Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

4.85 from 19 votes

The most delicious and fluffy pumpkin pancakes topped with the most dreamy cinnamon honey butter that takes just a minute to whip up. All the best fall flavors wrapped up in an amazing breakfast!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: pancakes

Calories: 241kcal

Author: Rachel Kochlin

Equipment

Ingredients

Pumpkin pancakes:

2 cups flour
¼ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 ¾ cup buttermilk room temperature (see note 1)
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cinnamon honey butter:

½ cup butter 8 tablespoons, at room temperature
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
In a small bowl, whisk together pumpkin, buttermilk, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Some lumps are OK; do not overmix. Let batter sit 5-10 minutes while you prepare the cinnamon honey butter!
Add all cinnamon honey butter ingredients to a small bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until smooth and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat and grease with butter or oil. Pour about ⅓ cup of pancake batter into the skillet and gently spread the batter to form a circle. Cook 2-3 minutes or until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and cook an additional 1-2 minutes or until golden. Repeat with remaining batter.
Serve warm with cinnamon honey butter and maple syrup!

Notes

If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own or just substitute milk. To make your own buttermilk, measure out 1 ¾ cup of milk, then replace 2 tablespoons of milk with 2 tablespoons of white vinegar or lemon juice. Let mixture sit for 10 minutes before using.

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