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Copycat Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

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Pumpkin Pancakes, just like the ones they serve at your favorite local pancake house. But now you can make them right at home with this recipe!

This pumpkin pancakes recipe was originally posted on Dine & Dish on 12/23/2008. I gave it new life with fresh photos on 11/5/2020. 


white plate and white background with a stack of pancakes

I seem to be out of words tonight, but luckily sometimes there are things that don’t need much of an introduction. This Copycat Pumpkin Pancakes recipe is an International House of Pancakes ® copycat recipe. You wouldn’t think that a couple of measly little tablespoons of pumpkin and cinnamon would change the flavor of a simple pancake that much, but these are absolutely divine. Fluffy, melt in your mouth, full of pumpkin flavor delicious!

white plate with tan cloth and a stack of 5 pumpkin pancakes with butter

IHOP is one of my favorite places to eat pumpkin pancakes…they certainly know how to do this awesome breakfast food well, don’t they? I guess that should be expected since they do have the word “pancakes” in their name! It’d be quite a shame if they struggled with making a decent pancake.

One of our favorite things to do as soon as it turns fall is to head to IHOP for our annual Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast. After that one initial time in the fall, we skip heading out to the restaurant and instead make this recipe instead. It tastes almost exactly like the pumpkin pancakes you find at IHOP, but you don’t have to leave your house or even change out of your pajamas. You can enjoy making this pumpkin pancake recipe right from the comfort of your own home, and they are much more affordable, I’ll add.

stack of pancakes on a white plate

Are you ready to crack open a can of pumpkin this season to make the most perfect fall breakfast? If you are and are a fan of pumpkin pancakes, definitely give this IHOP Copycat Recipe a try! We’ve been making this recipe since 2008 and it’s always the one we come back to time and time again. Enjoy!

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Copycat Pumpkin Pancakes

This copycat pumpkin pancake recipe delivers the same tender pancakes you'll find at your favorite pancake house in the fall!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4  cups buttermilk
  • 4  tablespoons butter melted
  • 3  tablespoons canned pumpkin
  • 1/4  cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4  teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4  cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2  teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2  teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4  teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4  teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  • Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with oil cooking spray.
  • Combine eggs, buttermilk, butter, pumpkin, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend ingredients.
  • Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend with mixer until smooth.
  • Pour the batter in 1/4 cup portions into the hot pan. Should form 5-inch circles.
  • Flip the pancakes and cook other side for the same amount of time, until dark brown.

Notes

Adapted from Recipezaar.com

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  9. Megan says

    Yum, these look absolutely delicious. I haven’t had pumpkin pancakes yet but I might have to try these out for brunch this weekend 🙂 THanks for sharing!

  12. LyB says

    I always use the same buttermilk substitute you do! Those pancakes do look very fluffy and delicious. Hope you had a great Christmas, Kristen! 🙂

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  19. Deborah says

    We actually went to IHOP for my mom’s birthday and I got these pancakes, but they didn’t taste much like pumpkin. I bet the homemade version is better!!

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  21. Susan says

    Just made these for breakfast. Really delicious. And not too overly pumpkiny. This is coming from a girl who is not a big fan of pumpkin pie. I did halve the recipe since I was just cooking for 2, and it was still A LOT of pancakes. Better to have too many than too few though. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

  23. cathy says

    I use cultured BUTTERMILK blend it’s for cooking and baking.
    It comes in a can & it takes 4tbs. to a cup of water

  24. Sana says

    I’m from the Netherlands and I will make thise pancakes tommorow. Which topping fits the best with these pancakes?

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