This recipe for Greek Yogurt Pancakes is a bit lighter and more healthy and fluffy than pancakes made with traditional pancake mix.
On pancake-craving mornings, I find myself brainstorming ideas for new pancake recipes. One such craving-day had me thinking of making pancakes with Greek yogurt. I’m obsessed with doing something with Greek yogurt most every day anyways making things like Greek yogurt banana bread and Greek yogurt waffles, so why not put it in pancakes?
Ingredients Needed:
- one 5.3-ounce container of Greek yogurt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- fruit
How to make Greek Yogurt Pancakes:
The complete, printable recipe and a how-to video are at the end of this post.
You’ll need a single serving of Greek yogurt. You can use plain, or you can use a flavored Greek yogurt like blueberry, vanilla or raspberry.
Mix yogurt and egg in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Add flour and baking soda and stir until the dry ingredients are mixed in.
The batter will be thick.
Preheat a griddle or large pan to medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Use an ice cream scoop or ¼ to ⅓ cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into the pan. Spread each of the batter scoops into an even circle. Dot blueberries or bananas on top of each pancake. Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side for about 2 minutes, until it is golden brown too. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with additional fruit and/or syrup.
And there they are! They turn out to be nice and fluffy Greek yogurt pancakes. They are slightly tart (much like buttermilk pancakes) due to the Greek yogurt (that all depends on which brand of yogurt you use too), but with added syrup drizzled on top they are quite delicious.
Recipe Tips
- Use any flavor of Greek yogurt, but this particular recipe works best if you use a container that is around 5.3-ounces.
- Flavor combinations are endless. Try using blueberry Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries to create blueberry Greek yogurt pancakes. Use vanilla Greek yogurt to create banana Greek yogurt pancakes. Be creative!
- Try using self-rising flour in place of the all purpose flour and the baking soda.
- This recipe makes 5 small-ish pancakes. I recommend sharing them with one other person for a perfectly portioned breakfast.
Here’s a banana Greek yogurt pancakes version I made using egg whites instead of an egg. Same consistency- nice and fluffy pancakes. I really saw no difference in the overall pancake texture. If you need more protein, add a whole egg, and if you want to lower the calorie content- use egg whites instead!
If you are looking for more pancake recipes, you might enjoy my Cinnamon Roll Pancakes or these Sheet Pan Pancakes. Apple Pie Pancakes and Norwegian Pancakes are good pancake recipes too!
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Ingredients
- One 5.3-ounce container of Greek yogurt- any flavor (or use ½ cup nonfat plain)
- 1 large egg (or 2 egg whites)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup fresh blueberries (or ½ large banana)
Instructions
- Mix yogurt and egg in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Add flour and baking soda and stir until the dry ingredients are mixed in. The batter will be thick.
- Preheat a griddle or large pan to medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Use an ice cream scoop or ¼ to ⅓ cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into the pan. Spread each of the batter scoops into an even circle. Dot blueberries or bananas on top of each pancake. Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side for about 2 minutes, until it is golden brown too. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with additional fruit and/or syrup.
Notes
- *Nutritional information included on this recipe was computed using 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup blueberries.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
this recipe was a big help cuz i had no clue what to do with the rest of the big container of greek yogurt i bought just for a little smoothie🤦 i made the the banana topped version n the sweetness of the bananas complimented the batter really well. will probably make this a 2nd time with the other half of the yogurt i have left 🙂 thank you!
AMAZING recipe! I will never make pancakes any other way moving forward. I added one small apple, grated, to the egg and yogurt mixture, and cinnamon to the flour mixture. I used honey flavored Greek yogurt (Trader Joes) and they were amazing! You do need to cook these on lower heat so they can cook all the way through.
Incredibly fluffy, yummy and filling! I used lemon flavoured 2% greek yogurt and added some vanilla and chocolate chips 🙂 Only advice is what is true for any pancake recipe- watch the temp of your pan to avoid uneven cooking/burning!
genuinely taste better than regular pancakes although i add more vanilla and add some stevia to make it a bit sweeter
I’m confused on how many WW points this is. I just started WW and am on the “personal points.”
Unfortunately, I don’t have the new point system set up (it’s on my list of things to do!), but you can take the ingredients and figure it out on your own maybe?
I entered the recipe and if it makes 4 pancakes, each pancake is 2 points. Hope this helps. I used AP flour because that’s what I had, but substituting almond flour might lower the points further.
2 points for 5 pancakes?
Each pancake is 2 green or 1 purple/blue.
This was a great base recipe to expand from. I used about a cup of plain while fat Greek yogurt. Added a little water to make the batter less biscuit dough like. Added a dash of salt, flaw seeds and vanilla extract.
Little confused…how much greek yogurt? It looks like it says a 53 oz. container?? Thanks
That’s five point three ounces 🙂
It is 5.3 ounces. It is a little to go cup
This recipe yielded pancakes with great texture but they were so bland. I plant on adding a few teaspoons of sugar and a pinch of salt next time
Adjusting to your taste is just fine, and you can experiment with using different types of Greek yogurt too.
I was SO happy to find a WW low point pancake recipe. I have made this several times with blueberries, sometimes topped with sliced banana but today I added pure canned pumpkin! I did add some water to make it thin but WOW-it was excellent!! Thanks for this recipe!
I was craving pancakes for dinner as it’s a good stress eating food especially a WW recipe. These are yummy and I added some ingredients out of curiosity and it worked! I added 2 ripe mashed bananas, 1/4 c unsweetended applesauce, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp vanilla. I made 14 pancakes 🙂
Thanks for the WW tip!!