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These pancake tacos hold up for the job of being stuffed with your favorite ingredients! Unlike other pancake recipes, this one is extra fluffy, so the pancakes can be turned into a hand-held meal: a taco!
Check out what one of our readers said about this post:
The pancake recipe for these breakfast tacos was the best I’ve had. Perfect breakfast for dinner idea my family really enjoyed. -Jenna Marie
Taco Pancakes for Breakfast
Fluffy pancakes are a classic breakfast staple that pairs great with eggs, bacon, or sausage. And you know what makes that trio more fun to eat? Skipping the fork and turning it into a taco!
While pancakes are a classic weekend breakfast or brunch, they’re also a terrific meal idea for a breakfast-for-dinner option since the pancake batter comes together fast, and you can have an entire meal ready to eat in about 15 minutes.
This is just one of the many breakfast taco recipes on my website and inside my cookbook, The Taco Tuesday Cookbook.
Ingredients
These fluffy pancake tacos call for homemade pancakes, breakfast sausage (use your favorite or bacon), and scrambled eggs. It’s really that simple!
How to Make Pancake Tacos
Gather those ingredients, and in just 15 minutes, you can make a breakfast or taco night to remember!
- Prepare the pancakes
Use this recipe to make a batch. Set aside and keep the pancakes warm. - Scramble some eggs
In a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat. Pour off excess grease and add the eggs. Scramble until fluffy. - Assemble
Place a scoop of the sausage and egg mixture into each pancake. Drizzle with some maple syrup, and you’re ready to eat!
Watch how quickly these pancake tacos are made in this short video:
More Ways to Fill Taco Pancakes
With the right pancake recipe, you can turn a pancake into a variety of filled taco pancakes. Here are some other ways to fill them:
- Spread Nutella + diced strawberries
- Vanilla Greek yogurt + blueberries
- Scrambled eggs + cheese
- Cheese + spicy guacamole + pico de gallo
- Peanut butter + fresh berries (or jam)
- Peanut butter + sliced bananas
- Sliced bananas + Nutella
- Bacon + Fried egg
- Berries + whipped cream
Pro tip: if enjoying these pancake tacos at dinner time, serve them with a Tequila Sunrise or a Tequila & Orange Juice.
These super epic Pancake Tacos can be found on page 44 of my Taco Tuesday Cookbook. Find 51 weekly taco dishes for your family to enjoy.
Best-Ever Pancake Tacos
Ingredients
For the pancakes:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 egg
For the filling:
- Spray or oil, for cooking
- 8 eggs, whisked
- 8 ounces sausage, crumbled
- ½ cup maple syrup, for drizzing
Instructions
Make the pancakes:
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Make a well in the middle and pour in the milk, egg, and butter. Mix with a whisk or fork until smooth.
- Heat a non-stick griddle or large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, grease with butter, oil, or spray.
- Pour or scoop ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. With the back of a spook, spread the batter a little. Once the edges are defined and bubbles have formed, flip the pancake over and cook for another minute on the other side. Remove the pancakes from the pan onto a plate and keep them warm covered with a clean kitchen towel or plate. Repeat the process with the other pancakes.
Make the filling:
- Meanwhile, cook the sausage over medium-high heat in a separate large skillet. Pour off the excess greaseand add the eggs; scramble until fluffy.
- To the hot pan, add the whisked eggs. Cook, while stirring, until they're cooked through.
Assemble:
- Scoop some of the scrambled egg mixture onto a pancake, pick it up and fold, place it in a taco holder and drizzle with syrup.
Jaime Birecki says
I love this idea! I do want to pick your brain a moment. Do you think these could freeze and reheat well in a microwave or air fryer oven (mine has a reheat setting, as well as a toaster and baking setting)? When my neuro spicy brain lets me, I love the idea of making a batch to freeze and reheat since cooking all the time is something I struggle with and tend to reach for things I can either eat right away or heat up something already assembled.
Laura Fuentes says
Yes! Every ingredient in this recipe holds up well in the freezer. You can make the pancakes, cook the eggs, and make a full assembly of them and freeze them. I recommend freezing them inside a container to hold their “taco shape.” You can reheat them easily in the microwave for about 1 minute to 90 seconds.
Juanita says
How many of the eggs go into the pancake batter versus the scrambled eggs?
Laura Fuentes says
Thank you for bringing this up! 1 is used for the batter and 8 for the filling. I updated the recipe to reflect it!
Mia says
What a fantastic idea! Super simple, and they were a welcome surprise for the whole family. My teen daughter said they remind her of the sausage and pancakes on a stick they sell in the freezer section. The pancakes came out beautifully. I added a splash of milk and some salt and pepper to the eggs before scrambling them with the sausage. Easy peasy dinner cleanup too. Thanks so much for a fresh twist on breakfast for dinner!
Laura Fuentes says
Thank you for sharing how much your family enjoyed these pancake tacos as a breakfast for dinner idea!
Jenna Marie says
The pancake recipe for these breakfast tacos was the best I’ve had. Perfect breakfast for dinner idea my family really enjoyed.
Angie says
These pancake tacos are soooo good! I made them for breakfast and my family loved them! Epic!!