Breakfast will be a huge hit when you make this McDonalds Pancake Recipe. This is the best pancake recipe!
We love pancakes. Sometimes we like to go to McDonald’s for breakfast and get a McDonalds Big Breakfast. And other times we like to make pancakes at home.
For the longest time, I could not make pancakes! They would not fluff up or they would be raw inside. I was so happy when this recipe worked and tasted so good!
This is our family’s favorite recipe. It really reminds us of McDonalds Pancakes. My kids love them. Sometimes I add some sausage patties and hashbrowns and my kids think it is the best breakfast ever!
I love that this recipe makes so many fluffy pancakes and we freeze them so we have pancakes for a few days.
They are much easier to heat up than to make a new batch every day! Then you just pop them in the microwave for 30-45 seconds and enjoy.
When you make this recipe for McDonalds Pancake Recipe, it is much cheaper and tastes better than store-bought frozen pancakes.
Plus I don’t need to get up early and get out of my pajamas for us to enjoy a delicious breakfast!
So gather up all these Mcdonald’s pancakes ingredients and make your family an amazing and delicious breakfast in your kitchen!
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McDonalds Pancake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (you could try half white and half whole wheat flour)
- 2 Tablespoons of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 cups of milk
- 4 tablespoons oil
Instructions
- Preheat and grease a griddle or frying pan. (I prefer a griddle.)
- Combine all the ingredients until there are no lumps. Make sure not to over mix.
- Pour about 1/3 cup of the batter. When the edges become dry and the top is bubbly flip the pancake and cook the other side for about a minute.
- Let cool and freeze any leftovers. Re-heat in the microwave for about 20 seconds per pancake.
Sometimes we add chocolate chips to the batter and my husband loves to eat them with peanut butter. Of course, these pancakes are delicious with a pat of butter and syrup. They are also really good with Nutella.
What are some other ways that you enjoy eating your pancakes?
My kids could eat these McDonald’s Pancakes all day long!
This recipe is linked to Meal Planning Monday.
I am not sure if I’ve ever had McD pancakes, but these look good!
Just made these for the family. They loved them!!
Thanks for you comment. I am so glad you loved them. My kids ask for them all the time!
Love copycat recipes Thanks My kids will love these
Nice recipe, could possibly do with less baking powder, but other than that very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Well, that’s great! The “print” button takes me to a Pinterest login. What a crock!! And, no, I don’t want to join your newsletter. I just want the recipe!!!!!
Im so sorry for your frustration. The print button actually says “pin this recipe” so you can pin it on Pinterest and find it easier when you need it later. I have added a printable recipe link to it so it can also be printed.
These are great thx mom
Great recipe, tasted fantastic.
Yay! I am so glad you liked it!
This recipe is exactly like the one from my Fannie Farmer cookbook that I have been using for year…I often add a little vanlla. They are delicious!! My family likes blueberries added or cut up strawberries on top with whipping cream…like a brakfast dessert!
Do you add the oil in with everything else? Sorry I don’t cook…
Yes I just add it all together in a bowl and whisk it. Then use baking spray to grease the griddle.
Do you have to sieve the ingredients?
I haven’t ever done that but you could.
What type of oil do you use? Vegetable or corn?
Most of the time I have canola oil in my pantry. But I am sure you can also use vegetable.
There is no vanilla in this recipe.
Fail
You most definitely taste vanilla in McDonald’s hotcakes
Thanks for sharing your opinion but according to the ingredients in a McDonald pancake, there is no vanilla in their pancakes. But if you want to try the recipe and add vanilla – feel free to do it. 🙂
So many extremely rude people commenting here!! She was kind enough to share a recipe with us, mind your manners!
I’m getting ready to make these. Today is my son’s birthday (he turned 5!) and he just requested McDonald’s pancakes. Thank you so much for sharing! My family also loves pancakes on the weekend and it will be so easy to freeze and reheat these.
Thanks for your comment 🙂 I hope he loves them and has a very happy birthday!
My 4yr old loves McD pancakes and she’s very picky about my homemade pancakes lol but she love your recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!😊 Super yummy 😋
I am so glad she loves them!! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Omg, thank you so much for this recipe. My 7 year old son will only eat McDonald’s hotcakes for breakfast. This has been costing me a small fortune buying them on a daily basis. I made these tonight and not only did he try them but he said he loved them and will eat them… yay!!!
Yay!! That makes me so happy!! Thanks for sharing!
Is it okay to leave the oil out? Thanks
No you need that in there to keep the right consistency and moistness. I haven’t tried it – but maybe use applesauce instead. But I dont think it will have the same texture and flavor.
Greetings from the Philippines! Tried your recipe today and my family loved it. Thanks for being generous with your recipe.
Perfect! This is the best pancake recipe. My kids have been getting me to try different recipes and we are so glad we have finally found one to stick with. Thank-you
I am so happy your kids loved them! Thanks for letting me know you all loved them 🙂
Thanks! Just tried them and everybody loved them. Taste and look like McDonald’s! Also, thanks for the printable link although “Tim” could have asked nicer and not been so ungrateful but in the end he looks like a fool…lol
Cheers!
I am so glad you liked them!! 🙂
Def the best home pancake recipe, we have tried soo many.. This is our recipe we will always use now on. Thankyou thankyou
Yay! So glad you love them! It’s the only recipe we use in our house 🙂
What temperature do I set the griddle and do you add nonstick spray or butter?
I usually set it to 350* and you can use either. My griddle is non-stick, so I usually do not put anything on it first.
Thanks for the recipe! Is it ok to put lesser sugar in, like 2 tbsp instead?
Awesome, me and my wife just make them now. To suprise our 12 year old with MCD pancakes during our lockdown. Thank u
We have made these twice this week and my whole family is in love with them! They are soooooo good! Thank you so much for posting this! 🙂
Yay! I am so happy to hear that! We love them so much!
Yes I think that would be fine.
This is a good pancake recipe but tastes nothing like MacDonald’s hotcakes.
I’m glad you liked them! You have to add a nice pat of butter and syrup to get the full enjoyment! 🙂
Do these pancakes have the same texture as the McDonald’s pancake? Like chewy?
They are fluffy and chewy. Make sure you add a pat of butter and lots of syrup 🙂
These honestly don’t taste like McDonald’s hotcakes, but in a way, I’m glad because they turned out to be one of the most delicious pancakes I’ve ever had. I’ve already prepared about 5 batches of these, and the whole family always devours them immediately. I just wonder if you have any recommendations for turning these into waffles? Thanks!
I am so glad you liked them!! I love how they are so fluffy and delicious!
I have never thought about turning these into waffles – but I will work on that. It’s an excellent idea! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Hey. I’ve been using your recipe ever since I found this. Thank you!!
What kind of milk did you use? Thank you.
I usually use 2%.
Yay! So glad you liked it!! Thanks for stopping by!
Do you use the oil to grease the pan or put it in the mixture ?
You add it to the batter. I use a non-stick griddle so I do not need to grease the pan but you may need to depending on what you cook the pancakes with.
Do you actually need 2 tablespoons?
Won’t you taste it in the pancakes ???
Yes – that’s right! That’s what makes them fluffy. You don’t taste it in the pancakes because it’s baking powder. It would be awful if you used that much of baking soda 🙂
They taste so good!
Yay! I am so glad you liked them.
How many pancakes does a batch normally make?
I would say about 15 medium sized pancakes. My kids eat them as they come off the griddle 😉 I will count the next time we make them and add it to the instructions.
I was very happy with the way they turned out!
Thankyou
These are great! My kids had friends sleepover & everyone loved them even with the changes I made. Everyone said they tasted like Mc D’s. The few changes were: wheat pastry flour, coconut oil, and real maple syrup instead of sugar.
Yum that sounds yummy!! I sometimes switch to wheat flour too!
Hi from Australia, These hotcakes are awesome. I used self raising flour and added an additional teaspoon of baking powder. This is a keeper. So good!
Thank you so much for your comment!! I am so glad you liked them 🙂
This is our family’s go to pancake! Thank you so much for sharing!
Yay!! I am so glad you all love them!! I get requests all the time to make these for my kids!
Can I replace olive oil or butter?
This pancake recipe is delicious!! thank you for sharing it :))
One question, How do you get the even brown color?
Thank you for this recipe!! My kids (and dog) absolutely love these. My daughter says these are her favorite. It’s so quick, easy and not overly sweet.
I forgot to add the oil is it still ok to eat
I would think that the batter would be a little thick but you could still eat them.
Just made this recipe. Pancakes tasted great. Love the McDonald’s recipe and this one is great too. Thank you for sharing!!
Im so glad you liked it!!
I am so glad your whole family loves them! They are so easy and have so much flavor! Thanks for leaving a comment!
Usually the first pancake is a weird color but after that, they are evenly brown. I keep the griddle between 325-250*
I have never tried that. It may work if it is a light olive oil.
Hi Janell, After reading the comments I was ready to tty your pancake recipe but want to verify if 2 Tablespoons of baking powder is correct.
Yes that is correct! It helps them to poof up! Now I never have raw pancake batter inside the cooked pancakes 😉
We love hot cakes too. We use 1/2 pancake mix and half vanilla cake mix. Tsp vanilla and water until smooth. Truly taste identical to McDonalds hot cakes. :))
That sounds amazing!! I will have to try it!
Lovely recipe. I think those saying they don’t taste like McDonald’s pancakes are from the UK. In America and Australia they are just like this. The ones in the UK use vanilla and are a different type of pancake (and not to my taste hence my need to make them at home). Also it’s important to note US/UK/AU tablespoon and cup measurements differ. As this is a US recipe and I’m currently living in the UK I had to convert to grams to get the measurements right.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for that added information!! We lived in Mexico for many years and maybe there was a difference there too so that is why I created this recipe and used it with my kids! I am so glad you liked the recipe!
these were really delicious, thank you for sharing your recipe 🙂