These homemade pancakes are light, fluffy, and flavorful. They require just a few simple ingredients and about 15 minutes to prepare, so they're perfect for a quick and delicious breakfast or dinner.

Side view of a tall stack of pancakes drizzled with maple syrup set against a black background.

Ingredients for Pancakes

Dry Ingredients

All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt

Wet Ingredients

Milk
Vanilla extract
Butter
Egg

See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list of ingredients and measurements.

Step-by-Step Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together your flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together milk, beaten egg, melted butter, and vanilla. Make sure the butter is cooled so it doesn't cook the egg.
Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until combined. Be careful not to over-mix the batter. It's okay if it is still lumpy. Over-mixing will cause the pancakes to be flat when you cook them.
Let batter rest for about 5-10 minutes and preheat pan on medium heat or 325 degrees F for an electric griddle.
Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, pour the batter onto a pan or griddle and cook until the batter begins to look bubbly on top. Flip and cook until golden brown.

Pancakes cooking on a griddle before flipping.

Tips

For perfect, golden brown pancakes controlling your heat is essential. An electric griddle makes it extremely easy. I like to set mine at 325°F for pancakes. If you're using a pan use medium-high heat to preheat your pan and lower the temp before cooking. The first one usually will not turn out perfect, but after that, the temp of your pan should be more even.
Using a ¼ cup measuring cup will give you a uniform size. Begin by pouring the batter in the middle where you want the pancake, and then finish in a circular motion so the batter spreads evenly.
When you begin seeing bubbles in the top of your batter, they're ready to flip.
When flipping, make sure to flip with your wrist and not your whole arm so you don't end up with lopsided pancakes.

Pancake Add-Ins

This is a basic pancake that is great just topped with butter and maple syrup but you can also add in additional ingredients for extra flavor.

Chocolate chips
Blueberries
Sliced bananas
Sprinkles
My kids love theirs with M&Ms!
And for something a little different, try adding Greek yogurt. For details, see my Greek yogurt lemon blueberry pancake recipe!

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📖 Recipe

Homemade Pancakes

Author: Scott

These homemade pancakes are light, fluffy, and flavorful and are so easy to make.

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups milk
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup butter, melted then cooled
1 large egg, beaten

Instructions

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl mix together milk, beaten egg, melted butter, and vanilla. Make sure the butter is cooled so it doesn't cook the egg.
Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until combined. Be careful not to over mix.
Let batter rest for about 5-10 minutes and preheat pan on medium heat or 325 degrees F for an electric griddle.
Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, pour the batter onto a pan or griddle and cook until the batter begins to look bubbly on top. Flip and cook until golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 337kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 11gFat: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 8g

* All nutrition information we provide are estimates based on third party calculators. We encourage you to calculate these on your own for accurate results.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

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