This recipe for Greek Yogurt Pancakes is a bit lighter and more healthy and fluffy than pancakes made with traditional pancake mix.
On pancake-craving mornings, I find myself brainstorming ideas for new pancake recipes. One such craving-day had me thinking of making pancakes with Greek yogurt. I’m obsessed with doing something with Greek yogurt most every day anyways making things like Greek yogurt banana bread and Greek yogurt waffles, so why not put it in pancakes?
Ingredients Needed:
- one 5.3-ounce container of Greek yogurt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- fruit
How to make Greek Yogurt Pancakes:
The complete, printable recipe and a how-to video are at the end of this post.
You’ll need a single serving of Greek yogurt. You can use plain, or you can use a flavored Greek yogurt like blueberry, vanilla or raspberry.
Mix yogurt and egg in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Add flour and baking soda and stir until the dry ingredients are mixed in.
The batter will be thick.
Preheat a griddle or large pan to medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Use an ice cream scoop or ¼ to ⅓ cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into the pan. Spread each of the batter scoops into an even circle. Dot blueberries or bananas on top of each pancake. Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side for about 2 minutes, until it is golden brown too. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with additional fruit and/or syrup.
And there they are! They turn out to be nice and fluffy Greek yogurt pancakes. They are slightly tart (much like buttermilk pancakes) due to the Greek yogurt (that all depends on which brand of yogurt you use too), but with added syrup drizzled on top they are quite delicious.
Recipe Tips
- Use any flavor of Greek yogurt, but this particular recipe works best if you use a container that is around 5.3-ounces.
- Flavor combinations are endless. Try using blueberry Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries to create blueberry Greek yogurt pancakes. Use vanilla Greek yogurt to create banana Greek yogurt pancakes. Be creative!
- Try using self-rising flour in place of the all purpose flour and the baking soda.
- This recipe makes 5 small-ish pancakes. I recommend sharing them with one other person for a perfectly portioned breakfast.
Here’s a banana Greek yogurt pancakes version I made using egg whites instead of an egg. Same consistency- nice and fluffy pancakes. I really saw no difference in the overall pancake texture. If you need more protein, add a whole egg, and if you want to lower the calorie content- use egg whites instead!
If you are looking for more pancake recipes, you might enjoy my Cinnamon Roll Pancakes or these Sheet Pan Pancakes. Apple Pie Pancakes and Norwegian Pancakes are good pancake recipes too!
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Ingredients
- One 5.3-ounce container of Greek yogurt- any flavor (or use ½ cup nonfat plain)
- 1 large egg (or 2 egg whites)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup fresh blueberries (or ½ large banana)
Instructions
- Mix yogurt and egg in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Add flour and baking soda and stir until the dry ingredients are mixed in. The batter will be thick.
- Preheat a griddle or large pan to medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Use an ice cream scoop or ¼ to ⅓ cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into the pan. Spread each of the batter scoops into an even circle. Dot blueberries or bananas on top of each pancake. Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side for about 2 minutes, until it is golden brown too. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with additional fruit and/or syrup.
Notes
- *Nutritional information included on this recipe was computed using 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup blueberries.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
They look amazing!!! And so healthy! Love it!
These look absolutely scrumptious!
Heaven on a plate; that’s what I call these babies. I love Greek yogurt and eat it everyday. Great recipe, Lori; hope you are well!
xo
Yummy! I’m a ‘pancakes every weekend’ kinda gal and I love Greek Yogourt so these are sure to be a hit at my house! Can’t wait to input these bad boys into MyFitnessPal – I just got back into using it now that I can use it as an app on my phone!
Love Greek yogurt. I also love whole eggs, but just thought I’d point out that using 2 egg whites versus 1 whole egg will actually give you more protein (since the majority of the protein is in the white, not the yolk), as well as the lower calories, than a whole egg would. 🙂
Love using Greek yogurt in just about anything! I made greek yogurt pancakes on Father’s Day, and no one knew the difference!
This looks crazy good! I looooove pancakes as much as yogurt, the two combined must me heaven!
Delicious and healthy, hehe.
I love to sneak Greek yogurt into baked goods wherever I can and throwing them into pancakes sounds awesome! I especially love the blueberry version.
Oh these look good. I make pancakes with sour cream so I will definitely have to try it with Greek yogurt.