Fluffy Pancakes (Easy and Quick)

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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!

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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.
bite taken out of a pancake

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!
pouring batter into pan

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:

  1. Let pancakes cool completely.
  2. Stack 2-3 pancakes on top of each other and cover in plastic wrap.
  3. Wrap again in a piece of aluminum foil.
  4. Freeze for up to 3 months.
  5. 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.

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4.99 from 423 votes

Fluffy Pancakes

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!
Servings: 12 pancakes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

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!

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Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 212IU | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 1mg

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636 comments on “Fluffy Pancakes (Easy and Quick)”

  1. They came out really tasty but flat. I imagine it’s from using almond milk. Definitely will use cows milk next time .

  2. 5 stars
    I’ve used this pancake recipe probably 2 doz times at this point. I’ve changed something each time. Sometimes something as simple as adding choc chips or coffee and cinnamon.
    This morning I made 2 changes. I threw in about 1 tbsp extra butter (I wanted to wash the butter dish) and I added 1/4 tsp cream of tartar.
    I could be wrong but I can’t imagine that the butter made a difference so it had to be the cream of tartar that made already fluffy pancakes even fluffier. But they seemed a little more dry so trade off.
    No matter how much I butcher your recipe, it’s still my go to starting point so Thank You. This has become my favorite. Even better than my grandma’s hand written scribbles that uses mayo and buttermilk.

  3. 5 stars
    My family loves these. Mine do not get quite as fluffy as the Photo but fluffier than any recipe I have made before. These are by far the best.

  4. 5 stars
    Pancake Tuesday led me to find this recipe. I substituted brown sugar for the white. The pancakes are delicious and husband approved! I served with blueberries, maple syrup and bacon on the side.

  5. Theresa Rotella

    Well not bad but not fluffy like the picture. Add less milk or more flour or the batter is not thick enough.

  6. I made these and this today and it was so so good. Came out perfectly without no time to rest in fridge. Amazing recipe ❤️

  7. It’s possible to get pancakes like the photo but make sure to make these tweaks to the recipe!

    Reduce the milk to 1 1/4 cups, add a few more tablespoons if you feel the batter is too thick. The thicker the batter, the less they’ll spread in the pan.

    Let the batter sit for at least 10 minutes. I know this goes against everything we’ve ever been told about pancake batter, but trust me, these two tips made the thickest, fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever made.

    1. I made these pancakes for the first time, and tweaked the recipe with your advice with 1 1:4 cup milk, and let the batter sit for 10 minutes. These pancakes were fluffy and delicious just like the picture! Thank you for the advice. Will be making these again.

  8. 5 stars
    Delicious. They came out light and fluffy. I used avacado oil just because it was on hand, but still amazing.

  9. Hi everyone my name is Hila I am eleven years old I was so bored so I made pancakes it was better than my moms