This is the BEST Classic Pancakes Recipe because it is buttery, fluffy and super easy to make. No buttermilk, no whipping egg whites, just a super quick and delicious pancake that’s loaded with flavor!
We love to top these pancakes with my homemade buttermilk syrup for an extra special treat!
Skip the box mix, you probably already have all the ingredients on hand to make these deliciously fluffy pancakes right now!
Classic Pancake Recipe Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour – I haven’t tested this recipe using any other types of flours, but I’m thinking you could easily use half all purpose and half whole wheat to give these pancakes a little more chew to them.
- Baking Powder – helps give the pancakes that fluffy rise!
- Salt
- Sugar – just a touch for a little added sweetness
- Warm Milk – make sure you warm it!
- Egg at room temperature
- Melted Butter
- Vanilla Extract
With these simple ingredients you’ll be able to whip up some super tasty pancakes that are fresh, flavorful and fluffy!
How To Make Fluffy Homemade Pancakes:
Start by sifting together the dry ingredients into a large bowl. I like to use my fine mesh strainer to get the dry ingredients sifted.
Whisk together the wet ingredients in a smaller bowl and pour that into the dry ingredients.
Whisk until the batter is just combined, there may be some small clumps, but this is ok. You don’t want to over mix the batter.
Heat a griddle up and coat with non stick spray or butter. Cook pancakes until golden brown on each side.
Good Old Fashioned Pancakes
This pancake recipe is very similar to my Classic Waffle Recipe. The warm milk and melted butter mingle together and make the pancakes extra buttery and delicious.
I use baking powder instead of buttermilk and baking soda because I rarely keep buttermilk on hand (I’m guessing you don’t either?).
This way I can easily make my family pancakes with the ingredients I do keep in my kitchen.
What Can I Substitute Baking Powder With?
I typically always have baking powder on hand, but what if you happen to run out and you want to make this pancake recipe? Can you leave baking powder out completely?
If you don’t add any baking powder the pancakes will not get much rise out of them. You’ll end up with flat pancakes (similar to my Dad’s 3 ingredient pancakes), but with a few more ingredients.
To substitute the baking powder you can mix 1/2 tsp cream of tartar with 1/4 tsp baking soda for every 1 tsp of baking powder required. Since this recipe calls for 3 tsp baking powder, you’ll need 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar plus 3/4 tsp baking soda. Just sift these ingredients in with the other dry ingredients.
Top your pancakes with butter and syrup, maybe some fresh cut fruit too… just watch how fast they disappear!
I’m sure you’ll be obsessed with the texture of these pancakes as much as I am.
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Best Classic Pancake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour, (185 grams)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 ¼ cup milk, warm
- 1 egg, lightly beaten - room temperature
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift together dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients in separate bowl and whisk just until combined. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until combined.
- Use 1/4 cup measuring cup to scoop batter onto an oiled griddle over medium high heat. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on each side.
- Keep warm until ready to enjoy.
Nutrition
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Sarah
Butter, and syrup good pancake that’s all they need. Thanks for the great recipe
Jennifer Shiltz
I love to top my pancakes with fresh fruits. I can’t wait to try this!
Beverlie S Goodson
I like maple syrup with pecans and whip cream
Lois Alice
My favorite topping this year is some blueberry syrup that my daughter made. Prior to that, the classic maple syrup.
Darlene Langenburg
Best pancake receipe EVER !!!
Anne
My favorite topping is coconut syrup. Merry Christmas!
Nedre Carter
This is the best! Of course we love all I wash you Dry recipes. We love fresh blueberries on top of our pancakes!
Kathryn Thompson
Haven’t tried these yet but they look delicious. I like pecans of top of my pancakes but not in them.
Marci
I like my pancakes topped with a blueberry compote!
Patricia Van Horn
Fantastic recipe! The pancakes were fluffy and delicious!
Patricia Van Horn
Fantastic recipe! The pancakes were fluffy and delicious topped with real maple syrup!
Wendy
We love the true Vermont way of eating pancakes.
Cabot salted butter, room temp
Warm Vermont maple syrup ……………………., Truly heaven
Kim
Yummy! Bring on Saturday breakfasts with pancake and bacon!
Brenda Dickson
I like my pancakes with butter and raspberry syrup.
Florence
I prefer some whole wheat flour with the regular flour. My favorite toppings are plain full fat Greek yogurt, sliced bananas, sprinkle of cinnamon and a drizzle of real maple syrup. Yum!!!!
Sarah Bigorowski
Can’t wait to try your recipe! I like blueberries on my pancakes served with sausage and syrup. Yum!
Lana Edwards
I love your blog your recipes are some of my families favorites. As far as toppings for pancakes I personally love butter and real maple syrup. My grandfather use to love putting mustard on buckwheat pancakes yuck LOL Merry Christmas
Charles Volz
I like mine with butter and pure maple syrup.
Tracy Mayberry
I like to top pancakes with blueberries or strawberries and lots of syrup :)))
Summer
The BEST classic pancake recipe! I tried many recipes until I found the perfect one, and I can officially say that this is it! It is so simple and so delicious that I will NEVER go back to boxed mix! My husband and I still can’t believe that it took us 38 years to figure this out! Thank you!
Shawn
Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe Summer!
Dawn
This pancake recipe is very fluffy and delicious, thank you!
Elise
I have looked for many pancake recipes that are classic and not with all the “modern/fusion sophistication”. This is just the perfect recipe!!! You can of course add to it whatever fit your taste. Highly recommended
Shawn
Woohoo! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Elise!
isaiah
hello
can you make the pancake batter the night before and then put
it in the fridge.
and make them the day after
Shawn
I haven’t tried that before, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let us know if you try it!
Sarah
These were great! Will definitely make again. Is the nutrition info per one pancake?
Shawn
I’m so glad you enjoyed the pancakes Sarah! The nutrition facts are per pancake, yes!
Jem
Made it for brunch this morning and the whole family loved it. Some of the pancake recipes on the internet have such fancy ingredients; it was a relief and a blessing to find such a great one using simple ingredients. So fluffy and good. Thanks so much!
Shawn
That’s great to hear Jem! So glad you enjoyed it!
Sam
Was sent this recipe by my friend in New Zealand. Absolutely love it. I’ve made this over and over in my house.
Thanks so much! A winner.
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Sam!
Jocelyn
Top recipe – thank you. Fluffiest pancakes and super delicious.
Shawn
Fantastic! So glad you enjoyed them Jocelyn!
mariam
just try it best recipe i’ve ever taste so fluffy and yummy thanks very much for sharing it
Shawn
Thanks for your comment Mariam! Glad you enjoyed them!
Ashley
I made these this morning and they were a BIG hit!! Super yummy and fluffy!! ❤️❤️
Shawn
Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed them Ashley!
Debby
We like to make our pancakes into cinnamon roll pancakes with a cream cheese icing. YUM!
Elizabeth Llaguno
The BEST truly! Thank you for sharing this delicious pancake recipe ❤
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed the pancakes Elizabeth!
Hannah
These are delicious and fluffy, I’m surprised how good they came out but! They only made 10 pancakes and the recipe said it would make 14. I used the 1/4 cup measurement for the batter. I’m not mad about it, but a little confused as to where the extra batter went
Shawn
Hmm… not sure how you didn’t get the 14 either? I’m glad you still enjoyed them though!
Nicole
These are perfect pancakes! So fluffy!! I’ve tried so many recipes with yogurt or sour cream that claim to be the fluffiest but turn out flat and mediocre. Pinning this one for keeps!
Shawn
Fantastic!! So glad you enjoyed them!
Kara
I’ve tried multiple recipes for the best pancakes, I’ve whipped egg whites, let batter sit for 20 mins, all the tricks left me with blah flat pancakes. This recipe was the easiest and finally gave me the fluffy perfect pancakes I’ve been wanted to make, Thank you!!
Shawn
That’s so awesome! I’m glad you like them!
Lauren
Shawn, these were so easy! You get bonus points for that “jump to recipe” button because I Always wind up clicking 100 things as I scroll, and even More bonus points for the scale button, making it easy for me to double the batch! So epic!
Shawn
Woohoo! So glad you enjoyed the pancakes and that the Jump To Recipe and Scaling features were a help to you! Thanks Lauren!
Sarah
Loved these, fluffy, moist, delicious made blueberry ones. Everyone LOVED them.
Shawn
So glad you all enjoyed them Sarah! Thanks for your comment!
Marine
Fluffy! Halved the recipe and got four 1/4 cup pancakes and one slightly larger. Easy and good!
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed the pancakes Marine!
Tracey
What did i do wrong?? My batter was thin and runny like water! Followed the recipe to a T!
Shawn
Hmm… I’m thinking you must have missed some flour? Or maybe added too much milk? I’d try again for sure.
Naz
Same thing happened to me! I added more flour and fixed it!
Maryann
Perfect! Used almond milk and a tablespoon of sour cream and a pinch of baking soda.
Added blueberries to some and chocolate chips and bananas to others. Went like hot cakes!
Shawn
Nice! Love the additions you made!
Tracey
What can I substitute for eggs? My child has egg allergies….
Shawn
Hmm… I’ve done some research and it looks like you should be able to replace 1 egg with 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce in most baking recipes. I’m not sure if that will work with these pancakes, but it could be worth a shot!
Preetha
Came out perfectly.. Best pancake I ever made. Thanks Shawn. Next time planning to tweak a bit with add ons.
Shawn
You’re welcome! So glad you enjoyed the pancakes!
Ellie
Wow these are one of the best pancakes recipes i have ever tried!!
Shawn
Fantastic! So glad you enjoyed the pancakes Ellie!
Roland Michaels
Followed to the letter and they are great
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed the Roland!
Evelyn Herrera
These are by far the best I’ve ever had! I made them for my son and absolutely loves them, mind you…he’s VERY picky. He no longer wants hit cakes from McDonald’s nor boxed pancake mix. These will be go to for him moving forward. I’ll make them as waffles with some cinnamon added to some and chocolate chips.
Shawn
So glad you enjoyed them Evelyn!
Maryam Mgeni
I have adopted this as my weekend recipe and the result is so decadent, fluffy and moist. I substitute milk for buttermilk and add a pinch of ground nutmeg and cinnamon, it is to die for.
Shawn
Hi Maryam, Awesome! I’m happy to hear you are enjoying the recipe.
K. Freeman
The best Pancakes!!! I don’t buy mix, or use other recipes any longer!!!