Flavoured Pancakes – A Light Fluffy and Versatile Recipe

Make Pancake Day or Brunch really special with these wonderful any Flavoured Pancakes. With this quick, easy, versatile family recipe, there’s almost no limit to the flavours you can enjoy.

My son Alexander took our favourite family recipe for pancakes to the next level one day while making pancakes at his house. He didn’t have the sour cream the recipe called for on hand, so he substituted plain yogurt. The resulting pancakes were lighter and fluffier than ever. As a result, I began using plain yogurt for the recipe too. It didn’t seem to matter what plain or natural yogurt we used. Higher fat varieties did give the very best result – but in a pinch, low fat yogurts worked too.

Then one day when I wanted to make the recipe, I discovered my plain yogurt was well out of date. There was some vanilla yogurt in the fridge so I tried using that instead. The results were delicious – and when I shared the results with Alexander, they provided food for thought as well. What if we substituted flavoured yogurt for the plain?

The rest is history. Our first experiment involved lemon yogurt, which gave a lovely, delicate flavour that was the perfect foil to maple syrup. Then we tried strawberry flavour yogurt which gave the pancakes a delicious fruity flavour and light pink hue. (You could enhance this with a bit of food colouring for a children’s party or Valentine’s Day.)  Of course you can use raspberry or blueberry yogurt, but lesser known flavours like rhubarb, ginger and toffee work well too. With all the flavours of yogurt available today there is almost no limit to the flavoured pancakes you can make.

The Quality of Your Ingredients Matters

Use the freshest eggs and milk possible and a good quality yogurt with a rich flavour profile for the best results. Taste the yogurt before you make the pancakes to make sure it has a flavour you really like. You can also decide if you want to add a teaspoon of flavour extract or some spice to really boost the taste experience.

Add Layers of Flavour To Your Flavoured Pancakes

Just adding the flavoured yogurt gives this pancake recipe a flavour boost as well as a light and fluffy texture that can’t be beat. However, you can add additional layers of flavour very easily. Lemon yogurt made for really wonderful pancakes, the perfect foil to the maple syrup I served with them. Next time I added a bit of grated lemon rind which was also really delicious. It just depends on how strong you like your flavours to be.

If you use fruit flavours like strawberry, blueberry or mango in flavoured pancakes, you may find they benefit from the addition of a teaspoon of vanilla flavouring. Vanilla tends to bring enhance fruit flavours without overpowering them. Raspberry, peach and apricot yogurt give great results on their own but I also like to add half a teaspoon of almond flavouring from time to time for a change.

You can add ground spices as well. For example, depending on how strong a ginger yogurt is, you may want to add a teaspoon of ground ginger to the pancake recipe – but go carefully if you prefer milder flavours. Use your imagination to create exciting variations.

If you make fruit flavoured pancakes, you could serve them with some of the matching fruit on top or alongside.

Use Limited Edition Yogurts

You know those limited edition flavours of yogurt that come out occasionally? They are perfect for these Easy Flavoured Pancakes. I used a limited edition Apple and Cinnamon yogurt for one batch of pancakes. Served with maple syrup and a bit of homemade applesauce on the side, they were an absolute delight. Like my Easy Yogurt Loaf Cake, this recipe is so flexible, there are tons of flavour possibilities.

Whatever flavour you choose, this easy recipe is sure to transform your pancake experience!

Light and Fluffy Flavoured Pancakes – Printable Recipe