Ditch the box mix and never look back with the BEST Buttermilk Pancakes recipe! They’re big and fluffy and the taste just can’t be beat!

Do you love breakfast? Try my Blueberry Coffee Cake, Classic French Toast, or Strawberry Crepes!

A stack of buttermilk pancakes with a big bite taken out by a fork.

Why these are the BEST Pancakes:

  • Pantry Ingredients – You probably already have everything you need, and you can easily make your own buttermilk if you don’t have it on hand.
  • Quick to Make – Only 5 minutes to prep!
  • Delicious – No one can resist a stack of light, buttery, and fluffy buttermilk pancakes! Especially with our homemade syrup on top!

How to make Buttermilk Pancakes:

Combine dry ingredients.  Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.

Flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.

Add wet ingredients.  Add buttermilk, eggs and melted butter and mix just until wet and dry ingredients are incorporated. You don’t want to over-mix the batter.

Buttermilk, eggs and melted butter added to a mixing bowl with dry pancake ingredients.

Add milk, a little at a time until batter is still thick, but pourable.

Buttermilk pancake batter in a mixing bowl with a whisk.

Cook pancakes.  Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop batter and pour on hot griddle. Cook pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface, then flip once.

Two process photos of pancake batter being poured on a hot skillet, and bubbles forming on the pancake showing it's ready to flip.

Serve with the BEST homemade syrup!

Tips for Perfect Pancakes:

  • Use buttermilk. Buttermilk is a key ingredient in these pancakes and I would strongly urge you to buy the real deal! It’s thicker, creamier, inexpensive, and will taste so much better. Be sure to shake the container before measuring the buttermilk and adding it to the batter.
  • Don’t over-mix the batter. Resist the urge to mix the pancake batter until it’s completely smooth. It’s okay if it’s slightly lumpy with streaks of flour. If you mix the batter too much it causes the gluten to develop in the flour and your pancakes will be chewier instead of fluffy.
  • Don’t pat down the pancakes. Another urge you may need to resist is using your flipping spatula to pat down on the pancakes while they cook. Don’t do it, or you’re “squishing” the air pockets that are helping make the pancakes light and fluffy.
  • Don’t flip more than once. Wait until you see small bubbles rise to the surface of your pancakes, and then it’s ready to flip. Just flip it ONCE and cook it on the other side until it’s done. It won’t take long.
A large stack of buttermilk pancakes with syrup being poured over the top.

Storage and Freezing Instructions:

To Store: Keep leftover pancakes in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Reheat for a few seconds in the microwave or in the toaster oven.

To Freeze: After cooking homemade buttermilk pancakes, lay them in a single layer on a large baking tray and place them in the freezer. Allow them to harden for about 30 minutes, then stack them in a freezer safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months. The “flash freeze” will help keep them from sticking to each other.

Recipe Variations:

Blueberry Pancakes: Pour pancake batter on hot griddle and sprinkle with blueberries, before flipping to cook on the other side.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes: Pour pancake batter on hot griddle and sprinkle with chocolate chips, before flipping to cook on the other side.

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Recipe

A stack of buttermilk pancakes with a big bite taken out by a fork.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 15 minutes
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Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Heat griddle to 350 degrees F (or heat a large skillet to medium). Grease with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
  • Combine dry ingredients in large bowl: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
  • Add buttermilk, eggs and melted butter and mix just until wet and dry ingredients are incorporated. You don't want to over-mix the batter.
  • Add milk, a little at a time until batter is still thick, but pourable.
  • Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop batter and pour on hot griddle. Cook pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface, then flip once.
  • Serve warm with syrup!

Notes

Storing Instructions: Keep leftover pancakes in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Reheat for a few seconds in the microwave or in the toaster oven.
Freezing Instructions: After cooking homemade buttermilk pancakes, lay them in a single layer on a large baking tray and place them in the freezer. Allow them to harden for about 30 minutes, then stack them in a freezer safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months. The “flash freeze” will help keep them from sticking to each other.
Variations:
  • Blueberry Pancakes: Pour pancake batter on hot griddle and sprinkle with blueberries, before flipping to cook on the other side.
    Chocolate Chip Pancakes: Pour pancake batter on hot griddle and sprinkle with chocolate chips, before flipping to cook on the other side.

Nutrition

Calories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 152mgSugar: 4gVitamin A: 165IUCalcium: 83mgIron: 1.2mg

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*I originally shared this recipe June 2017. Updated March 2020 and August 2021.

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  1. I have used a similar recipe for many years and I replace the last 1/2 cup flour with ground flax seed and the melted butter with non refined coconut oil. I do homemade buttermilk from milk and lemon juice. They are much fluffier and taste amazing.

  2. 5 stars
    Yum. Served pancakes for supper tonight and the kids loved them. FYI, I used powdered buttermilk and they turned out great. I actually didn’t need to thin the batter with milk at all.
    I’ll definitely be making these again.

  3. 5 stars
    I’ve never written a recipe review ever but these are literally the most delicious pancakes I’ve ever made. A keeper!

  4. So I used buttermilk, and baking soda substitute in this recipe and I have no clue what happened but my end product was a weird stretchy pancake so I would suggest following the recipe exactly.

  5. 5 stars
    Awesome. I only had 1 cup of buttermilk, so used the other cup as milk- so yummy. Added fresh blueberries to some. Awesome said the family!

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