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Fluffiest Peanut Butter Pancakes
If you’re the type of person who gets all the feels when you lick a spoon of peanut butter, this recipe is for you! I took my viral Fluffy Pancakes recipe, tweaked the ingredient amounts, and added peanut butter directly into the pancake batter to yield an epic recipe!
Not only do these pancakes taste delicious, but their fluffy texture does a great job of holding up to toppings and syrups.
The best part is that the recipe uses regular peanut butter, not peanut butter powder, so you can whip these up any time you want!
Ingredients
You’ll find the recipe amounts in the description card below; but first -before you make any substitutions- this is why each ingredient is used in this recipe:
- All-Purpose Flour: the foundation of this recipe that can be substituted with a 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Baking powder: gives pancakes their fluffy texture when exposed to heat, and therefore, essential for this recipe.
- Salt: brings out the cinnamon, sugar, and butter, reduce the amount if your peanut butter is salted.
- Sugar: a little to sweeten the batter plus it gives pancakes a golden exterior.
- Cinnamon: optional, a great compliment to the peanut butter.
- Egg: binds the ingredients and helps the batter rise while cooking. You can use one of these egg substitutes for pancakes if needed.
- Peanut butter: the star ingredient! Use creamy peanut butter for best results.
- Milk: regular dairy or your favorite non-dairy option.
How to Make Peanut Butter Pancakes
I’ve noted a few tips within each step that will ensure that your batch of peanut butter pancakes turns out fluffy and delicious!
- Measure and mix:
The biggest tip is to incorporate the peanut butter really well into the wet ingredient mixture before combining it with the dry ingredients. This way, you won’t overmix the batter which yields chewy pancakes. - Heat and grease the non-stick pan
Making sure that the surface is hot before greasing it with butter or oil is essential. Otherwise, you’ll burn the butter, and the pancake exterior will be dark, and they might stick. - Cook the pancakes
Immediately pour the batter onto the greased surface. Waiting to flip the pancakes until the edges are defined and bubbles have formed throughout is essential. Check out the success tips below for more tips on this. - Stack ’em high!
When the pancakes are done cooking, serve them warm and enjoy!
Making these for the first time? Watch how they are made in this video.
Success Tips
For the best peanut butter pancake results and to avoid the most common pancake fails check out these tips!
Mix the peanut butter first
The peanut butter should be thoroughly combined with the egg and milk before being added to the flour. It takes a bit of extra mixing for it to get incorporated and you’ll end up overmixing the batter.
Adjust the heat
If the pancake bottoms are dark but the batter at the top is too runny, your heat is too hot. Reduce the heat.
Make Them Ahead
You can make this peanut butter pancake batter the night before and refrigerate it, cover it, and it will be ready to be turned into epic pancakes -after coming to room temperature on the counter for about 10 minutes- the next morning. You can also make a batch and freeze the pancake batter for up to 3 months or cook all the pancakes and store them for later.
Storing Leftovers
These pancakes are usually devoured at my house and we rarely have leftovers; however, when we do, I refrigerate them for up to 3 days or freeze them for up to 3 months. To warm them up, microwave them or toast them, whichever method you prefer.
Best Toppings
These peanut butter pancakes are the perfect base for epic pancake toppings and syrups. Peanut butter pairs great with sliced bananas, cinnamon-roasted apples, chocolate chips, whipped cream, and more peanut butter on top!
Of course, pancake syrups are also winners over these, with a simple cinnamon pancake syrup being my favorite one to drizzle on top!
Fluffy Peanut Butter Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup peanut butter, your favorite
- 1 ½ cups milk, any
Instructions
Make the pancake batter:
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg. Add the peanut butter and stir to dissolve it with the egg. Add the milk, and mix to combine until the peanut butter and the milk mixture are smooth. Alternatively, you can put these in the blender and blend until smooth.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour bowl and pour the peanut buttery mixture. With a whisk, slowly combine until smooth, working the flour from the outside of the bowl in, until just combined and there are no visible clumps.
Cook the pancakes:
- Heat a non-stick griddle or large pan over medium-high heat; I set my griddle at 300-350 F; this will vary. Once hot, grease, spray, or melt butter on the hot surface.
- Immediately, pour ¼ cup of pancake batter onto the greased pan. Cook the pancakes for about 2 minutes, until the edges begin to look defined and bubbles form. Flip the pancakes over and cook for another minute on the other side. Remove from the pan onto a plate and cook the remaining pancakes.
Serve:
- Serve the peanut butter pancakes warm topped with your favorite toppings and a drizzle of syrup, if desired.
Notes
- The reason the wet ingredients are mixed separately is that the peanut butter tends to need more mixing for it to combine with the other wet ingredients. Adding everything into the dry flour bowl will lead to overmixing the batter and yielding chewier pancakes.
- Use the right baking powder: Since pancake batter naturally has a mild, neutral flavor, it’s important to use aluminum-free baking powder. The metallic flavor will ruin the taste, especially in fluffy pancake recipes that call for 2 or more teaspoons. Trust me on this one.
LoLo says
Family FAV! My grandkids request it.
Gabby says
this recipe makes the fluffiest pancakes!
Kanan says
These came out wonderfully! I added almost double the amount of salt for dietary reasons, as well as a tablespoon of cocoa powder plus a handful of chocolate chips for funsies, and they are DELICIOUS! I’ve never left a review for a recipe before, but I feel this one definitely deserves more attention!
Kim says
omgggg these peanut butter pancakes are epic!