Do you love pancakes? Okay, let us rephrase that. Who doesn’t love pancakes? We do and we know you do as well! It is one of the most popular and tastiest breakfasts to have! In fact, you can have it anytime of the day. Most importantly, you can pair it with peanut butter, chocolate sauce, maple syrup or with your choice of fruit jam. Basically, pancakes are one of the most wholesome meals that you can savour whenever you want. The best part is that pancakes recipe is one of the easiest recipes and it can be made in several ways with just a few common ingredients. The cooking time is less than an hour and trust us when we say, you can make them even if you are an amateur in the kitchen.
So, here are a few pancake recipes that you need to recreate today.
Easy Pancake Recipe With Eggs
If you are an eggetarian or non-vegetarian, then you need to try these pancake recipes with eggs. These are nice and fluffy and packed with nutrients.
Good Old Fashioned Pancake With Egg
Eggs are one of the major ingredients in pancakes and this simple yet delicious Good Old Fashioned Pancake With Egg recipe is one to check out.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Step by Step Method
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Dig a hole in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Place a lightly oiled frying pan on medium-high heat. Pour approximately 1/4 cup of batter on the pan for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
Pancake Recipe Without Eggs
If you’re a vegetarian, then we have got an amazing pancake recipe without eggs. There’s not much difference between eggless and egg pancakes, except for the fluffiness.
Fluffy Eggless Pancake
You can have the fluffiest eggless pancake by using these simple steps. You do not need any expensive utensils or ingredients to make it either. Just give the preparation some time and see the magic unfold.
Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour – 1 Cup
- Sugar – 1 Teaspoon
- Ground Cinnamon – 1/4 Teaspoon
- Baking Powder – 2 Teaspoons
- Salt – 1/4 Teaspoon
- Milk – 1 Cup
- Vegetable Oil – 1 Tablespoon
- Water – 1 Tablespoon
- Vanilla Extract – 1 Teaspoon
- Butter – 2 Tablespoons
Step by Step Method
- Mix the dry ingredients together.
- Add the vegetable oil, water and vanilla extract to 1 cup milk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Remember to not over-mix the batter and it’s normal to have lumps. Set the batter aside for a few minutes.
- Place a pan at medium-high heat and add butter.
- Add the melted butter to the pancake batter and mix well.
- Pour a scoop of batter on the hot pan for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on the pancake.
- Flip the pancake and cook until it’s golden brown.
Chocolate Pancake Recipe
What happens when you mix chocolate with a pancake? You taste heaven! Chocolate pancakes are literally the best thing mankind ever created and it’s a crime if you haven’t tried it yet. So, here’s a chocolate pancake recipe that you need to create today.
Chocolate Pancake With Ganache
This chocolate pancake recipe can be a little tricky to recreate. If you’re not careful enough with the quantity, you might end up making the dish bitter. But don’t worry, just follow this chocolate pancake recipe step by step and you’re good to go.
Ingredients:
For Pancake:
- Egg yolks – 2
- Whipped egg whites – 2
- Sugar – 3 tablespoons
- Milk – 315 ml
- Butter – 3 tablespoons
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
- Flour – 185 g
- Cocoa powder – 30 g
- Baking powder – 2 ½ teaspoon
- Chopped chocolate – 105 g
- butter/Oil – 1 tablespoon
For Ganache
- Heavy cream – 240 ml
- Chocolate chips – 175 g
- Raspberry
Step by Step Method:
- Mix yolks and sugar and milk together.
- Add whipped egg whites and fold the batter.
- Add melted butter and vanilla extract.
- Add flour, cocoa powder and baking powder, and mix well.
- Make space in the middle and pour milk and eggs. Mix until the batter is smooth.
- Add chopped chocolates. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes.
- For ganache, heat heavy cream in a saucepan. Don’t let it boil.
- Remove from stove, add chocolate chips and mix until smooth.
- Pour a scoop of pancake batter on a well-oiled pan placed on medium to high heat.
- Cook until bubbles appear and then flip and cook another minute.
- Pour chocolate ganache on top of the pancake.
Banana Pancake Recipe
If you are feeling guilty about having sugar in your pancake, then give it a healthy twist. Make banana pancakes instead! This super easy banana pancake recipe is quite fun to recreate and nutritious as well.
Wholewheat Banana Pancake
Replace your all-purpose flour with wholewheat and instead of maple or chocolate syrup, use bananas. This banana pancake recipe is something that you need to bookmark stat and memorise by practising frequently–it’s that amazing!
Ingredients:
- Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
- Baking powder – 1 tablespoon
- Ground cinnamon – ½ teaspoon
- Fine sea salt – ¼ teaspoon
- Milk – ⅔ cup
- Mashed and ripe bananas – ½ cup from 1 large banana (another one for slicing on top)
- egg – 1
- Maple syrup or honey – 2 tablespoons
- Unsalted butter or coconut oil – 2 tablespoons
- Vanilla extract – ½ teaspoon
Step by Step Method
- Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.
- Mix milk, mashed banana, egg, maple syrup, butter and vanilla in another bowl. Add the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix well.
- Place a pan over medium-low heat. Lightly oil the cooking surface with butter or coconut oil.
- Scoop the batter and pour it on the pan. Cook until small bubbles form on the surface of te pancake and flip and wait until golden brown.
- Serve with a spread of peanut or almond butter and/or sliced bananas.
FAQs
Here’s everything you need to know about pancake recipes.
How to make pancakes fluffy?
Do not overmix the batter and make sure you are keeping it aside to rest before cooking. Mix egg white and yolk separately and flip the pancake only when you start seeing the bubble. Also, don’t flip multiple times–one time is sufficient.
What to serve with pancakes?
You have several options to serve with pancakes. You can serve maple syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, egg muffin, fresh fruits and strawberry syrup.
Does pancake batter need to rest?
You should keep your pancake batter to rest for not more than two hours.
Should pancake batter be thin or thick?
Your pancake batter should be slightly lumpy. It should not be running or too thick. You can add flour if your batter is pouring easily and milk if it’s too thick.
Can you put pancake batter in the fridge?
Yes, you can. But, its shelf life is only four days.
Can you leave cooked pancakes out overnight?
Yes, you can. But, they will become dry.
How long can you leave pancake batter before cooking?
You can leave the pancake batter for two hours before cooking.
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Hope you recreate these easy pancake recipes soon!
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