How To Make Pancakes for One - this easy recipe includes a step by step VIDEO showing how to make a stack of three soft, fluffy pancakes. These pancakes taste great on their own, but are also perfect for add-ins like chocolate chips or mashed banana.
Enjoy with your favorite toppings: butter, syrup, fruit, and more.
Have there been mornings when you've thought a batch of delicious pancakes would be a wonderful breakfast to wake up to, only to realize you might be left with way too many pancakes for one person to eat?
If this has been your thought, you'll love this easy pancake recipe.
This recipe will yield a short stack of pancakes, perfect for serving one or two people.
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The Best Pancake Recipe
I've certainly craved pancakes yet the thought of making a huge batch that would give me plenty of leftovers just wasn't enough to motivate me to make them. That's why I created this wonderful recipe which will show you how quick and easy it is to make pancakes for one person.
This easy pancake recipe will give you 3 delightfully fluffy pancakes.
This "pancake recipe for one" is a reader favorite recipe. It's been on our site for few years and has always gotten great reviews. I decided to update the photos on this post and share them with you.
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Pancakes For One
This simple recipe is perfect if you're cooking for one or two people.
If you like banana pancakes, mash a banana and add it to the batter. You may have to add a little more milk to get a thinner consistency, though.
If you want to add a handful of chocolate chips or blueberries, go right ahead.
This is a basic pancake recipe that delivers pancakes that not only taste great on their own but are perfect for add-ins.
Day-old pancakes don't taste as good as hot off the griddle ones and with this easy recipe, you don't need to make a huge batch to satisfy a pancake craving.
Pancake Ingredients
See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.
For this easy pancake recipe you will need:
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- sugar
- salt
- egg
- milk
- vanilla extract
- butter
Tips For Making The Best Pancakes
- Let lumps remain in the batter: It's true, lumpy pancake batter is absolutely okay. Stir the batter until there are no more flour streaks and still lumpy. But be careful not to overmix.
- Check to make sure your baking powder is fresh. If it is old or expired you will end up with flat pancakes, not light and fluffy ones.
- Wipe out the pan between pancakes. I love cooking pancakes in butter but the butter will eventually burn. To solve this problem, wipe the pan between pancakes and add a little bit more butter before cooking the next pancake.
- Flip the pancakes when the bubbles just begin to pop.
How To Measure Flour
Flour measurements can be a huge variable when it comes to baking. Weighing ingredients is by far the most accurate, but it isn't done much in the U.S. If you use measuring cups to measure, use this method of measuring the flour:
- Use a spoon to fluff the flour in the container.
- Use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup.
- Use a knife or other straight edged utensil to level the flour across the measuring cup.
How To Serve Pancakes
This homemade pancake recipe will yield 3 pancakes. Serve them with butter and syrup or with berries or bananas.
Other Single Serving and Small Batch Breakfast Recipes
If you like these "pancakes for one" , you might also like these recipes:
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- Small Batch Biscuit Recipe
- Breakfast Bread Pudding For One
- Blueberry Muffin For One
- French Toast For One
- Berry Filled Dutch Baby For One
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Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon salted butter , melted
- 1 teaspoon salted butter for the pan
How To Video
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the egg and then whisk in the milk, vanilla and melted butter.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. If the batter seems too thick, add more of the milk, a little at a time.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet or griddle over medium heat.
- Ladle about 3/4 cup of the batter onto the skillet to make a pancake.
- Cook until bubbles break the surface of the pancake, and the underside is golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Flip with a spatula and cook about 1 minute more on the second side. Remove from the pan and place on a plate.
- Repeat until all the batter is used up.
- Serve with your favorite toppings: butter, syrup, fruit or any other topping you desire.
Notes
How To Measure Flour
Flour measurements can be a huge variable when it comes to baking. Weighing ingredients is by far the most accurate, but it isn't done much in the U.S. If you use measuring cups to measure, use this method of measuring the flour:- Use a spoon to fluff the flour in the container.
- Use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup.
- Use a knife or other straight edged utensil to level the flour across the measuring cup.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
PERFECT PANCAKES! I have tried a lot of different pancake recipes but hands down, yours is the best! Thank you! I used coconut milk rather than milk and added red raspberries. Used high quality pancake syrup. Yum. A quick fast dinner. I’ll be trying more of your recipes. Thanks again!
Thank you for your kind review, Colleen. I’m so glad you enjoyed the pancakes.
substituted the flour with pasta sauce, 10/10 would recommend to a friend
WOW these turned amazing
Too thick and dense. Didn’t enjoy
Tasted a little too eggy, but besides that okay.
I was wondering can you use buttermilk? Thank you
Hi Carley, I have not tested this recipe with buttermilk.
I used yogurt whey from making my own yogurt, which is very similar to using buttermilk. Turned out fine.
Loved this recipe! I’m still on the newer side of cooking and this recipe was great for my husband and I. We had some left over ( which definitely won’t go to waste) It isn’t always easy cooking for two and so I am really happy to have found this site. I will definitely check out more of your recipes!
I’m so glad you and your husband enjoyed the pancakes. Thank you so much for your feedback.
Great recipe – loved it! Easy and so delicious.
Great
I ended up with 2 massive thick pancakes, very nice but I’d definitely use half the recipie next time