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These lemon pancakes are the best pancakes that you will EVER eat! They are soft, delicious, and have the right amount of lemon flavor that will go perfect with just about any topping that you put on them!
Pancakes are some a weakness of mine. I love eating them at any time of the day (they aren’t just made for breakfast!). Try out some more favorites of mine like these German pancakes, these cinnamon roll pancakes or these classic fluffy pancakes!
What Do Lemon Pancakes Taste Like?
Lemon pancakes are pure heaven. If you have never had these before, then you are in for a treat! They are perfect for everyone, even if you aren’t a lemon lover! They have the perfect amount of lemon in them, but it’s not too overpowering! These lemon pancakes have sugar to help sweeten and balance out the lemon juice and zest. The baking powder gives it a great fluffy texture, and the oil helps keep it moist. These are TO DIE FOR!
Once you try lemon pancakes, you will never go back to regular pancakes. Ok, maybe you will still want both. Like I said before, I can’t get enough pancakes! These are perfect with syrup, powdered sugar, or berries. In fact, these are so good that you could even eat them plain! They will fly off the table so fast that you should just start out by doubling the batter! I know that you will love them. Trust me when I say that you MUST try these for your next breakfast or brunch.
What Ingredients Do I Need to Make Lemon Pancakes?
Lucky for you, these pancakes are delicious AND easy to make! Stock up on some lemons and get cooking because once you try these, you will want to have lemons on hand all the time! See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Flour: I used all purpose flour for this recipe.
- Granulated Sugar: This adds in a sweet element to balance out the lemon flavor.
- Baking Powder: Helps the pancakes achieve that light and fluffy texture.
- Salt: The salt will enhance all of the flavors in the recipe!
- Milk: The milk helps dissolve the ingredients and creat a liquid mixture.
- Oil: You can use canola or vegetable oil for this recipe! It makes this pancakes moist!
- Egg: The egg helps provide a structure to hold the bubbles and help the pancakes rise.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla adds a great taste to these pancakes. You could even use lemon extract if you want lots of lemony flavor!
- Lemon Zest and Juice: This is where the flavor gets good! Add in the lemon juice and zest to really knock that flavor out of the park!
How to Make Lemon Pancakes
These pancakes are simple and easy! They take less than 20 minutes from start to finish, and they are easy enough that your kids can even help you make them!
- Whisk: In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Stir: In another mixing bowl, whisk together milk, lemon juice, egg, oil, and vanilla until incorporated. Stir in the lemon zest.
- Add Wet Ingredients to Dry Ingredients: Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Whisk just until combined. (batter will be slightly lumpy)
- Prep Skillet: Preheat a non-stick skillet or griddle on medium high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray or coat with butter.
- Cook: Pour 1/4 cup batter onto the buttered griddle or skillet and cook until bubbles begin to appear on the surface. Carefully flip and cook the opposite side until golden brown. Adjust and lower the heat if pancakes begin to burn.
- Top and Serve: Serve warm dusted with powdered sugar, fresh whipped cream, and fresh blueberries!
Ideas for Toppings
The great thing about pancakes is that you can put just about anything with them and it just makes them taste even better! Here are a few ideas that you can try on these lemon ricotta pancakes!
- Nuts: Walnuts or pecans are a delicious sweet and salty treat on pancakes.
- Fruit: Fresh fruit is bright and colorful, plus it adds in a sweet and juicy taste.
- Syrups: Maple syrup is most common but try some caramel syrup or blueberry syrup for more of a variety is delicious too!
- Jams: Spread a fruity jam like peach or blackberry over top each pancake for a thicker topping.
- Spreads: Peanut butter, Nutella or any nut butter will melt over top the pancakes giving you a sweet and salty taste.
- Chocolate: Sprinkle chocolate chips or add them into the batter while mixing.
- Whipping Cream: Top with a dollop of whipping cream and add some sprinkles for a fun breakfast celebration.
How to Store Leftover Pancakes
These leftover pancakes can be saved for tomorrow or even frozen and reheated later! They are just as delicious the next time you eat them. Make an easy breakfast option for yourself and double a batch to save and store for later!
- In the Refrigerator: Once your pancakes have cooled then place them in an airtight container. Put it in the fridge and your pancakes can last up to 4 days!
- In the Freezer: Let your pancakes cool and then place them in a ziplock bag and put it in your freezer. Label the bag with the date! Your pancakes will stay good for 1 month!
- To Reheat: You can reheat these in the toaster, a frying pan or the microwave! Top with your fruit and syrup and enjoy!
More Delicious Lemon Recipes to Try
I love lemon so much and these pancakes really made me crave even more lemon recipes! There are so many out there! Desserts, entrees, sides, you name it and there is something lemon for everyone! I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites that you should definitely try!!
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Lemon Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour (scoop and level to measure)
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 3/4 cups Milk
- 1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 large Egg
- 1/2 cup Oil (canola or vegetable)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (or lemon extract)
- 1-2 Tablespoon Lemon Zest (more if you desire)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, whisk together milk, lemon juice, egg, oil, and vanilla until incorporated. Stir in the lemon zest.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Whisk just until combined. (batter will be slightly lumpy)
- Preheat a non-stick skillet or griddle on medium-high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray or coat with butter.
- Pour 1/4 cup batter onto the buttered griddle or skillet and cook until bubbles begin to appear on the surface. Carefully flip and cook the opposite side until golden brown. Adjust and lower the heat if pancakes begin to burn.
- Serve warm, dusted with powdered sugar, fresh whipped cream, and fresh blueberries!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this recipe this morning and they were great! I was out of milk but I was hungry and didn’t want to go to the store, so I improvised with a 12oz can of evaporated milk and it worked just fine!
I tasted the first pancake and decided to add a bit of raspberry emulsion to the remaining batter – and it took it up another notch. For those who want to try with raspberry, I didn’t measure it exactly, but I’d guess I put 1/4tsp in there.
Definitely keeping this recipe in my rotation! Thank you!
Thank you for your comment! The raspberry emulsion sounds incredible with the lemon! Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll for sure try it next time!
Super tasty and easy to make! The lemon is a very subtle flavor and I folded in blueberries in order to pair with my blueberry sauce. Will definitely make these again!
Ingredients seem off in this recipe. Batter was very thin and pancakes were not fluffy at all. I added more flour, and it still was thin. I probably should have added even more.
I also preferred a bit more sugar in the recipe.
I love anything lemon! Thank you, they were DELICIOUS!
I made these this morning and they are delicious. I just had one problem with it…..in the recipe instructions it’s mentions adding baking soda to the flour mixture. However, in the list of ingredients you do not mention baking SODA, only baking POWDER. I just improvised and added about 1/2 tsp. of baking soda and it turned out fine.
Thanks for catching that! There is no baking soda in the recipe. I’m glad yours still turnout out, they are delicious! 🙂