I love pancakes! And these American-style pancakes are my perfect pancake. They are light and fluffy, while still being thick and hearty and completely moreish. Drenched in maple syrup with a handful of fresh raspberries, they are most definitely my favourite morning treat (with a big bowl of Fruit Loops coming in a close second).
This pancake recipe is super simple with no wild ingredients – you probably have ALL of them on hand right now. Which means you are just moments away from sweet pancake heaven. Just sayin.
Growing up, pancakes were always a treat. But pancakes for us meant shaker pancakes! You know the kind, with the dry mix in the bottle and you just had to add milk or water. And then you just shake your heart out and voila, perfect pancakes. Well that’s what you think as a kid.
Then you grow up and realise what really makes a good pancake is learning to master the ‘flip’. But making the batter from scratch definitely takes it up a notch or two in the taste department.
In our house, my dad liked his pancakes thin. Like really thin. Maybe even verging on the side of a crepe. But not me. Oh no, as a child, I liked my pancakes thick and fat. Like a restaurant would serve them. Little did I know, even back then, I was into American style foods!
Well now I can make my very own stack of fat and fluffy pancakes from scratch, just the way I like them. And there is no better way to eat a pile of American-style pancakes, then with authentic maple syrup. Are you hungry yet?
I’m proud of this recipe because making pancakes has not always been my forte. In fact, my first attempt went horribly wrong and tasted like scrambled eggs. It took a while for me to try again. But don’t worry, those days are well behind me. These pancakes are delicious!
And when they are made fresh and served up to you straight from the griddle – the world becomes a far better place. Excuse me, this bowl of cereal is just not cutting it anymore. Fluffy American Pancakes here we come!
Fluffy American Pancakes
Fluffy American Pancakes that are soft and sweet, while still being thick and hearty, drenched in maple syrup with a handful of fresh raspberries.
- Yield: Makes 6 large pancakes
Ingredients
- 210 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) plain flour
- 50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 55 grams (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 240 ml (1 cup) milk
- Fresh raspberries and golden syrup, to serve
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar and baking powder. Give it a little whisk. Next, add your butter to a separate mixing bowl and microwave for 20 seconds or so until just melted. Add your vanilla, eggs and milk to your butter mixture and stir to combine. Next pour your wet mixture into your dry mixture and gently fold through. The mixture should be nice and thick.
- Heat a small frying pan on a medium-low heat, add a little butter to the pan and pour over 1/2 cup or so of your pancake batter. Heat for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown and then flip. Heat on the opposite side for about 1 minute or until also golden. Repeat with remaining pancake batter. Serve pancakes immediately with maple syrup and fresh raspberries.
American here, just made this recipe here in London with for my British boyfriend and Latvian housemate. They were the perfect American pancakes to share, thanks for the great recipe!
Hi Irene! So pleased to hear you enjoyed this pancake recipe – high praise especially from an American! 🙂 Thank you for your lovely feedback.
We Americans know how to do it, eh? 😉 look and sound wonderful, Jess! Hooray for the thick and fluffy ‘cakes!
You sure do!! 🙂
Now you just need to figure out how to put Fruit Loops in your pancakes and you can have your two favorite breakfasts in one! 😄 Or maybe that would be weird. 😉 Fluffy pancakes always call to me. These are making me so hungry!
Ahhh don’t say that! Now my brain totally wants to do it! Hahaha Fruit Loop Pancakes here we come! 😉
Omg I love love fluffy pancakes!! They look so so delish, and I need to make some soon!
Thanks Anu!
YES to fluffy pancakes!! and yes to all that maple syrup glory! I’m totally craving a stack of pancakes now…!!
Hahaha thanks Beeta! Maple syrup ALL the way! 😉
These look PERFECT! My husband and I used to have a tradition where we would have pancakes every Sunday morning. Lately with us being busy with the two littles we’ve gotten away from it but we definitely need to get back to it! Maybe we’ll have to give these a try this weekend 🙂
Oh I love that tradition Ashley! I think you need to start it back again! 🙂
Oh my God, they look so perfect, mine are never ever so good looking!!! I love pancakes, I could eat them every day!
Thanks Adina! 🙂
They look gorgeous, so golden! I love pancakes for breakfast too, but my husband is more of a bacon and eggs person, so I don’t make pancakes that often. Perhaps this weekend we’ll try these and see if we can’t change his mind 😉
Aww I do love a good plate of bacon and eggs too Robyn! But my sweet tooth definitely appreciates a good stack of pancakes! 😉
Ahhhh… we had the shaker pancakes too! And I liked mine reaaaally thin, like a crepe, like your dad! Now I’ve totally changed and like them thick and fluffy and light, with no shaker bottle in sight. It took me a while to get the hang of making pancakes too! These look perfect x
Hahaha brings you back to your childhood right? Thanks Hannah!
Oh Jess! I wish I was chowing down on these rather than porridge this morning! But I guess that’s what the weekend is for 🙂
I have fond memories of shaker pancakes – we used to add crushed up Violet Crumble to our sometimes 😉 but as an adult I have to say, there’s nothing better than a homemade, home-stirred pancake. I can’t wait to make these and drown them in maple syrup after a big run on Sunday morning. Delicious!
That’s it Amy! Oh man, with Violet Crumble, that would be amazing! I love anything honeycomb! 🙂