Sour cream pancakes are the perfect pancake: ultra fluffy, lightly tangy, and so delicious! Youll never need to buy buttermilk again.
Whats the ultimate pancake? You might think buttermilk. But heres a secret: sour cream pancakes are the best out there! Theyre ultra fluffy, with a tangy flavor and a delicious texture. Even better: theyre made with a more common refrigerator ingredient. (At least, it is for us.) You never have to buy buttermilk again! These pancakes have whole wheat flour for a healthy spin, and taste incredible topped with maple syrup and a dollop ofyou guessed it! Sour cream.
What can you use instead of buttermilk in pancakes? Sour cream.
Yes, its a wonderful miracle of nature! Sour cream works in a similar way to buttermilk in pancakes. Adding sour cream to pancakes makes them tender, moist, and fluffy, with a richness and a light tang. How does it all work? The sour cream helps activate the baking powder in the batter, making them ultra light and fluffy. Move over buttermilk: sour cream is the new kid on the blcok!
Whats in these sour cream pancakes?
Want to make the very best pancakes? Alex and I usually have sour cream our fridge, left over from dolloping everything from tacos to sheet pan dinners. So we were delighted to find that you can use up leftover sour cream by making pancakes! Its much more likely that wed have that on hand than buttermilk, which is more of a specialty ingredient. Heres what you need to have on hand to make pancakes with sour cream instead of buttermilk:
- Whole wheat and all purpose flour
- Egg
- Milk
- Sour cream
- Neutral oil
- Maple syrup
- Baking powder, cinnamon & salt
You might already have these ingredients in your pantry and fridge! Then you just need to mix the wets, mix the dries, and stir them together. Easy as that! It comes together into an easy breakfast for a special day, or a lovely brunch recipe. (Alex and I save pancakes for special occasions: on the regular were oatmeal breakfast type of people!)
Sour cream pancakes toppings!
Pancake topping is an art form. Here are all the best sour cream pancake toppings to take them over the top:
- Dollop of sour cream (our favorite!)
- Nut butter
- Greek yogurt swirled with maple or honey
- Raspberry compote
- Whipped cream (for a little decadence)
- Peanut butter & strawberry jam
- Quick blueberry sauce
- Berries & coconut bacon (surprisingly good!)
- Sliced bananas & rum-infused whipped cream
- Baked strawberries
Homemade sour cream: its a thing!
Did you know you can make homemade sour cream? Its actually easy to make and a fun kitchen experiment! And it tastes incredibly rich and satisfying. All you need is 24 hours, heavy cream, and buttermilk. Let the two sit in a warm place for a day and it will thicken into a homemade version that tastes even better than the real thing. Go toHow to Make Sour Cream!
Now of course, we know that you probably dont have buttermilk and heavy cream lying aroundunless you bought them for a baking project! So making sour cream at home is more of an interesting project to try. Its magic how it thickens into delicious sour cream!
More sour cream recipes!
What else uses sour cream? Here are some of our favorite sour cream recipes to use up leftovers:
- Wild Rice Casserole Instead of making a cheese sauce, this easy wild rice casserole is mixed with shredded cheese and sour cream. Yum!
- Loaded Sweet Potato Rounds These sweet potato rounds are nothing without a dollop of sour cream!
- Vegetarian Chili Perhaps the perfect use for sour creamthe best ever chili.
More pancake recipes
Here at A Couple Cooks, we love pancakes! Here are some of our favorites:
- Easy Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Fluffy, tangy, moist, and tender, featuring fresh blueberries. Also try our Vegan Blueberry Pancakes.
- Banana Oatmeal Pancakes These deliciously easy banana oatmeal pancakes are made in a blender using oats and bananas: no flour! Theyre naturally gluten-free and totally delicious.
- Chocolate Brownie Spelt Pancakes They sound rich, but theyre a whole grain breakfast with no refined sugar, featuring spelt flour and maple syrup.
This recipe is
Vegetarian. For gluten-free, use 1 for 1 gluten-free flour.
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Sour Cream Pancakes
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
- Author: Sonja Overhiser
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Prep Time: 10 minutes -
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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Total Time: 20 minutes
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Yield: 8 medium pancakes
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Sour cream pancakes are the perfect pancake: ultra fluffy, lightly tangy, and so delicious! Youll never need to buy buttermilk again.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil (vegetable or grapeseed)
- For serving: sour cream, berries, maple syrup
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and kosher salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, then whisk in the milk, sour cream, maple syrup, and oil.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Lightly butter a skillet and wipe off extra grease with a paper towel. Heat the skillet to medium low heat. Pour the batter into small circles. Cook the pancakes until the bubbles pop on the top and the bottoms are golden. Then flip them and cook until done. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve immediately with maple syrup.
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Category: Breakfast
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Method: Stovetop
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Cuisine: Breakfast
Keywords: Sour Cream Pancakes
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