The Ultimate Guide to Pancake Recipes: Sweet, Savory, & Global Delights
Pancakes are a beloved delicacy enjoyed worldwide, transcending cultural boundaries with their incredible versatility. Whether you crave something sweet or savory, thin and delicate like a crêpe, or thick and fluffy, pancakes offer a canvas for endless culinary creativity. Imagine them filled with luscious ice cream, fresh fruits, rich chocolate, or a myriad of other delightful toppings. These comforting treats are always a welcome addition to any meal, at any time of day.
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into the fascinating world of pancakes. We’ll explore their origins, the diverse ways they are prepared globally, discover the best toppings to elevate your pancake experience, and take a special detour into the unique realm of Austrian pancakes. Get ready to uncover a huge variety of delicious pancake recipes that you can enjoy throughout the entire year, not just on National Pancake Day!
Beyond traditional pancakes, the versatile pancake batter can also be transformed into other delightful meals. Why not try our Elderflower Fritters or the classic Austrian Kaiserschmarrn?
🥞 What is a Pancake? Defining the Delicious Delicacy
At its heart, a pancake (also known as a hot-cake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat, often thin and round cake made from a starch-based batter. This batter typically includes staple ingredients like eggs, milk, and butter, and is cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, usually with a little oil or butter. Essentially, it’s a type of batter bread, a simple yet profound culinary invention that has nourished humanity for millennia. Archaeological findings even suggest that ancient societies were likely enjoying pancakes thousands of years ago, making it one of the oldest known prepared foods.
The beauty of the pancake lies in its simplicity and adaptability, serving as a staple comfort food across many cultures and historical periods.
Source: Wikipedia
🌎 A World of Pancakes: Global Variations and Culinary Traditions
While the basic concept of a pancake is universal, its form and preparation vary significantly from one corner of the globe to another, reflecting diverse culinary traditions and available ingredients.
United Kingdom: In the UK, pancakes are typically unleavened, resulting in a thin, delicate texture similar to a crêpe. These are often served simply with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar, particularly on Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day).
North America: North American pancakes are renowned for their thickness and fluffiness. This is achieved through the incorporation of a leavening agent, most commonly baking powder, which creates a light, airy texture. They are traditionally served in stacks, drenched in maple syrup, and often accompanied by bacon or fruit.
France (Crêpes): Originating from the Brittany region of France, crêpes are exceptionally thin pancakes cooked on one or both sides in a specialized pan or crêpe maker. Their delicate, almost lace-like structure makes them perfect for both sweet fillings (like Nutella, fruit, or whipped cream) and savory options (such as ham, cheese, and eggs).
Southeast Europe (Palačinke): A popular variation found across Southeast Europe is the palačinke. These are thin, moist pancakes, fried on both sides, much like crêpes. They are famously filled with a wide array of ingredients, including jams, sweet cream cheese, chocolate, or ground walnuts. However, their versatility extends to savory fillings as well, making them a delightful meal for any time of day.
From Russian blini to Japanese okonomiyaki, and Ethiopian injera, each culture has embraced and adapted the humble pancake, transforming it into something uniquely their own. This global culinary tapestry highlights the enduring appeal and incredible adaptability of this simple batter-based dish.
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📅 When is National Pancake Day? A Celebration of Flapjacks!
Such a universally adored food deserves more than just one day of celebration, and indeed, the humble pancake is honored twice a year! One significant date is the 26th of September, a day dedicated to appreciating this delicious breakfast staple.
Another beloved National Pancake Day tradition was established by IHOP (International House of Pancakes). IHOP partners with various charities that provide crucial support to seriously ill children. On this special day, guests are encouraged to make donations, with all proceeds going directly to the charity of their choice. It’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy delicious pancakes while contributing to a meaningful cause!
🥞 Unlocking Flavor: The Best Pancake Toppings
The right topping can transform a good pancake into an extraordinary culinary experience. While personal preferences vary widely, some toppings have stood the test of time as universal favorites, offering a perfect balance of sweetness, texture, and flavor. Here are some of the best pancake toppings to inspire your next breakfast or brunch:
Chocolate Chips: A classic for a reason, melting into gooey pockets of sweetness.
Fresh Fruit: Berries, sliced bananas, peaches, or apples add natural sweetness, freshness, and a pop of color.
Fruit Compote: Warm, stewed fruit compotes offer a concentrated burst of fruit flavor and a delightful texture.
Ice Cream: For a truly indulgent dessert pancake, a scoop of vanilla or your favorite ice cream is unbeatable.
Jams: A dollop of your favorite fruit jam or preserves adds a sweet, fruity spread.
Maple Syrup: The quintessential pancake topping, offering rich, amber sweetness.
Nutella: This creamy hazelnut-chocolate spread is a decadent treat for any pancake lover.
Nuts: Chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds provide a satisfying crunch and nutty flavor.
Peanut Butter: A creamy, protein-packed topping that pairs wonderfully with bananas or chocolate.
Whipped Cream: Light, airy, and adds a touch of luxurious creaminess to any pancake stack.
🇦🇹 Austrian Pancakes: The Rich Heritage of Palatschinken
In Vienna, pancakes, particularly a type known as Palatschinken, are traditionally enjoyed as a dessert, though historically they were also served as a main dish on fast days. The word “Palatschinken” itself boasts a fascinating etymology, tracing back to the Latin “placenta” (meaning cake). Through Romanian “placinta,” Hungarian “palatsinta,” and Slavic “palatsinka,” the word eventually made its way to Vienna. Much like the name, the dish itself can be traced back to the Romans, who consumed pancakes as early as 2000 years ago, possibly as a substitute for bread. Interestingly, the name “Palatschinke” appeared relatively late in Viennese cookbooks, towards the end of the 19th century.
Palatschinken are thin pancakes made from a simple batter of flour, milk (or cream), salt, and eggs, with optional sugar. After the batter has rested, they are fried in a pan with a little fat, then typically filled. A classic home-style Palatschinken is filled with apricot or cranberry jam, rolled up, dusted with powdered sugar, and served hot.
However, the world of Austrian pancakes extends beyond this classic. There are numerous delightful variants:
Sweet Varieties: Including ice cream, nut, chocolate, or curd cheese pancakes.
Savory Options: Such as meat or spinach pancakes, showcasing their incredible versatility.
Minor differences in composition exist between older pancake forms, often referred to as “frittatas,” and those known as “omelets.” In Viennese colloquial language and older cookbooks, Palatschinken were frequently called “amalettes” or “amulettes.” “Fächerpalatschinken,” for instance, are the Austrian take on French crêpes, typically small pancakes folded into quarters.
A traditional frittata would be prepared with a rich filling of butter, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, cream, breadcrumbs, and raisins. This mixture would be rolled and baked, covered with an egg-milk wash, in a greased casserole dish. The recommended curd cheese Palatschinke has remained popular to this day, featuring in two main variants: baked and soufflé-style.
The Viennese omelet is often a thicker Palatschinke, made from a fine Kaiserschmarren-like dough with beaten egg whites (“snow”). It is briefly baked in a pan, finished in the oven, then filled, rolled up, and served hot. Sometimes, the egg mixture for these omelets is poured directly over savory ingredients like stewed mushrooms, vegetables, fine herbs, or ham, creating a hearty and flavorful dish.
It’s important to note that the true egg omelet in Viennese cuisine is prepared without flour, focusing purely on the egg. Furthermore, Viennese cuisine offers sponge and choux omelets, as well as casserole omelets (omelettes soufflées). These exquisite variations consist only of beaten egg whites, yolks, sugar, and various flavoring ingredients, baked directly on a side plate or platter in the oven.
The word “omelet” itself hails from French (Old French alumelle) and began appearing in German cookbooks in the early 18th century, referring to various egg-based dishes like “egg amulets, pancakes, or omelet spots.”
Source: geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at and translated by Nora
Don’t forget, March 22nd is National Bavarian Crepes Day! Another great reason to indulge in crêpes, Palatschinken, or any kind of delicious pancakes!
🍬 Irresistible Sweet Pancake Recipes for Every Craving
Whether you’re looking for a classic breakfast treat or a decadent dessert, these sweet pancake recipes offer something for everyone. From fruity delights to chocolatey indulgences, prepare to find your new favorite!
Yummy Ice Cream Pancakes
Thin pancake dough, filled with delicious vanilla bean ice cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce, and refined with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles! A heavenly dessert!
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Best Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin pancakes with Bisquick are easy to make for breakfast or dessert in the Fall. Just 5 ingredients to pancakes with pumpkin puree.
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Heart Shaped Dragon Fruit Pancakes
Add a little dragon fruit to your pancakes to make a vibrant pink batter! Form hearts or whatever shape you like!
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Pancake Recipe With Evaporated Milk
Looking for a delicious and easy pancake recipe with evaporated milk? This one is so fluffy and moist, you’ll love it! Serve with a splash of maple syrup, a sprinkle of powdered sugar, and your favorite fruit and you’ll have a delicious and simple breakfast that the whole family will love.
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Blue Pancakes (No Dye!)
Homemade blue pancakes are a wonderful treat or a fun breakfast idea. Ready in under 10 minutes, these pancakes are naturally gluten-free and made with no artificial dye.
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How to Make the Most Delicious Pancakes for Camping
This recipe is for the absolute best-tasting pillowy pancakes for camping or at home. The soaked batter makes them easier to digest and healthier overall!
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Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze
Gorgeous buttermilk Red Velvet Pancakes are very easy to make, and the 2-minute no-mixer-needed cream cheese glaze is a must try!
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How to Make Pancakes Without Milk (Dairy-Free)
No milk, no problem. These dairy-free pancakes are fluffy and sweet & ready in minutes. Whip up a batch and top with your favorite syrups, fruits, and more.
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EASY Gingerbread Pancakes Recipe That Will Rock Your Christmas
If you want a holiday pancake, you need to try these Gingerbread Pancakes! They’re a seasonal favorite that can be made the night before. Just add your favorite toppings!
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Sheet Pan Pancakes
Sheet Pan Pancakes is an easy way to serve your family pancakes without slaving over the griddle all morning, as it combines pancake mix, eggs, milk, vanilla, and your favorite berries for a delicious breakfast to eat together.
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Oat Milk Pancakes
These Oat Milk Pancakes are dairy-free, fluffy and easy to make! They’re made in just one bowl and come together quickly, so they’re the perfect everyday pancakes.
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Rainbow Unicorn Pancakes – The Most Magical Dessert Ever!!
These Unicorn Pancakes are not only the most adorable breakfast you’ll ever eat, but they also taste as good as they look!
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The BEST Hoe Cakes (AKA Fried Cornbread or Cornbread Cakes)
These hoe cakes (AKA fried cornbread, cornbread cakes, or cornmeal pancakes) are delicious no matter what you call them! These are also made with Jiffy corn muffin mix so they are as easy as they are delicious.
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Flourless Blender Strawberry Oatmeal Pancakes with Greek Yogurt
Flourless Blender Strawberry Oatmeal Pancakes with Greek Yogurt are bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. These moist, fluffy pancakes have fresh, juicy pieces of strawberry in every delicious bite.
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Fluffy Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes
Fluffy Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes make the most of fresh summer berries. They’re perfect for lazy Saturday morning breakfasts.
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Perfect Mini Pancakes
Mini pancakes are a simple yet delicious breakfast the whole family will love! Ready in under 20 minutes, you’ll soon be sitting down to a batch of tender, fluffy, syrup-soaked saucers.
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Apple Pancakes
The thing that brings this recipe full circle is the addition of cinnamon into the batter. It’s lightly spiced and perfectly balanced inside one soft and dense apple-topped hotcake.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Pancakes
These sourdough pumpkin spice pancakes are light and fluffy and full of incredible fall flavors like pumpkin, maple, cinnamon, and nutmeg and they are topped with irresistible brown sugar cinnamon butter. Start them the night before you plan to cook them, these pumpkin pancakes come together quickly and are a fantastic way to use all that sourdough starter you’ve been accumulating.
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Fluffy, sweet, lemon-y, and SO. GOOD. These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are guaranteed to become your new go-to breakfast treat all spring and summer long!
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Oatmeal Pumpkin Dutch Baby Pancake
This Oatmeal Pumpkin Dutch Baby Pancake is the ultimate fall breakfast! It’s a big, puffed up pancake made with oat flour, eggs and pumpkin purée so it’s incredibly nutritious, but thanks to maple syrup, a bit of butter and lots of warming spices, it tastes like a slice of pumpkin pie. The batter comes together in no time at all, and since it’s baked in the oven, it could not be any easier.
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Chocolate Banana Pancakes
These Chocolate Banana Pancakes are such a wonderful treat, perfect for mornings. They are full of dark chocolate flavor, fluffy, and simply delicious. Also, made with wholesome ingredients and without added sugars.
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Lavender Pancakes
Fluffy pancakes with lavender and lemon zest, topped with honey infused with more lavender.These Lavender Pancakes with Lavender Honey are beautiful, floral, and delicious!
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One Bowl Sweet Potato Pancakes
A twist on my basic pancake recipe, these sweet potato pancakes hit the spot on cool fall and winter mornings. The soft and fluffy texture, with hints of sweet potato and spices, make them hard to resist!
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Halloween Pancakes
These spooky Halloween Pancakes are super tasty and scary-licious! Perfect treat for your Halloween party table.
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Easy Nutella Pancakes Recipe
These easy Nutella pancakes are great to make at home for a fun weekend breakfast or special holiday brunch. The batter is mixed with Nutella right inside of it for delicious pancakes flavored with a hint of chocolate and hazelnut.
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Pancake Charcuterie Board
This pancake charcuterie board is the perfect way to spice up breakfast or brunch. With mini pancakes and other breakfast foods, this is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
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Buttermilk Quinoa Pancakes
Quinoa pancakes are a healthier twist on the traditional buttermilk pancake. They are dense and flavorful, and no one will guess they’re full of protein! I added chia seeds for an additional boost of protein!
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Cranberry Pancakes – Made with Fresh Orange Zest
These cranberry pancakes are made with fresh orange zest and served with a cranberry-infused pure maple syrup. Delicious food for any meal and any season.
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Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes are light, fluffy and loaded with mashed ripe bananas and lots of chocolate chips. This easy pancake recipe is the perfect breakfast treat!
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Mini Pancake Cereal
Bite Sized Mini Pancake Cereal is crispy on the outside, soft in the inside and so fun to serve! Slather these little buttery pancakes in syrup, butter or milk!
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Dutch Baby Pancake
Can’t decide if you want a pancake, crêpe or a popover? A Dutch Baby Pancake, which is a mixture of all three of them. It’s ready in under 30 minute. Top it with powdered sugar, berries or syrup!
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Ebelskiver Recipe (Easy and Delicious!)
Ebelskivers are small Danish pancakes made in a special pan that are to-die-for! This traditional recipe is made with simple ingredients and tastes delicious dipped in jam, chocolate, or maple syrup!
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Raspberry Dutch Baby Pancake
This raspberry Dutch baby pancake recipe puffs up golden and delicious after being baked in the oven. It’s a delicious way to use fresh or frozen raspberries. I love this raspberry Dutch baby pancake for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
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Keto Sheet Pan Pancakes
These keto sheet pan pancakes are fluffy, buttery, and delicious. Enjoy a keto breakfast recipe that’s ready in under 30 minutes, perfect for meal prep, and made with just a few ingredients.
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Healthy Oat Bran Pancakes
Go for a healthy, plant-based stack of Oat Bran Pancakes for your next breakfast meal! Packed with fiber and protein, keeping you satisfied until lunchtime.
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Easy Chocolate Pancakes
These rich and delicious easy chocolate pancakes are so simple that you can whip them up, and mix up a special moment for your family any day of the week! These pancakes can really qualify as a dessert, but they are perfect for a morning when you really want everyone to have a sweet day.
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Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
These apple cinnamon pancakes are so light and fluffy. Easy to make and topped with cinnamon apples for a lovely fruity crunch!
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Tradional Russian blintzes
There is nothing like waking up to the sound of blintzes sizzling on a frying pan. Golden brown and freshly made, they are the brunch of your dreams.
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Bananas Foster Pancakes
These bananas foster pancakes are the best way to eat pancakes. Ripe bananas are sautéed in a butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and rum extract sauce, with pecans and walnuts mixed in for some crunch. The banana foster sauce is then poured over a stack of fluffy, golden pancakes.
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Yummy Flaxseed Pancakes
Yummy Flaxseed Pancakes- This easy recipe is Mediterranean diet friendly and can be made low in carbs, keto, and gluten free.
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Chocolate Protein Pancakes
These chocolate protein pancakes are the absolute best! This high-protein, eggless pancakes recipe makes fluffy pancakes that are healthy, filling, and delicious! And this is a great recipe for protein pancakes without banana for the chocolate lover.
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Ukrainian Syrniki (Cheese Pancakes)
Syrniki are Ukrainian pillowy-soft pancakes served for breakfast with a dollop of sour cream. We make them easy with ricotta cheese!
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Fluffy Lemon Pancakes
These lemon pancakes have a deliciously bright and citrusy flavor from fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. They’re extra fluffy with golden brown crispy edges and taste like a warm sunny day!
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Mom’s Sourdough Hotcakes | Pancakes from Leftover Sourdough Starter
Crisp, light, and slightly tangy, these delicious Sourdough Pancakes make a delicious breakfast or brunch. They’re also an easy, practical way to use your leftover sourdough starter!
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Almond Milk Pancakes
Almond Milk Pancakes: These fluffy almond milk pancakes are made with simple ingredients you probably already have on hand and they make THE BEST pancakes that your entire family will love!
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Spinach Banana Pancakes
Add some green pop to your breakfast pancakes with Spinach Banana Pancakes! You won’t even taste the greens, but will fall in love with the color!
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New Mexican Pancakes with Red Chile
Have you ever had New Mexican Pancakes? They kick breakfast up a notch with delicious red Chile and cornmeal.
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Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes Recipe
Keto coconut flour pancakes are fluffy, lightly sweet, and gluten-free, with just 6 ingredients. This easy coconut flour pancake recipe is ready in 10 minutes!
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Fluffy Sourdough Pancakes
These light and fluffy sourdough pancakes are a fun way to jazz up breakfast! This easy recipe is made with simple ingredients and sourdough starter. They are unique but oh-so-good!
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Maple Chai Apple Topped Buttermilk Pancakes
Melt in your mouth buttermilk pancakes topped with a delicious maple apple chai topping! Apple pie for breakfast, anyone?
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Christina’s “Better than Trader Joe’s” Buttermilk Pancakes
When you want a delicious and fluffy pancake recipe that gets you out the door on time, this is the recipe for you! Just add syrup or your favorite fruit toppings for a perfect breakfast!
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Dairy Free and Egg Free Pancakes – In the Vitamix
These delicious egg-free and dairy free pancakes are made in the blender and are ready in under 10 minutes!
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Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberries
These Grain-free Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberries are fluffy pillows of perfection bursting with tart lemon and sweet blueberries. An easy but luxurious weekend breakfast or brunch treat!
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How to Turn Your Favorite Pancake Recipe into Pancake Muffins!
Take your favorite pancake recipe and make it into pancake muffins instead! They’ll be a big hit with the entire family as an easy breakfast recipe or snack. Top with chocolate chips, bacon or fruit!
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Oatmeal Pancakes
This hearty oatmeal pancake recipe is amazing. Made with wholesome ingredients and perfect for meal prep. Double the recipe and enjoy these flavorful pancakes all week long.
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Biscoff Pancakes
Thick, fluffy, Biscoff pancakes topped with crushed Lotus Biscoff cookies and Biscoff spread! They’re super quick and so easy to make!
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Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes
Vegan buckwheat pancakes that are fluffy, delicious, and so easy to make. They’re perfect for breakfast or brunch and they can be made ahead for reheating
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Want the best pancakes? If you love pumpkin and cinnamon rolls, you’ll go crazy for these pumpkin cinnamon roll pancakes. They’re easy to make and taste like the fall season in every bite!
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The Best Strawberry Banana Pancakes
Full of fresh strawberries and ripe bananas, these Strawberry Banana Pancakes are a must make to change up your pancake routine! These fluffy pancakes will quickly become your new favorite recipe!
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Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes
Homemade buttermilk pancakes are so easy, you’ll wonder why you didn’t ditch the package ages ago!
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Peach Pecan Pancakes
Fresh ripe peaches and pecans make these Peach-Pecan Pancakes a special breakfast or brunch treat!
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Easy Vegan Carrot Cake Pancakes
A deliciously sweet, veggie packed breakfast even the kids will love! Try these Vegan Carrot Cake Pancakes today!
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes: Fluffy whole grain lemon ricotta pancakes (and I mean extra fluffy!) with an easy homemade berry compote.
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The Best Almond Flour Pancakes – Vegan
These almond flour pancakes and delightfully soft and fluffy with a lovely nutty flavor. Super easy to make and vegan and gluten free, these pancakes are the ultimate breakfast treat.
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Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes (Dairy-Free, No Sugar)
These Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes are dairy-free with no sugar & choc-full of seasonal spices, like cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger.
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Overnight Sourdough Pancakes
Light and fluffy Overnight Sourdough Pancakes are sweetened with a hint of honey, vanilla, and subtle sourdough tang. Topped with pure maple syrup and butter, they’re the perfect weekend treat! Perfect if you have sourdough discard needing to be used.
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Chocolate Pancakes
Chocolate Pancakes are sweet, chocolatey, and fluffy, and fun for breakfast or brunch. Top them with chocolate chips, strawberries, and powdered sugar.
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Classic Fluffy Pancakes
These thick and fluffy pancakes are a perfect treat for a weekend breakfast or brunch! Foolproof, quick and easy recipe that will become your go-to!
Birthday breakfast goals! Easy Gluten-Free Funfetti Pancakes are vegan, allergy-free, all natural, fluffy, & 7 ingredients! They taste like cake batter!
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Easy Vegan Pancakes – Planted in the Kitchen
This plant based pancake recipe makes light and fluffy pancakes that are easy to make and filled with sweet flavor in every bite!
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Bloody Eyeball Halloween Pancakes
Lychee bloody eyeballs and a gloopy – and tasty! – lychee “blood” syrup take these Halloween pancakes to a whole new level! Super tasty, too.
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South African Pancake – Pannekoek
These SOUTH AFRICAN PANCAKES are definitely worth making! A bit similar to French crepes, they are fluffy, delicious, and easy to make. Top them with some cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon juice for a healthy and tasty breakfast.
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Pikelets
These pikelets or baby pancakes are a quick and easy Aussie treat. They are great for both kids or adults and make versatile snack, breakfast or even lunch!
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Fluffy Gingerbread Pancakes
Fluffy gingerbread pancakes spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove, and a hint of molasses are perfect for Christmas morning!
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Sheet Pan Pancakes (+6 Variations)
These easy, from scratch sheet pan pancakes are the perfect breakfast or brunch for a crowd. With an almost unlimited number of ways to customize this easy dish, it’s sure to become a new family favorite.
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IHOP Harvest Grain n’ Nut Pancakes (copycat recipe)
This light and fluffy copycat version of IHOP’s famous Harvest Grain and Nut pancakes is also Weight Watchers friendly!
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Atayef (Middle Eastern pancakes)
Atayef are Middle Eastern pancakes filled with cheese or nuts then soaked in a rose sugary syrup. They are special to the month of Ramadan.
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The Best Eggnog Pancakes
Looking for the best eggnog pancakes? This perfect eggnog pancake recipe is made with either homemade eggnog or store-bought. You can’t go wrong with these.
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Matcha Pancakes
These matcha pancakes are tall, fluffy and delicious. And they’re flavoured with vibrant matcha tea powder for a fresh, distinctive taste.
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes Recipe
This cottage cheese pancakes recipe is easy to make with a handful of nutritious ingredients. Cottage cheese pancakes are rich and fluffy and flavored with vanilla and cinnamon.
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Homemade Hot Chocolate Peppermint Pancakes
Made with hot chocolate, peppermint extract, and chocolate chips, these delicious, light, and fluffy Hot Chocolate Peppermint Pancakes are sure to make any winter morning breakfast better!
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M&M Pancakes
Easy, tasty, Loaded M&M Pancakes! They have M&Ms in the batter, and are topped with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and more M and M’s.
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Mimosa Pancakes with Champagne Maple Syrup
Orange and champagne mimosa pancakes with spiked maple syrup are ready in under 30 minutes and elevate brunch at home! This recipe is perfect for lazy weekends.
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Savory Pancake Recipes: A Delicious Twist
Pancakes aren’t just for sweet cravings! Across the globe, savory pancakes are cherished as main dishes, appetizers, or hearty sides. Discover some unique and flavorful savory options below.
Gluten-Free Zucchini Pancakes with Bacon and Eggs
Equally satisfying as a filling breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, this is a universally delicious meal for any time of the day! Gluten-free zucchini pancakes (or call them courgette fritters if you like) are served with fried eggs and some crispy American-style streaky bacon!
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Crispy Kimchi Pancakes (Kimchijeon)
Delicious, four ingredient kimchi pancakes – perfect for a lazy but fun breakfast or for an appetizer / snack. Serve with soy sauce or dipping sauce of choice.
This Bánh Xèo recipe is irresistible with a delicately crispy Vietnamese pancake with a golden-brown crust! This dairy and egg-free recipe are so fuss-free and straightforward that you can make it in under 15 minutes.
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Eggplant Pancakes (Super Easy and Quick!)
Eggplant pancakes is a delicious easy breakfast that is healthy too and can be used as a snack as well. Ready in less than 20 minutes, these pancakes are so much fun to make with kids or by yourself.
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Mashed Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
Leftover mashed potatoes make these Mashed Potato Pancakes (Latkes) a snap. They’re crispy on the outside and creamy, cheesy delicious on the inside.
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Corn Pancakes with Bacon
These easy Corn Pancakes are loaded with sweet corn and crispy bacon. These light and fluffy corn cakes have a wonderful texture and the most delicious sweet and savory flavor.
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Potato Pancakes
These potato pancakes are shredded potatoes combined with onions and seasoning, then pan fried until golden brown. An easy side dish recipe that pairs well with chicken, pork and steak, and always gets rave reviews.
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Boxty (Irish Potato Cakes)
Boxty are easy to make. Part hash brown, part pancake, part flatbread – that’s what these tasty little potato cakes are. They’re a classic Irish pancake that combines cooked mashed potatoes for a comforting potato flavour with shredded raw potatoes for that rustic hash brown texture. Boxty are great as a snack (with butter and honey), with a fried egg and bacon or sausage for a traditional cooked breakfast, or as a side dish to complement any meal.
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Finnish spinach pancakes (Pinaattilettu)
Finnish spinach pancakes are savory pancakes with spinach among the ingredients and are very common in Finnish traditional cuisine. Children love them, but adults too!
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Crispy Gluten Free Cauliflower Pancakes
Riced cauliflower is just awesome to cook with! Crispy on the outside and cheesy tender on the inside, you will love this easy riced cauliflower recipe.
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Savoury Cheese Pancakes
These Savory Cheese Pancakes make a delicious and original dish to serve with your favourite toppings for breakfast, brunch or even lunch. The fluffy Cheese Savory Pancakes made with Sour Cream are super easy and quick to make – and they are not just reserved for the weekend!
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