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We go through a lot of pancake mix in our house. As much as I love making pancakes from scratch, the convenience of a good mix can be a time-challenged mom’s best friend. There have been plenty of sleep deprived mornings where I’ve got to get everyone out the door to school and work and wearily reach for my box of Kodiak Cakes whole wheat pancake mix. Don’t get me wrong, I love Kodiak Cakes. They are easy to make, made from wholesome ingredients and turn out awesome pancakes every time. But at almost $6 a box, I resolved to come up with my own simple, make-ahead mix that I could keep in the pantry.
It took me a bit of trial and error, but I’m finally over the moon — I mean really over the moon — with this recipe. It actually might be one of my favorite weelicious recipes because of how versatile it is. I used the mix to make waffles this morning and the kids actually said they were the best I’d ever made!
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This recipe makes a bit more mix than what you would normally find in a box of the pre-made stuff, but that’s a plus, especially if you have a house full of pancake lovers. Just keep the mix in an airtight container and anytime you want to make these, just add an egg, milk, a touch of oil and a scoop of mix for whole wheat pancakes or waffles that are sure to please!
Whole Wheat Pancake and Waffle Mix
Ingredients
- 6 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
- To Make Whole Wheat Pancakes or Waffles - Serves 4
- Whisk 1 large egg, 1 cup buttermilk and 1 tablespoon oil in a large bowl.
- Whisk 1 cup pancake mix until just combined.
- Heat a large pan or griddle over medium heat and grease with butter or oil.
- Pour about 1 tablespoon of the pancake mixture onto the griddle, making as many pancakes as will fit and cook for 2 minutes.
- Flip the pancakes and cook for one minute longer and serve.
- Note: Mixture can also be used in a waffle iron following manufacturers directions.
This is so great! Love it!
I use White Whole Wheat which is a different (lighter) texture than Whole Wheat and I have found that it produces a much fluffier and not crumbly pancake. You can find it at Trader Joe’s and usually at your local grocery. Bob’s Red Mill is a great flour brand to look for!
Do you ever have problems with these being ‘crumbly’? I always have that problem with whole wheat pancakes, I usually mix 1/2 ww and 1/2 regular
My dad used to pre-make pancake mix in baggies for camping trips. Just add eggs, oil, and milk and he’d fry them up on the iron skillet over a campfire!
I make my own and add wheat germ and buttermilk powder, then simply need to add the egg, oil & water to the mix. My kids love it!
I’m so excited to try this! I had been looking for homemade pancake/waffle/biscuit mixes as I won’t feed my toddler frozen waffles. I found a recipe for biscuit mix but it has shortening in it. Have you tried this mix for biscuits or anything else? Will get some flour this weekend and have pancakes! Thanks!
Oat flour makes baked goods chewier and more crumbly so I would start with subbing half and see how they come out! You may need to increase the milk or oil in the recipe.
Sounds great! Will try this soon. If I wanted to incorporate some oat flour, how much do you think I could do? If I replaced half of the wheat flour with oat flour do you think that might work? Thanks for a great recipe!
the easiest way to make pancakes is to use 1 cup self-raising flour, 1 cup milk and 1 egg and a pinch of salt.
Yes! Unbleached White Whole Wheat Flour! This will work for any of the weelicious pancake recipes!
so excited! this could be used for the banana bites too right? also i buy unbleached white whole wheat flour from fresh and easy is that the same the recipe calls for?
I am so thrilled to find this! My kids love whole grain pancakes/waffles and I am so sick of buying them. I have been wanting to find an easy go to homed recipe and am thrilled with the make ahead mix idea! We LOVE the white whole wheat flour from TJs and use it in many many things!
Yes! You can use any type of milk you prefer. You can even squeeze some lemon juice into the Rice or Soy Milk to make “buttermilk”!
My daughter has a milk allergy. Would I be able to substitute with Rice Milk or Soy milk?
Thanks
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In all honesty, this mix should stay good, if stored in an airtight container in a dry place, for as long as the flour, baking powder, and baking soda are good according to your packages. To err on the safe side, though, I would suggest using this mix within three months. My kids keep asking for the pancakes and waffles and we used up this entire mix in about three weeks! I am now using my second batch!
Just a note: regardless of package dates, you should replace your baking powder about every four to six months after opening to ensure maximum freshness and performance!
Any guess on long would the mix keep in the pantry?