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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.
Just made these today – thank you so much! Tastes fantastic and SO easy. My kids loved them and so did the adults.
You could add ground flaxseed to the dry mix. I would start by substituting 1/4 Cup of the flour with 1/4 Cup of ground flax seed and see how they come out. I know 1/4 Cup compared to 6 cups doesn’t sound like much, but you’ll have to test it and see how you like the consistency and flavor!
Could you add ground flaxseed to the dry mix? I know it would change the consistency, but my daughter loves pancakes so I’m always up for adding extra nutrition when and where I can since she seems to be going through a strong-willed phase.
These are great!! I added 1/4 c of pumpkin, 1/2 tsp cinnamon & 1/8 tsp nutmeg and they are the best waffles I have ever had. Thanks for the easy mix recipe!
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I did the two recipes off the BBC Food site. Firstly Delia’s cssialc pancake batter, and then an American pancake batter. I didn’t separate the eggs, but it uses self-raising flour, and more proportionately than the crepe mixture.Both absolutely great.I couldn’t find maple syrup in my co-op, but Sainsbury’s came up trumps.
These were AMAZING! I made this recipe this morning and my 20 month old daughter – who is also a very picky eater – ate 4 pancakes!!
I just wanted to thank you for your website! I am not a Mom…YET… but I just absolutely LOVE everything you post! especially these pancakes. I’ve been a long time Pancake failure because I grew up eating “german apple pancakes” that are more like crepes I guess, but my hubby hates them. These are the very first pancakes that weren’t thrown in the garbage! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! From the bottom of my heart! :o)
Yes! Use this in place of the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, etc in any pancake recipe!
This might be a little redundant:
If I were to sub this for another pancake recipe, such as the Gingerbread ones, is the flour to mix ratio 1:1? Of course I wouldn’t add baking powder or soda since it’s already in the mix.
Thanks! Oh, and we LOVE your recipes!!
love this!
thanks :}
1 Cup of Pancake Mix for each batch!
probably a dumb question, but how much mix would I scoop out for a batch? it would seem to be that I would need a bit over a cup for each batch since it makes six batches, and there are six cups of flour and about a 1/2 cup of other stuff?
Just made these for dinner tonight and all three kids devoured them! And that’s saying a lot because my 9-year old is super picky. In the spirit of culinary “flexibility” I think you can pretty much use a mixture of whatever flour you have handy, or prefer. In my case, I used 1/2 white flour and 1/2 whole wheat. The possibilities are endless. I also added 1 tsp. of vanilla extract to the wet ingredients. I love your recipes and am a big fan of your site. Thanks again!
Awesome – thank you! I have been looking for a recipe like this.
Catherine, thank you so much! Since today is my birthday, this is an awesome present from you and I’m going right now to make my mix!!!