into a toaster until hot. You can also warm them up in the microwave.
Measuring the flour: Packing in flour is a common mistake that can cause any recipe to fail. Spoon the flour into the measuring cups and then use a knife to scrape off the excess flour.
More Delicious Pancake Recipes
2-ingredient Muffin Mix Pancakes
Strawberry and Cream Sheet Pan Pancakes
Fluffy Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose Flour
- 4 Tbsp granulated Sugar
- 4 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 3/4 cups Milk
- 4 Tbsp unsalted Butter melted
- 2 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 large Egg
Instructions
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large-sized bowl. Make a well in the center and add the milk, melted butter, vanilla and egg.
- Whisk the ingredients together until smooth (some lumps are fine). The batter will be thick. If it's too thick for your liking, you can always add more milk to get a smoother consistency.
- Heat a nonstick pan or griddle over medium-low heat coated with butter to grease the pan. Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the pan smooth out gently into a round shape with the back of the measuring cup.
- When the underside looks golden and bubbles begin to appear on the top, flip with a spatula and cook on the other side until golden. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with maple syrup, honey or fruit and enjoy!
Last Step:
Please leave a rating and comment letting us know how you liked this recipe! This helps our business to thrive and continue providing free, high-quality recipes for you.Nutrition
Leave a Review!
We LOVE hearing from you! Submit your question or comment here.
Your email address will not be published.
387 comments on “Fluffy Pancakes (Easy and Quick)”
This is THE best pancakes I’ve had in a long time! Thank you so much!!
Thank you Rayne!
These pancakes were really fluffy and delicious. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. Excellent !!
Thanks Rhoda!
These are absolutely the best pancakes I have ever made!! Soft and great flavor. This will be my go to for the grandkids.
Thank you BM!
Great pancake recipe makes enough for 3 little boys!!!!! AMAZING!!!!
Glad you loved it Marian!
This is a great recipe, but I can’t get them to look like the picture. Is there another kitchen tool to keep them in that perfect circle and rise more?
Pancake connoisseur here. This is hands down the most perfect pancake recipe I’ve tried to date (and I’ve tried a LOT!). These are fluffy, tender, sweet (but not too sweet), and the perfect amount of vanilla. No syrup necessary. Thank you so much for sharing! My new go-to.
So glad to hear this Kathy! Thank you!
I love this recipe this is the second time I’ve made it and it comes out just as promised!
Thank you Adrielle!
Excellent! Thought I had a good recipe for pancakes but this one is so much better. Thanks
My son asked me if I homemade the pancakes today because they were SO good!
That’s great Robin!
I was skeptical of this recipe at first because the reviews were all so high, but I was pleasantly delighted and surprised when I tasted the pancake and it just melted in my mouth. I was also feeling a wee bit cheeky as I was cooking them so I added in some chocolate chips and it was delicious! 10/10 I would totally make this for my kids and hubby again. They raved about them and are ecstatic for me to make them again. I am the talk of the town now because apparently when you make amazing pancakes word spreads fast. We will definitely check out more recipes!
Signing off, Betty
Thank you Betty! Glad you enjoyed them!
Not yet but I’m going to
My S.I.L pestered me for days about my “Fluffy” pancakes… (1.)- LEAVE SOME LUMPS when mixing (lumps are baking power & soda) (2.) Let SIT on counter for ~ 5 min. – til u see the mix bubbling, telling u the powder & soda are working! — Then cook!
Best pancakes ever !!
So much better than any other recipe I’ve tried
Thank you Marle!
The Fluffy Pancakes recipe makes tasty homemade pancakes. I tried to make them as thick as what was shown in the picture. I had to use a metal cookie cutter to hold the batter, and cook it over lower heat so that the pancake cooked all the way through.
These pancakes were excellent – just as easy and fluffy as promised! I didn’t have enough milk to make them so I used part sour cream and added a bit more sugar. This recipe is a keeper!
Thank you Allison!
So delicious!!
Quick and easy to come together. My go to recipe from now on.
Thanks Elaine!
But wow what a recipe, oh my god. It fluffed up like a cake and was divine. Thank you
Thank you Nadine!
These are delicious! A few alterations I experimented with that I really liked: substituted dairy milk for oat milk, avocado oil instead of butter, maple syrup instead of sugar, and whole wheat flour instead of regular flour. The extra moisture from the syrup is offset by the whole wheat flour. They were fluffy and delicious.
Thank you Erinn!
Thank you for sharing Erin! I was wondering how best to change things up without ruining it. The original recipe is amazing, but I have family members that have food restrictions so I’m going to give yours a try as well. Thank you both!
came out great. nice and fluffy. I added vanilla protein powder and it was fine
Thanks Grace! I add protein powder as well for my older boys and husband and they love it.
These pancakes were very good and favorable I thank you!