The BEST Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes you’ll ever try – promise! This easy to follow pancake recipe yields super delicious and totally amazing pancakes every time! So much better than a box mix! All you need is to top them with maple syrup and you’re good to go. Make sure you whip up a batch of baked bacon (check out my how to bake bacon guide here) to serve alongside these delicious buttermilk pancakes!
Buttermilk Pancakes
I take my breakfast seriously. Like, very seriously. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, with dessert, obvi, coming in a close second. If you asked my family what my “specialty” was in the kitchen, it would be breakfast, for sure.
I love it all: waffles, french toast, casseroles, sausage gravy, biscuits, eggs anyway I can get ’em, muffins, and pancakes, glorious pancakes. Man do I love pancakes. My Nana had the most amazing pancake recipe and then she’d make her own maple syrup and it was poured, piping hot, on top of a hunk of butter and the fluffiest buttermilk pancakes and my life was complete.
Pure bliss I tell you.
The Secret to the BEST Pancakes
The secret ingredient to pancakes is buttermilk. I’ve had millions of pancakes in my time and tried many pancake recipes. Thee very best of those were made with buttermilk. There is the trick of adding vinegar to milk to make your own buttermilk and while this is an adequate substitute, I think the real thing is better for sure. But honestly, use what you have on hand. I use buttermilk for a lot of recipes like Buttermilk Ranch Oven Fried Chicken and Chicken Fried Steak.
With Mother’s Day on the horizon, I wanted to make sure were equipped with the BEST fluffy buttermilk pancakes recipe out there…this one. I mean, just look at them!
Tips for Making the Best Pancakes
- I like to use a griddle when making pancakes. It’s much more efficient and an easier way to feed the masses, i.e, my growing boys.
- Don’t over mix the pancake batter. Small lumps are perfectly acceptable!
- Give your batter a little time to rest after mixing it together. I use this time to preheat the griddle, set out plates, get my syrup warming, etc.
- Serve your syrup warm, if not hot. It helps the butter melt and spreads all that awesomeness all over the place.
I don’t know about you, but I think breakfast for dinner should be a weekly occurrence with these pancakes as the star of the show.
More Breakfast Favorites to Try
- The BEST Homemade Biscuit Recipe
- Sausage and Egg Hash Brown Cups
- Lemon Blueberry Scones
- Triple Berry French Toast Casserole
- Baking Bacon: A How-To Guide to Making Perfect Bacon Every Time
How To Make Pancakes
The BEST Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl or, as I frequently do, a large glass measuring cup.
- Whisk in the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract just until combined. Some small lumps are okay.
- Let pancake batter rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat.
- Spray with non-stick cooking spray OR brush with butter or oil.
- Ladle 1/3 - 1/2 cup batter onto the griddle for each pancake.
- Flip the pancakes over when small bubbles appear on the surface and continue cooking on the opposite side until golden brown.
- Serve with butter and syrup.
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More breakfast recipes you simply must try!
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Baked Cherry Cheesecake French Toast
Slow Cooker Spiced White Hot Chocolate
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Tammy says
This was perfect. With little in the kitchen and the buttermilk I use for scones a week from expiring I found your recipe. I make them small to medium size and I had plenty left over to individually freeze 2 pancake wrap-ups for easy microwave in coming days. Including the vanilla made them yummy enough to nosh on even without syrup.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
So glad you gave them a try Tammy! We love them so much! Have a great weekend!
Lori @ RecipeGirl says
Essential for Sunday mornings 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You better believe it! Can’t get through a weekend without them 😉
Melissa Sperka says
I need a stack of these this weekend!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Right? Some maple syrup, some bacon, HEAVEN!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
This is such a great day starter!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Right? I wish we could do pancakes every day lol!
Joanne says
So fluffy and delicious. Good enough on their own, but also with butter and maple!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Joanne!
Jennifer Farley says
These are such perfect pancakes! Pancakes are my favorite breakfast food.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They are right there on my favorites list as well Jennifer – so good!
lc says
these are the fluffiest pancakes!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They are amazing!! The perfect Sunday brunch food 🙂
Dana says
I left a comment on Pinterest but felt that it was appropriate to leave one here as well. Through the years I’ve tried a lot of from-scratch pancake recipes, and while they were good, I still ended up returning to the boxed mix.
I whipped up this recipe for breakfast today and followed the instructions exactly, except that I added 2 1/2 tbs of vanilla. Words cannot describe how amazing these cakes turned out. The texture is that of what you’d find at the local breakfast joint! They were light, fluffy (but not TOO fluffy) and the flavor; gracious, all I can say is AMAZING.
Everyone devoured their cakes and all I heard throughout the meal was “These are so delicious!!”
This is now my go-to recipe for pancakes. The ingredients are simple, the recipe is simple and the flavor is anything but simple.
Thank you SO much for sharing this recipe!! I’m so glad that I subscribe to your newsletter/recipes!
Angie says
I made these today. My husband & I really enjoyed them. I’ll definitely make them again.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Angie! Making them for breakfast this morning 🙂
nancy says
Would it work with gluten free flour?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I can’t say that I have tried this recipe with gluten free flour Nancy but if you use one that has a 1:1 substitution ratio you should be fine!
Bryan says
Will it be okay if I add another half of the recipe?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You mean if you use 150% of the ingredients? I don’t see why not 🙂
Diane McCarthy says
Your recipes all look so delicious….cannot wait to start on some tomorrow…..thank you for all the wonderful ideas…..
Karen says
I separate my eggs, whisk the whites and fold them in after everything else has been incorporated and find it really makes my pancakes light and fluffy.
Another Liz says
Made these today for my family, and they were brilliant!
Liz says
All lovely recipes. Thank you Trish.