Who can resist a stack of Homemade Fluffy Strawberry Pancakes? It’s the perfect breakfast for to start your weekend off right and super easy to make. This recipe has just about all of your household ingredients in your pantry and fridge.
The best part of making pancakes is the versatility that it has when adding flavors. When you find a good solid recipe for basic pancakes. hold on to it and build from there if you are adventurous like me. Of course, I will always have a love for some good ole buttermilk pancakes. But now and again I love to jazz it up a little like adding one of my favorite fruit, Strawberries.
Pancakes are a really big deal here in our household on the weekends. And if you love Pancakes just as much as we do then you should try another favorite of ours, the Rum Pancakes It’s a delicious way to welcome in the weekend.
So what’s all needed?
From Your Pantry
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Vanilla Extract
- Brown Sugar
- Corn Starch
- Vegetable Oil
From Your Fridge or Freezer
- Strawberries – This can be Fresh Strawberries for both the Pancake batter and Syrup.
- Milk – For this recipe, I have used whole Milk and Buttermilk. Both are delicious. (here’s a tip on making butter milk just add 1tsp. of vinegar to the whole milk).
- Eggs – The eggs is used in the pancake batter but is mixed in a separate bowl along with the other wet ingredients.
- Lemons – 2 tablespoons of Fresh lemon juice is needed for the syrup recipe.
Best Saturday Strawberry Pancakes
Equipment
- Griddle or Cast Iron Skillet
- Whisk
Ingredients
Strawberry Syrup
- 1 pint Strawberries
- 2 tbsp. lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tbsp. Corn Starch
- ½ cup light Brown Sugar (adjust to your level of sweetness)
Pancakes
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp. Baking Soda
- 2 tsp. Double acting Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 3 tbsp. Sugar
- 1½ cups Milk
- 2 Eggs
- ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Cup Fresh Strawberries Chopped
Instructions
Strawberry Sryup
- In a large saucepan add the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. heat over medium to high heat until it comes to a light boil. Stir.
- Reduced the Heat to low and Stir occasionally. Add in the corn starch and water. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or until the strawberries are nice a soft.
- Remove from heat and transfer the syrup into a container. Can be served warmed and stored in the fridge in container with an airtight lid.
Pancake Batter
- In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients and whisk until well combined. In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs and oil together until the yolk of the egg is broken up, then add in the buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Mix wet ingredients
- Add the Wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients. Add in the small pieces of Strawberries and Mix lightly. Set Aside for 5 minutes.
- Heat Skillet or skillet over medium heat. Brush oil to coat the bottom. Using a ¼ measuring cup, pour batter onto the heated skillet.
- Cook until bubbles form on top and the edges are a nice golden brown. Flip Pancakes on the other side and cook until golden brown.