20+ Pancake Recipes for Brunch this Weekend!

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This is the Ultimate Guide for the best fluffy pancakes to make at your next Weekend Brunch with friends! I have it all from Sweet, Classic, Fruity, Seasonal and everything in between.

I love hosting weekend Brunch parties. The conversations and time together can’t be beat. But let’s be honest, the food is always the star of the show! There are so many fluffy pancake recipes to choose from depending on the theme of your Brunch and the other sides that you want to serve with them. Try these yummy, warm pancakes with Bellinis or Homemade Lemonade. If you are looking for a quick and easy side dish to add to the spread, Easy Fruit Salad is always a winner. Or you can always just keep it super simple if it’s a low key brunch and just serve them with butter and warm syrup! Weekend Brunch Pancakes will be your topic of your conversation at the office on Monday morning.

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From sweet to fruity to holiday flavors, find your new favorite pancakes here.

Sweet Pancakes

Perfectly over-the-top indulgent pancake recipes to wow your guests that you invite over for brunch!

stack of pancakes with icing on a white plate with a fork
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Icing Recipe
Easy Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Icing have all the flavor of fresh baked cinnamon rolls in a light fluffy pancake. Ready in only 25 minutes!
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S'mores Pancakes pouring syrup over stack 1x1
S’mores Pancakes
S'mores Pancakes are a sweet dessert made with graham cracker crumbs, cocoa, sugar, and Bisquick.
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Birthday Cake Pancakes on plate with vanilla glaze
Birthday Cake Pancakes
Birthday cake pancakes are a fun way to celebrate and are full of vanilla, cake mix, milk, and coated in vanilla glaze.
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Fruit Pancakes

Nothing is more nostalgic than fluffy pancakes that either have fresh fruit inside of them or are topped with fresh fruit!

Stack of pancakes with syrup
Banana Pancakes Recipe
Banana Pancakes are quick and easy to make, with ripe mashed bananas folded into the batter for a naturally sweet flavor and fluffy texture.
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Blueberry Pancakes in a stack with syrup
Blueberry Pancakes
The best Blueberry Pancakes recipe for perfectly light and fluffy pancakes made with pantry ingredients, filled with juicy fresh blueberries.
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Stack of pancakes on a plate with maple syrup and halved berries.
Strawberry Pancakes
Strawberry Pancakes are perfectly fluffy, golden brown sweet griddle cakes with fresh strawberries mixed throughout. Ready in 20 minutes!
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes cooked pancakes spread and piles on plate with blueberries and lemon wheels, with glaze drizzle, 1x1
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are the ultimate melt in your mouth tender fluffy pancakes recipe made with fresh lemon juice and creamy ricotta.
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Pancakes with diced apple chunks, and syrup.
Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup Recipe
Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup are wonderfully fluffy, golden cakes with the perfect balance of sweet and spiced flavor for this Fall.
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Classic Pancakes

As simple as mixing the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, these classics will provide you with the best pancakes!

Stacked hotcakes on a plate with toppings ready to eat
Perfect Fluffy Pancakes Recipe
Perfect Fluffy Pancakes are the ultimate way to start the day. Using basic pantry ingredients, you'll make the best pancakes every time!
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Buttermilk Pancakes on plate with orange juice,
Buttermilk Pancakes
Buttermilk Pancakes turn out perfectly fluffy and buttery with a delicious buttermilk tang – a classic breakfast recipe made from scratch.
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Syrup being poured on stack of pancakes.
Buckwheat Pancakes Recipe
Buckwheat Pancakes are light and fluffy with a delicious nutty flavor. They're the perfect gluten-free buttermilk pancakes.
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Stack of pancakes topped with butter and syrup.
Pancake Mix
Pancake Mix is an easy mix that turns into delicious fluffy pancakes and is made with flour, baking powder and sugar.
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Bite-Sized Pancakes

These fun-sized and shaped pancakes are the perfect way to put a spin on a classic pancake recipe.

Banana Split Pancake Bites Recipe
Banana Split Pancake Bites are a fun, easy brunch idea perfect for parties, kids, or special weekend breakfasts!
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small circle hotcakes stacked on one another with strawberries and syrup drizzled on top
Mini Pancakes (Silver Dollar) Recipe
Mini Pancakes, also known as Silver Dollar pancakes, are fluffy, bite-sized breakfast treats that are quick and easy to make. Try them today!
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muffin bites in a baking tin
Pancake Muffin Bites Recipe
Pancake Muffin Bites are quick and easy to whip together with pantry ingredients you have on hand. The kids will love to help make these!
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Muffin with bite taken out
Sausage Pancake Muffins Recipe
Sausage Pancake Muffins are a fun twist on pancakes. An easy on-the-go breakfast with flavorful sausage baked into soft pancake breading.
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Variations of Pancakes

If you are looking for a pancake recipe that is a little outside the box, yet still delicious topped with maple syrup, give these a try!

Chocolate Chip Dutch Baby on serving plate 1x1
Chocolate Chip Dutch Baby
Chocolate Chip Dutch Baby is a jumbo buttery baked pancake filled with melty chocolate! Delicious easy recipe to make pancakes for a crowd!
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Serving of pancakes on a plate
Sheet Pan Pancakes Recipe
Sheet Pan Pancakes let you make pancakes for a crowd without standing over the stove! These pancakes will be a family favorite and yours too!
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crispy pancake with toppings
Cast Iron Pancakes Recipe
Cast Iron Pancakes are a deliciously tender baked pancake with crispy edges. The perfect way to make pancakes without standing over a griddle.
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three pancakes dusted with powdered sugar. blackberries, strawberries and blueberries on the plate
Japanese Pancakes Recipe
The best guide for how to make Japanese Pancakes, aka soufflé pancakes! Fluffy pancakes with an airy texture and melt in your mouth flavor!
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Holiday Pancakes

These are classic fall and winter Holiday flavors to serve at your themed weekend brunch party.

fluffy holiday spiced pancakes stacked up on a plate
Gingerbread Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup Recipe
Celebrate the holidays with warm, spiced gingerbread pancakes drizzled in cinnamon syrup. A cozy family tradition ready in under 30 minutes!
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Gingerbread Dutch Baby Pancake in skillet with cranberries 1x1
Gingerbread Dutch Baby Pancake
Gingerbread Dutch Baby Pancake is the perfect buttery and fluffy holiday breakfast with seasonal spices and molasses.
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Pumpkin Pancakes stack of six pancakes with whipped cream and syrup being poured
Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin Pancakes are the ultimate Autumn breakfast recipe. Buttery, fluffy pancakes full of flavor from pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spices.
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Pumpkin Dutch Baby Pancake baked in skillet with strawberries and powdered sugar on top
Pumpkin German Dutch Baby Pancake
Pumpkin German Dutch Baby Pancake is a giant pancake baked in a skillet with pumpkin puree, brown sugar, fall spices, vanilla and butter.
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This is the place to find all of the Weekend Brunch Pancakes that you will ever need! These pancake recipes will wow your family or guests every single time. They will be asking when you are going to host again before they even leave your house! After you have tried all of the most delicious pancakes, let me know which one is your favorite in the comments! When you are done with all of those check out my Crazy Awesome Cinnamon Roll Recipes Collection or my Breakfast Casseroles collection for more Weekend Brunch ideas!

Not a pancake lover? These recipes will probably convert you, but just in case, I do have the most indulgent Waffle recipes as well. Happy eating!

3 pancake recipe collage with pictures and ingredients list

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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