These Strawberry Pancakes are the most fluffy, easy pancakes ever filled with juicy pieces of strawberries. Plus, these pancakes are also dairy-free, egg-free, and perfect as a comforting breakfast.
I have a passion for pancake recipes especially allergy-friendly recipes, like my Quinoa Pancakes, Vegan Almond Flour Pancakes, or Eggless Pancakes that perfect for all the family to enjoy.
They are naturally:
- Egg-free
- Dairy-free
- Plant-based
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make these pancakes are:
- All-Purpose Flour – learn how to measure flour properly. You can use regular or whole wheat flour.
- Baking Powder – for a fluffy texture.
- Maple Syrup or any sweetener you love, including regular sugar or coconut sugar.
- Vanilla Extract – for flavor.
- Soy Milk or almond milk.
- Lemon Juice or apple cider vinegar.
- Fresh Strawberries – you can use ripe strawberries, simply core the strawberries and cut them into small pieces.
- Olive Oil or any oil you have at home.
How To Make Strawberry Pancakes
It’s super easy to whip a batch of strawberry pancakes in the morning and a great way to use your over-ripe strawberries.
- First, whisk the wet ingredients soy milk, lemon juice, and olive oil in a mixing bowl. Set aside 2 minutes while you measure the dry ingredients.
- Add in all-purpose flour, baking powder, and sweetener of choice.
- Now, fold in the strawberries pieces and stir to combine.
- Warm a pancake skillet or crepe pan over medium heat.
- Grease the surface with coconut oil or olive oil, using a piece of kitchen paper to rub the pan’s surface. If you use the latter, wait until the butter melts.
- Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter per pancake and cook for about 3 minutes or until the sides start to dry out and bubbles form on the top of the pancake.
- Slide a flat tool under the pancake and flip it to the other side.
- Keep cooking for 1 minute or until golden brown.
- Cool the strawberry pancakes down on a cooling rack while cooking the remaining batter.
- Grease the pan before cooking more pancakes.
Serving
These strawberry pancakes are delicious on their own or topped with simple toppings like:
- Maple syrup
- Coconut yogurt
- Whipped coconut cream or Vegan Whipped Cream
- Strawberry sauce
- Melted dark chocolate
They are delicious served on a stack of 3 or 4 layers or on a single layer with plenty of toppings.
Filling
You can also add some other ingredients to the pancake batter to change its flavor. The best add-ons with strawberries are:
- White chocolate chips – plenty of dairy-free brands are available
- Dark chocolate chips
- Unsweetened shredded coconut
- Chopped almonds or pecans
Storage Instructions
To prevent the pancakes from drying out, store these fruit-filled pancakes in the fridge, preferably in an airtight container or on a plate wrapped with plastic film wrap. Rewarm the pancakes on a hot pancake griddle, in the oven for a few minutes laid on a baking sheet with parchment paper, or serve them cold.
You can store the pancakes for up to 3 days in the fridge. The last option is to freeze leftover pancakes in zip-lock bags in the freezer. Thaw the pancakes in the fridge the day before eating.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below I listed the answers to your most common questions about these delicious strawberry pancakes.
Absolutely yes, this pancake recipe is light in taste, and it will be the perfect base to make blueberry pancakes or chocolate chip pancakes.
Yes, you can replace the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour blend. The result will be different, less fluffy, and a bit chewy.
You can replace half of the flour with homemade oat flour as a healthy option to boost the pancake fiber and protein. I don’t recommend using only oat flour, or the pancakes are fragile and fall apart easily.
You can make oil-free strawberry pancakes, replace oil with applesauce, or a dairy-free yogurt option like soy yogurt or coconut yogurt works well.
Frozen fruits release water in pancake batter. It’s preferable if you thaw the fruits and discard the juice. But, if you don’t have time to thaw the fruits, cut the frozen strawberries into small pieces and roll the cup of frozen fruits into 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
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Strawberry Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Plant-Based Milk - we use soy milk or unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Light Olive Oil - or melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup - or liquid sweetener you love
- 1 ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Strawberries - cored, finely diced
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk milk with lemon juice, oil, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Set aside 5 minutes while measuring the remaining ingredients.
- In the previous bowl, add all the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine and form a smooth, slightly thick pancake batter.
- Stir in the strawberry pieces.
- Let the batter rest for 5 minutes while heating the skillet.
Cooking the vegan pancakes
- Heat a large pancake griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and swirl the pan to coat.
- Scoop out 2-3 tablespoons of pancake batter per pancake – don't cook more than 2 pancakes at a time to prevent them from spreading and sticking to each other. Cook on one side until bubbles form on the surface and the edges dry out and look set – it should take 2 or 3 minutes.
- Flip the pancake and cook on the other side for another 2 or 3 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack or plate and repeat these steps until you run out of batter.
Serving Ideas
- Serve with extra strawberries and a drizzle of maple syrup.
These were delicious! My one year old loved them for his Valentine’s Day breakfast.
Could I use this recipe for waffles too?
I haven’t tried, but I think it’d work
My kids loved this!
I have child with egg, milk and not allergies. Finding a good fluffy pancake recipe is hard. This was not only flufky but it tasted delicious!
10/10 WILL MAKE AGAIN
This was great. It was hard finding a simple vegan pancake recipe for some reason and I used up some strawberries that were on their last leg. I made the mistake of subbing whole wheat flour + flax and not counterbalancing that so even my tolerance of fiber taste was a bit off, but that was definitely on me and I can tell if I’d done half and half like a normal person they would’ve been perfect. (I froze them to toast + peanut butter later, so it’s all good).
Pancakes are like my favorite food so when I saw these I was very excited. I made these exactly as written, well I added flax to them, but otherwise exactly as you said and they were absolutely fantastic. Fluffy and tasty. I am saving it to my vegan cookbook now. Thank you for another wonderful recipe
Yum! I used melted coconut oil instead if the other oil. Note: I did have to put the liquid ingredients in the microwave for 30 sec as the coconut oil began to harden up in my cold coconut milk.
I used frozen strawberries, defrosted for about 1 minute in microwave and poured off the excess juice. And then put them in the food processor for a couple seconds to chop. I used self rising flour (it was all I had) and left out the baking soda and salt. I used 1 1/3c of this. It was delicious! Just what we needed for a breakfast dinner!
Can a flax or chia egg be used to bind the ingredients if using almond or coconut flour instead?
This recipe won’t work with low carb flour. Almond flour and coconut flour must use eggs in pancakes recipe, flax egg will never firm up the batter.
Can gluten free flour be used?
Yes, I’m sure it would work if you use a 1:1 alternative!
Thanks SO much for this fantastic recipes. My pancakes are fluffly and delicious. Greetings from Perú xx
Can I use almond flour ? I’m a diabetic and have high cholesterol so I eat low carb and dairy free and egg free. Thankyou
It won’t work with a low-carb flour because the recipe has no eggs as a binder