Say hello to breakfast happiness! These Strawberry Pancakes are fluffy, perfectly sweet, and loaded with fresh strawberry flavor. You only need one bowl and about 15 minutes to make them — which means you can even make them on those busy weekday mornings. Great for baby-led weaning, toddlers, big kids, and grown-up strawberry lovers too.

Pink kids plate with several strawberry pancakes fanned out with a few cut strawberries on the side.

When I first made these pretty strawberry pancakes, I thought, “Wow, these are adorable… probably too adorable for a normal Tuesday.” And then my kids demolished them faster than I could flip the next batch. So yeah, these are now a Tuesday pancake in this house.

Light, fluffy, one-bowl pancakes with juicy strawberry pockets? Yes please.
Extra toppings if we’re feeling fun? Always welcomed.
Permission to eat these in your PJs while the coffee is still brewing? Granted.

These pancakes are light and fluffy, naturally sweetened, and made with ingredients you probably already have on hand. The strawberries get soft and jammy as they cook, creating little pockets of berry goodness in every bite.

#mymomhack – Make a double batch and freeze the leftovers! Once the pancakes are cool, pop them into a freezer bag. On busy mornings, just reheat in the toaster or microwave for 20–30 seconds. Breakfast done before the coffee is even poured.

Ingredients

Spread of ingredients on a white countertop with ingredients in a bowl

My Kid’s Actual Plate

Here’s how I actually serve these pancakes to my kids – I cut the pancakes into strips, added a side of even more cut strawberries and added a side of yogurt with a dash of cinnamon for my youngest to dip her pancakes into.

Pink kids plate full of cut up strawberry pancakes, a yogurt dip in a pink container and few chopped strawberries.
Stack of strawberry pancakes on a pink kids plate with a pink fork resting on a pink napkin.

Get the recipe: Kid-Requested Healthy Strawberry Vanilla Pancakes (made in 15 minutes)

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Elevate your next breakfast with these homemade, healthy strawberry pancakes. Made in one bowl, they're easy, kid-friendly, and the perfect recipe for those sweet, summertime strawberries.
Yield: 14 3″ pancakes
Prep: 3 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Breakfast
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Ingredients 

  • 1 1/2 cups flour – white whole wheat, all-purpose, or gf blend
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seeds (optional)
  • 2 tbsp melted butter or oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, olive oil or avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups milk – regular or any plain plant-based milk
  • 1 cup strawberries hulled and diced

Instructions 

  • Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, ground flax seeds, and cinnamon.
    Clear glass bowl with dry ingredients for pancakes.
  • Wet Ingredients: Add in the melted butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract, and milk.
  • Incorporate: Stir until incorporated, do not overmix.
    Clear glass bowl with a basic pancake batter sitting on a white counter.
  • Strawberries: Gently fold in the strawberries and let sit while the pan heats up.
    Clear glass bowl with strawberries on top of pancake batter.
  • Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and let cook for 2-3 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear on the outside of the pancake. Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. If the batter gets too thick, add in a tablespoon at a time of milk and stir until you have the right consistency.
    Medium skillet with 3 strawberry pancakes cooking.
  • Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all the batter.
  • Serve and Enjoy!
    Fanned out strawberry pancakes on a pink kids plate.

Notes

Age: 9 months and up
Yield: 15 small pancakes
Freezer-Friendly: store any extra pancakes in the fridge for 1 week or in the freezer for up to a month. To reheat, simply place the frozen pancake in the microwave for 30 seconds or pop them straight into the toaster.
Kids in the Kitchen
Even though pancakes can be a little tricky for kids to flip, there’s still plenty of ways that kids and even toddlers can get involved in the kitchen.

Toddlers

  • Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
  • They can chop the strawberries with a toddler-friendly knife.
  • They can help mix the ingredients together.
  • They can help pour pancake batter onto the griddle for cooking (with adult supervision).

Kids

  • They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients. 
  • Kids can help mix the ingredients together.
  • They can help pour the batter onto the griddle (with adult supervision).
  • They can help flip pancakes.
  • Kids can help spread butter and pour syrup onto warm pancakes.

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Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).