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No Butter Homemade Pancakes

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Posted:8/9/18
Updated:6/30/22
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NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes recipe are fluffy and so easy to make!  They’re so good you won’t miss the butter at all, that makes them more healthy too!   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best!  Dairy Free/Vegan option too!

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

How to Make Pancakes From Scratch

Don’t have any butter?  That’s ok.  Today we’re going to make some Homemade No Butter Homemade Pancakes.  They’re just as delicious as butter made ones… maybe even better!   We love these pancakes so much in our house that they became our #1 pancake recipe!

How to Make Pancakes With No Butter

I wish I could say these pancakes were created because suddenly I wanted to make healthy pancakes and do without the butter, but the truth is that we were out of butter.    Do you often run out of butter too?

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

No Butter Pancakes Recipe

To make these pancakes you’ll need:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup milk or almond milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

How to Make Homemade Pancakes

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

Instead of butter we’re going to use 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 1 cup milk for the liquid ingredients.  Even with no butter, these pancakes are going to be extra fluffy and moist!

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

First you’ll want to mix your dry ingredients together…like the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon!

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 
NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

Now add your wet ingredients to the bowl, the milk, eggs, oil and vanilla!  Don’t you love how you probably already have all the ingredients in your kitchen?  Btw, I’ve been buying a big bottle of vanilla extract that lasts forever – it’s so much more economical than buying those small bottles!

Spray a griddle or pan with nonstick spray and then heat the batter over medium high heat for a few minutes, making sure to brown both sides of the pancakes!

Dairy Free Pancakes

If you want to make these pancakes dairy free or vegan, that’s easy.  Just substitute the milk for almond milk and you’re all set!  You should also check out my Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies recipe!  

Vegan Pancakes

If you want to make these pancakes vegan, that’s easy too.  Instead of using 1 egg, use 1/4 cup applesauce.  

Hope this No Butter Pancake recipe helps you if you’re all out of butter too!  It might just become your new favorite pancake recipe!

And if you really love them, try making a double or triple batch to freeze! You’ll just need to throw them in a freezer bag to freeze.   Then you’ll microwave them just like you do for any store bought frozen pancakes.  Except these ones are so much better than store bought pancakes because they’re homemade!

NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all (that makes them more healthy too!).   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 

Enjoy the pancakes everyone!

Looking for more breakfast recipes?

Out of milk and eggs? Make my No Milk No Eggs Pancakes.

Are you craving waffles instead?  Here’s my No Butter Waffle recipe!

After multiple reader requests I made these into Pancake Mini Muffins too!- YUM!

Love pancakes? Try my corn pancakes and pumpkin pancakes too!

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NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes recipe are fluffy and so easy to make!  They're so good you won't miss the butter at all, that makes them more healthy too!   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best!  Dairy Free/Vegan too!

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NO BUTTER Homemade Pancakes recipe are fluffy and so easy to make!  They’re so good you won’t miss the butter at all, that makes them more healthy too!   These made from scratch pancakes are my favorite Saturday morning breakfast, my family considers them the best! 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Make a well in the center.
  • In another bowl mix together milk, egg, oil and vanilla until combined.
  • Pour wet mixture into dry mixture well. Mix until completely combined.
  • Spray a griddle or pan with nonstick spray. Heat over medium high heat.
  • Pour 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake on hot griddle. Brown both sides.
  • Serve hot with maple syrup on top.

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Notes

If you want to make them dairy free/vegan, then use almond milk instead of regular milk.   Use 1/4 cup applesauce instead of egg. 

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 236kcal (12%)
Course:Breakfast
Cuisine:American
Keyword:no butter pancakes
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  1. Laura says

    March 25, 2023 at 5:48 am

    Best. Pancakes. Ever!!!
    Thank you for teaching this Brit to make fabulous American pancakes!

    Reply
  2. Aviva Ishai says

    August 2, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    I just made this recipe for the first time with my granddaughters. Everyone loved them. Very easy to make. I’m not vegan, but I didn’t have butter in the fridge, so I looked for a butter-less recipe. We will definitely make them again.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 3, 2022 at 8:56 am

      So happy to hear you liked the pancakes Aviva! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Andreas Fincke says

    January 16, 2022 at 3:51 am

    This is indeed the best recipe there is. We are doing this since maybe two or three years and every time it’s fantastic. Thanks a lot and best greetings from Germany!

    Andreas

    Reply
  4. Chris Gregg says

    September 8, 2021 at 11:25 am

    Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for this recipe! My 8 yr old loved the addition of the chocolate chips I added after pouring the batter onto the flat top. They cooked in, flipped and DONE!! After hearing the excitement from her my 15 yr old actually came to eat breakfast. Lol He was also equally impressed. My wife came home from running errands and was able to have a few as well. What started as trying to fit in a quick breakfast for my daughter (and not having any butter in the house). Turned into everyone enjoying breakfast and me (Capt. Dad) being the hero of the morning. Thank you. I hope you have a wonderful day and God Bless.

    Reply
  5. imani monsegue says

    August 13, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    I tried it and for a person who loves butter I didn’t miss it

    Reply
  6. mishka says

    April 16, 2021 at 7:03 am

    Thanks! this was great!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 16, 2021 at 12:38 pm

      Glad you liked the pancakes, thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  7. Mel Mack says

    November 8, 2020 at 12:38 pm

    Hands down the best pancakes I have ever made! Followed the recipe almost exactly (omitted the cinnamon). My husband didn’t even believe they were made without butter. Thanks for an amazing recipe!

    Reply
  8. solomon says

    May 9, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    I’ve been making pancakes up in here for 30 years. These are the best ones ever! Thank you!

    Reply
  9. Marsha says

    March 25, 2020 at 11:19 am

    Excellent!! My new favorite pancake recipe.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      March 25, 2020 at 11:48 am

      Thanks for commenting Marsha, so happy to hear you liked the pancakes! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Elizabeth says

    February 29, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    HI I don’t have baking soda at the moment can I put more baking powder? Thanks

    Reply
  11. emi says

    December 31, 2019 at 4:17 am

    the pancakes were amazing and fluffy, but they didn’t serve four people.

    Reply
  12. Richard Runningwolf says

    June 10, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    Just made these griddle cakes, pretty dang good.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 10, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks for commenting Richard, and glad you like the pancakes!

      Reply
  13. ezra says

    June 7, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    theyre obviously not vegan if you add an egg…

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 7, 2019 at 9:42 pm

      Hey Ezra, you must have skipped the part that says “If you want to make these pancakes vegan, that’s easy too. Instead of using 1 egg, use 1/4 cup applesauce. ” Enjoy the recipe!

      Reply
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