These Easy 3-Ingredient Pancakes is our ritual weekend pancake recipe. Fluffy and super soft with the added bonus of no oil or butter!
There are so many ways to convert these 3-ingredient pancakes with whatever you like! With this pancake base, you can’t go wrong…
EASY PANCAKE RECIPE
With so many pancake recipes on-line, most of them consist of over 8 ingredients and 82 steps, there’s no need. Especially when you’re in a rush to feed a mad crowd of people — teenagers or any child under 12 included. They don’t care about vanilla extract or buttermilk or chilling batters or whatever. They just want pancakes….YESTERDAY.
Being school holidays right now, these are my go-to pancakes. They’re ready, steaming hot and on the table before my kids are.
HOW TO MAKE A PANCAKE BASE
No complicated steps, beaters, separating eggs or beating egg whites for fluffier pancakes. No sifting flour with a cloud of flour dust flying all over your bench tops. Just one bowl. One spoon. And about 2 minutes mixing 3-ingredients together.
All you need is self raising flour, eggs and milk: the essential base for any pancake recipe.
Pour in your favourite add-ins included in the recipe box just before frying…and good morning to you!
TOPPINGS
Homemade blueberry sauce isn’t the same as eating normal blueberries out of their punnet. Drizzle the sauce all over your stack for a top quality dining experience. Fresh cut fruits, mixed berries and chocolate chips are just as good, as is a good ol’ traditional pour of maple syrup.
Try this pancake recipe for crispier edged pancakes, or for a complete  alternative try our Fluffy Pancake recipe here! Banana pancakes are just as good. Or have some fun with the kids and try my mini pancake cereal recipe!
Looking for more breakfast recipes? Try my Belgian Waffles Recipe, Chocolate Cake Waffles
Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups /500ml milk (skim, low fat or full fat)
- 2 1/4 cups white self raising flour*
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs and milk together to combine. Add in the flour, and beat until the batter is smooth and lump free. Add in any option add-ins you like here.
- Heat a nonstick pan over low-medium heat with cooking oil spray. Wipe over excess; pour about 1/3 cup of batter per pancake. Cook pancakes for 1 to 2 minutes, or until bubbles appear on the surface and the bases are golden brown. Flip and cook until golden; transfer to a warmed plate; repeat with remaining batter (spraying/greasing pan between ever second or third pancake if needed).
- Serve immediately with yoghurt, ice cream, whipped cream, maple syrup, berries, or any other toppings you like.
Notes
*2-4 tablespoons sugar
*2 teaspoons baking powder (for extra fluffiness)
*1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
*Pinch of salt
*1/3 cup chocolate chips
*1/2 cup blueberries or raspberries *Substitute with plain or all purpose flour if you don't have self raising. Add 1 tablespoon of baking powder when adding the four and whisk until smooth. You can also use whole wheat or wholemeal flour.
Jason says
The entire family absolutely loved these pancakes.
akechigoro says
I made these and they were SO good like I will never buy pancakes again because of how stress-free these were to make. I added a tsp of vanilla extract ‘cos why not.
I actually made these pancakes without any oil or butter. The trick is to heat the non-stick pan hot enough such that when you pour the batter, it starts bubbling after 1-2 seconds. Then flip over. It’s a gorgeous brown colour, fluffy, smells so good. I’m in love.
Rick Snyder says
Finally! After 20 years of experimenting with dozens of recipes and boxed mixes it seems that this one is perfect. I lowered the heat, mixed the batter smooooth, increased the baking powder and added blueberries before turning them They were perfect! Looked good, were nice and fluffy and now Its now our go to for Pancakes on every Saturday. thank you!
Christine Kwong says
I’m from Singapore n I just wanted a 5-10 min recipe to have a quick breakfast without going out and I managed it in 10 mins, making coffee while heating up my 4-egg pan. Made 4 mini pancakes at one go, dished them out and had them with butter n blueberry jam. These pancakes are soft n fluffy!! Beats those complex many ingredient buttermilk pancakes I have tried. No after-taste of baking powder either. Btw I like that I can halve your recipe easily. THANK YOU. So glad I found your recipe. This will be my go-to recipe from now on!!
KayL says
Perfect recipe…perfect pancakes. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🇬🇧
Mom says
Made these today, my kids have a medical condition that they cannot have added sugars, and watch how many carbs. Pancakes is a favorite so I tried these, and they were really good. We tried adding blueberries and sugar free choc chips, but the kids preferred them plain!
Thanks!