Pancake Recipes

Find our easy classic pancake recipe (it's our basic mix), but also try yogurt, whole wheat, buttermilk, or oatmeal pancakes. We'll also have fun add-in ideas and healthy options, which include wheat germ and no butter.

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Easy Basic Pancakes

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Nothing says "weekend" like homemade pancakes for breakfast. Our easy recipe will help you whip them up in less than 30 minutes. Making pancake batter from scratch is so simple that you'll wonder why you never did it before!

Best Buttermilk Pancakes

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The key to light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes from scratch? Don't overmix the batter—it should have small to medium lumps.

Old-Fashioned Pancakes

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This is the most basic recipe for a slightly thick pancake. It's just as easy to make a quick homemade batter as it is to open a box mix, which needs ingredients added to it anyway. And using organic ingredients seems to give the pancakes a cleaner and truer flavor.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Classic Dutch Baby

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The next time your crew craves pancakes, serve something new and exciting: a Dutch baby. This baked pancake requires whirring a few basic ingredients in a blender, pouring the batter into a piping-hot skillet, and baking for 20 minutes (no need to flip). After it poofs up into a show-worthy display, serve with fresh fruit, whipped cream, and warm maple syrup.
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Oven-Baked Blueberry Pancake

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This pancake is also delicious without the berries, which can be served alongside instead.This recipe is one of our Better Basics: 10 New Takes on Family Favorites, see the others.

Bacon Pancakes

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These bacon pancakes satisfy both the sweet and savory senses. Surprise your family with this breakfast dish one weekend morning.

Best Quick Pancakes

So easy, you might decide pancakes are just convenient enough to eat for dinner. For a change of taste, you can add fruit, like berries or bananas, and still make light and fluffy pancakes.

Silver Dollar Pancakes

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These mini pancakes are so much more than a delicious breakfast. Use these silver dollar pancakes as the base for a variety of sweet or savory appetizers or desserts.

Cheddar-and-Scallion Savory Pancakes

Keep the cooked pancakes warm on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet in a 200-degree oven while making the rest.

Banana Pancakes

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These delicious pancakes will be a morning treat for your little ones.

Test Kitchen's Favorite Buttermilk Pancakes

Lemon juice adds a subtle tang to our light-as-air flapjacks that are perfect for Mother's Day or just an ordinary Saturday morning.

All-Purpose Breakfast Batter

While it's true that you can't always please everyone all the time, this versatile breakfast recipe can get you pretty darn close. Whip up this one-bowl batter, then use the variations listed below to tweak them into tender muffins, fluffy pancakes, or cakey doughnuts. 
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Almond Flour Pancakes
Swedish Pancakes
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Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
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Yeast-Raised Pancakes
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Flapjacks turn fancy with this yeast batter, which gives them a brioche-like texture.

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Oatmeal Pancakes with Cinnamon

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Combine breakfast favorites oatmeal and pancakes for the perfect start to your day. Rolled oats give these pancakes a hearty, nutty flavor. Serve your oatmeal pancakes with butter and maple syrup or powdered sugar and bananas.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Use up your leftover canned pumpkin puree to make these Pumpkin Pancakes.

Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes

Fluffy buttermilk blueberry pancakes make for the perfect Sunday brunch. This recipe was adapted from John Besh's My Family Table (Andrews McMeel Publishing; 2011).

Applesauce Pancakes

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The pancakes can be kept warm in a 200 degrees oven.

Blueberry-Cornmeal Pancakes

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This batter is thicker than normal, thanks to the addition of cornmeal. The bubbles that usually indicate when to flip a pancake will not form, so flip when the edges start to set.

Peanut Butter-Stuffed Pancakes

Cut into these airy pancakes and you'll discover a delicious surprise -- a crunchy peanut butter center.

Skillet Pancake for Two

Is there a more romantic breakfast than a pancake for two? This oversize blueberry version is infinitely adaptable, too. Stir in either buttermilk or a combo of milk and yogurt for a kick of tangy flavor, and sub in just about any fruit. The result is a skillet-size, super-airy, crispy-edged delight to share.
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Quinoa Cakes

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Start the morning off right with these pancakes made from quinoa, an ancient grain that is high in protein and dietary fiber.

Buckwheat Pancakes

Layer these earthy pancakes with sausage patties and fried eggs for a hearty, crowd-pleasing breakfast. Or go lighter and top with yogurt and fresh fruit. Either way, don't skimp on the maple syrup!

Apple Pancakes

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Pancakes vary in thickness from the ultra-thin French crêpe to the robust American breakfast pancake. In this recipe, which calls for sliced cinnamon apples, the oven transforms a rather thin batter into a sweet, pillowy treat dusted with confectioners' sugar.

Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Lemon

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These pancakes are crisp outside and fluffy inside; thanks to the addition of cottage cheese, they have more protein than most.

Mulberry Pancakes

Mulberries are sweet, but the best ones have a bit of acidity that adds character to their flavor. One tasty way to contain the juicy, even messy, berries is to suspend them in hot pancakes and use more for garnish.

Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Berry Compote

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Heated with lemon and a little sugar, blueberries cook down to an almost jammy topping to mix with blackberries and spoon over whole-wheat pancakes. The breakfast delivers a great dose of fiber.

Apple-Cardamom Brown-Butter Dutch Baby

The batter can also be made in a blender: Mix the eggs until pale and frothy, then add the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth.

Apple-Buttermilk Pancakes

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These pancakes are great with syrup, sliced bananas, a smear of almond butter, or a dollop of part-skim ricotta.

Nectarine Pancakes

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We served these pancakes with crisp bacon and fresh blueberries.

Neil's Pancakes

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Find out why the pancakes at Clinton Street Baking Company were voted the best in New York with this recipe from owner Neil Kleinberg. It comes from his "Clinton Street Baking Company Cookbook."

David Eyre's Pancake

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This pancake is a more delicate version of the classic puffy German pancake, also known as the Dutch Baby. The recipe, shared by "The Essential New York Times Cookbook" author Amanda Hesser, was developed by David Eyre.

Heart Pancakes

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This is the perfect breakfast treat for your loved ones.

Orange Ricotta Pancakes

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Grated navel orange zest and ricotta cheese make ordinary pancakes extraordinary.

Blueberry-Flax Buttermilk Pancakes

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Creamy buttermilk and heart-healthy flaxseed combine with blueberries for a delicious pancake breakfast.

Johnny Cakes

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This recipe for these early-American pancakes comes to us from Richard Donnelly of Kenyon's Mill in South Kingston, Rhode Island.

German Apple Pancakes

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If your family loves pancakes (of course they do!), they're likely to get even more excited about the baked kind that puffs up in the oven.

Dutch Baby Pancake with Apples

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Baked in a large, hot skillet, the thin, eggy batter puffs up like a popover. To serve, slide the pancake from the skillet onto a round serving platter, and present it apple side up.
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