These Easy 3 Ingredient Pancakes are our ritual weekend pancake recipe. Fluffy and super soft and surprisingly low calorie with no oil or butter!
These 3 ingredient pancakes are so light and fluffy, they’re guaranteed to make sure you’re not left feeling stodgy and uncomfortable when you’re done. They are the perfect weekend breakfast for any sweet tooth watching their calories!
EASY PANCAKE RECIPE
With so many pancake recipes online, it’s hard to find one that is quick and easy. We have awesome pancake recipes of our own like our Buttermilk Pancakes and our Best Fluffy Pancakes, but they aren’t exactly quick.
Most of the pancake recipes you’ll find online consist of more than eight steps and a billion different ingredients. There’s no need for that. Especially when you’re in a rush to feed teenagers or any child under 12. They don’t care about vanilla extract, buttermilk, chilling batters or whatever. They just want pancakes… YESTERDAY.
Being school holidays right now, these 3 ingredient pancakes are my go-to pancakes. They’re ready, steaming hot and on the table before my kids are.
HOW TO MAKE A PANCAKE BATTER
No complicated steps, beaters, separating eggs or beating egg whites for fluffier pancakes. No sifting flour with a cloud of white dust landing all over your clean bench tops. Just one bowl. One spoon. And about two minutes, mixing three 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 just before frying and you’re basically done. Shockingly quick and delightfully tasty, these 3 ingredient pancakes are just as good, if not better than some of the more complicated recipes out there.
TOPPINGS
Homemade Blueberry Sauce is sooo much better than eating fresh blueberries straight out of the punnet. Drizzle the sauce all over your 3 ingredient pancakes for a top quality dining experience.
Fresh cut fruits, mixed berries and chocolate chips are just as good, as is a good ol’ traditional maple syrup.
Try our Easy Fluffy Pancakes for crispier edged pancakes, or for a complete alternative try our Choc Chip Banana Pancakes. Or have some fun with the kids and try my Mini Pancake Cereal Recipe!
Looking for more breakfast recipes?
Try my Belgian Waffles Recipe or Chocolate Cake Waffles!
Easy 3 Ingredient Pancakes
Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups milk skim, low fat or full fat
- 2 ¼ 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 ⅓ 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
*⅓ cup chocolate chips
*½ 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.
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!
amal says
This recipe looks so simple and easy I love it! Can we put strawberries the batter though?
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!
Debi says
My mom was born in Germany and was raised in A!Erica by her grandmother.. They were poorer than most and her pancakes were Madre with all purpose flour which made for flat pancakes. I loved them and disliked the cake type that the syrup would soak into them,making mush. So I made your recipe, with all purpose flour, added a pinch of salt and a teaspoon and 1/2 of sugar. I FELLT LIKE MY MOM WAS HERE!!! Thank you for finding my history.
Michelle in Heber says
My self rising flour has a purpose in life: Pancakes. We were at our cabin in the woods with limited staples on hand. Added cinnamon, vanilla & chopped bananas. They turned out great.
Served 2 hungry adults.
Thank you for a simple recipe that tasted great!
Katie says
these are INCREDIBLE. i was a little hesitant to make these because i thought they might be a little boring, or just a shortcut for when you’re desperate to eat maple syrup. i added vanilla bean paste and salt, and these wwre incredible without toppings. i’m scared to try the better version!
Alexis says
I was skeptical about this recipe because it had no butter or sugar. But this is the best pancakes i have made. My husband loved it to. i added chocolate chips and it was amazing.