Do you ever want a homemade pancake mix that isn’t full of all of those unknown ingredients you get in the boxed versions? Let me show you how to make a homemade pancake mix so the next time you are running late but your kids are begging for pancakes, you can say YES to pancakes and watch their sleepy faces grin.
Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe
There is something so wonderful about pancakes for breakfast! Our entire family loves breakfast foods. Breakfast for dinner is quite common, and if it were up to me, I could eat breakfast three times a day! One of our favorite breakfast meals is pancakes.
While everyone loves traditional fluffy pancakes, we also enjoy working with creative pancake ideas like Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, Banana Bread Pancakes, Eggnog Pancakes and even Gluten-Free Pancakes. But on the busiest mornings, it’s nice t be able to just grab a pre-made pancake mix, whip up a batch and get on with my day.
Move over boxed mi
How to Make Pancake Mix
Move over boxed pancake mix! Today, I’m going to show you how to make your pancake mix ahead of time, and save it in a jar on your countertop. Now, you’ll be minutes away from pancakes, any time of day and you can feel confident serving it to your family because you know your homemade pancake mix has only the good stuff in it with no unnecessary ingredients!
Becasue really, when you stop to think about it, what is really in that box? The basic ingredients for pancakes are all the same. So why not make your own boxed pancake mix? I finally did it, and let me tell you, I am never going back to the box! Not only are these mixes easy to put together, it ends up saving you money. You can even have your kids help out to make the mixes too so you can stock up your pantry!
DIY Pancake Mix
Simple pancake mix recipe – keep this on hand for quick and easy breakfast any day of the week!
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
For the DIY Pancake Mix bag:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt (depending on preference)
To cook One DIY Pancake Mix Bag:
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted (optional)
Instructions
- In a zip bag or air-tight container, mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
With a permanent marker, write on the outside of the bag to add:
- (1 1/4) cups milk
- (1) egg
- (3) tablespoons butter, melted (optional)
To use DIY Pancake Mix:
- Pour all the dry ingredients into a medium-size bowl. Add the milk, egg and butter, if using. Mix well to combine. Pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto the pan or griddle over medium heat. Wait until bubbles form to flip.
- Serve with fruit, syrup, or whatever else you prefer.
Notes
This recipe makes approximately 10 to 12 pancakes.
If you’re adding melted butter to your mixes, make sure to use unsalted butter (or lower the amount of salt you use per mix.)
You can substitute half the amount of all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2-3 pancakes
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 2.2g
- Sodium: 3909.9mg
- Fat: 0.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 27.3g
- Protein: 3.2g
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Even better than the boxed version.
Thanks for the recipe. My kids love it!!!
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I’ve tried many different pancake recipes and this is a family favorite. I use whole wheat flour and they still come out perfect.
Definitely recommend!
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Can you replace water for the milk
You can. Your pancakes won’t be as fluffy. The milk protein helps give them texture.
How much dry ingredients and wet ingredients do I use to make 4 pancakes.
1 bag yields 8-10 pancakes.
Thx.
Saved me a trip out in the rain & cold to surprise my girlfriend with great homemade pancakes on her birthday.
Merry Christmas !
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Thx for the homemade recipe.
It’s rainy & cold outside and I wanted to
I made these this morning with honey instead of sugar and they were fantastic. Our family of three ate the whole lot!
I’m so happy to hear that your family loved them! Pancakes are our favorite :)
Do you think I can save the mixes in the freezer? I read some people do that with flour, so it can last longer.
for sure!
What would you recommend using to make this gluten free?
Use King Arthur Flour AP Gluten free flour mix. Enjoy!
Where did you find this recipe? Would love to thank the creator as my kids love it
It’s my recipe. The same recipe I use to make regular pancakes but I pre-bag it so I don’t have to measure. I’m glad your kids enjoyed it.
Can you substitute vegetable oil for the butter? If so, how much? My son has a dairy allergy, but love pancakes and this recipe is much easier than the one I use now. Thanks!
absolutely. 1:1
Have you ever made this in a huge batch and then kept it in a large container instead of individual baggies? If so, once it’s all mixed do you know how much to measure out? Thanks
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This is my question too, although stated a different way. I made a 3x batch of dry ingredients. I want to scoop them into baggies like the picture shows. There seems to be no measurements for *exactly* how much to put in each baggie. I could take the next 30 mins dividing each ingredient by three, converting each measurement to a common measure, adding them together, then converting them back to know how much mix to put in each baggie – OR the OP can tell us how much she puts in each bag. Not trying to be rude, I just have 2 grandkids complaining their breakfast is taking forever because I’m rereading and rereading trying to find the information. Thank you.
Has anyone ever tried to make mini muffins out of these? I’d love to try cooking up sausage, putting it in mini muffin tins and pouring the mix over then sausage and baking. I’m not sure what temps to bake for how long and if it would work.
This recipe rocks! I will never go back to boxed mixes again.
I replaced 1 cup of white flour for whole weat to bump up the protein, and fiber.
Thanks again
Can this be adjusted for waffles and how?
We have a waffle mix coming out soon. Different recipe. I haven’t tested it with this one.
How long would each of the bags last in the pantry? I am an expiration date freak :).
2 months? It will really depend in the expiration date of your ingredients. They are basic and then you mix with fresh.
I have a tiny family (just 3 of us). What are the portions for cutting this recipe in half? Would it still call for 1 egg? P.S. I’m terribly, horrible at math (fractions: yikes!)!
Is there a way to make this eggless?
you can replace eggs with applesauce/bananas/yogurt in a lot of desserts/breads…I wonder if that would work with pancakes?!
you can replace the eggs with flax eggs.
Not this particular recipe, but I’ve replace many pancake recipes with applesauce or bananas (also done flax eggs). I think it’s 1 banana or 1/2 cup applesauce per egg, but I Google it each time to be sure.
This is great; thank you for sharing! My girls eat pancakes on a very regular basis, and I’ll feel better about feeding this homemade version.
Does anyone out there know if soy milk will work in place of milk? We had allergies in our home, and soy milk became or drink of choice as a result. Any thoughts appreciated!
Rebecca, you can use soy milk as a substitution for cows milk without any problems in this recipe! Hope you enjoy it!
Love this recipe!! Going home to put it together!!! I am not sure if I am reading this right , in your ingredients I don’t see sugar, but in the instructions it said to included sugar in the dry mix. Is sugar optional and if so how much?
Thank you!!
K
Karin, it is 1 Tablespoon per bag, and the recipe has been adjusted. :)
This is great! I have one question though. If you were to double or triple this to put into a container – how many cups would you scoop out to mix with the milk, eggs and butter to make the 6 servings?
Lydi, honestly I’ve never tried to put it into a container. I just reuse the bags over and over again :) You could try to measure it out the dry ingredients to figure out the yield.. however you would have to sift everything to make sure you get an even amount of all the items per batch, and even then I’m not sure if it would work perfectly.
There is no sugar listed in the ingredients but it is in the directions. Just wondering how much. Thanks :)
Wendy, it is 1 Tablespoon. Thanks for pointing that out! It has been fixed:)
does not indicate how much sugar to use, but in the directions it ask to combine salt & SUGAR….
Thanks!
Elva, thanks for pointing that out– it is 1 Tablespoon!