Are you looking for the perfect vegan pancake recipe? One that tastes like regular pancakes without the hassle of making flax egg or the strong banana aftertaste of most vegan banana pancake recipes. Here I am sharing with you the perfect vegan pancake recipe: easy, super fluffy, golden, and delicious with a drizzle of pure maple syrup! It’s the classic of the classics, the base version that I derived into Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes, Vegan Banana Oat Pancakes, or Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes. I’m a huge fan of turning classic recipes into vegan treats, just have a look at my Vegan Crepes or Vegan Cinnamon Rolls recipe to see what I mean! So, get the recipe below to learn all my tips and tricks to making the best pancakes you’ve ever had!
Ingredients and Substitutions
All-Purpose Flour – Wheat flour gives the best fluffy pancakes with this recipe. You cannot use almond flour, oat flour, or coconut flour to substitute for wheat flour in this recipe. If you want to use these healthy flour options, try my Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes, Vegan Oatmeal Pancakes, or Vegan Coconut Flour Pancakes. Other options for this recipe are whole-wheat flour or all-purpose gluten-free flour blends. However, these options make the pancakes heavier and not as fluffy. You can also use spelt flour. Baking Powder or half the amount of baking soda. Watch out, If you are using baking soda, it can add a strong bitter aftertaste to the pancakes. Sugar – You can use coconut sugar or erythritol for a healthy vegan pancake option. Non-Dairy Milk – For the buttermilk, you can use soy milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or almond milk. However, soy milk is higher in fat and provides the best pancake texture, similar to regular pancakes. Note that non-dairy milk must be at room temperature to create the best buttermilk texture. Acidic Ingredient – To curdle the vegan buttermilk, you can use apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
How To Make Vegan Pancakes
The secret to making fluffy vegan pancakes is to combine the dry ingredients with vegan buttermilk and baking powder.
Cooking The Pancakes
The best way to cook pancakes is to use a non-stick pancake griddle or frying pan.
Step-By-Step Video
Serving Vegan Pancakes
The best way to serve this fluffy vegan pancake recipe is to add some healthy toppings like:
Fresh fruits – a handful of sliced bananas, blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries. Nut butter – add a drizzle of one of the following on top of your pancake stack: peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter. Sweeteners – the best are pure maple syrup, rice syrup, or agave syrup. Other ideas are vegan butter, chocolate chips, seeds, or nuts. Caramel – Date Caramel or Peanut Butter Caramel.
Pancake Variations
You can tweak this recipe by adding some add-ons to the pancake batter :
Vegan chocolate chip – scoop out the batter into the pan and sprinkle some chocolate chip on top of the pancake. 1/2 cup blueberries – fresh or frozen, add them directly into the pancake batter. This option creates the most delicious vegan blueberry pancakes. Mashed banana – you can replace the vegetable oil in this recipe with mashed bananas. It will give a light banana flavor to the pancakes and makes the recipe oil-free.
