These reliable and EASY pumpkin pancakes are a fun, cozy way to enjoy fall flavors with friends and family weekend after weekend.
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One of my VERY favorite weekly moments includes pancakes. Every Saturday morning, we enjoy a plate full of pancakes alongside bacon or sausage, fresh fruit, and a steaming cup of coffee. Everyone in the house LOVES it — my 1.5 year old included. It’s such a fun tradition and one I can’t wait to continue as my daughter gets older and can actually help fry the pancakes (but also, SLOW DOWN, time!) — I know it’ll be such a fun memory-maker for my family.
These pumpkin pancakes take our Saturday pancakes up a notch! They’re festive, fun, and delicious, and honestly, I’d make and eat them year round if my husband would let me. Made with simple, better-for-you ingredients, this recipe is easy enough to make you nix the boxed mix and enjoy your own homemade version instead.
Are homemade pumpkin pancakes easy to make?
They are! It’s really just a matter of measuring, mixing, and pan frying. Honestly, I’d go so far as to say that these pancakes are just as easy as boxed mix pancakes (there are just a few more ingredients to measure out, but you can always do that the night before!) but taste WAY better.
Ingredients for Easy Pumpkin Pancakes
Here’s what you’ll need for your homemade pumpkin pancakes:
- Pumpkin Puree – to start, you’ll need 1 (15-ounce) can of pumpkin puree. When purchasing this from the grocery store, be sure to steer clear of pumpkin pie filling, and opt for pure pumpkin puree instead.
- Milk – in addition to the pumpkin puree, you’ll also need 1 ½ cups of milk. Cassy used whole milk here, but you could certainly use almond milk, oat milk, or any other non-dairy milk you love.
- Butter – a ½ cup of melted butter goes into the bowl with the rest of the wet ingredients also. If butter isn’t your thing (or you don’t have it on hand), feel free to sub melted coconut oil, ghee, or another liquid fat that you like.
- Eggs – 3 eggs get whisked into the mix too.
- Vanilla Extract – 3 tablespoons of vanilla extract really give the pancakes a delicious, vanilla-y flavor. Don’t be afraid of using this amount here — it may seem like a lot, but it’ll really add some great flavor to the cakes!
- Flour – as for dry ingredients, you’ll need 2 ½ cups of an all-purpose flour (if you’re gluten-free, any 1-for-1 gluten free flour works great — King Arthur’s is what was used here).
- Sugar – a ¼ cup of granulated sugar will help to sweeten the pancakes just a touch.
- Baking Powder – 2 teaspoons of baking powder will go in with the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Spices – 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon and a ½ teaspoon of nutmeg really add a punch of warm, cozy fall flavors to the pancakes.
- Sea Salt – a ½ teaspoon of fine sea salt helps to counter the sweetness just a bit and also really enhances the other flavors in the pancakes.
- Butter – while your cakes are hot, smear some butter on each one. This will allow the butter to really melt and seep into each one.
- Whipped Cream – if you’re going all out here, serve your pancakes with a good dollop (or two!) of whipped cream.
- Maple Syrup – what is a stack of pancakes without a dousing of maple syrup!? Serve your cakes drizzled with maple syrup, or serve the maple syrup on the side for everyone to drizzle on themselves.
- Cinnamon – finally, sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the pancakes before serving. This will provide another yummy punch of flavor + will look really beautiful!
How to Make Pumpkin Pancakes
The process is really easy — perfect for a weekend morning! Here’s how you’ll bring this recipe together:
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat – get a non-stick skillet or griddle heating on the stovetop over medium heat. If you’re using a non-stick skillet (highly recommend!), you won’t need ANY oil or butter for your pancakes.
- Whisk together the wet ingredients – whisk the wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients – once your wet ingredients are well combined, add the dry ingredients into the bowl and stir until smooth.
- Cook the pancakes – in a non-stick skillet or on a griddle, fry the pancakes (use approximately a ¼ cup-worth of the batter for each pancake). Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side. This recipe will yield 24, 3-inch pancakes.
- Serve + enjoy – serve your pancakes with butter, whipped cream, maple syrup, and cinnamon, and enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup melted butter – can sub melted coconut oil, ghee, or other liquid fat
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour – use a GF all-purpose for gluten-free
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Butter for serving
- Whipped cream for serving
- Maple syrup for serving
- Ground cinnamon for serving
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle on the stovetop over medium heat.
- Whisk together the wet ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients the bowl and stir until just combined.
- Fry the pancakes, using approximately a ¼ cup-worth of the batter for each pancake, over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Serve your pancakes with butter, whipped cream, maple syrup, and cinnamon, and enjoy!
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Can I make these egg-free? Thinking for my class at school and I have an egg-allergy.
We haven’t tested these with an egg substitute, Aydelette, so we can’t say for sure. If you do try them with an egg sub, please let us know how it went!
Could I use flax eggs or anything else to replace the eggs? We’re eliminating eggs, dairy, gluten, almonds and soy which is making breakfast difficult!
We haven’t tested it, Kristy, so we can’t say for sure. If you try it, please let us know how it goes!
Can these me made in a waffle iron?
I think so!!
Thank you! Going to try these tomorrow.
Hope they turned out!