I’m about to drop a truth bomb on you. You’ve been making pancakes all wrong! The best and easiest way ever to make pancakes is with a sheet pan!
I can’t believe it took me this long to figure it out. For years what I’ve done is get my griddle out, mix up my pancake mix while the griddle is heating up, then carefully pour our rounded batter. This process take so long! And I hate having to wash my griddle. It takes a long time get it clean.
That’s why I am so glad I figured out that you can make pancakes on a sheet pan in the oven! That’s right all you have to do is mix up your batter, pour it onto your pan and let it do it’s thang in the over! These sheet pan pancakes are really just that easy to make! Plus the recipe is so versatile you can add a mix of topping to the sheet pan pancakes or you can opt to just use one fruit. Pro tip: my favorite pancake fruit is Mango! Okay, maybe that is less of a pro tip and more of an opinion. But try it! Mangoes and so good in pancakes! You will wonder why more people don’t make pancakes this way!
Ingredients for the best and most easy sheet pan pancakes:
These oven baked sheet pan pancakes are easy and delicious!
Cooking spray
3 cups of flour(all purpose)
2 tbsp of baking powder
2 tbsp of sugar
1/2 tsp of salt
2 ½ cup of milk
2 large eggs
8 tbsp of salted butter (melted)
Make these easy sheetpan pancakes with items you already have in your kitchen.
I mean, these are basically all things you have at home already. They are probably sitting in your pantry, so if you decide to whip these up on the weekend on a whim, it’s not like you even have to trek out to the grocery. You’ll be able to assemble the ingredients for these sheet pan pancakes in no time!
Optional fruits to make RED/WHITE/BLUE theme:
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of blueberries
1 cup of bananas
Easiest way to make sheet pan pancakes – I promise!
Instructions for the sheet pan pancakes :
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
-Add all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix.
-Add wet ingredients then whisk together.
-Spray a half size baking sheet with cooking spray and pour batter in the centre of the pan (spread out to the edges)
-Place fruits to form rows (red/white/blue)
-Bake for 15 minutes and serve with maple syrup or syrup of choice to top your sheet pan pancakes.
Okay, yes, I’ll admit that if you choose to make your pancakes patriotic, then slicing the fruit and layering it will be a bit extra of your time. But it is so worth it when you see the payoff don’t you think. And the recipe is so versatile. You could opt to use all blueberries, all strawberries or all bananas if you want. Don’t forget to try my personal favorite pancake fruit – Mango!
