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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.
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If I wanted to use butter instead of oil, would it turn out ok? Would it be 1 tablespoon of butter, melted? Thanks!
1 cup of liquid makes the batter too runny for waffles. I made it for the first time yesterday for pancakes and noted that if I were to make waffles one day, I would start out with less milk and add until it looked to be the right thickness for the waffle iron.
Ive made these as pancakes before and they came out great, but I just bought a new waffle maker and wanted to try this recipe as all your recipes have pretty much been winners with my family. Not sure what I did wrong, but the batter came out a little runny for waffles and when the waffles were done they weren’t fluffy 🙁 The only difference I did was use coconut oil and made the buttermilk with lactose free milk and lemon.
I haven’t tried coconut flour, but a good all-purpose gluten-free flour should work just fine!
I am so happy that I can make ahead to save some time to make healthy food. Trying to make better choices. Thank you
Question: will I be able to substitute the flour with coconut flour?
My only question with this recipe, is how can I incorporate dried egg whites into the mix? And is the oil totally necessary? I use Kodiak Cakes all the time and like that they don’t use any oil. Just water. (I calorie count big time.) The oil adds calories, but Kodiak Cakes does not use it. We made the pancakes this morning without oil and they came out fluffy and delish. Thanks!!!!!
I’m wondering if this mix can be used for biscuits too? Any idea what would need to be added?
My daughter had to go without milk for a short period. I actually substituted the milk and eggs with some applesauce and a little water. Then I add vanilla and agave nectar. Delicious!
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The ingredients list first lists the ingredients needed to make the mix. Then it says “Whole Wheat Pancakes or Waffles” and gives the remaining ingredients needs to actually make pancakes! 🙂 Hope this clears it up for you!
I’m a newbie. In your ingredients’ list you have “whole wheat pancakes or waffles”. Do I need to buy these ready-made pancakes to make the mix? Don’t understand! Help!!
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