Fluffy Pancakes with Honey Butter

Name: Fluffy Pancakes with Honey Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons melted butter; 1/2 cup softened butter; 3 tablespoons honey

Tall buttermilk pancakes crowned with a slow-melting slick of whipped honey butter.

Elena MarshRecipe developerJune 15, 2026★★★★★4.7(15 reviews)

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A stack of pancakes with butter and syrup — Photo by Luke Pennystan on Unsplash

A great pancake is a small act of engineering: enough gluten to hold, enough air to lift, enough fat to stay tender at the edges.

Resting the batter gives the flour time to hydrate and the baking powder time to wake up. It also gives you a window to whip the honey butter, which melts into glossy pools across the stack.

Serving notes

Serve immediately with strong coffee, berries, and warm maple syrup. Pancakes wait for no one.

The recipe

Tick ingredients off as you go. Quantities scale with servings.

4 servings

Method 5 steps

Whisk dry ingredients. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter.
3 min
Fold wet into dry until just combined - lumps are fine. Rest the batter 10 minutes.
2 min
Whip softened butter with honey and a pinch of salt until pale and cloud-like.
3 min
Cook 1/4-cup scoops on a medium griddle until bubbles set at the edges, then flip and cook 1 minute more.
12 min
Stack tall, crown with honey butter, and serve at once.

Serving notes

Serve with a torn heel of good bread, a green salad sharp with lemon, and a glass of something cold. Leftovers keep, covered, for up to three days in the fridge.

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