Easy Pancake Batter Recipe - Sizzling Eats (2024)

Made with just 4 simple ingredients, this pancake recipe is so easy that even kids can make it! This breakfast recipe produces 16 thick and fluffy pancakes and can be made using all-purpose flour. Additional toppings like fresh Blueberry Compote pair well.

My kids love pancakes so much and were my official taste testers for this recipe. They loved how thick, filling, and fluffy these pancakes were. The best part, is this recipe has no sugar or butter. It only requires milk, eggs, baking powder and flour. If you have self rising flour, make that just 3 ingredients!!

This recipe made 16 pancakes and features this homemade Blueberry compote recipe. You can top them with butter, syrup, apple pie filling, strawberry compote, or your favorite toppings. They make an excellent base for just about any sweet topping.

4 Ingredient Pancakes

Here is exactly what you will need to make 16 hearty pancakes.

• unbleached flour – 2 1/4 cups
• baking powder – 1 + 1/3 tablespoons
• whole milk- 2 cups
• eggs- 2 large

DIY Self-Rising Flour

If you do not have self-rising flour, you can add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to each cup of unbleached or bleached flour.

How to Make Easy Pancake Batter

Heat your griddle to 350 degrees.

Whisk together flour and baking powder.

Make a well in the center of the bowl and add in eggs, and milk.

Combine thoroughly until most of the bumps (flour pockets) are gone.

Grease your griddle.

Use an ice cream scoop to add batter to the griddle. I was able to make 8 per session.

Cook for about 1 minute per side. Pancakes will start to form bubbles when they are ready to be turned. They should be a light golden brown color.

Turn pancakes and cook for another minute or until the centers are no longer doughy. You can check on this by gently pressing down on your pancake. If batter comes out, cook it a little longer.

How to Keep Pancakes Warm

I have 2 ways that I keep my pancakes warm while making a full batch.

You can warm the oven to 200 degrees and add your pancakes to an oven-safe pan. Simply add the pancakes there until they are all done cooking.

Simply cover each batch once it comes off the griddle.

Or, if you have kids like mine, get their plates ready to dig in once the pancakes are hot and ready.

If you want a delicious fruit topping for your pancakes, I suggest checking out the below two Fruit Compotes that are simply scrumptious!

Blueberry Compote

Strawberry Compote