This fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes recipe is easy, quick, and the taste is phenomenal! They are light and delicious, you'll never use a mix again!
If you love breakfast recipes as much as I do, try Quiche Lorraine, Chocolate Chip Muffins, Protein Waffles, or Brioche French Toast!
My kids flip for our Buttermilk Pancakes.
My kids flip for our Buttermilk Pancakes.Breakfast foods like our buttermilk pancakes are my favorite comfort food and it just makes sense to make them from scratch! Why buy a mediocre box pancake mix when you have the ingredients you need, and they're fresher and taste so much better? Anyone can make these and they're the best, light and fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes. (And if you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own buttermilk substitute with milk and lemon juice or vinegar). We like to sprinkle blueberries or chocolate chips on each pancake before flipping them. I have this griddle and love how we can so many at once.
How to make Buttermilk Pancakes:
Make Batter: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, melted butter, and buttermilk then gently mix just until the wet and dry ingredients are incorporated. Don't over-mix the batter. Add a little milk at a time until it's thick, but pourable.
Cook: Scoop batter with ¼ cup then pour on hot griddle or pan. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface, then flip once, and don't pat them down. Serve with my favorite homemade syrup and fresh fruit.
Storage and Freezing Instructions:
Store leftover pancakes in the fridge for 2-3 days and reheat in the microwave or toaster oven for a few seconds.
To Freeze: Place cooled pancakes in a single layer on a baking tray then “flash freeze” for 30 minutes. Stack them in a freezer safe bag or container for up to 3 months. This way they won't stick together.
More Pancake Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Pancakes
- German Pancakes
- Whole Wheat Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
- Japanese Soufflé Pancakes
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
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Recipe
Buttermilk Pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs , beaten
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 2 Tablespoons milk , to thin batter
- blueberries or chocolate chips, for topping before flipping , optional
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.
- Cook: Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop batter and pour on hot, greased griddle (top with chocolate chips or blueberries, if desired). Cook pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface, then flip once.
- Serve warm with our easy homemade pancake syrup.
Notes
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*I originally shared this recipe June 2017. Updated March 2020, August 2021 and August 2024.
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These turned out very fluffy. I added a 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and reduced the sugar to 1 1/2 tablespoons. I figure you can always add more maple syrup if you like it sweet. Batter should be thick if you want your pancakes to rise. Too thin, and they will be flat. No butter milk? No problem. To one cup milk minus 2 tables spoons, add two table spoons vinegar or lemon juice. Stir and let stand 10-15 min.
Can this be used in a waffle maker? I LOVE this recipe…seriously the best pancakes I’ve ever made!
You can! We also have an amazing waffle recipe here https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/belgian-waffles/!
I tried this recipe for breakfast this morning. My family loves the pancakes. They’re fluffy and tasty.
I didn’t have buttermilk, so I improvised and created it from scratch with milk and lemon juice.
I’ll keep this recipe for future breakfast meals.
These are the BEST!
Very delicious! We loved them! Soooo much more fluffy and better than a box
Best buttermilk pancakes ever! Fluffy and light! These are my go to recipe, well these and your lemon blueberry pancakes run neck and neck!!!!!
These are amazing! I impressed myself when I made scrumptious, light & fluffy homemade pancakes using your recipe! Definitely a keeper!
This is the absolute best recipe for delicious pancakes. I do half the recipe but my dog,”LoloMontana” must have one plain after it cools.
Recipe is very good. Fluffy pancakes. Easy also to half the recipe.
This is a great base recipe. I personally add just a little more sugar and some vanilla but other than that it’s great .