Easy Pancake Mix in a Jar

Homemade Pancake Mix in a Jar

This Pancake Mix in a Jar is a fun way to give the gift of food to family and friends or to meal prep for yourself.

All you have to do is whisk together the four-ingredient dry mix recipe, funnel it into glass mason jars, and add a gift tag with instructions.

Who doesn’t love a fluffy, buttery stack of homemade pancakes?

Why You’ll Love this Pancake Mix

• Quick breakfast. Making pancake breakfast is as easy as combining the jar mix with 3 wet ingredients. I love that all the messy measuring (flour, I’m looking at you) is already done.
• Thoughtful and inexpensive gift. Food gifts are perfect for all sorts of occasions–Christmas, birthdays or just because. The jars are simple to prepare in bulk, so they make nice teacher, neighbor and hostess gifts, too. The mix is made with regular pantry ingredients, so the cost is minimal.
• Perfect for meal prepping. Don’t forget about breakfast when meal-prepping. Add some jars of pre-mixed pancake mix to the rotation.

Pancake Mix in a Jar Recipe

This recipe makes enough dry pancake mix to fill a pint mason jar (16 ounces). You may also want to check out this recipe for mason jar buttermilk pancake mix.

Dry ingredients for the pancake mix

• flour
• baking powder
• granulated sugar
• salt

Additional ingredients for the pancake batter

• eggs
• milk
• melted butter

To make the pancake batter, the recipient of the jar simply combines the dry mix with eggs, milk and melted butter.

Grab the free printable gift tag below! It includes the ingredients the gift recipient needs to add and instructions for making the pancakes.

Step-by-Step Instructions for the Pancake Mix

1. Whisk together the four dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar and salt) in a bowl.
2. Transfer the pancake mix to a pint mason jar. Gently pack down the mix halfway through with the back of a spoon so the mix fits in the jar.
3. Seal the jar and store the pancake mix in cool dry place for up to 6 months until ready to use. (Add a gift tag with cooking directions if giving this mason jar mix as a gift.)

Detailed recipe and instructions are in recipe card at bottom of post.

How to Prepare Pancakes Using the Jar Mix

1. Dump the pancake mix into a bowl. Fluff with a fork.
2. Melt the butter and let it cool. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk the eggs. Combine milk and melted butter with the eggs, then add to pancake mix. Stir just until combined.
3. Heat a non-stick griddle to 350-375 °F. Lightly oil or butter if desired. Pour 1/4 cup pancake batter onto griddle per pancake. Flip when top and sides are bubbling and pancake is light golden brown.

Recipe Notes

Measure the flour properly. To get the correct amount of flour, use the fluff, scoop, level method.

First, fluff the flour up in the bag or canister with a fork. Next, scoop it by the spoonful into the measuring cup. Lastly, level the flour in the measuring cup with the back of a knife.

One cup should equal about 120 grams.

Do not skip the baking powder. It’s a leavening agent and what makes the pancakes fluffy.

For gift-giving or meal-prepping, sterilize the jars before filling them. To sterilize, put in boiling water, remove and make sure they’re completely dry and cool before adding the mix.

Do not over-stir the pancake batter. A few lumps in the batter is ok. If you stir too much, the pancakes may come out too chewy as opposed to fluffy.

For the fluffiest pancakes, let the batter rest 15 minutes, then cook the pancakes on a griddle that’s 350-375 °F. The heat activates the baking powder, so make sure the griddle is hot enough. I like to make pancakes with an electric griddle where I can control the temperature.

Supplies for Making Gift Jars

Pint mason jar: This dry pancake mix recipe fits in a 2 cup, pint size mason jar (16 oz). I use these Ball regular-mouth fluted mason jars.

Canning Funnel (optional): I always use a canning funnel when filling mason jars with flour and powdery mixes.

It keeps messes to a minimum! This canning funnel is my favorite.

Gift tag, ribbon and embellishments: I’ve included a printable gift tag below that lists the additional ingredients the gift recipient needs, as well as cooking instructions.

Tie the gift tag onto the jar with ribbon. You can even add other pancake-themed embellishments like a spatula, small bottle of syrup or wooden spoon.

Pancake Mix Printable Gift Tag

I’ve designed three, free printable gift tags for this recipe.

Print as many as you need. They are for personal use only.

Download Free Printable Gift Tags

More Food Gifts in Jars

• Cowboy Cookies in a Jar: Easy Cookie Mix Gift
• Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar (Gift Tags Included)
• Easy Hot Cocoa in a Jar Gift Idea

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