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Home » Family Friendly Recipes » Breakfast » Make Your Own Instant Pancake Mix Recipe

Make Your Own Instant Pancake Mix Recipe

Mar 1, 2019 · 1 Comment

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Have you ever bought an instant pancake mix from the supermarket? Today I'm going to show you how to make your own instant pancake mix instead - it's so easy to put together and brilliant to have ready to go whenever you fancy a batch of yummy American-style pancakes!  

How to make instant pancake mix - an easy recipe for delicious American style pancakes whenever you want them

Pancake Day is next week and the supermarkets are full of displays packed with pancake ingredients, mixes and topping ideas. With all the focus on single use plastics and plastic waste at the moment, it struck me that the pancake mix shaker bottles (that you just add water to) are a particularly pointless single use plastic product.

My homemade instant pancake mix does still need a couple of extra ingredients to be added (one egg and some oil) but it's plastic free so much more eco-friendly, and very little extra effort required!  

How to make your own pancake mix recipe - use this easy pancake mix at home for an eco friendly plastic free alternative to shop bought mixes

This recipe makes enough pancake mix for 5 batches of pancakes. When testing this recipe, I found that each batch made approx. 8 good-sized American style pancakes.

You could also use it to make mini pancakes - why not serve them on skewers along with chunks of fresh fruit as I did with my fruity mini pancake stackers or strawberry heart topped mini pancake stacks! 

How to make pancakes using your own instant pancake mix - delicious and fluffy American style pancakes recipe

DIY Easy Instant Pancake Mix Recipe

Ingredients: 

For the dry pancake mix (makes 5 batches of pancakes):

  • 600g plain flour
  • 150g dried milk powder 
  • 40g golden caster sugar
  • 3 Tbps baking powder
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp salt

How to make your own instant pancake mix - recipe ingredients

For 1 batch of pancakes:

  • 165g dry pancake mix
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil + extra for frying
  • 150ml water

How to make your own pancake mix for instant yummy American style pancakes

Method:

Weigh out all of the dry pancake mix ingredients and place them in a large bowl.

Mix them together really well until fully combined.

Pour the mix into a large glass jar or air-tight container to store.

To make 1 batch of pancakes:

Weigh out 165g of the dry pancake mix into a large bowl.

Break 1 large egg and lightly whisk.

Melt the coconut oil and add to the dry pancake mix along with the whisked egg and 150ml of water. 

Lightly whisk everything together until just combined.

Heat a frying pan on the hob until hot. Add a little coconut oil and swirl it around the pan. 

Drop heaped spoonfuls of the pancake mixture into the pan and spread around a little with the back of the spoon to make round pancakes. Note: I found it easiest to make 2 pancakes at a time.

Cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes, then carefully flip over and cook on the other side until golden brown.

Remove from the pan and pop on a plate, then repeat until you have used up all the pancake mix. 

Serve your pancakes with fresh fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup, yum! 

Enjoy! 

Note: If you don't have coconut oil, you can use vegetable oil as a substitute.

Make your own instant pancake mix - a great eco-friendly recipe for a quick and easy family breakfast

For more pancake recipes like this one, check out my new collection of pancake day recipes! Or for more breakfast ideas, check out the Healthy Breakfast Recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog or follow my Healthy Breakfast Ideas Pinterest board for fresh and seasonal inspiration all the year around.

You might also like my 15 healthy breakfast ideas for kids post – all easy, all healthy and some of them are a little bit different!

Grace

How to make pancakes using your own instant pancake mix - delicious and fluffy American style pancakes recipe
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DIY Easy Instant Pancake Mix Recipe

How to make your own instant pancake mix recipe for fluffy American-style pancakes - an easy eco-friendly and plastic free alternative to ready made mixes.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Vegetarian
Servings: 5 batches pancake mix
Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

For the dry pancake mix (makes 5 batches of pancakes):

  • 600 g plain flour
  • 150 g dried milk powder
  • 40 g golden caster sugar
  • 3 Tbps baking powder
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp salt

For 1 batch of pancakes:

  • 165 g dry pancake mix
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil + extra for frying
  • 150 ml water

Instructions

  • Weigh out all of the dry pancake mix ingredients and place them in a large bowl.
  • Mix them together really well until fully combined.
  • Pour the mix into a large glass jar or air-tight container to store.

To make 1 batch of pancakes:

  • Weigh out 165g of the dry pancake mix into a large bowl.
  • Break 1 large egg and lightly whisk.
  • Melt the coconut oil and add to the dry pancake mix along with the whisked egg and 150ml of water.
  • Lightly whisk everything together until just combined.
  • Heat a frying pan on the hob until hot. Add a little coconut oil and swirl it around the pan.
  • Drop heaped spoonfuls of the pancake mixture into the pan and spread around a little with the back of the spoon to make round pancakes. Note: I found it easiest to make 2 pancakes at a time.
  • Cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes, then carefully flip over and cook on the other side until golden brown.
  • Remove from the pan and pop on a plate, then repeat until you have used up all the pancake mix.
  • Serve your pancakes with fresh fruit and a drizzle of maple syrup, yum!

Notes

If you don't have coconut oil, you can use vegetable oil as a substitute.

Love this eco-friendly recipe idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again! 

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  1. burhan says

    May 28, 2020 at 9:32 am

    Thanks Grace,
    I never got full and complete guidance like that ever.

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