Pancakes are classics for a breakfast table coast to coast. Breakfast for dinner? An even better treat to mix the usual monotony of the work week. They’re customizable, easy to make, and never fail to fuel anyone from kids to grandparents.
Finding your go to pancake recipe can be a hassle – there’s so many good ones to try. There’s everything from crêpes to farm to oat to fruit infused. It can be daunting to tackle the hunt for your own go to Saturday morning or on the go car meal. So we’ve compiled a list of our tried and true favorite pancakes for your next best breakfast ever.
1. Swedish Pancakes from Amber Adamson Kincheloe at All Recipes
If typical American style pancakes aren’t tickling your fancy and you want to switch things up – try these swedish style ones. Their incredibly similar to a French crêpe. The higher ratio of butter and eggs to flour creates a more fluid batter consistency lending to a lighter, thinner pancake. Sugar is always an optional addition to traditional Swedish pancakes, but it’s a non required preference allowing more customization to your meal. Serve topped with butter and sugar, jams, fruit, whatever your heart desires.
Check out our favorite mini Swedish pancake recipe here!
2. Farm Pancakes from Jestei at Food52
A recipe originally from 1840 Farm and redressed for Jestei’s best needs, we meet the farm pancake. A thin, cast iron cooked flapjack that’s forgiving enough to modify based on what already resides in your cabinets. These are the perfect morning on the go breakfast for anyone looking to supplement a meal in the car or looking for a slight variant to the tell tale classics. Recommended to be dressed with fresh bananas or blueberries.
Check out the Jestei approved farm pancake here!
3. Martha Stewart’s Easy, Basic Pancakes
Truly, if you’re going to trust anyone with a recipe, Martha Stewart is the go to to trust. These are the things dreams are made of. Their light and fluffy, tender in the middle, and just crispy enough around the edges you’ll never worry about them getting soggy so you can load on the syrup. And Martha offers a plethora of variants on this perfect recipe, but master this one and you’ll never again be disappointed by a box mix from the back of a cupboard. These pancakes are begging for a pad of butter and they’re on their way to being the photo opp brunch pics you’ve been waiting for!
Check out Martha’s easy, basic pancakes here!
4. Pinch of Yum’s Fluffiest Blueberry Pancake
Truly, what’s better than pancakes with toppings already included? Nothing. These pancakes are what dreams are made of – decadent, flavorful, melt in your mouth goodness. This classic to master ensures a non-soggy blueberry nestled into a rich pancake, waiting to be joined by some butter and syrup. These are what makes for lazy Saturday mornings.
Check out the whole recipe here!
5. Whole Wheat Pancakes from Kathryne Taylor at Cookie + Kate
For a spin on flavor while keep traditional texture – toss these whole wheat pancakes into the ring. They have a delicious hint of cinnamon, syrup sweetener, nutty undertones for the perfect alternative to traditional or buttermilk cakes. They also make for a less heavy option! On a health kick? Try these out with some peanut butter for a great option when you want something sweet for breakfast with out feeling weighed down from too much syrupy goodness.
6. Jen Segal for Once Upon A Chef’s Best Pancake Recipe
These are another reliable classic. So easy to do in the mornings whether you’re rushing for your own day or your kids. They’re perfectly fluffy, not weighty, crispy on the outside, and take close to no time to do. This is what dreams are made of before school or days of errands. And the recipe is flexible enough for any additions like frozen fruit or chocolate chips.
7. Nichole from The Salty Marshmallow’s Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes
Who doesn’t love the seasonal flavors fall brings? This morning goodie is the perfect welcome to the chillier season. Packed with your favorite pumpkin pie spices creating a complex, familiar, and warm flavor that pairs great with the fluffy, perfectly cooked pancake. While, sure, you can enjoy year round if you’re a die hard, we think these are best served on the chilliest of fall mornings, and would pair great with a spooky movie night for a fun dinner switch up.
Check out Nichole’s recipe here!
8. The Food Network’s Oat and Chia Seed Pancakes with Mango, Pineapple and Kiwi
Hear us out, okay. These unique pancakes are filling, good for you, and taste incredible. The texture remains fluffy and true to it’s buttermilk originator, while leaving you full instead of heavy. And the fruit creates a light, sweet syrup that is perfect to top them off with. If you’re trying to stay away from butter and sugar – try these out, we promise you won’t regret it.
Check out the Food Network’s Recipe here!
9. The Food Network’s Green Herb Pancakes with Ricotta and Red Chile Oil
Listen, pancakes do not always demand sweetness. A savory cake is not only a nice change of pace, but an incredible way to try new flavor profiles. Just like you can incorporate different fruits and treats into a pancake – expanding to include flavor profiles outside of sweetness can leave you with these light and airy, complex, savory pancakes you won’t be able to put down. The herbs and the ricotta create a well balanced textured and the chile oil truly takes it to another place.
Check out the Food Networks Recipe here!
10.Trina Stewart’s Gingerbread Pancakes for Taste of Home
To compliment our pumpkin pick, these molasses beauties are perfect for the holiday host. Taking a classic winter flavor and making them into a breakfast dessert is truly something genius, and we’re all the better for trying them out. They’re balanced, fluffy and nostalgic. The end of the year is stressful as is, but this recipe isn’t. Taking no more time than your usual flapjack, but leaving you with great texture and familiar flavors. If you’re feeling extra festive – decorating them with your toppings of choice as if they were cookies is never frowned upon.
Check out Trina’s recipe here!
11. Cinnken’s Mom’s Buttermilk Pancake recipe for Allrecipes
The true hero here, the buttermilk pancake. A family loved recipe that hits the spot every time. It’s traditional and classic – nailing the silky texture and true to form buttermilk flavor. This recipe goes best with berry syrups, just to keep things fun and interesting, but is customizable and loved by all.
Check out Cinnken’s recipe here!