Fluffy Almond Milk Pancakes are perfect dairy free pancakes. Make these when everyone is sleeping in 15 minutes. Serve with fresh berries and make a wonderful start to your day.
Do you like pancakes? Have you ever tried making them without regular milk? I noticed that we only had almond milk in the refrigerator when I decided to make pancakes yesterday morning. It wasn’t something I tried before but I always love creating new recipes. That’s how these Almond Milk Pancakes came out. Guess what? They turned out super fluffy and as tasty as regular milk pancakes.
I woke up with a lovely breakfast table in my mind yesterday. I love to prepare something special at the weekend, which means something I don’t usually make on weekdays. We are more in the mood of a grab-and-go breakfast like our favorite Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies during the week. On the other hand, weekends are perfect for pancakes. Don’t you think so? I’m so proud that I managed to make my family enjoy their weekend pancakes. They didn’t even realize the difference.
Almond Milk Pancakes From Scratch
I used Homemade Raw Almond Milk in this recipe because that was what we had on hand. It is always great to make things at home when you can, but there is always an easier and quicker way if you don’t have time for it. Just go and buy it from the market to get ready for one of the fluffiest pancakes ever.
This recipe is no different from making a simple cake batter. Whisk the dry ingredients first. Add in the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan and cook the pancakes in batches. Use an ice cream scoop and drop batter in the pan. Make sure you give enough time before flipping. It’s the time when you start seeing bubbles. Flip and cook for about 2 minutes. Transfer the pancakes on a plate and repeat until all batter is used.
Are These Dairy Free Pancakes?
Yes, they are. I didn’t use any dairy products in this almond milk pancakes recipe, I put olive oil in the batter and coat the pan with olive oil before cooking the pancakes. So go ahead and try the recipe yourself if you are staying away from or allergic to anything dairy. If you are not a fan of olive oil, you can use your choice of oil like canola oil, sunflower oil or coconut oil.
My Almond Milk Pancakes Toppings
It’s strawberry season here, so I topped my pancakes with strawberries. Oh and served extra strawberries on the side. Because who doesn’t love it? I don’t know you but strawberries always need a little powdered sugar in any occasion. They are one of those perfect food couples, so I sifted powdered sugar on the pancakes and then topped them with strawberries.
You can go traditional if you want and drizzle a generous amount of maple syrup or honey over the stack of pancakes. If you are a fan of jam, that would make a great topping too. We sometimes use our Homemade Strawberry Jam for pancake toppings and love it that way too. You can even consider a dollop of simple applesauce if you need a big change.
Can I Make Vegan Pancakes with Almond milk?
Yes, you can. These pancakes are not vegan, but I know that almond milk is a great option to make vegan recipes. You can prepare flax egg if you want, but you really don’t need it when making pancakes. Add extra almond milk or water to the batter if you leave the egg out.
Related: Fluffy Egg Free Pancakes
Substitute For Milk In Pancakes
While you can use plant-based milks like almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk as an alternative to regular milk, there are some other options too. For example, you can use citrus juice as much as needed and give your pancakes a refreshing flavor. Another substitute could be mashed banana, which gives a nice aroma too. You can even use plain water, but I’d recommend adding vanilla extract then. Otherwise it might taste bland.
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Fluffy Almond Milk Pancakes
Soft and fluffy dairy-free pancakes with almond milk.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 14 small pancakes 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 and ¼ cups almond milk
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon oil, to coat the pan
- Strawberries and powdered sugar for topping
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Add milk, oil and egg. Whisk until smooth.
- Coat the pan with oil and heat it over medium heat.
- Pour the batter into the hot pan using an ice cream scoop or a 1/4 measuring cup. Let it cook until you start to see bubbles. Turn them over and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Transfer them on a plate and repeat the same steps with the remaining batter.
- Stack them on a plate. Sift powdered sugar over them and garnish with fresh strawberries.
Notes
Powdered sugar and strawberries for garnish are not included in the nutritional facts.
In the original recipe I used 1 teaspoon baking powder but after some comments from you, I tried it with 2 teaspoons and they got even fluffier.
Keywords: almond milk pancakes, dairy free pancakes
Nora Eldean says
03/26 at 19:43I would not recommend mixing these until “smooth” i have tried making this recipe 4 times now and I continue to get flat gummy pancakes. When i mixed them and left the batter lumpy they were a little less gummy but still not fluffy. Not sure what else is going wrong.
Kalai Pillay says
03/31 at 08:38Hi
So this is what I did
I amended recipe to
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons honey or you can use syrup in the, batter
And reduced the sugar to 1 tablespoon
The mixture is not so thick
Came out amazing, delish light and fluffy
Erin says
03/25 at 16:20I made these at the weekend and they came out so good! I added mashed banana and cinnamon in the batter because I love these in my pancakes. Nobody can tell these are dairy-free. Thanks!
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Meri says
12/30 at 19:37Terrible. So much flour and no flavor. I had blueberries in them and no amount of butter and syrup could make these good.
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Alana says
03/24 at 22:32Not at all fluffy. Like someone else said very dense and a gummy texture paired with a bland taste. Even with cinnamon apples and drenched in syrup I couldn’t bring myself to even eat two. Do not make. Even in the video you can tell they’re not going to be good based on the fact that no air bubbles are coming through them as they’re cooking. Wish I read the reviews before I made these it’s a shame that these are one of the first results when you google almond milk pancakes.
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Kelly says
12/07 at 17:11You would definitely need to add a fruit because the pancakes taste like nothing
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Elli says
11/30 at 12:43The recipe is excellent! I just made them and they were extremely easy, quick and I don’t feel heavy like with other recipes after eating them. Instead of oil I used coconut oil and they tasted amazing. Thanks so much for sharing! Greetings from Greece!
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Zerrin says
11/30 at 23:26Hi Elli! Glad you enjoyed these as much as we did. Adding coconut oil is a great change in the recipe, need to try it. Sending love to Greece! Hope to visit your country one day 🙂
Jeremiah Tadpull says
11/21 at 17:26These are yummy but not particularly fluffy as eluded to in the recipe name. DOOD!!!!
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Jones says
02/24 at 19:07Jeremiah…Not particularly fluffy? These were the least fluffy pancakes ever! They were almost gummy…BIG thumbs down! Only reason I made these is because all I had in the house was almond milk but thanks for the added motivation to make sure that I don’t run out of milk and forget to grab some again. My kids hated them 🙁 Comments from the people saying these are good must seriously hate pancakes.
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Isabella says
10/20 at 03:19Don’t normally leave comments on recipes, but these pancakes were SUPER delicious! Didn’t know what to expect, but this will definitely be my go-to pancake recipe from now on. Thankyou for sharing 😊
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Zerrin says
10/21 at 00:55So happy to hear that you loved these pancakes as much as we did! Thanks for the comment!
Elizabeth Smith says
09/02 at 18:08These literally taste like nothing. I added 3 more tablespoons of sugar and some vanilla extract but that didn’t help much. They were gross, never using this recipe again .
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Emily says
08/30 at 02:02These were not fluffy, no matter how long I cooked them they remained raw in the middle. Wasted ingredients.
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Jo says
08/12 at 12:51Thanks for sharing this recipe! The pancakes were delicious.
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Zerrin says
08/14 at 00:29Glad you loved the recipe Jo!
greendeen says
06/13 at 07:39Hi! I was wondering if the (2 tablespoon) oil can be substituted with coconut oil? 🙂
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Zerrin says
06/13 at 09:59Yes, you can use coconut oil instead.
Surabhi says
04/24 at 14:05This pancake looks delicious also not tough to cook as mentioned. We’ll surely try this and let’s hope it will be as good as it looks in the picture. Thanks for sharing!!
Codrut Turcanu says
04/12 at 12:53I like pancakes, and I’ve not eaten them in years! This recipe comes in handy, thanks!
Zerrin says
04/13 at 00:37It’s really easy to make these. Hope you love the recipe as much as we do.
Carol R says
04/11 at 18:05Just perfection. Just made these and they were so SO good. I opted the sugar with honey and they were perfect. Thanks friends.
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Zerrin says
04/11 at 22:21Hi Carol! Glad you like the recipe. Honey would be a great alternative to sugar. Thanks for sharing your experience with us here.
Albert Bevia says
04/10 at 17:25These pancakes look so fluffy! wow! my wife is vegan so I definitely have to try this recipe out, we always have almond milk on hand…love it!!
Zerrin says
04/10 at 17:50Thanks Albert! These are great for vegans. Hope your wife loves the recipe as much as I do.
Natalie says
04/10 at 07:43Yay! I’m looking for a new pancake recipe to use with my nutella, and strawberry is also a plus point 😛
However, I often use butter instead of oil, I think it’d be more flavoured.
Zerrin says
04/10 at 16:41Nutella and strawberries always make a great topping on pancakes. How come did I forget to mention it? Thanks for reminding 🙂
Amy says
04/09 at 23:32I made these this morning with whole wheat flour and they still came out so fluffy! Thanks for the recipe! Topped mine with maple syrup because I love pancakes a little sticky and wet. YUM!
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Zerrin says
04/09 at 23:34Glad you loved it Amy! Planning to try the recipe with oatmeal next time to see if it works fine too.