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The Best Pancake Recipe

September 8, 2018

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The Best Pancake Recipe – This tasty pancake recipe is easy and has a secret ingredient that gives them the perfect fluffy pancake consistency.

Three sour cream pancakes stacked on a plate

My whole family loves this pancake recipe.  This has become my go-to when we want pancakes for breakfast on the weekends.

What’s the secret ingredient that makes these pancakes the best?  Sour cream.  It may sound strange but it really works!

These sour cream pancakes have a butter crisp outside and the inside is so soft it’s almost creamy.  To balance the flavor of the sour cream, I added more sugar.  So these are actually sweeter pancakes than most.  So good!

The pancake batter is made in one bowl, making this pancake recipe easy!

Close up of the soft fluffy insides of three stacked pancakes

How to make pancakes:

  • In a large bowl, add milk and sour cream.
  • Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Whisk together.

A mixing bowl with milk, sour cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla for the best pancake recipe

  • Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Stir until just combined (this batter will be VERY lumpy).

A mixing bowl with the dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients for the best pancake recipe

  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Pour pancake batter into the skillet (about 1/4 cup for each pancake).

The best pancake batter being poured into a hot buttered skillet

  • Cook 3-4 minutes (bubbles will form on the top of the pancakes).
  • Flip and cook 1-2 minutes.

Bubbles forming on the top of pancake batter before flipping over

Top with maple syrup, fresh fruit, fruit syrup, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.

The best pancakes stacked with butter and maple syrup on them

Looking for more great breakfast recipes?  Try these:

  • Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole from Amanda’s Easy Recipes
  • My Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Muffins
  • My Tropical Banana Bread
  • Monkey Bread Recipe from The Self Proclaimed Foodie
  • Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Bake by Alexandra’s Kitchen

Watch the step by step video for The Best Pancake Recipe below:

Close up of the soft fluffy insides of three stacked pancakes

The Best Pancake Recipe

Best Pancake Recipe - This tasty pancake recipe is easy and has a secret ingredient that gives them the perfect fluffy pancake consistency.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 12 pancakes
Calories: 113kcal
Author: Amanda Finks
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5 from 86 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Butter for greasing the pan -about 3 tablespoons
  • Maple syrup for serving

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add the milk, sour cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk until combined. It’s ok to have small lumps of sour cream.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until no large clumps of dry flour remain, trying not to over mix. The batter should be very lumpy.
  • Melt about 1/2 tablespoon of butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium-low heat until lightly bubbling and light brown.
  • Ladle the batter into the skillet making 3-4 pancakes (about 1/4 cup of batter each). Cook 3-4 minutes, until bubbles form on top of each pancake and the bottoms are golden brown.
  • Flip the pancakes. Cook 1-2 minutes, until the bottoms are golden brown.
  • Carefully wipe out any excess browned butter with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining butter and pancake batter.
  • Serve warm with maple syrup.

Notes

Nutrition information does not include butter for cooking or toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/12th of the recipe | Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 138mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 0.9mg
Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword best pancake recipe, how to make pancakes, pancake recipe easy
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Comments

  1. Erika says

    July 8, 2020 at 4:49 AM

    5 stars
    Easy and so good!

    Reply
  2. Jillian says

    July 8, 2020 at 8:59 AM

    5 stars
    I use greek yogurt instead of sour cream! Amazing!

    Reply
    • Yumiko says

      September 13, 2020 at 9:54 AM

      Great idea! Thank you!!

      Reply
  3. Debbie says

    July 12, 2020 at 12:46 PM

    5 stars
    Hi there!
    I made these for my first time to make pancakes ever and they were absolutely delicious! Easy straightforward recipe, and the pictures made it helpful for first time pancake-makers like me to make sure we’re on the right track as we went along. I only had light sour cream and, in the spirit of quarantine, just used that and they were still fantastic! Absolutely delicious! I’m adding them to my recipe binder now. Thank you so much for sharing! Always a thrill to find delicious, easy go-to recipes! 🙂
    Debbie

    Reply
  4. Sandra says

    July 12, 2020 at 1:09 PM

    5 stars
    This was a success. My husband and I really enjoyed the taste of these pancakes. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Patricia says

    July 13, 2020 at 12:06 PM

    Taste great…but no fluffiness😢 They stayed flat as a crèpe😳
    Followed measurements to a “T”!
    Use lactosefree milk…

    ??????

    Reply
    • Sabina says

      August 2, 2020 at 10:49 PM

      I added an additional half cup of flour and that solved it.

      Reply
    • Sophia says

      August 22, 2020 at 7:28 PM

      You might need new baking powder if you’re not getting any rise. Using something like Lactaid shouldn’t make any difference with pancakes.

      Reply
    • Amanda L Horvath says

      December 15, 2020 at 5:29 AM

      Did you check the date on your baking powder? If your baking powder is past the expiration date then you need to get new baking powder.

      Reply
  6. Wesley says

    July 25, 2020 at 7:44 AM

    I think a 1/2 a tablespoon isn’t enough butter. I used 2 tablespoons and the pancakes got crispy on the outside and cakey on the inside.

    Reply
  7. Melissa says

    July 29, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    5 stars
    Love this recipe! Delicious! I usually make waffles because The pancake recipes i try, are a disappointment.. too dry, not sweet enough, no flavor, too fluffy or not fluffy enough.. this recipe has flavor, it’s perfectly fluffy. The batter threw me off because all I could smell was the sour cream but once it’s cooked then you won’t notice the sour cream.

    Reply
  8. Maria says

    July 30, 2020 at 1:39 PM

    This is the best pancake ever!!!

    Reply
  9. Cher Hague says

    August 2, 2020 at 8:16 PM

    5 stars
    Fab recipe delicious made it for my husband with maple syrup & tart blackberries. Loved it

    Reply
  10. Laureli says

    August 13, 2020 at 9:53 AM

    5 stars
    Oh my oceans these are the best pancakes I’ve made so far! Fluffy and tasty!!

    Reply
  11. Victoria Dellinges says

    August 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh! My husband and I have been on the search for the best pancake recipe…WOW! We used greek yogurt because we always have that on hand…they were so delicious and fluffy!! Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Sarah says

    August 21, 2020 at 6:45 AM

    5 stars
    My family loves these!

    Reply
  13. Fran Scavone says

    August 30, 2020 at 9:33 AM

    5 stars
    So light and fluffy. The taste is excellent. This has become my family favorite!

    Reply
  14. Linda says

    September 11, 2020 at 9:13 AM

    5 stars
    They came out great. I ran out of regular flour but had some oat flour and used a quarter cup of that.

    Reply
  15. Yumiko says

    September 13, 2020 at 9:53 AM

    5 stars
    Awesome, easy recipe!
    The Pancakes were fluffy and delicious!
    Adding fresh blueberries made them even better.
    Definitely keep this recipe!!

    I converted to 1/2 portion for 2 people.

    Reply
  16. Renee Merrick says

    September 26, 2020 at 5:05 PM

    5 stars
    Light, fluffy and rich! The family loved them.

    Reply
  17. Jen says

    October 4, 2020 at 12:37 AM

    5 stars
    Amazing! I didn’t have sour cream so I used Greek yogurt. I also substituted oat milk for cow milk. Even with both of these adjustments the pancakes were amazing. Thanks for a great recipe!!

    Reply
  18. Frances Webb says

    October 18, 2020 at 12:15 PM

    I don’t know what I did wrong but my batter was runny 😔

    Reply
    • Lulue says

      November 1, 2020 at 10:12 AM

      I think it’s your measurement.
      The milk was 1 cup or 8 ounces.
      Flour 1 and a 1/2 cup
      I used a 1 cup and a 1/2 cup to make sure to be persiste.

      The best pancake I’ve ever made. This is my third making pancake from scratch and this recipe is hands down my favorite. Try it again🥞 and have a great day.

      Reply
  19. Lulue says

    November 1, 2020 at 10:14 AM

    5 stars
    I love this recipe my pancakes came out perfect.
    Thank you

    Reply
  20. Jake says

    November 14, 2020 at 7:35 PM

    5 stars
    Yeah, the best I ever had. Light, and go down easy. They’re so good you really don’t need toppings. Great job on finding this recipe.

    Reply
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