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These yogurt pancakes are quick, easy and delicious! Use vanilla yogurt, greek yogurt, or any flavor of yogurt you like!
We like to make additions to our traditional pancake recipe to make our breakfast even more delicious and unique!
Pancakes made with Yogurt
Who here loves pancakes?! My whole family does, but to change things up we’ve been trying different varieties, including today’s recipe for Yogurt Pancakes.
Not only does yogurt add some sweetness to the batter, but it makes the pancakes so fluffy and delicious. We added some fruit on top and the pancakes were gone in minutes – no joke. My kids couldn’t get enough!
These pancakes are obviously perfect for breakfast any day, but we also love to have them for dinner too. They are simple, take minutes to make and are a recipe enjoyed by the entire family. That’s what we call a WIN!
Tips for making these pancakes
Like most pancakes, this recipe is very simple. Begin by combining flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt and water. Combine these two ingredients and bake on a hot griddle.
A few tips for cooking pancakes:
- Use butter or cooking spray to keep the cakes from sticking to the pan/griddle. Since pancakes absorb the butter be sure you add just a little butter as needed.
- Be sure the pan is about 375 degrees. Too hot and the outside will burn, too cold and the pancake will be tough.
- Flip when the edges start to cook AND the center batter bubbles.
- Only flip the pancake once!
- The second side will cook faster than the first.
- Don’t press down on the pancake with the back of your spatula. It will not help it cook faster (seriously!) and will really only flatten them.
Yogurt variations: I used normal vanilla yogurt for this recipe, but Greek yogurt works well too. You can also use a flavored yogurt and pair it with it’s fresh fruit counterpart: Blueberry yogurt with blueberries, Pineapple yogurt with crushed pineapples, Strawberry yogurt with strawberries. You get the picture!
For even more pancake recipes:
- Buttermilk Pancakes
- Oatmeal Pancakes
- Apple Pancakes
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Lemon Poppyseed Pancakes
- German Pancakes
- Banana Pancakes
Yogurt Pancakes recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups vanilla yogurt
- 1/4 cup water
- Semisweet chocolate chips, dried cranberries, sliced ripe bananas and coarsely chopped pecans, optional (optional)
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt and water.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Pour batter onto a hot griddle sprayed with cooking spray. When bubbles begin to form on the top, turn your pancake. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Adapted from Taste of Home.
The pancakes came out nice and fluffy they looked beautiful but after the first couple of Pancakes I tasted one and noticed my suspicion of not adding salt was a miss opportunity for adding some flavor. They were very bland and one note. I added salt to the remaining of the batter which helped to enhance the flavor. I don’t know who is cooking still without adding salt knowing that it enhances savory and sweet.
We liked it! Although the consistency was thick, it came out fluffy. I added lemon zest to the batter and smelled nice. What we liked about it is that it didn’t require butter or oil in the mixture. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
You’re welcome!! I bet the addition of the lemon zest was delicious.
Dense and gooey. Tried 3x in the fry pan different ways, couldn’t get the center to cook thru with out burning the bottom. I’ve been cooking for 30 years.
Sorry to hear the pancakes didn’t turn out for you. Thanks for giving the recipe a try!
Is this a biscuit like batter? Yes. Added more liquid, about a cup. Can you taste the yogurt? Depends on the type/flavor you used. Are these great diner style pancakes? Yes!!
I doubled the sugar because I was using plain yogurt, and they came out so fluffy and delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow this recipe is way off on proportions. Way way too thick to even pour. I just wasted all these ingredients. Maybe you could fix the recipe or take it down so others don’t waste food
Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try. You can also add a bit more water to thin out the batter if it is too thick. 🙂
Tasteless – I even used strawberry yogurt and somehow these tasted like nothing. The ratios are off, you will have to add more liquid – unless the batter is supposed to be biscuit dough consistency.
Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the pancakes. Thanks for the feedback and giving the recipe a try!
Shannon thank you so much, I should have read your comment first. These pancakes were so bland I added some salt to help bring out the flavor.
Nice!