Gingerbread Pancakes

5 from 4 votes

Make your mornings festive with this recipe for Gingerbread Pancakes! A quick, cozy stack filled with warm spices and classic gingerbread flavor.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $2.01 Recipe / $0.50 Serving

Servings: servings (2 pancakes each)

Calories: 357kcal

Author: Jennie Alley

Equipment

Large Bowl
Nonstick Skillet

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour 120g, $0.13*
1½ tsp baking powder 7.5g, $0.06
½ tsp baking soda 2.5g, $0.01
½ tsp salt $0.04
1 tsp ground ginger $0.11
1 tsp ground cinnamon $0.05
¼ tsp ground cloves $0.02
¼ tsp ground nutmeg $0.02
3 Tbsp brown sugar 40g, $0.09
⅔ cup milk warm (5.33 oz.) $0.16**
4 Tbsp salted butter melted, (56.5g) $0.46
1 large egg $0.16
2 Tbsp molasses original unsulphured, (1 oz.) $0.33
½ tsp vanilla extract $0.33
1 Tbsp cooking oil $0.04***

Instructions

Gather all of your ingredients.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices, and brown sugar. Add the warm milk, egg, melted butter, molasses, and vanilla. Stir until just combined. A few lumps are fine. Let the batter rest 10 to 15 minutes while the skillet heats.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and lightly grease with about a ½ tsp of oil. Pour ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form and edges look set, about one minute. Flip and cook for another 30 seconds until golden. Keep pancakes warm under a towel or in a low oven.
Repeat with remaining batter, adding a little more oil as needed.
Serve warm with butter, syrup, or powdered sugar and enjoy!

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Notes

*If preferred, you can replace up to half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour without making the pancakes dense.

**The batter should be thick but pourable. Start with ⅔ cup milk and add a tablespoon at a time if needed. Non-dairy milk also works fine.

***Oil gives pancakes crisp edges and prevents sticking. Butter tastes great, but it can burn at medium heat, which is why I use oil in this recipe.

Nutrition

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