Pancakes (Vegan)
If you've got all-purpose flour, baking powder and white granulated sugar, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
What you'll need
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Soy
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How to make it
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt until evenly combined and no lumps remain.
- In a separate jug, stir together the soy milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk just until a smooth, pourable batter forms; a few small lumps are fine, so do not overmix. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes to thicken slightly.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle over medium heat and lightly brush with oil. The pan is ready when a drop of water sizzles on contact.
- Ladle about 60 ml of batter per pancake into the pan, leaving space between each. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until bubbles form across the surface and the edges look set.
- Flip each pancake carefully and cook the second side for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown and cooked through in the centre.
- Transfer to a warm plate and repeat with the remaining batter, re-oiling the pan lightly between batches. Serve warm with maple syrup or fresh fruit.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Pancakes (Vegan) take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Pancakes (Vegan) vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Pancakes (Vegan) is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Pancakes (Vegan) (Cropped).jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.