These Almond Milk Pancakes make a perfect dairy free breakfast. They are so fluffy that nobody will notice they don’t have any dairy products. So easy to make too! You don’t need those store-bought pancake mixes any more.
Do you like pancakes? Have you ever tried making them without regular milk? We first tried it on a day when we noticed that the only milk in the refrigerator to make some pancakes was almond milk. They turned out super fluffy and as tasty as regular milk pancakes. So these almond milk pancakes have become our (and your) favorite pancake recipe since then.
On weekdays, we are more in the mood of a grab-and-go breakfast, something like Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies. On the other hand, weekends require a lazy Turkish style breakfast with several food options. Aaaaand these no milk pancakes are definitely in our top list.
Are These Pancakes Dairy Free?
Yes, they are completely dairy free. This recipe doesn’t call for any dairy products. The only milk in these pancakes is from almond milk, which is a plant-based milk. It is a great substitute for milk in pancakes. Also, instead of butter, use a type of oil like sunflower oil, olive oil, canola oil or coconut oil in the batter and to coat the pan before cooking the pancakes. Apart from these two ingredients, you will need flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and eggs. So go ahead and try the recipe yourself if you are staying away from or allergic to anything dairy. But wait, how come are these pancakes dairy free if they are made with eggs?
Are Eggs Dairy?
Eggs are definitely not a dairy product. We’ve received several emails ‘warning’ us about this recipe. They claim that these pancakes can not be considered as dairy free because they are made with eggs. We noticed that there is a common misunderstanding about this only when we saw those emails. Let’s understand it right: Eggs are NOT dairy.
So which foods are dairy? What does dairy mean? As it is explained in dictionaries, dairy refers to foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese. Eggs are not made from milk, they don’t contain any milk at all. You can check out the list of dairy products and see that eggs are not included.
These almond milk pancakes are dairy free, NOT egg free.
Check out => Pancakes Without Eggs
These pancakes are NOT vegan either.
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 eggs 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.
Can I Use Store-Bought Pancake Mixes?
Yes, you can use them but read the ingredients first. If you are on a dairy free diet, boxed pancake mixes might not be a good option for you. Some brands contain milk protein or milk powder in their mixes. So beware of this.
Making pancakes from scratch is way easier than you think and you don’t need those ready mixes indeed.
Almond Milk Pancakes From Scratch
Homemade Raw Almond Milk is the best for this recipe because of the amount and quality of almonds. 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.
First, whisk the dry ingredients well in a large mixing bowl. Then, add in the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. The batter should be slightly thicker than a classic cake batter. Lightly oil the bottom of a non-stick pan and heat it over medium heat.
When it is hot enough, use an ice cream scoop or a measuring cup (¼ cup) and drop batter in the pan. Make sure you give enough time(about 2 minutes) before flipping. It’s the time when you start seeing bubbles. Then flip and cook the other side for 1-2 minutes. Transfer the pancakes on a plate and repeat until all batter is used. Make the pancakes in batches. If you are using a large pan, you can make 4-5 pancakes at a time.
My Almond Milk Pancakes Toppings
We love having a variety of serving options. These pancakes are not so sweet so that you can adjust the sweetness to your taste by drizzling them with maple syrup, agave syrup or honey. Another sweetener could be powdered sugar. If you like, sift a little powdered sugar on the pancakes. Also, you can serve whatever fruit you like on the side for some refreshment. Some fruit options could be blueberries, strawberries, oranges, figs or watermelon depending on the season.
If you are a fan of marmalades, serve your pancakes with some homemade tangy lemon marmalade. It would make a great topping. We sometimes use our Homemade Easy Strawberry Jam for pancake toppings and love it too.
If it's the right season, you can even consider easy fresh fig recipes to pair these pancakes with.
And a dollop of simple applesauce would make a big change.
Substitute For Milk In Pancakes
Almond milk is our favorite substitute for milk in pancakes. But you are definitely not limited to it. While you can use plant-based milks like almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk(carton or boxed, not canned) 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.
Other Pancake Recipes You Might Like
- Banana Pancakes Healthy
- Chocolate Pancake Recipe
- Greek Yogurt Banana Pancakes
- Cheese Pancakes
- Caramel Pancakes
- Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe
Other Dairy Free Breakfast Ideas You Might Like
- Fig Bread
- Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies
- Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
- Golden Milk Smoothie Recipe
- Banana Bread With Almond Milk
- Zucchini Bread Vegan
- Vegan Cookies Recipe With 2 Ingredients
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
- Method: Cooking
- 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 ¼ 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
Toppings and garnishing ingredients are not included in the nutritional facts.
If your batter is too runny, add one or two tablespoon extra flour and mix.
Keywords: almond milk pancakes, dairy free pancakes
This recipe isn't Vegan because of egg being in the recipe.
Followed recipe exactly and pancakes came out dense, gummy and bland tasting. Not sure what I did wrong. When I make Aunt Jemima, turns out great. I just ran out of pancake mix and thought I’d try from scratch.
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Hi Mary,
Sorry to hear that the recipe didn't work for you. Overmixing causes dense pancakes. Do you think this might be the reason in your case? About the taste, these are not very sweet pancakes because we have them either with maple syrup or powdered sugar. If you like it sweeter, you can always increase the amount of sugar in the recipe.
I made the recipie as well, did not overmix. You simply do not call for enough liquid to the amount of dry ingredients. The result of the recipe as written is closer to a brioche dough than pancake batter. Suggest doubling or more on the almond milk.
These came out perfect! This will be my go-to pancake recipe from now on. I added chocolate chips into each pancake, and served with sliced strawberries and butter on top. Way better than recipes that call for milk and I’ve made lots of different recipes! 10/10 recipe.. so good!
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I made these for Breakfast this morning because I had only almond milk in the refrigerator. My husband said they were the best pancakes he’s ever had. They were so light and fluffy and delicious. I added fresh blueberries to the mix and they turned out great. Thanks for the recipe.
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These were amazing and FLUUUUFFY! Thank you soooo much! My husband and I are on a diet so I removed 1 Tbs of oil and 1 Tbs of sugar. Still turned out great! I had to smack my teens hand away tonight because I was *trying* to get a jump on breakfast. He still managed to pilfer 2.
He said they were AWESOME!
Oh man I wanted to love these, but they were *terrible* for me. Gummy, didn’t brown, and suuuuper bland. I added blueberries and that was the only saving grace. I’m sorry, but I don’t know how other people are finding these amazing 🙁
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Can you use baking mix in place of flour/etc?
Great recipe and method! I’m a classically trained Personal Chef and all the measurements are precisely accurate (2tsp BP for extra fluff). If you’re into fitness and want a carb forward breakfast to start your day before a leg or back workout, simply add a scoop of your protein powder and rock this recipe! That’s what I just did this morning and everyone loved them. I kicked it up a notch and put 2 cups of frozen blueberries and a 1/4c of granulated sugar on medium heat while prepping and cooking the pancakes then strained for a nice blueberry syrup on top. The pulp will be added to BBQ sauce for tonight’s BBQ.
Great job Chef!
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Hi Willam! I'm so happy to hear that you loved the recipe. Adding blueberry syrup is a great twist on these pancakes.
Holy cow....I never ever write reviews, but these pancakes deserve all the praise!! I made 10 pancakes with this recipe (1/4 cup of batter each) and they came out so fluffy!! Almost 2 centimeters tall each! I also added cinnamon inside, so freaking delicious. Hands down best pancake recipe ever, even better than the ones with dairy!
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You made my day with this comment Liz! So happy to hear that the recipe worked for you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us here!
I honestly don't know why some people are complaining. It's probably the cooking temperature, your hob or your cooking skills that made the recipe go wrong... I got perfect fluffy pancakes. The only thing I substituted is agave syrup instead of sugar.
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I read the comments and wondered how they could be so diverse in success. I wondered if altitude made the difference. I use high altitude instructions for my baking so I added a third tsp. of baking powder and they were light and very good. Not as sweet as usual but we're not sweet fans anyway.
I 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.
Hi
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
Hi! I live at a high altitude and had super yummy pancakes. Had my grill on a super high heat to boost a fast bake (needed it higher than normal). Mixed wets and added dried ingredients. Will be my go to recipe. Thank you!!
xx
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I 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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Terrible. 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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Not 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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You would definitely need to add a fruit because the pancakes taste like nothing
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The 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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Hi 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 🙂
These are yummy but not particularly fluffy as eluded to in the recipe name. DOOD!!!!
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Jeremiah...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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Don'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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So happy to hear that you loved these pancakes as much as we did! Thanks for the comment!
These 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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These were not fluffy, no matter how long I cooked them they remained raw in the middle. Wasted ingredients.
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Guessing you probably did not have your grill hot enough.. Mine needed to be quite hot. Super yummy and fluffy!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! The pancakes were delicious.
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Glad you loved the recipe Jo!
Hi! I was wondering if the (2 tablespoon) oil can be substituted with coconut oil? 🙂
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Yes, you can use coconut oil instead.
This 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!!
I like pancakes, and I've not eaten them in years! This recipe comes in handy, thanks!
It's really easy to make these. Hope you love the recipe as much as we do.
Just 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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Hi Carol! Glad you like the recipe. Honey would be a great alternative to sugar. Thanks for sharing your experience with us here.
These 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!!
Thanks Albert! These are great for vegans. Hope your wife loves the recipe as much as I do.
Yay! 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.
Nutella and strawberries always make a great topping on pancakes. How come did I forget to mention it? Thanks for reminding 🙂
I 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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Glad you loved it Amy! Planning to try the recipe with oatmeal next time to see if it works fine too.