Sour cream pancakes are the perfect pancake: ultra fluffy, lightly tangy, and so delicious! You’ll never need to buy buttermilk again.What’s the ultimate pancake? You might think buttermilk. But here’s a secret: sour cream pancakes are the best out there! They’re ultra fluffy, with a tangy flavor and a delicious texture. Even better: they’re made with a more common refrigerator ingredient. (At least, it is for us.) You never have to buy buttermilk again! These pancakes have whole wheat flour for a healthy spin, and taste incredible topped with maple syrup and a dollop of…you guessed it! Sour cream.What can you use instead of buttermilk in pancakes? Sour cream.Yes, it’s a wonderful miracle of nature! Sour cream works in a similar way to buttermilk in pancakes. Adding sour cream to pancakes makes them tender, moist, and fluffy, with a richness and a light tang. How does it all work? The sour cream helps activate the baking powder in the batter, making them ultra light and fluffy. Move over buttermilk: sour cream is the new kid on the blcok!What’s in these sour cream pancakes?Want to make the very best pancakes? Alex and I usually have sour cream our fridge, left over from dolloping everything from tacos to sheet pan dinners. So we were delighted to find that you can use up leftover sour cream by making pancakes! It’s much more likely that we’d have that on hand than buttermilk, which is more of a specialty ingredient. Here’s what you need to have on hand to make pancakes with sour cream instead of buttermilk:Whole wheat and all purpose flourEggMi
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