These gluten free pancakes are the best pancakes you’ll ever eat!
Seriously, these gluten free buttermilk pancakes are my absolute fave… and so easy to make on a lazy weekend morning! I need a simple ingredient list in my life so this is my uncomplicated go-to gluten free pancake recipe!
I developed this recipe a few months ago and since then they have been our go-to pancake recipe. Something about the buttermilk pancake that takes you back… Eric claims that these are the best pancakes that he’s ever had, and I can jump on that boat too… sorry mom.
How to make gluten free pancakes?
This recipe is unexplainably easy. As a matter of fact, these unbeatable gluten free pancakes are ready in under 30 minutes. Using minimal ingredients, simply mix the ingredients together in a bowl and cook pancakes on the stovetop.
It doesn’t get much easier than that! Take it from those who have tried this gluten free pancake recipe for themselves.
It was so easy and they were soft, fluffy, and tasty. – Annie
What are some substitutions for buttermilk?
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can always use kefir or blend milk and yogurt together to thin it out… or make your own buttermilk with regular milk and lemon juice. In fact, there are lots of recipes on the internet for making homemade buttermilk.
Dairy free milks are a great alternative to buttermilk – almond and coconut milk are both tasty options for this recipe! Feel free to use whole, 1% or skim milk too.
What is the best gluten free pancake mix?
I love making gluten free pancakes with a brown rice flour based all purpose flour! I keep that on hand since we eat mostly gluten free in this house and it’s reliable for making delicious pancakes in a flash!
We love using King Arthur Measure for Measure flour in this recipe.
This gluten free pancake recipe absorbs the right amount of syrup and pairs wonderfully with fruit and nut butter. Since I can’t get enough peaches right now, that’s what I chose to pile on top of my pancakes this morning. Talk about yum.
Our fam is small so I make this full recipe so that I can freeze the remainder and have for a quick breakfast during the week, and they taste just as amazing reheated! Testament to a good pancake recipe in my book, it freezes well.
Not to mention another perk about these gluten free pancakes is the simple ingredient list. So go grab a stack of these Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes and sink your fork into them this weekend.
Looking for other gluten free pancake recipes?
Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes
Gluten Free Peach Pancakes
Paleo Banana Coconut Flour Pancakes
Gluten Freen Banana Pancakes
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Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 20 1x
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The BEST pancakes you’ll ever eat. Light, fluffy, and slightly sweet. Enjoy these on an easy weekend morning and freeze leftovers for quick breakfast on the go during the week.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted gluten free all purpose flour (recommend rice based blend)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift flour, and measure out 2 cups of sifted flour and place in a large bowl.
- Whisk baking soda, salt and brown sugar into flour.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, coconut oil and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Ladle 1/4 cup of batter per pancake onto hot lightly greased griddle.
- Cook pancake until it bubbles on one side, and flip.
- Cook until browned on other side.
- To freeze leftover pancakes, line baking sheet with parchment paper and place on sheet individually and place in freezer until slightly frozen and transfer to freeze safe ziploc bag.
- Category: breakfast
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 77
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 216mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
Keywords: gluten free pancakes
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REALLY GOOD (grandchildren said) however recipe is very thick and hard to put on
pancake grill. Had to thin them with more buttermilk though . kids loved them though
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I appreciate your review! Glad the kids loved them.
I haven’t made pancakes for a long time. Not only do I have a gluten sensitivity, I also have an egg sensitivity – both whites and yolks. Egg free pancakes are only so-so. I have recently discovered that I CAN eat duck eggs without issues, so, today, I used your recipe. I added a half cup of milk to thin the batter, and the pancakes were excellent.
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I’m so glad to hear that you were able to enjoy GF pancakes again 🙂
Thank you! My son has recently been identified with a gluten allergy. I have tried and tried to find a pancake recipe that tastes good. I have tried many recipes that were “ok” but not worth making again. This one has won the prize so far! My test is that I want to eat it even if I can have gluten! And I thought they were great!
Thank you!
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YAY!. I appreciate you sharing that with me. So glad you all enjoyed this gluten free pancake recipe!
Update: Made this recipe again and it was even better than we remembered! Thank you for creating such a good recipe that everyone in the family can enjoy! Woo Hoo! Winner pancake recipe!
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I’m so glad to hear the whole family love these Gluten Free Pancakes. Thank you for the awesome review 🙂
Oh buttermilk pancakes, how I’ve missed you since having to go gluten free. I only had 1 1/4 cups of GF flour on hand so I halved the recipe. I subbed butter for the coconut oil and whipped the egg white separately until the stiff peak stage then folded it into the batter at the end. The pancakes were absolutely delicious, light and fluffy. My husband couldn’t believe they were GF. Great recipe!
Yay! I’m so so glad to hear this.
This is a great gf pancake recipe. Made these for the first time tonight as I had buttermilk that needed to be used. I cut the recipe in half because it’s only me and my husband. The flavor was very good and I shall make them again. However, the batter was very thick and actually did not bubble to be turned, so I don’t know what I did wrong. Doesn’t matter because I’ll be making them again. Maybe you have a suggestion as to what I did or didn’t do. Thank you for a great recipe.
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I’m so glad that you enjoyed them! I’m not sure what went wrong– I’d be interested to see if they do the same the next time?
I’ve got coeliac disease so these gf pancakes are right up my alley! Thank you for my new go to weekend breakfast recipie!
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I used butter instead of coconut oil, But they turned out brilliant! A+++
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So glad i used this recipe to make pancakes and use up my buttermilk!! Have been gf for YEARS and only had pancakes once- at a restaurant- in this time, which is crazy when you consider I was once given a childrens book about pancakes bc I ate so many (seriously)!! These are AMAZING and pancakes are back on the menu for me at long last. Thank you!!!
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this makes my week! Thanks so much for sharing your review Micaela! BTW– that’s my new nieces name. So pretty.
These are indeed the best gluten free pancakes I’ve ever had! Fluffy and moist with a great flavor- everything you want in a pancake. This will be my go-to recipe from now on. Thank you for this recipe!
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Ahh, I’m sooo glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the review.
My fiance just switched to a GF diet about a month ago. He’s pretty picky when it comes to food. Especially GF food lol
I made these for him, and he loved them. Unfortunately though, we both did not like these reheated. I would say this is a great pancake recipe if you are going to eat them all the same day
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Thanks for your review. 🙂 Glad they are hubs approved!
I was looking for a way to use up a whole lot of extra buttermilk — found your site — and made these pancakes tonight. They were, in fact, the BEST pancakes I’ve had since going GF 6 years ago. I’m so excited to have a new go-to pancake recipe. I used butter instead of coconut oil, Trader Joe’s GF flour blend, and added 2 tsp. of powdered sugar for a little extra sweetness. DELICIOUS, thank you!
Yay! This makes my day. Thank you so much for sharing your positive review.
This was better than my standard buttermilk pancake recipe. OMG!!! DeLIcious.
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