By Christie Vanover | Published July 16, 2011 | Last Updated December 28, 2022
One thing I missed when living in Belgium was breakfast. Sure there are numerous patisseries with gorgeous shelves of croissants and fresh pastries. And no doubt, they have the best waffles in the world. But there were no sit down restaurants where you could get all that plus a fried egg, side of bacon and some grits or gravy.
Fortunately, eggs and bacon are a breeze to make at home, but the one accoutrement that I missed most on my home-cooked breakfast plate was a stack of hotcakes or pancakes.
Through the years, I had never mastered the pancake because I could run to McDonalds, Ihop, Cracker Barrel, Dennys, etc. But now I found myself thousands of miles away without a pancake in sight. So weekend after weekend, I experimented, until I nailed it.
This recipe creates light and fluffy pancakes with a hint of sweetness. They’re airy on the inside, but moist enough to soak up the butter, syrup and the broken yolk from a fried egg.
I made these weekend after weekend while living in Belgium, and one day I made a batch and brought them to work. My Belgian co-workers loved them, and couldn’t believe they were made with Sprite. Don’t let that ingredient deter you. It’s the key to this pancake’s texture.
Now that I’m in Texas, breakfast food chains roll along the highway block after block, but there is still nothing like homemade pancakes with a fried egg on top and a side of bacon in your PJs.
Light and Fluffy Pancakes
Ingredients
- 200 grams 1 ⅓ cups Bisquick
- 100 grams ½ cup water
- 100 grams ½ cup Sprite, 7-Up or Squirt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients.
- Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat.
- Pour the batter onto the griddle, using a ⅓-cup measuring cup.
- Cook until bubbles form on the top of the hotcake, about 1-2 minutes.
- Flip, cook until lightly golden brown, about 1 minute.
- Place in a cake pan and top with an upside down pan of the same size to keep warm.
- Continue cooking the remaining hotcakes.
The nutrition information is an estimate created using an online nutrition calculator
Deanna says
Is it 200 g or 1 ⅓ cup. If you go by the weight given on the box, ⅓ cup is 41g, that makes 164g for 1 ⅓ cup.
Christie Vanover says
I use 1 1/3 cup on a regular basis.
Anonymous says
no egg?
Terry says
i can see these being light. best waffle recipe i have calls for seltzer in place of water. cannot wait to try these!!!
karen bell says
Christie, I have never used 7-Up but I do use a little squeeze of lemon juice in my Bisquick. It does make them a little more airy. Breakfast is my favorite meal any time of day.
veronica gantley says
Pancakes are my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Tina@flourtrader says
Nice fluffy pancakes-ready to soak up honey, fruit juice or maple syrup. Who could resist these-Yum!