Fluffy Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes (Grandma Barb’s)
“Fluffy, homemade buttermilk pancakes recipe that’s quick, easy and a family favorite! Add whipped butter and scratch-made maple syrup for an unforgettable down-home breakfast!”
I love going to visit my grandmother in the mountains. She’s such great company and her cooking is nothing short of a blessing. The last time I stopped in for a visit she made a HUGE brunch for us. We were just passing through but she insisted, as always, that we allow her to cook us something to eat. The only answer to that is, “Sure mama if you insist” : )
She went into the kitchen and I kid you not, no less than 20 minutes later we sat down to the best homemade buttermilk pancakes, scratch-made maple syrup, homemade breakfast sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs, southern grits, crispy hash browns, and a huge bowl of chilled diced melons. It was a gorgeous spread!
How does she do it??!?? You can’t even get this kinda speedy service at a restaurant. We always joke about her having little elves in the kitchen helping because she whips up homemade meals so fast.
Everything was delicious especially those doggone pancakes and syrup!! She insisted that it was just her normal buttermilk pancake recipe except she ran out of buttermilk and had to use half whole milk and then she added a bit extra vanilla extract and brushed them with butter while they were on the griddle. I guess that made all the difference!
The homemade pancake syrup really took these fluffy, light buttermilk pancakes to the next level. Man, that syrup is good!!! So buttery and sweet with the perfect amount of old-fashioned maple flavor. I have that recipe coming up!
In her generous fashion she quickly wrote out the recipe for me and I’ve been making them non-stop it seems. My boys are currently in a pancake fanatic stage and Ethan has been requesting them for dinner.
I really think I like these homemade buttermilk pancakes better than my other favorite pancake recipe. I guess one can never have too many favorite pancake recipes huh?
Although these buttermilk pancakes are light and fluffy, they are not too delicate to hold up to a good drizzling of hot syrup! Not to mention they are really easy to make and I usually have everything on hand.
Be sure to serve these bad boys piping hot, fresh off the griddle!
Watch me make these homemade buttermilk pancakes from start to finish!!
Get the Recipe: Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup warm buttermilk
- 1 cup warm whole milk
- 1/4 cup real butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt,baking soda and sugar. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl beat eggs until fluffy and uniform in color.
- Whisk in buttermilk and whole milk.
- Stir in melted butter and vanilla extract.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
- Pour the wet mixture into the well.
- Gently add the dry ingredients into the well and stir until flour is incorporated. (Be very careful here and do not over stir. Batter should be lumpy.)
- Heat a nonstick griddle to 350 F. (This is the standard tempt. but griddles seem to heat differently. I have to heat mine to 300 F. It may be best to do a test pancake first to test out what is the best temp for your griddle)
- Place 1/3 cup worth of pancake batter onto the hot griddle. (I spread the batter out a little as I'm pouring it on since the batter is thick if it has sat for a while.)
- Cook pancakes until bubbles break on the surface and then flip them over and cook the other side until golden. (see note)
- Spread melted butter on top of each pancake and place in a stack.
- Serve hot with syrup and whipped butter.
Video
Notes
If your pancakes are golden or brown on the underside before bubbles begin to break on the surface then your heat is too high.
I have tried every pancake recipe on the internet, but had forgotten to consult Divas Can Cook. I’m done looking. Thanks Grandma Barb. These are THE BEST.
These are THE BEST pancakes I have ever made…still patiently waiting on your cookbook to drop so that I can support. I CONSTANTLY use your recipes, not just on holidays. I added 2 Tbl of brown sugar and 2 Tbl of PB2 since I wanted to try out some peanut butter pancakes. Top with peanut butter, syrup, and bananas or peanut butter and jelly! They were amazingly fluffy and soft. Your recipes are definitely tried and true. Thank you for helping me get the staples right in the kitchen.
I will support your cookbook as well, these were the best pancakes I have ever had in my life!
You are the absolute BEST ! I am NOT a cook by any means butsince I have been following your recipes, I have been in my kitchen literally every day ! my husband loves you : ) Thank you so much for sharing you love for cooking. You have truly inspired me.
God bless you
I can’t wait to try this recipe.
You are such a treasure..Every recipe I’ve prepared has been delicious and reminds me so much of my mom’s cooking…Thank you for sharing your love for food and southern cooking. I had a hankering for some pancakes this morning and have decided to use your recipe. I’m sure it will delightful. What a blessing you are…
This is THEE best pancake recipe! I’ve made it two days in a row now. The second time I doubled the recipe and put some in the freezer for a quick breakfast on busy mornings. Thank you!
I’ve done these pancakes on numerous occasions. I’m not a bignpancake fan. But these hunty hunty hunty. Yessss.. and I make them with chocolate chips..delish. thanks Diva
Yes! These are the best pancakes I ever made! There even better with fruit toppings!
I don’t like anyone else’s pancakes anymore. When I make these, I get so many compliments!
My family think that these buttermilk pancake are delicious!! My mother is 87 years old and think that these are the best pancake ever. The only thing I did different is I made my own whole milk with evaporated milk and water .
MY GO-TO PANCAKE RECIPE
I ALSO USED THIS RECIPE ALONGSIDE YOUR CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE FROM THE RED VELVET PANCAKE RECIPE TO PUT ON THESE PANCAKES WITH STRAWBERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM! MY BOYFRIEND RATHER USE THE CREAM INSTEAD OF SYRUP. THANKS GIRL!
How many pancakes does this recipe make? Thank you
Made the pancakes this morning and they were awsome!! I wanted to make the syrup bu t did t have the flavorings. Will make next time!
My battery was too soupy. I was thinking may 1 cup of milk instead of two. Then again, I used soy free almond milk. I wonder if that made a difference in texture
Batter seemed to separate becoming watery last half. Maybe I didn’t mix well enough, tried not not overmix. First 6 pancakes were fluffy, others not so. Great flavor…suggestions?
Perfection! We made one batch plain and one batch blueberry. Teenage boys polished off both in record time! Thanks 🙂
Yum! So glad you enjoyed!
I have made two batches of pancakes in less than a week! Great recipe, however the second time around I reduced the salt to 1/2 tsp and added 1/3 cup sugar
Yayy! So glad you’ve enjoyed them!
These are the best pancakes ever! I just made them & they are the best I’ve ever made to date! Awesome recipe
I’m so happy to hear that Jenn!!
Hi, is there an alternative flour that you can use? I only have “chick pea” and “Brown rice” flour on hand? Help, thank you! ☺
Use the brown rice instead of chickpea. Brown rice is excellent for use on sweets or recipes of sweetness. Chickpea use is for general baking.
Wonderful… best pancakes ever!
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I LOVE your made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes recipe!! With some butter and real maple syrup on top, it is out of this world!! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Can i add blueberries ? Thanx
sure can!
Made these this morning and my family raved about them. My boyfriend is a pancake lover and very picky and he went on and on about how good these were. I’ve never made pancakes from scratch but I know I’ll never go back a box mix. This is a keeper. Thanks for sharing
UUMMM do you know how many they make?
When I use this recipe it wakes about 10 “regular” sized pancakes. This is a really great recipe!
Just craved some pancakes and bacon! Made these and they are perfect! Thanks for a great recipe to try on this lady about Saturday.. Be blessed
Do you have the recipe in grams and mils? They look amazing!
This was the best recipe I have ever tried! The pancakes were so fluffy and delicious!!!
This was amazing!!!!
I made these today for my nieces and myself. I over mixed them so they came out flat but i actually loved them that way. I added chocolate chips to my nieces servings and they loved them. I DID have to add more sugar though. About 1/4 or 1/8 of a cup (i can’t remember) extra. I will FOR SURE make again.
I need to make pancakes for 9 people. Should I double or triple this recipe?
Wow, just made these and they came out great. The first “fluffy, buttermilk” pancake recipe I’ve ever tried that actually came out fluffy. They were perfect and this will be my go-to pancake recipe from now on. Thank you so much for sharing!
How many pancakes does this make?
I made this for my “3” son’s this morning. YUMMM!!! This recipe is similar to the one I make, however, I never thought of warming up the milk! I believe that, made the difference in the batter. I wish I could have posted a picture of my perfectly delicious pancakes with my comment but trust me they turned out fabulous!! ???? Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work!!!????
Is there a way to save the pancake batter, say to make the batter in the evening and cook the pancakes in the morning?…
I followed the recipe and all I could taste was the baking powder/soda why?
Hmmm did you whisk really well? Sometimes if I slack on the whisking I’ll run into pockets of baking soda.
I just made these pancakes they’re amazing.. Will make again..
Yum!! Just made your recipe for breakfast! Kids loveeeeeee it, thank you for sharing! X
Hey Monique,
Lemarc here. I was looking up buttermilk pancake recipes on Youtube and came across you video. What can I say, its the best pancake ive ever had lol. Except for ihop 🙂
Thanks a million. It was soooo good. I even added some chocolate chip and that give it a little punch as well.
Thanks again and keep up the great work.
Regards
Lemarc
I’m enjoying your recipes. You are a great cook and love watching the videos. Keep up the great work. I do want to try these pancakes but since I’m by myself today, it will have to wait for another day. You may want to add the flour to your ingredients. You wrote all-purpose but left out the word flour. I did make your cinnamon roll coffee cake last week. That was heaven on earth! I couldn’t stay away from it.
I made these pancakes for tonight’s breakfast dinner, they are light and fluffy! We loved them!
This is by far my favourite pancake recipe….so easy and tastes amazing!!!Second time making these!!thank you!
Hey there! Ive made these pancakes 3 times now theyre a family favourite! I was just wondering if you knew the nutrition information on the pancakes? Thanks 🙂
I’m so glad you like them! I sure don’t, but I’ll be installing a feature on my blog soon that gives all that info for you guys!
I REALLY LIKE THEM
I made these pancakes for my 7 year old son who promptly proclaimed that these are THE BEST PANCAKES that he has ever eaten and at 7 he is quite the pancake aficionado.
I added blueberries generously to this recipe, after the pancakes were cooking, and they were so good that I didn’t even add maple syrup, although I live in Vt., and we have delicious syrup.
Great recipe.
Glenn
These are not pancakes, they’re mini- cakes! And are they ever delicious and so filling! Thanks for sharing an excellent recipe. I appreciated the reminder, too, about proper cooking. Came out perfect!
Wasome recipe it tastes great!!☺
When you say warm buttermilk and milk is that room temperature or do you heat it?
I usually heat it just a bit but room tempt. will work.
I love ❤️ you Monique ???? Just made these delicious pancakes and they were a hit. Thank you Grandma ????????
These were amazing, absolutely amazing. I added a 4 chocolate chips in each pancake as a twist. I also didn’t have whole milk, i had 2% and they worked just as fine! This is the 3rd recipe i tried from your recipe index (carrot cake with cream cheese icing, Southern buttermilk biscuits and now the buttermilk pancakes), and so far nothing has failed. I complete trust you now! I almost want to jump out of my screen to tell you how happy i am for sharing your cooking/baking knowledge! Such a lifesaver for a 20 year- young girl, like me, who knows so little about moving around in the kitchen. Thank you thank you so much. You are wonderful.
Amazing
hi these pancakes a great where is the recipe for the maple syrup you said you would show us how to make it with the butter flavor thank you for all you do is your recipes are wonderful, keep up the good work
These are the fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever made. I’m never buying box brands again.
I just made these pancakes today for the first time, and they are so delicious! My daughter said these are the best pancakes I ever made, and I agree. Who knew—buttermilk and regular milk? I think that’s what makes the difference with these pancakes. Great job with this recipe; although, now I have to worry about all the weight I will from making them too often.
Tasted ok. Was wanting a nice, fluffy pancake, but ended up with very, very thin pancakes. If you’re wanting fluffy pancakes, look elsewhere.
These are def fluffy. Could have been your leavening.
Love this recipe, thank you! They turned out just like you wrote in the title, fluffy!
Amazing!!!! I just made these for dinner….yes I know! But sometimes breakfast for dinner is the way to go! Had a friend over who said they don’t like pancakes and they had more than one helping!
Great recipe!
This recipe will replace the one I have used for years.
So good!
I hate pancakes from a mix.
I am so grateful this recipe was shared.
Where is the syrup recipe?
Thank you! these are delicious, so light and fluffy!
Pancakes came out delicious!! Thanks for the Recipe.
This was a great recipe! I did one and a half of the recipe so instead of 2 c of flour I did 3, instead of 2 tsp of baking powder I did 3 and so on. I also didn’t have buttermilk so substituted with vinegar and milk mixture (1 tbsp white vinegar in measuring cup and fill to a cup with whole milk, then let sit for 5 min to curtal a bit.) I did two cups of the buttermilk sub. and one cup of reg. whole milk. It turned out GREAT!! I will definitely be keeping this recipe.
Mother of two
when will you post the syrup recipe???
These pancakes were wonderful! I only had 1/2 buttermilk so used milk to make the rest of the 2 cups, but the flavor is awesome. Better than a lot of restaurant pancakes I have had. Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed them Tony! And you are welcome!
what do you do to “warm” your milk and butter milk? Is it just room temp “warm” or do you heat it up some how?
Wondering if you can sub almond milk for the whole milk?
Yes but you will have an almond kind of taste but depending on your tast, you might like the almond taste or you might not like the almond taste.
No, that’s nasty
Great pancakes! I made today and used a 1/3 cup for each and got 13 pancakes. Will make again!!! Very good flavor!
How many pancakes does this recipe make?
I just made this recipe exactly how it was written and it made about 12-15 4 inch pancakes.
Pancakes came out very good. I love that I can actually taste the Buttermilk. Delicious!
How many pancakes do this recipe make?
Hi Carolyn. It made about eight for me, and mine were big too–a little bigger than in the pictures. Try it, because you can always save the batter if it’s too much for you. If it’s not enough, they are so good that you will want to make more.
I made these pancakes and they were awesome!!!! Now where can I find the homemade Syrup recipe
Thank you for such an awesome recipe! These pancakes are so light and fluffy yet so thick, the way we love them. They are delicious, so easy to make ( I just used milk with a tablespoon of vinegar). you cant get amazing pancakes like these out of a box! Will be a regular in our house!
These were too runny. Which made for a VERY thin pancake. The liquid & dry ingredients were the same measurement but I think the liquid should’ve been less by @ least half.
These pancakes were absolutely delicious!
Amazing pancake recipe! My family and I really enjoyed these, thanks for sharing!!
is there a way to pin this recipe ?
i’ve been searching for the perfect buttermilk pancake recipe and after so many attempts, i never found the right one. THIS is what i’ve been waiting for. thank you so much for sharing this with the world. perfectt!
I’m so glad I found this recipe. It took some time to prepare but was worth it. They were fluffy and had a great taste.
Would you please post your (Grandma’s) scratch-made maple syrup recipe. Thanks in advance.
Ditching all other pancake recipes I have.. This is perfect and FLUFFY! Thank you! Delicious!
This is a very fluffy flavorful recipe. Thanks!
Best buttermilk pancake recipe I have ever tried, they were the fluffiest!
These pancakes were so good
Hi!:)
I live in Belgium.
Your recipes make me hungry!
Could you please tell the proportions in grams?
Thanks and long life to your blog! 😉
I added pumpkin spice and cinnamon absolutely amazing. (Always add a little eggs whites to make things really fluffy though…)
Making them this morning and I can’t wait to taste them
These are the best buttermilk pancakes and this is my go to recipe! We love these pancakes! You are a diva who can cook! ????
Thanks! I’ve reviewed and tried other “best pancake” recipes before and it’s all about the science.I made this this morning and it was the best ever!
However, I made one substitution – I used buttermilk only, no milk. I also halved the recipe since only two of us were eating. PERFECT!
This is now my go to version and I will never not use buttrmilk, again. Thank your grandmother for me!
This recipe was perfect! I used 2% milk instead of the whole milk bc that’s what I had on hand…. I will be using it again.
It’s been a year and no maple syrup recipe… An I missing it somewhere? ????
THE ABSOLUTE “BEST” PANCAKE RECIPE IN THE WORLD!!! My best pancake recipe hunt is finally over!
Perfect recipe for fluffy cakes! I would cut the vanilla by half, but that’s just my personal taste.
This is the absolute BEST recipe for buttermilk pancakes. They turn out wonderful every time. Very fluffy and delish! Thanks:)
I can say “TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE”.
and i believe what I’m seeing not like those that are saying their pancake are “fluffy” and then you’ll see they cut and paste the fluffy pancake of otherzzz.
Urzzz is REAL Gurl….
I salute u
These are the absolute best! I had resigned myself to box mixes because I couldn’t find a recipe that was any better. But these pancakes have the perfect combination of lightness, flavor, and texture. And they brown on the griddle like a food stylist made them for a photo shoot. 😉
The pancakes were SO GOOD!!! ❤ thank you for sharing!
Monique you are AWESOME! I always look to your website when I need to cook something different. Or, when I want to add a twist to some of my recipes such as candied yams, I will add in ingredients you use that I may not use to enhance my recipe. Also, every time when I make your grandmom’s cream cheese pound cake, my whole family devours it! I get so many requests for the cake all the time. Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us.
Very good recipe plus I love all your recipes.
My kids think am a genius whenever I make this….thank you for making me look good in my kids eyes…thank you for making cooking fun and delicious…much blessings to you and yours.
I’m french and I’ve been craving pancakes since I’m 9 years old, do you understand my trouble ? Nobody in my family or friends could cook pancakes because we’re, like, french, but I saw pictures of it and it became an obsession. Soo I searched pancake recipes (in english, of course) on the internet and yours is by far the best I’ve made ! Now I’ve cooked that to all my family and friends for breakfast and they ask for more ! Thank you , really
Great consistency
8 months pregnant and ohh boy have I been eating pancakes it’s definitely a craving and wow this was perfect I made it and we all enjoyed it… now we don’t need to go finer hopping for perfection
Made these pancakes for the first time a while ago, kinda forgot about the recipe. Found it again today and just remembered how good these were!! All my siblings love these pancakes whenever it’s my turn to make breakfast I’m definitely gonna make these! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe.
The bomb.com! ✅
I am 5 months pregnant and was craving buttermilk pancakes this morning. Glad I had buttermilk in the fridge for Christmas baking. And so glad I found your recipe!
They are delicious! And so nice and fluffy!
My 21 month old son had 3!
We’ll be making them again Christmas morning for the rest of the family!
These pancakes were great! Very fluffy and delicious, thank you for the recipe ????
I made these for breakfast this morning, using White Lily flour that I bought when visiting family in Virginia, and oh my word, best pancakes in the world!!! I did have to add about a 1/2 cup more of flour, and I halved your recipe since it’s just my husband and me, but even my husband who is not that into food period, he just wants his belly full at the extreme point of hungry, said they were the best pancakes he’s ever had…. Thank you and grandma.. 🙂
Oh your babies at the end….could they be any more precious??? Thanks for sharing, both the recipe and sharing those beautiful boys with us:)
Hi Monique,
Really happy found your blog, yeay..
I have tried your buttermilk pancake, I loved it so much, they were so delicious.
Thanks you so much for sharing the recipe and of course big thanks to your lovely grandma.
This recipe is amazing! We now have Pancake Sundays in my household featuring these beauties ???? I actually make my own buttermilk because its too expensive to buy. I measure 4 tsp lemon juice into a coffee cup. I heat 1 cup milk for 30 seconds in a separate coffee cup. Then I pour the milk into the lemon juice. It spoils immediately. I stir it up and set it aside until its time to use it!
Great recipe – and so fluffy! I was too lazy to sift the dry ingredients, and I only had 2% milk on hand, so I can only imagine how decadent they’ll be when I sift and add whole milk. Husband, 3 year old son and I loved them – thank you!
So far ive only made your yellow moist cake, turned out very good. Husband gave a piece to his work buddy he said it was the best cake he had in 5 years. Making the next one with the chocolate icing tomorrow. I’m making your meatball stroganoff tonight in the crock pot. I don’t think I’ll go back to cambells condensed again. I made this pancake recipie this morning my husband said they were top notch. I still consider myself a newbie but the couple recipies of yours I made make me feel like I actually have some homegrown talent for being a good mommy in the kitchen to make for comforting meals in childhood. Thank youse to you and grandmother. Glad I found you to teach me how to cook.
My picky teenage boys woke up to these today and ate every one of them before school. Thank you.
I’m sure these are delicious just like all of your dishes that I’ve tried. But I need a waffle recipe and I’m still waiting for the syrup lol. Keep them coming you rock at what you do!
My kids helped me make these today. They were so good!!! The best pancakes I’ve ever made or eaten. Just need to figure out what to do with the leftover buttermilk. Now the kids want every Sunday to be pancake Sunday.
I suck at pancakes i really do. I made your pancakes and they came out great, even my boyfriend “the food critic” loved them. PS i also messed up the recipe by add to much baking soda, but they still came out great. Thanks for sharing.
These taste good however tasted like boxed pancake mix lol same thing pretty much…fluffiness is on point 🙂
I truly looovvve this recipe!! I used self rising flour instead of the baking soda and baking powder and I didn’t have any whole milk so I used what I had on hand which was Silk Cashew milk and they turned out wonderful. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
#ScootOverMrsButterworthsPancakeandWaffleMix
Awesome, thanks for this update Leslie. I didn’t have whole milk on hand, so I’ll try your version and use my self rising and almond milk
I truly looovvve this recipe!! I used self rising flour instead of the baking soda and baking powder and I didn’t have any whole milk so I used what I had on hand which was Silk Cashew milk and they turned out wonderful. Since I made this recipe for myself, I refrigerated the leftover batter to use again the next day and they came out perfect. There was no need to butter the outside because of the addition of the melted butter in the batter. Breakfast was excellent with a side of bacon and apple juice. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! #ScootOverMrs.ButterworthsPancakeandWaffleMix
OMG…these are delicious! I made these pancakes last weekend and my family LOVED them! Thank you SO much for sharing! #NoNeedForIHop
how many pancakes does this make ?
Just made these this morning and it makes 6 fluffy pancakes that are incredibly filling!
Wow, these pancakes look so good. Your grandma is awesome to cook all of that yummy food for you. I sure wish I had a grandma who cooked for me like that.
This was very good. I always tried to make pancakes and was always unsuccessful. The only problem I had was regulating my temp, it was either to hot or not hot enough. I’m going to buy a griddle and see if this helps me out. I was using an iron cast skillet. But over all they were tasty. Thanks
GIRL!!!! Just made these for Sunday breakfast. OMG, they were delicious. My family LOVED them. Thank you SO much for sharing. #WhoNeedsIHop