Light, fluffy and perfect vegan pancakes. Perfectly sweet, super easy and ideal for breakfast. These are the best pancakes ever, vegan or otherwise!
These vegan pancakes are light fluffy and utterly perfect!
They are also just so easy. If you ever thought you needed eggs and dairy to make good pancakes then this recipe is here to throw all of that out the water.
These pancakes are light and perfectly fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness. And of course they are just fabulous served with a pat of vegan butter and lots of maple syrup!
Some fresh fruit on the side is also a winner. And if you love pancakes then definitely check out our vegan banana pancakes too. Also check out our vegan quiche and vegan frittata for some more delicious vegan breakfast/brunch ideas.
How to make Vegan Pancakes from Scratch
This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos. Full instructions and measurements are always found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Add all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a mixing bowl and mix them together.
- Add in some soy milk (almond milk works great too), a flax egg (ground flaxseed meal mixed with hot water) and some coconut oil and mix into a batter.
- Heat up the frying pan with a little oil until hot. Pour out around 1/4 cup of batter into the frying pan. When you see small bubbles start to appear on the surface of the pancake and the edges are starting to look dry flip it over and cook the other side.
Recipe Tips
White Sugar: We used regular granulated white sugar, but I imagine coconut sugar would also be great, though I haven’t tried it this way.
Baking Powder: The baking powder makes these pancakes super light and fluffy. We use a whole tablespoon, which is quite a lot of baking powder for a recipe this size, but it really works.
Soy Milk: We used soy milk in this recipe, but you can also use almond milk. We have tested this recipe with both soy milk and almond milk successfully. You can likely use any non-dairy milk, but we have not tested all options.
Flax Egg: A flax egg is a simple mix of ground flaxseed meal with some hot water. It works GREAT as an egg replacer in things like pancakes.
I don’t always use egg replacers – in our recipe for vegan waffles there is no egg replacer in sight – but I find the flax egg works really nicely in this recipe. And flax is a good addition a lot of the time, it adds a great wholesomeness to these pancakes.
Check out our full tutorial for how to make a flax egg.
Coconut oil provides the perfect level of moistness, but only a little is needed.
Make Them Gluten-Free
If you’d like to make them gluten-free then I recommend you use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend that is meant to replace regular all purpose flour. If you use that, you’ll have the best results. Alternatively just follow our recipe for gluten free vegan pancakes!
Need To Double The Recipe?
This recipe makes around 8 pancakes, depending on the size that you make them. So if you’re serving more people, it’s very easy to double or even triple the recipe.
Storing and Freezing
You can keep leftovers for around 5 days in the fridge. Reheat in the frying pan with a little oil, or you can heat them in the microwave or toaster.
They are also freezer friendly. Let them cool completely before freezing.
More Vegan Pancake Recipes!
- Vegan Banana Pancakes
- Vegan Protein Pancakes
- Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes
- Vegan Blueberry Pancakes
- Vegan Coconut Pancakes
- Vegan Gluten Free Pancakes
Vegan Pancakes
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 Pancakes
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Light, fluffy and perfect vegan pancakes. Perfectly sweet, super easy and ideal for breakfast. These are the best pancakes ever, vegan or otherwise!
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cups (156g) All Purpose Flour*
- 3 Tbsp White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder*
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup (180ml) Soy Milk*
- 1 Flax Egg (1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed Meal with 3 Tbsp Hot Water)
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar, baking powder and salt and mix together.
- Prepare your flax egg by mixing 1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed Meal with 3 Tbsp Hot Water and allowing to sit for a minute or so to thicken.
- Add the soy milk (or other non-dairy milk), flax egg and coconut oil to the dry ingredients and mix in.
- Heat up a pan and grease lightly with a little coconut oil.
- The pan should be very hot, but not smoking, before you pour in your first batch of batter.
- Add batter to the pan in roughly 1/4 cup measures.
- You will see small bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes and the edges will dry, that is when it’s time to flip over onto the other side.
- Cook until nicely browned on both sides.
Notes
*Weigh your flour for the most accurate results. If you are only using cups to measure the flour then make sure you are using the spoon and level method which is the correct way to measure flour if using cups. If you have used too much flour, then you will need extra non-dairy milk (which is also not the end of the world if this does happen). See our video and process photos for how the batter should look, it should not be too thick.
*The baking powder measure is correct as 1 Tablespoon (it’s not a typo!). This is what makes these pancakes super light and fluffy.
*We have tested this recipe with soy milk and almond milk and both options work perfectly. You can likely also use any other non-dairy milk that you may have on hand, though we have not tested all other options.
*Nutritional estimate is based on 1 pancake (of 8) without vegan butter or syrup.
*This recipe was first published in November 2015 and has since been updated with new photos and text.
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Pancake (of 8)
- Calories: 118
- Sugar: 4.6g
- Sodium: 281mg
- Fat: 2.5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 20.9g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Protein: 2.9g
Keywords: vegan pancakes
So glad to have stumbled upon your website!
What can be substituted for the white sugar? Can you use maple syrup or agave as a sweetner without affecting the consistency? Thanks!
I don’t think so as it might throw out the recipe balance. You could use coconut sugar though.
Just the best pancakes- ever …we make them every Sunday… I use 3/4 c of whole meal flour and the rest all purpose and a a bit less sugar – love them served with maple syrup and our homemade blackberry vinegar.
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So happy to hear that! Thanks so much Deborah!
I absolutely adore your recipes! Every single Recipe I have tried from your website comes out beautifully! These pancakes we the most fluffiest pancakes I have ever made (even those with egg!). I am going to try these with oat flour to make them a little healthier, fingers crossed they will be just as delicious!
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing Harji!
I’ve been looking through some of your recipes and I think it might be helpful to specify the type of plant based milk. I usually get unsweetened soy milk as I like it for cooking and baking, so I don’t need to have a bunch of open milk packages. Would you recommend using sweetened or unsweetened plant milk in your recipes?
Hi Julie, it doesn’t make a difference whether you use sweetened or unsweetened. So whatever you have on hand will work great. I only specify it if it matters.
I tried this recipe last weekend and my pancakes were amazing! Even my husband who does not like plant based stuff and loves eggs told me that they were the best pancakes I’ve ever made, and that is huge compliment from him! haha They were fluffy but not too heavy and just perfect, thank you!
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Wonderful! Thanks so much Arisa!
HI Allison, I have made other recipes of yours with great success! However, when I made these, they were heavy and thick. I had doubled the recipe, used flax milk (which I had successfully used in your waffle recipe) and ground flaxseed, instead of flax meal. Do you think the ground flaxseed was the problem?
Hi Randee, the flaxseed would have been fine, but it’s very easy to use too much flour if you don’t weigh it, or make sure you use the spoon and level technique. That sounds to me like the most likely issue.
Fantastic fluffy panckes
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This recipe is great. It makes the best pancakes ever. They come out so nice and fluffy. I just had to add a little almond milk to mine.
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I used coconut flour and it was a disaster! DO NOT USE COCONUT FLOUR!! 😢😑
Coconut flour will NOT work as a swap for regular flour in pretty much any recipe.
I am new to vegan life and have been wanting pancakes, I followed this recipe and they were delicious!!! I was afraid they would taste too different and that they wouldn’t kill my craving but to my surprise they tasted just as good if not BETTER than regular pancakes!
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Awesome! Thanks so much Alyssa!
Alison thank you for another AMAZING recipe. This is by far the BEST pancake recipe ever let alone vegan! For years I have tried countless recipes (vegan and non vegan) and never really enjoyed the end result however these had the perfect texture light and fluffy and the taste was delicious with the just right amount of sweetness.
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So happy to hear that! Thanks Sahar!
Hello, I just wanted to say that today I’ve tried out your pancakes recipes and they turned out amazing, thank you so much. 🥺
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Thanks Antonella!
Just wanted to say thank you! We are not a vegan household, but have had to learn to bake egg-free because of a child with a severe egg allergy. Prior to finding your website, recipes I tried were more misses than hits. But I’ve tried about 6 recipes from your website and they’ve all been great successes! Had these pancakes this morning and the whole family loved them.
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I’m so happy to hear that Suzanne! Thanks so much for your lovely comment and review!
I didn’t have any all purpose flour so I used 1 cup buckwheat and quarter cup oat flour instead. They still came out light, fluffy and deliciously healthy. Great recipe!
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Wonderful! Thanks Eve!
Best. Pancakes. EVER. 100% kid, adult, and puppy approved. So light and fluffy, but not lacking flavor! I’m looking forward to modifying this recipe throughout the year with seasonal flavors and toppings.
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Thanks so much Shannon!
I absolutely LOVE these! They work perfectly every time I make them. Thank you for the recipe!
I have banana bread in the oven right now (also your recipe) and my kitchen smells amazing!
Thanks Melissa! And hope the banana bread was a success too! 🙂
It was amazing, just as expected! Thanks again 😊
Thanks Melissa!
I’ve made this recipe at least 4-5 times. I have tried the banana, blueberry, and regular pancakes. All fantastic!
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Awesome! Thanks Amanda!
Love these pancakes! Super easy to whip up before the kids wake up and so tasty. I also brought the batter along to a family get together a few months ago and there was no visual difference between mine and the buttermilk pancakes everyone else was having. Thank you very much!
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Awesome! Thanks so much for the great review!
Delicious!!! Just made these pancakes for the second time. Another great recipe. Thank you very much! Cheers.
These pancakes are delicious. This pancake recipe is by far, my favorite. I used maple syrup and flax milk and they turned out great!
Love your recipes! Thanks so much!
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Yay! Thanks so much Jocelyn!