Homemade Fluffy Pancakes

There’s nothing quite like a stack of homemade fluffy pancakes. Especially when topped with butter and a drizzle of pure maple syrup. Yum!

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• What to Serve with Homemade Fluffy Pancakes
• More Breakfast Recipes You’ll Love
• A Few Tips
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Homemade Fluffy Pancakes

These classic pancakes are an American breakfast staple. They’re fluffy, sweet, and easy to make. If you need something to get the kiddos up in the morning, these will surely do the trick. Most of the ingredients are kitchen staples with the exception of one secret ingredient – malted milk powder. Ever wondered why pancakes at a diner tasted so much better than the ones at home? It’s all thanks to that sweet, malty powder that makes these little hot cakes so addicting to eat. That and the fluffiness you get in each bite!

Ingredients

• All-Purpose Flour: You’ll need 1 ½ cups or 180 g.
• Leaveners: Both baking powder and baking soda help the pancakes to rise, making them nice and fluffy.
• Malted Milk Powder: This is the secret ingredient to making your pancakes taste like they’re from a diner.
• Granulated Sugar: Since the malted milk powder has sugar in it already, you only need about 3 tbsp of granulated sugar.
• Whole Milk: To get the same flavor and texture, use whole milk since it has a higher fat content. This gives the pancakes plenty of moisture so they’re not too dry.
• Oil: You can use either vegetable oil or safflower oil.
• Eggs: You’ll need 2 large eggs. We use cold ones straight from the fridge so no need to worry about getting your eggs to room temperature.
• Vanilla Extract: We like to use Mexican vanilla to give them a bit of a unique flavor, but regular vanilla extract works too.

FAQ

What to Serve with Homemade Fluffy Pancakes

There’s so many things you can do to dress up your pancakes. We’ve listed a few things you can add, but feel free to top them with anything you like.

• A pat of butter and pure maple syrup
• Fresh berries and whipped cream
• Pan-fried bananas with brown sugar and cinnamon (and walnuts!)
• Peaches
• Cinnamon apples
• Chocolate chips
• Nut butters like peanut butter, almond butter, and cashew butter

If you want to go all out, you can opt for a classic American breakfast. That means strips of crispy bacon, fluffy, eggs, and golden brown hash browns. And don’t forget to make a pot of hot coffee to go with that!

More Breakfast Recipes You’ll Love

If you like sweet breakfasts like this one, you can also try out our double chocolate banana bread!

A Few Tips

• Gently fold the batter so you don’t end up with tough pancakes. To keep them light and fluffy, you want to mix until everything is just combined. A few lumps here and there are fine.
• Adjust the heat as needed. You may notice that the last few pancakes are a bit darker than the first. This is because over time your pan will start to get hotter and your pancakes will cook a lot faster. So try reducing the heat to medium-low. Even with a preheated pan, the pancakes will cook quicker as you make them. So to prevent burning, just reduce the heat a bit.

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