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My Sheet Pan Pancakes Are So Good!
On days when my kids are craving pancakes, but I don’t have the time or energy to flip them one by one on a skillet, I make these Sheet Pan Pancakes.
The batter is not too sweet and has a vanilla flavor that’s tasty on its own, but it’s also great with fresh fruit, chocolate chips or whatever else your family likes. I love that the batter comes together in one bowl, then goes straight into the oven on a baking sheet. My kids love that they can customize the pancakes with their favorite toppings. The best part? Everyone’s pancakes come out hot and fluffy at the same time in under 20 minutes!
Sheet Pan Pancake Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: Any brand of all-purpose flour works. You can also swap out half of it for whole wheat flour, but the pancakes may be a bit denser. To make gluten-free sheet pan pancakes, substitute with a 1:1 gluten-free flour alternative.
- Cane sugar: I like to use cane sugar, but you can go with granulated sugar or brown sugar if that’s what you have.
- Baking powder: I prefer aluminum-free baking powder.
- Salt: You need just a little bit of salt.
- Milk: Whole milk, almond or oat — any type of milk works here.
- Eggs: Use large eggs for this recipe, or a flax egg if you’re out.
- Butter: I always use unsalted butter.
- Vanilla extract: Pure vanilla extract is best! Look for one that’s made with just vanilla and alcohol.
- Toppings: Add chocolate chips, strawberries, bananas or whatever else your family loves.
Popular Additions
- Add nuts. Use a spatula or spoon to gently stir walnuts, pecans, or other nuts of your choice into the batter before pouring it into the sheet pan.
- Give it a chocolate twist. Whisk in ¼ cup cocoa powder with the dry ingredients and mix as instructed.
- Make a cinnamon swirl pancakes. Combine 2 tablespoons melted butter with ¼ cup brown sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon. Spread spoonfuls on top of the sheet pan pancake batter and use a knife or toothpick to swirl the cinnamon mixtue into the batter.
- Brighten it up. Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon or orange zest.
- Go savory. Add ¼ cup crumbled cooked bacon or sausage or ½ cup shredded cheese to make savory baked pancakes. Top with fresh chopped herbs.
How to Make Sheet Pan Pancakes
My Best Sheet Pan Pancakes Recipe Tips
- Don’t overmix. Whisk the wet and dry ingredients until they just start to come together, but you can still see small pea-sized lumps. If you overmix the batter, you’ll end up with a tough, chewy pancake.
- Avoid frozen fruits. While you can use any toppings you’d like, it’s best to avoid frozen fruit since the juices start to bleed into the batter.
- Make sure to spread evenly. Use the back of a spatula or lightly tap the sheet pan on the counter before popping it in the oven to remove any air bubbles and ensure even baking.
- Use the right size baking sheet. For the fluffiest sheet pan pancakes, I recommend using a 13 by 18-inch rimmed baking pan. If you use a smaller, the batter may overflow and not cook thoroughly. If the pan is too large, you’ll have a thin pancake that may overcook.
- Add parchment paper, if needed. If your sheet pans are older and food tends to stick to them, use parchment paper to make cleaning up easier. Otherwise, just grease your pan well to avoid any sticking.
What to Serve
- 2-Ingredient Strawberry Sauce
- Homemade Whipped Cream
- Homemade Nutella
- Chocolate Granola
- Candied Walnuts
Recipe Help & FAQs
Use room-temperature ingredients for fluffier pancakes. This will help your butter easily incorporate into the batter. Using baking powder and not over-mixing the pancake batter are also key to getting tall, tender, fluffy pancakes.
Cook sheet pan pancakes in the oven at 425°F for 15-17 minutes. Use the toothpick method to check for doneness for around 15 minutes. If it comes out clean, they are ready to be removed from the oven.
Absolutely! Use plant-based butter and milk alternatives to make a dairy-free version of this pancakes in oven recipe. You can use soy, oat, or almond milk.
Pancakes baked in a very hot oven allow the baking powder to react more quickly and assist in the perfect rise. You’ll have fluffier pancakes that cook quicker!
More Pancake Recipes:
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
- Pink Pancakes
- Flourless Strawberry Pancakes
- Oat Flour Pancakes
- Carrot Cake Pancakes
- Fluffy Banana Pancakes
- Banana Pancake Dippers
- Chocolate Protein Pancakes
- Blueberry Pancakes
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Sheet Pan Pancakes Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder aluminum free
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cooking spray
Toppings of choice
- chocolate chips, blueberries, strawberries, bananas
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F degrees. Generously grease a 13×18 baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and slowly whisk the milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract into the dry ingredients until well combined; some lumps are fine.
- Pour the pancake batter onto the prepared pan, spreading evenly.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips in one quadrant, blueberries in another, strawberries in another and finally, bananas in the last quadrant. Bake until golden brown, 15-17 minutes.
- Divide into 12 portions and serve immediately with maple syrup, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Would this recipe work using 1:1 gluten free flour
I haven’t tried it myself yet but yes, I think it should work!
These came out great for us! I had no issue with the baking powder; I used aluminum free and made the batter the night before and set it in fridge until morning to cook, so the high amount of baking powder likely worked in my favor since its strength diminishes slightly when batter is made ahead of time and stored in fridge. Our griddle broke so cooking pancakes for a family of 5 was way easier this way than trying to use a pan. One request I have is if it’s possible to code gram weights into this recipe, could that be done? Thanks
Yay, so happy you loved the recipe! I’m so glad the baking powder worked for you too, especially since you made your batter ahead of time. I don’t want to make any promises, but I have been getting more and more requests about adding gram weights to recipes, so I’m considering looking into it. Thanks for letting me know that would be helpful for you!
I’ll be making these tomorrow. What oven rack do you bake them on, the middle or bottom rack?
The middle rack is best for even heat distribution. Enjoy!!
Absolutely fantastic every single time! I make a double batch for my big crew every time and they clean the pans!
Yay, so happy it’s a hit!! Glad you all enjoy the recipe. Thank you!!
Tried these for the first time this morning and my son loved them! This recipe was a hit!
Yay, I’m so glad he loved them!! Thank you!
The baking powder levels in this are atrocious. I have to throw the whole thing away…before you mention it ‘aluminium free’ is not a thing in the UK.
Oh no! So sorry to hear your pancakes didn’t turn out great. This is the first I’ve heard about aluminum-free baking powder not being available in the UK—they all use sodium aluminum phosphate or sodium aluminum sulfate as an ingredient?
…….Currently at 25 minutes still not anywhere near cooked underneath (wet+wobbly) but the top looks done! We will have to grab breakfast from the shop this morning unfortunately! Such a waste. 🙁
Oh no! That isn’t good. Not sure what happened there but I’m happy to help you troubleshoot. Did you have your oven set to 425ºF? And which rack was your baking sheet on? It’s odd that your pancake cooked on the top and not the bottom, it sounds like your oven wasn’t distributing heat evenly and/or the rack your pancakes were on was too high.
If you want include cottage cheese to add some protein in it, would that change the measurements of anything else?
Great question, Suzan! I haven’t tried adding cottage cheese to this recipe but I think it should work. I would try adding 1 cup of cottage cheese and reducing the amount of milk to 1–1.5 cups. You may need to experiment a bit with the ratios though!