Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe

Name: Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 6 1/3 cups all purpose unbleached flour; 1 1/3 cups instant dry milk powder; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 2 cups pancake mix; 1 large egg; 1 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 cups mix; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 1/4 cups cold water

August 28, 2018 · 139 Comments

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Make pancakes every morning with this Easy Pancake Mix Recipe! All you need is water, oil, and an egg for the fluffiest pancakes ever!

The only issue with pancakes I have is waking up early enough to make a batch and get my kids out the door to catch their bus. Enter this utterly divine homemade Pancake Mix. If you need the perfect way to make pancakes, this is it. It’s a fast, simple method that will give you probably some of the best pancakes out there. Plus you make the base pancake mix ahead of time so when it comes time to actually make pancakes, it’s a cinch.

Pancake Mix Ingredients

In the pancake mix recipe, I call for a lot of common ingredients like:

flour
salt
baking powder
baking soda…

and one, not-so-common ingredient: powdered milk! I hate to say it, but it really is my secret and the key to prosperity, success, and the fluffiest pancakes in the wooooorrrrrllllldddd. You can also use powdered buttermilk here for buttermilk pancakes.

Variations

Feel free to customize this mix and pancake recipe so it suits your needs.

If you have an egg issue going on, one of my readers suggested vegan egg powder.

If you have gluten allergies, use GF flour.

If you hate plain pancakes, spice it up with fruit or fancy syrup. (This homemade Cinnamon Roll Syrup is also highly recommended.) Other readers have added nutmeg, cinnamon, or vanilla to make their pancakes a little more special.

How to Make Pancake Mix

For all of the nitty-gritty details, see the recipe card below.

Measure out a bunch of flour, sugar, powdered milk, salt, and leavenings into a mixing bowl.
Stir it together and that’s it!! Pancake mix you can use for days and days.

Storing Pancake Mix

Store homemade pancake mix in an airtight container in a cool dry place (aka your pantry).

Check the expiration dates on all of the ingredients you used, whichever one is up first indicates when your mix will go bad. So use fresh ingredients for longer-lasting mix!

This would be perfect for your food storage {if you do that sort of thing} OR, even to have on hand for a faster breakfast idea.

How to Make Pancakes with Mix

For full details see the recipe card below 🙂

To make a batch of these, simply measure out 2 cups of the mix, then add in an egg, some water, and a little oil.
Whisk ’til the batter is smooth and fry these little dudes up. Good things happening right here!
Eat these babies hot off the griddle. Ideally with butter. And a touch of syrup… ok, A LOT of syrup.

These will have the same texture that store-bought mixes would have, but minus all the weirdo ingredients.

Yes, you still have to stand over a stove for 10-ish minutes cooking pancakes, but that’s a small price to pay after one bite of these!

How to Make Waffles with Pancake Mix

PS- This recipe also makes waffles! Whhheeeeeee!

Simply mix the batter as directed in the recipe card below but instead of frying on a griddle, pour that batter into a waffle iron. Top with desired toppings and enjoy!

Feeling adventurous with Pancakes? Try these recipes out:

Give this Pancake Mix a whirl, you guys! You won’t be sorry 🙂

Printable recipe card and helpful video below!