The Best Vegan Pancakes EVER

Make sure your milk and syrup are not cold and are at room temperature, this will make for a smoother batter. Cold ingredients make the batter stiffer and less easy to mix. Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and whisk well in a large bowl.

In a separate medium bowl, add the syrup, almond milk, cashew butter and vanilla extract. Whisk this really well to ensure it's completely smooth. You do not want chunks of cashew butter throughout, otherwise your batter will not turn out right.

Pour the wet over the dry and whisk gently to make sure it's mostly mix and use a spoon to stir any residual batter from the bottom into a smooth somewhat thick batter. But be careful about overmixing. It is okay if the batter has a few tiny lumps, that will disappear as they cook up. The batter will NOT be a runny batter, but a bit thicker like a cake batter, this is normal. This is how you will end up with fluffy pancakes.

Leave the batter to sit for 10 minutes and heat up a pan over medium-low heat at the same time. The key to successful vegan pancakes is letting the batter sit to absorb the starch and baking powder and the pan being hot. This way, they rise and fluffy up beautifully and cook through. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP.

I like to use an ice cream scoop for perfect size pancakes, but if you don't have one, use a 1/4 measuring cup to add to the pan.

I use my nonstick griddle pan linked above, but if you are using a standard nonstick pan, you may need cooking spray. Cook 3-4 minutes on the first side OR until the top has a dry look all over and bubbles have formed all over. Your stovetop may vary, but peak underneath at the bottom to make sure they are golden brown and not burning. If they are cooking on the bottoms too fast before the top is looking dry, lower the heat just a tad. Cooking them correctly is key to the centers cooking properly. Flip over and cook another 2 minutes. Repeat with all the batter.

Serve with maple syrup and any fruit if you like! These pancake are even fluffier 10 minutes as they sit and amazing the next day.