Homemade Fluffy Pancake Mix
Just add an egg and milk for the fastest and fluffiest homemade pancakes! Homemade Fluffy Pancake Mix makes it super easy to whip up a breakfast from-scratch, even on crazy busy mornings.
First day of school! First day of school!
Wherrrrrrrre did my summer go? Today it's back to sharing my early mornings with the fellas, reminding them to hang up towels, brush their teeth, and eat some breakfast.
I mean, we do all those things in the summer, but they do them at like 11 am instead of 6. This day is a rude awakening.
When the boys were small I used to leave for work at like 5:45 in the morning. We had this crazy amazing babysitter that showed up at our house at the crack of dawn. She'd get them ready for school, double check back packs, and sometimes she'd make them a really quick pancake breakfast that they much preferred to my fancy choices of cereal. She was a dream babysitter, really.
Back then I always made sure we had a box of that good 'ol Aunt Jemima Just Add Water! It was the early morning pancake jam. And really, with a pancake-making-sitter at 5:45 am, can you ask for more than mix + H2O?
The answer is NO. No you can't.
So I tried, you guys.
I tried sososo hard to come up with a homemade mix you could just add water to. Then I tried to maybe just add milk?
But with every batch of mix I was getting these flat-instead-of-fluffy pancake fails. If we're keeping it real, Aunt Jemima is not very fluffy either.
And I like pancake fluff.
So this mix is an amazing delicious fluffy pancake compromise:
1 cup mix + 1 cup milk + 1 egg = 4-6 freaking delicious fluffy pancakes
Breakfast is served!!!! These mix up in less than 1 minute and cook in less than 5. BAM.
If you are fancy you will use buttermilk (so gooood).
If you are more fancy you will add a handful of fruit.
The fanciest people will give this stuff away as fun gifts in jars with cute crafty labels that I have no idea how to make.
Oh you crafty people... I wish I were cool like you.
Instead though, I am cool like me with a giant jar of pancake mix - armed and ready for hungry boys and school year things. (scroll down for the recipe)
Free Printable!
Update (1-2015)!!! A terrific reader who is also the talent behind Autumn Moon Designs made these AWESOME FREE PRINTABLES so that you can label and gift your pancake mix to your heart's content.
Click the image above or HERE to print! (there are 3 sizes available)
Can you guys believe my guys are going to middle school and high school today?! I'm tearing up as much as I did when they left for kindergarten, and I'm taking their lack of eye-rolling as a sign that I've got two awesome boys.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight container.
- To make the pancakes, simply mix together 1 cup of the mix + 1 cup of milk + 1 egg (¾ cup fresh fruit is optional and delicious!). Heat a nonstick skillet or pancake griddle and butter it. Pour the batter onto the hot griddle about ¼ cup at a time. When the top of each pancake bubbles, flip and continue cooking on the second side. Each cup of mix will yield 4-6 pancakes.
This is a lovely recipe : )
Pancakes cooked up nice and fluffy and had just the right amount of sweetness. (Some recipes have too much sugar for my taste)
I cooked my pancakes on a pancake griddle set at 375°
I also used buttermilk because pancakes deserve to be fancy : P
Thank you! So glad you loved it!
Great recipe! I used whole wheat flour and Coconut sugar. Slight fluffy but delicious.
Hi. Just found this recipe, looking to add the mix to jars and hand out for Christmas. I haven’t made it yet, but just a quick question. Other instant pancake recipes I have been reading through have all mentioned some form of oil. Is there a reason this recipe doesn’t require it, but others do?
If I put these in a pint size jar--- Would I change it to 2 cups mix 2 cups milk and 2 eggs? Thanks
Yup!
Can this mix be used for waffles, too?
Yep! But they won't really be waffles in the traditional sense. Real waffle batter has a few more steps. It will taste good, though!
Best for Camping trips!
just put a cup of mix in ziploc bag, at the camping add milk and egg , little oil and fry them on a camping stove and a camping pan 🙂
Love this tip!!! Thank you!
I made up this mix and went to use it... what am I doing wrong?
They came out so bad. Burnt on the outside and still goey and uncooked on the inside. I tried it multiple times, and I changed the temperature, and length of time cooking on each side. Low and slow, hot and quick... you name it. I tried multiple combinations. I really wanted this to work but for me it was rubbish. Any last tips? If not I'm throwing this recipe in the bin.... Let me know if there's a technique. Thanks in advance
Has anyone tried adding protein powder to the mix?
Made these last night, super yummy and fluffy! Thanks for sharing, made some mix for later uses too.
Oh great! So glad to hear that Vicky!
Sooooo....I was in a hurry this morning and couldn't find your recipe...used another...wasn't happy! Will try use next time...for sure. Going to make the dry mix tonight so there's problem in the morning!
Good plan Gloria!! Cheers to never having disappointing pancakes!
This sounds wonderful I will try this recipe this weekend......thanks for the tips and all the other ideas that we're suggested. Can't wait to try it with fruit especially with blueberries!
Hi Gloria!! Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoy!
so we absolutely love this recipe and use it often! We used it to make gifts for Christmas with homemade syrup this year too.
Tonight I wanted to experiment and try waffles. We made a double batch so we did 2 cups of mix, 2eggs, 2tsp of vanilla, and we did 1.5cup of milk. It worked great.
Thanks for sharing your great recipe!
Did I do something wrong? Followed the ingredients exactly and while they are pretty and fluffy, they always turn out kinda gooey in the middle 🙁 I cook on stove low setting to try to allow it to cook through but they alway seem a bit soggy. I do use almond milk bc I don't drink reg milk. I've never had probs with almond milk with other pancake mixes. Thank u!
Hey Kortni! I work with Silk and use Almond Milk as a substitute in lots of recipes. It's terrific! BUT. It is heavier than regular dairy milk. Typically it will increase bake time by a little bit depending on what I'm making. Additionally you should be cooking your pancakes on medium-high-ish. On a griddle that's usually about 375°F. On the stove top it's between 6 & 8 in the numbered settings. I'd say adjust the heat first and then if you are still not coming up quite right try a less-heavy milk. Soy works well if you don't do dairy. Hope that helps!
Do you have the measurements for one serving? I wanted to make just one batch to try them out first before creating a large batch mix.
i was wondering the same thing wondering if i could just add water or milk? hmm.
hi lisa, for 2 pancakes use a 1/2 cup of mix, 1/2 water and mix up one egg and add half. hope this helps!, blessings Alden.
Heather
These are the best pancakes !!! I had a recipe I used for
years but I no longer use it. I wasn't sure they would
turn out since flour is different in Canada. I am so
happy they did. I think I will be giving this AWESOME
pancake mix for Christmas. Bless you for sharing your
recipe.
That is SO happy to hear! Thank you Suzan! Also -- if you are giving this as gifts I have the tags available in other colors. Just email me and I'll send you the PDF files 🙂