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
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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!
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606 comments on “Fluffy Pancakes (Easy and Quick)”
mmmm these were perfect and fluffy. I accidentally used salted butter AND 1/4 tsp salt but they were still perfect. I added bananas on top before flipping to get them nice and caramelized. Perfect
This recipe was a pancake game changer! It made glorious thick pancakes (not like the picture – still cannot get anything to look like this)….but very consistent quality from first to last!
Thanks Michelle!
Came out really fluffy and tasty. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Surbhi!
This recipe is so good
Thanks Lucy!
Your recipe has become my go to pancake recipe. All of my sons’ friends ask for them when they come over. Thank you! Delicious!
Glad to hear this Denise! Thanks!
Seriously the best homemade pancakes I’ve made — and I’ve tried a LOT of recipes! These actually turn out super fluffy just as they say, and they’re not overly sweet which I love. This is my new favorite go-to pancake recipe 🙂
Yay! Thanks Megan!
Yummy, delicious, I’ve made multiple times, always came out looking and tasting delightful.
Thanks Elisa!
Best pancakes ever!
Thanks Shelly!
Seriously THE best!!
Thanks Kailee!
This pancakes are absolutely delicious! Not too sweet and didn’t even need any syrup or honey. Just fantastic flavor!
Thanks Julie!
Amazing easy recipe tried for the first time n got fluffy yummy pancakes
Thank you Sumit!
This was amazing but i think you need to add a kick maybe some cinnamon or nutmeg just something to give it a boost
Thanks Remy! Those are definitely great flavors to add.
Can the sugar be eliminated?
Hi Nancy. Yes, you can omit the sugar.
So good!
Thanks Daphne!
I have recommended this recipe to absolutely all of my friends and have without shame made it a large number of times!!
So glad to hear that! Thanks Cherisce!
This is the best pancake recipe handsdown!! I am making them as we speak and they are so good I had to stop and write this comment. I added some fresh blueberries and they are amazing! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Thank you Enjoli!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE these pancakes ahhh!!!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
its totally a 5-star review but it doesn’t let me put that for some reason.im currently making another match right now!thank you SO MUCH for these hands-down best pancake recipe ever!totally recommend it !
Thank you!
fluffy and looks awesome
Thanks Nora and Reyna!
Sorry I’m a Finn and we don’t use cups, how many milliliters or grams those measures are?
Hi Maria. A cup of all-purpose flour weighs approximately 120 grams.
These a very good pancakes. The last time I made them I replaced half the sugar with brown and used buttermilk because I had it. It just made a great pancake even better. Do mix as instructed. I have just dumped so together and mixed and they did not get the right.
Thanks Liz!
Super yummy and very light ! I can never get them as thick mine are about half as fluffy but still taste great.