These 40 Fluffy Pancake Recipes Are Worth Getting Up Early For (2024)

Perfectly tart with a hint of sweetness, these are the absolute-best lemon ricotta pancakes. Compared to traditional buttermilk pancakes, they're fluffier in texture. To achieve such airy results, you need to mix your wet and dry ingredients separately, which ensures that you don't overmix the batter. We promise it's worth the extra step.

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Here at Delish, we always want....some more s'mores. So why not have them at breakfast? The trick is heating up the marshmallow fluff for 5 to 10 seconds in the microwave—no longer, or else it can puff up and create a sticky mess—to make it easier to spread.

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While we love pancakes with flavors and mix-ins, there is something about a thick stack of fluffy, slightly tangy buttermilk pancakes that really hits the spot. Pro tip: The key to giving these pancakes the perfect texture and a nice rise is to whip your egg whites to a stiff peak.

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Adding almond flour to traditional cream cheese-based keto pancakes makes these a little more cake-y, and the lemon zest gives them another layer of flavor we cannot get enough of.

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For best results, we recommend using a thick pancake batter. Our homemade recipe is perfect for coating the bananas and comes out super fluffy. If you're using something like Bisquik, you may want to add a little more mix than the box calls for to the batter.

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Soufflé pancakes can be topped with anything you would add to your favorite American-style pancakes. Fresh fruit, whipped cream, and powdered sugar are the most traditional options, but feel free to get creative with your favorite chocolatey (melted Nutella), crunchy (candied nuts), creamy (sweetened, whipped mascarpone) combinations!

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Love homemade pancakes? Feeding a crowd? We got you. This easy recipe requires no flipping, and it's ridiculously fluffy and delicious.

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Look no further for the perfect homemade pancake recipe! Served with some oven-baked bacon, breakfast couldn't be any more perfect, thanks to these helpful hacks for the fluffiest pancakes ever.

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Don't toss that sourdough starter when feeding it! Use up that discard in these easy overnight pancakes. The batter will be ready for you when you wake up, and they cook up into soft, lacy edged pancakes with a little extra tang your family will LOVE.

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These are by far the fluffiest pancakes we've ever made. If you don't like bananas, you can skip them or add in your favorite fruits. Don't have sour cream? Sub in full-fat plain yogurt and they'll be just as fluffy.

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Don't have buttermilk? Make your own with this simple buttermilk recipe. Nothing should stand in your way of having the best pancakes ever.

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These fluffy pancakes have everything we love about a classic carrot cake, even down to a cream cheese glaze. It’s perfect for when you’re craving cake, but have no time (or reason?) to make one. These fluffy pancakes are well spiced and full of toasted walnuts and carrots for a sweet morning.

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Fluffy, sweet, and as golden as those famous McDonald's arches, these copycat hotcakes are sure to hit the spot. The trick to fluffy hotcakes is kind of counterintuitive—the more lumps in your batter, the better. Stir the wet and dry ingredients only until they’ve just combined, since overmixing will develop too much gluten and make your hotcakes tough.

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You can turn ANYTHING into pancake dippers; we love battering breakfast sausage, apple slices, and bananas, but these bacon pancake dippers may just be our top favorite.

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