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Best Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes recipe, the only recipe you’ll ever need for classic buttermilk pancakes that are light and fluffy. Just 77 calories per pancake!
(Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Low-Sugar)
Pour on that maple syrup, guys. Just have at it. These Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes are the epitome of best breakfast ever.
Perfectly light and fluffy, which says a lot about gluten free pancakes.
We’ve gotten this recipe down perfect.
Would you believe me if I said I’ve been eating pancakes for two weeks straight now?Yeah.
It’s been a very happy two weeks. Like, really happy.
This is very similar to the recent mini muffin recipe streak, so be prepared for more decadent pancake recipes coming your way. Like our gluten-freecinnamon apple pancakes!
These fluffy gluten free buttermilk pancakes have started a breakfast obsession I have no control over.
It all started with purchasing a real grown-up whisk that I am very proud of. Then, I found a gluten-free flour blend that makes me seriously happy. I’ve tried, made, and tasted too many gluten-free flour blends to count; it was nice to finally find one that works for me.
Tip: This recipe can be made with different flours, if your heart desires. Texture will vary.
Once I had that grown-up whisk in my hand, I just knew I needed to make some pancakes–along with every other baked good I may be craving.
Just look at those drips of maple syrup. Just look at it. #IsThisRealLife
There is another thing that makes me very happy: FRESH BERRIES AGAIN! Well, decent berries at least. This winter tundra is finally making its way out of here.
At the same time, we are already making vacation plans for almost every weekend this summer.PLUS, yesterday we purchased our tickets to go back to Ireland and Scotland at the end of this year.
I am not complaining.
Let’s take in this beautiful summer with a huge stack of gluten-free buttermilk pancakes piled with fresh berries and served with a mimosa.
Because only the best breakfasts include mimosas . . . right??
Ready. Set. It’s Pancake Time.
Best Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe (Dairy Free)
Breakfast
Gluten-free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian
American
Best Gluten-Free Buttermilk Pancakes recipe, the one and only recipe you'll ever need for classic buttermilk pancakes that are light and fluffy. {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low-Sugar}
Yield: 10
Prep Time:10 min
Cook Time:15 min
Total Time:25 min
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup (260grams) gluten-free baking flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoon cane sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup (312ml) unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- 1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
- 2. Make a well in the center, add eggs, milk, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract; mix until smooth.
- 3. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat.
- 4. Pour approximately 1/4 cup cup for each pancake on to griddle. Spread batter with spoon to make pancake a thinner style pancake.
- 5. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
Author: Linnie
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Nutrition Information:
Serving size: 1 pancake
Calories: 77
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 2g , Saturated Fat: .3g , Trans Fat: 0g , Cholesterol: 31mg , Sodium: 26mg , Total Carb: 14g , Dietary Fiber: 2g , Sugars: 2g , Protein: 3g
Recipe, images, and text © Veggie Balance
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Bethany @ Athletic Avocado saysI’m a stickler for plain and simple yet fluffy pancakes. Yay for making the classic gluten-free!
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- Lindsay says
I used to LOVE blueberry pancakes growing up. Made myself a blueberry batch the other day and realized I preferred the plain buttermilk pancakes with the fresh fruit on the side. LOL so I guess I’m a stickler for plain and simple pancakes now too. 😉
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- Angela says
These were amazing!! Definitely the fluffiest gluten-free pancakes that I have ever made!
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- Lindsay says
So glad you enjoyed them! This is the only way we make pancakes in our house. My husband can even make them now! 🙂
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- Jenn says
what about using Whole Wheat flour? How much would I use for this recipe? My son is dairy free, but not gluten free and I have whole wheat flour at home I could use. Thanks!
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- Lindsay says
I don’t know why not! The flour I use is a 1-1 ratio gluten-free flour so I think that it should work! 🙂
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- Nikky says
Do you know if these freeze and reheat in the microwave well? My nephew is gluten free and dairy free, and tired of eggs for breakfast. It would be nice to be able to make him a couple of batches. Thank you.
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- Lindsay says
Yes they do! You have to wrap them in a wet paper towel to make sure they don’t get crisp on the edges but they freeze and reheat pretty decent.
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- Alyssa says
Do you have any substitute for the egg?
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- Chelsea says
These pancakes were great!!! My husband couldn’t even tell they were gluten free 🙂 Thank you so much! (I used real buttermilk and subbed in some lactose free milk to create the right consistency – so good! )
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- Lindsay says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them. 🙂
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- Rachel says
The batter was super thick and these would never cook all the way through 🙁 pretty typical of a GF pancake recipe but I was hoping this one was different after all of the good reviews.
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- Lindsay says
I apologize these didn’t turn out how you expected. Yes, the batter is not thin by any means but it should be thin enough that it easily spreads when adding to the pan. Might I suggest adding 1 TBS of milk at a time until it reaches your desired consistency? Many factors can result in thicker batter but it can easily be fixed with a couple extra TBS of milk most of the time. Cheers!
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- ANGELINE says
WHERE IS THE PRINT BOX> I DON”T NEED 4-8 SHEETS I ONLY NEED THE RECIPE TO PRINT > THANKS>>>> >>>>
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- Lindsay says
Go to the recipe card. There is a small picture in the upper right hand corner of the recipe card. Click on the PRINT Recipe and you’ll get a print friendly version of the recipe show up.
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- Erin says
Do you think I could use coconut milk?
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- Lindsay says
Yes 100%! 🙂
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- Jacy says
Great recipe!! I have been making my kids delicious, real buttermilk pancakes with white flour for years. I made these today and my kids all ate them, even my picky 7-yr-old! They noticed they were different (obviously), but still enjoyed them and said they were really good! Yayayay!!! The only changes I made were whole wheat flour and coconut sugar, only because that’s what I had on-hand. Yum! Yum! Thank you for this great recipe!!!
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- Blythe says
Hi! I’m so excited for these! I tried making them but my batter came out super thin. I kept adding more flour but to no avail. Still tasted great! But more like a crepe. The flour I used was Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free all purpose Baking Flour, not your 1-1 mentioned. Do you think that might be the difference? Would love to know your tips- I’ve been dairy free gluten free for over 12 weeks now and this is my first time biting into a pancake! 🙂
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- Lindsay says
Interesting! Yeah it mighttttt of had something to do with the flour you used. We actually get complaints that it’s a little thick of batter for some people lol never that it’s too thin. My family prefers the batter thicker though so if it’s ever too thick we just advise to add a little extra liquid to it to thin it out.. I’m curious if it was made again if it would come out differently. Either way, SO glad we could help and get you into being able to eat pancakes again! <3
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- Blythe says
Hi! It was the flour! I bought the exact kind you listed and remade the pancakes and they were DELICIOUS!!! I’m so grateful, thank you so much!!
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- Lindsay says
Yay! So glad it worked! I absolutely love the 1-1 baking flour it is my FAVORITE. 🙂
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- georgie @ georgieeats says
Looks UH-mazing!!! I need to try these ASAP… Pinned!
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- Samantha Command says
Made these this morning and they taste great! My only issue (with all gluten free pancakes I make) is that my pancakes never get that beautiful browned color. They stay light in color and get like crispy bubbles. I cook on a griddle
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- Lindsay says
Mmmm so I’m not sure WHY exactly but if I’m honest I am not the greatest pancake flipper/maker in my household. It is my husband R who does all that. LOL I make the recipe and he cooks the pancakes. Actually, this recipe is the one he makes almost every Sunday. 🙂
So when I make them, they also don’t get perfectly browned… but when my husband makes them, they do. He tells me you’ve got to be patient and allow the one side to perfectly cook almost all the way before flipping. He also adds a little bit of butter/coconut oil for each pancake before pouring into the pan so perhaps that also helps?
Sorry that I’m not too much help! Just know you are not alone with this issue LOL 😉
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- Jose says
Absolutely, the worst pancake recipe I have ever used.
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- Lindsay says
So sorry that you did not like this recipe. May I ask what about it you didn’t like? Perhaps we can figure out where it went wrong for you.
It is one of our more popular recipes and we can see many families making it over the weekends (our family included). 🙂Reply
- Helen says
I currently only have either coconut milk or unsweetened cashew milk on hand…which one would you recommend I use?
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- Lindsay says
Either will work.. this is a very forgiving recipe.. use any kind of milk or milk alternative out there.
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- Helen says
Just updating my last comment. Since I didn’t get a reply in time of me wanting to try this recipe, I went ahead and tried this recipe with original coconut milk. I’ve tried multiple pancake recipes in the past…all which were pretty awful. I’m delighted to say, I think I found a keeper! Coconut milk worked great! I might try cashew milk next time, just to see what I like best…and eventually I’ll try the original Almond milk 🙂
Thanks for this recipe!Reply
- Holly says
Tried this recipe on a couple different occasions and each time it failed horribly. Over the times we tried: beating egg whites till they’re fluffy, sifting flour, adding milk (doubling in fact), cast iron pan over a stove top, cast iron pan over a grill… every time the “batter” came out solid like cookie dough. I thought maybe my baking soda or baking powder was old, but I baked a gluten free cake and it came out delicious so I know that’s not the problem. We spread the dough thin and it still never cooked. Spent 2 hrs one time cooking them on lower heat, who has time for that? Over it.
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- Lindsay says
What type of gluten-free flour are you using??
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- Becca says
Followed the recipe exactly and the pancakes were crumbly. They cooked on one side and then when I tried to flip them they would crumble and turn into scrambled pancakes. I gave up halfway through the batter.
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- Lindsay says
What type of flour did you use? Sounds like an ingredient issue.
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- Ari says
The dough was as sticky as glue it seemed like. whenever I tried flipping it it stuck to my spatula!!
help please..I just want good pancakesReply
- Lindsay says
What brand of flour did you use? It’s also important that you make sure the pan is greased as well. It
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- Shelley J says
If Dairy is not an issue can you substitute the Almond milk and apple cider vinegar for actual butter milk?
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- Katie Hale says
Yes
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- D. Ayers says
Great flavor and texture! I cook these up, cool and then freeze them. Pop them in the toaster or microwave. My go to pre-bike ride breakfast. Easy on the stomach and loaded with carbohydrates.
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