Skip the box and make your own DIY pancake mix at home! With just a few simple ingredients you already have on hand, you can make diner-style pancakes on a budget!
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Why I Love This DIY Pancake Mix
- Tastier & cheaper than premade! After breaking down the costs, each batch of dry mix comes out to about $0.65 🤯 That means, when mixed with the wet ingredients, it only costs about $1.50 to feed a family of 4 breakfast!
- Save time & cleanup: Having everything pre-measured prevents you from having to get out all the ingredients & dirty dishes every time you're wanting pancakes!
- No buttermilk needed! You can still achieve a fluffy, diner-style pancake without buttermilk.
- Personalize: This DIY pancake mix allows you to customize your muffins according to your taste preferences, whether it's adding blueberries, chocolate chips, extracts, or nuts!
Dry Mix Ingredient Notes
- All-purpose flour: No fancy flours needed, just use good ol' all-purpose! I have not tested this recipe with gluten-free flour yet, but if you do, report back!
- Granulated sugar: These pancakes were created to not be overly sweet, so that you could add the sweetness with the syrup and toppings. I do not suggest changing the amount of sugar, as it will affect the structure and texture.
- Baking powder: do not use baking soda!
- Salt: I use kosher salt for all my baking
- Mix-ins: You can add any dry mix-ins directly to the bag (i.e cinnamon or chocolate chips), depending on what your preference is!
How to Make DIY Pancake Mixes:
Option 1: Pre-Measured Bags
What you need:
- Quart-sized ziplock bags
- Printable tags or a sharpie marker
- On the bag, attach printable tag or write:
"Add: 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup (½ stick) melted butter, 1 cup milk, and ¼ cup water. Cook on a griddle around 300-325℉ or on medium-low heat. Wait for bubbles to form, then flip! - Measure out dry ingredients in each bag. For easy filling, fold the top of the bag down a few inches, then add the flour first as they it hold down the bag. Close and shake bag to combine.
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder note: this is 1 tablespoon (not teaspoon!) and baking powder (not baking soda!)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Optional: ½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Option 2: Large Container
What you need:
- Gallon-sized ziplock bag or 4-quart container
- Printable tags or a sharpie marker
- On the container, attach printable tag or write:
Add 1 ¾ cup dry mix, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup (½ stick) melted butter, 1 cup milk, and ¼ cup water. Cook on a griddle around 300-325℉ or on medium-low heat. Wait for bubbles to form, then flip! - Measure out dry ingredients into container (this makes a 6x batch). Close and shake bag or container to combine. If measuring directly into the storage container, leave 3-4" on top of extra space so that you can shake it to combine.
- 9 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons salt
- Optional: 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Step 3: Make Pancakes!
- When ready to make, mix with wet ingredients and stir until just combined (it can be a little lumpy, doesn't need to be totally smooth!).
- Cook on a griddle around 325-350℉ (my griddle runs hot so I do 325℉) or on medium-low heat in a pan on the stove. Wait for bubbles to form, then flip!
- Top with butter, syrup, fresh fruit, and whipped cream!
Flavor Variations
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes: ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Blueberry Pancakes: ¼ teaspoon almond extract + ¾ cup frozen wild blueberries
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes: ½ teaspoon lemon extract + zest of 1 lemon + ¾ cup frozen wild blueberries
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Homemade Pancake Mix
Makes: 8 large pancakes
Skip the box and make your own DIY pancake mix at home! With just a few simple ingredients you already have on hand, you can make diner-style pancakes on a budget!
Ingredients
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Instructions
- For individual mixes: Measure out dry ingredients in quart-sized bags, close, and shake bag to combine. Attach printable tags to each bag or write on instructions (if writing, it's easier to write on the bag before filling).For a large container: In a large container, gallon-sized bag, or bowl, scale recipe 4-8x (use the setting above to easily scale!), and mix together dry ingredients. If measuring directly into the storage container, leave 3-4" on top of extra space so that you can shake it to combine. Attach printable tags to the container or write on instructions.
- When ready to make, mix with wet ingredients and stir until just combined (it can be a little lumpy, doesn't need to be totally smooth!).
- Cook on a griddle around 325-350℉ (my griddle runs hot so I do 325℉) or on medium-low heat in a pan on the stove. Wait for bubbles to form, then flip!
- Top with butter, syrup, fresh fruit, and whipped cream!
Can this be made with dry milk and just add water when making?
Hi Shirley - I haven't tested this method so I can't say for sure!
Made these for Christmas morning and I have to say, these are probably the best homemade pancakes I've made. It's making my recipe book. Kids devoured them and while my husband and I don't typically like pancakes, we both ate 2! Very, very good recipe! We got about 10 average size pancakes with this recipe and it fed 6 of us and the dog because I dropped one on the floor 🤦♀️.
Yay, that makes me so happy to hear! I'm so glad you and the family, including the dog ;), enjoyed this recipe so much! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Desiree!
My boys love it 🤩
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Giselle!
How long would this be self stable?
I’d say 2-3 months for best freshness, longer if vacuum sealed!
My kids favorite pancake recipe! I finally have happy campers in the morning for breakfast:)
I'm so glad your family enjoys these pancakes, A.B.! Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. I appreciate it!
I’ve made this recipe several times now, as waffles and pancakes, and it’s always a success. I’ve tried other recipes, and premixed packages in the store, but this is the only one my kids say is delicious and fluffy every time!
I also love that it is simple ingredients that I always have in hand.
I am so glad your family loves this recipe! Thank you for taking time to leave a review!
I tried this recipe today and it did not disappoint! Only thing I did different because I was being lazy I made them into (soft) waffles in my mini Dash Waffle maker.
I couldn't stop eating them!!
Do you have a waffle recipe?
So glad you loved them! I have a waffle recipe (and a blog post with them in minis!): https://www.designeatrepeat.com/crispy-waffles/
Instead of using the regular granulated sugar can we use cane sugar?
That should work just fine!
REALLY easy to make and the BEST pancakes! i absolutely loved this recipe.
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Thao!
These were some of the best pancakes. I will be making them agian. Thank you for sharing your recipe
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Pam!
These are the best pancakes we’ve ever had! They’re so good that my husband who always needs syrup said the pancakes didn’t need any sweetness added. We ate them plain, with wild blueberries, and with mini chocolate chips mixed in. All were so good!
I'm so glad you both enjoyed the pancakes, Zerlynn! Thanks so much for taking time to leave a review!
I would have never believed from-scratch pancakes could be THIS amazing. I can hardly wait until breakfast tomorrow! Sweet, fluffy, and sooooo easy to make!
Yay, I am so glad you love this recipe, Elise! Thank you so much for leaving a review, I really appreciate it!
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