These Easy and Best Lazy Pancakes will convince you that homemade pancakes are just as simple, convenient, fluffy, and way more delicious than a store-bought pancake mix. Ready in just 15 minutes!
Why I love this recipe
These easy fluffy pancakes make about 8 medium-sized pancakes perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. Add in your favorite fruit or chocolate chips and favorite toppings like butter, pure maple syrup, a slather of peanut butter, or jam if desired.
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Ingredients
(amounts are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)
milk
white vinegar
all-purpose flour
white sugar
baking powder
baking soda
salt
eggs
butter
Optional – chocolate chips or fruit (fresh berries, diced strawberries, fresh blueberries, mashed ripe banana)
Substitutions
You can also try gluten-free flour and oat milk in this recipe. Reader Amy says “Wow! These might be some of the best pancakes I’ve had. I used gluten-free flour, and oat milk in place of the regular milk, and they still turned out ultra fluffy and absolutely perfect. This will become my standard pancake recipe from now on!”
You can also use store-bought buttermilk instead of milk and white vinegar.
Equipment used for this recipe
How to make easy and best Lazy Pancakes
Step 1 – Combine the milk with the vinegar in a small bowl and whisk together. This makes homemade buttermilk. Set it aside for 5 minutes to sour.
Step 2 – In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix together.
Step 3 – Next, whisk together the eggs and butter into the homemade buttermilk.
Step 4 – Pour milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk the pancake batter until combined and no lumps remain.
Step 5 – If adding optional fruit or chocolate chips, stir them in now just until combined.
Step 6 – Heat an electric griddle to 350 degrees F and coat it with nonstick cooking spray or cooking oil. I prefer oil for a crispier finish.
Step 7 – Pour 4 equal circles of batter onto the hot pan, cooking pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown.
Step 8 – Flip them over gently with a spatula and cook until the second side is golden brown. Each side should only take a few minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Step 9 – Add more oil if necessary and repeat to make 4 more pancakes.
Step 10 – Serve with your favorite pancake toppings and enjoy!
Important Tips
Let the melted butter cool slightly so it doesn’t pre-cook the eggs when whisking into the milk.
Recipe FAQs
The acid in our homemade buttermilk reacts with the baking powder and baking soda in the pancake batter, creating air bubbles that make the pancakes so fluffy.
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Easy and Best Lazy Pancakes
These Easy and Best Lazy Pancakes will convince you that homemade pancakes are just as simple, convenient, fluffy, and way more delicious than a store-bought pancake mix. Ready in just 15 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 2 Tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- Optional - 1 cup fruit (diced strawberries, blueberries, mashed ripe banana)
Instructions
- Combine the milk with the vinegar in a small bowl and whisk together. This makes homemade buttermilk. Set it aside for 5 minutes to sour.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix together.
- Next, whisk together the egg and butter into the homemade buttermilk.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients mixture and stir batter until combined and no tiny clumps remain.
- If adding optional fruit, stir it in now just until combined.
- Heat an electric skillet to 350 degrees F and coat it with cooking spray or cooking oil. I prefer oil for a crispier finish.
- Pour 4 equal circles of batter onto the prepared pan and cook pancakes until large air bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- Flip them over gently with a spatula and cook until the second side is golden brown. Each side should only take a few minutes. Transfer pancakes to a plate.
- Add more oil if necessary and repeat to make 4 more pancakes.
- Serve with your favorite pancake toppings and enjoy!
Notes
- Add in your favorite fruit and top with butter, syrup, or jam if desired.
- Let the melted butter cool slightly so it doesn't pre-cook the eggs when whisking into the milk.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 138Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 299mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
Hi and welcome. I’m Zona and I love creating recipes for easy dinners or desserts. Here you will find quick recipes, recipes that take minimal effort, or recipes that have few ingredients. Eat, drink, and enjoy!
This recipe is adapted from my other website Zona Cooks and only makes 4.