Thick, fluffy whole wheat pancakes are the stuff of dreams. At least, they’re the stuff of my dreams. These quick, easy, nutritious breakfast cakes are made with 8 simple ingredients in barely more time than it would take to make them from a box.
Bonus: there are no eggs in these pancakes, meaning they could be entirely vegan OR you’ll have extra eggs to eat for breakfast if that’s more your style.
I have a go-to pancake recipe that’s scribbled onto a Post-It Note on my fridge. I don’t know when I decided to write it down, but it’s been there for years. The ingredient list is short and sweet, leaving me ample time to ponder what toppings I’m going to pile onto my pancakes.
I usually opt for fresh fruit, sometimes a big drizzle of peanut butter, or even a dollop of whipped cream or Greek Yogurt. Obviously, maple syrup is going on there too.
Pancakes sometimes make an appearance in our house on weekend mornings, but most often become dinner on busy weeknights. In fact, we ate the pancakes in these pictures for dinner with scrambled eggs last week. These pancakes are so simple you can make them with almost the same amount of effort put into boxed pancake mix. Yes, you need to measure a few things, but there’s nothing difficult going on here. They don’t even have eggs or milk in them, meaning they can literally be made with just pantry ingredients.
I love how simple and customizable this recipe is; you should feel free to use it as a jumping off point for all of your pancake dreams and desires. I couldn’t resist using up some of my freshly picked strawberries from Warner Farm to top these pancakes, and we ended up slicing up even more to go on the side as well.
You could toss a handful of any fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips into the batter to make them extra special; I’ve even added shredded carrots and cinnamon for pancakes reminiscent of carrot cake.
These really are the best whole wheat pancakes out there. If you’re already loving on the whole grain lifestyle, you likely don’t need any convincing. Fluffy, tender, flavorful pancakes with just 8 ingredients? Sold.
Even if you’re a little whole-wheat skeptical, I still think you’re going to find these pancakes absolutely perfect. If you’re worried you kids/husband/wife/dog/whoever you regularly feed pancake to won’t like them, I’d highly recommend making these with a handful of said person’s favorite pancake mix-ins first (chocolate chips? blueberries? go crazy!). Get them hooked on the good stuff before the big whole wheat reveal.
Here’s to delicious whole wheat pancakes everyone can love! If you make this recipe, leave me a comment to let me know how they turn out, or tag me #bakedgreens on Instagram so I can see all your fluffy, dreamy pancakes. Happy 4th of July, friends; I hope there’s a big stack of pancakes in your future!
Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes (Vegan/Whole Grain)
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour can sub regular whole wheat, though pancakes will have a more pronounced wheat flavor
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 Tablespoons melted coconut oil or butter
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup can sub honey, agave, or sugar
- 1 cup lukewarm tap water or milk of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1. Place a large skillet or pancake griddle over medium heat. Dump all pancake ingredients into a bowl and stir just to combine. Batter should be very frothy, and a few lumps of flour are fine. Don't overmix.
- 2. Once the pan is hot, grease it with butter or coconut oil and scoop batter onto the pan with a 1/3 cup measuring cup. Using a measuring cup will yield 6 evenly sized pancakes. You can also, obviously, make any other amount of larger or smaller pancakes if you'd like.
- 3. Cook each pancake for 2-3 minutes on each side, flipping when bubbles appear on the surface and the underside is starting to turn golden brown. Serve immediately, or let cool and store leftovers in the fridge or freezer. I like to reheat pancakes by putting them in the toaster like a piece of bread, though you could microwave them if you'd like.
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