Air Fryer, Making Pancake Mix, Pancakes in the Air Fryer

Air Fryer or Air Fried homemade Pancakes are the absolute best breakfast for any time, they are ready and you don’t have to watch them, they go from pan to mouth in about 7 minutes, although I would give them some time to cool off.

My kids love pancakes, unbrokenly due to the amount of time that they require to make, they used to be only reserved for Saturday, Sunday or Holiday weekends, but now with an air fryer, they are ready to go, any morning. Although, I will be honest with you and tell you that I usually buy the box mix, for weekdays, and there is a lot of good ones out there, when I was a child (a long, long time ago) there were only a couple of brands.

Now, you can get them in any type or flavor, here are some of my family’s favorites.

My family loves all Stonewall Products, they are just amazing.

These are great, as well, my son has a Gluten Allergy and the Air Fryer allows us to make homemade gluten-free pancakes, so I love these mixes, they come in very hand.

Tips For Making The Perfect Homemade Pancakes

Homemade Pancakes are actually really easy to make, all types of homemade pancakes require the same base ingredients, flour, baking powder, sugar, egg, milk, and butter.

My mother used to keep a base pancake mix, and she would just add in the special treats for us, as she went, as I liked blueberries and my sister preferred chocolate chips, so she would just change them out. That was a great timesaver. I will post that recipe soon, and I hope you and your family love it as much as mine did.

The real key to making homemade pancakes is measuring, you need the right amount of ingredients for any great pancake.

How To Get a Fluffy Pancake

One of the keys is to use buttermilk, and not milk.  The buttermilk helps activate the baking soda and/or baking powder in the recipe. It makes the pancakes nice and fluffy, it’s the scientific combination between a base and acid, do you remember that from chemistry class in high school? Remember baking is a science.

The use of sugar in the pancake recipe. There needs to be a balance of what you put on your pancake to what is in your pancake if you are going to throw a bottle of maple syrup onto your pancakes, (that’s my kids preferred way) you need to have a least a tablespoon of sugar in your pancakes, to balance the flavor out.

Mix all of the dry ingredients together and then fold in the wet ingredients, but don’t over mix them. Overmixing pancake batter only causes the gluten to increase, which leads to tough pancakes, if you want them light and fluffy, leave a few lumps.

Grease your pan, now for the air fryer, I always use melted butter, when I am making pancakes. Why do you ask? They end up coming out of the pan easier and they taste better, so what I do, is preheat my air fryer, set the butter in my pan, and heat just long enough for the butter to be melted, I use a brush and make sure the pan is covered and pour my pancake batter in.

This is the pan, I strongly recommend, I love it, it’s used for all sort o goodies in the Air Fryer.

Then just use this brush to coat your pan. It will be so much easier than you think, as long as you have the right tools.

The other tips that I will say are that using fresh ingredients will give you a better result.

And since you are using an air fryer with this recipe, watch your first pancake, stay in the kitchen and see what time works for you, as all air fryers are different, your air fryer will cook differently than mine, it will depend on the model, the wattage and how thick your pancake is, what pan it is, etc. So, the best thing that I recommend is you watch the first one, and figure it out from there, then WRITE it down, so the next time you go to make pancakes, you remember. Because once you make an air fryer pancake, you are not want to go back.

So, follow those hints and you will have gorgeous and delicious air fryer pancakes in a matter of minutes, and the only thing that you will be wondering is why it took so long!

If you are looking for a great starter pan for your Air Fryer, I used these, they are currently 68% off at Amazon

Kitchen Items Used: (Note: Affiliate links are included in this post)

GoWise Air Fryer

J.A. Henckels 6-Inch High Carbon Stainless Steel Chef’s Kitchen Knife

 Stainless Steel Measuring Cups, 5 Piece Set

Hudson Essentials Stainless Steel Measuring Cups Set-6 Piece Stackable Set with Spout

Anchor Glass Measuring Set–This is one of the handiest tools in the Kitchen 

OXO Good Grips 12 Inch Stainless-Steel Locking Tongs

EVOO Air Fryer, Best Friend

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