These Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes are the ultimate Fall breakfast! They are bursting with pumpkin pie flavor and are so easy to make. Serve with maple syrup, vegan butter, and perhaps a sprinkle of pecans or some vegan whipped cream.
Pumpkin Pancakes are incredibly moist, yet still light and fluffy. Everybody will LOVE these pancakes that are so perfect for Autumn!
In fact, you may want to double the recipe because they will disappear so fast! And you can always freeze leftover pancakes for another day.
You can make them whole grain, oil free or even gluten free. They don’t have any added refined sugar, but are instead sweetened with pure maple syrup.
I adapted this recipe from my popular Vegan Banana Pancakes, which I also suggest you make when you get the chance!
Ingredients needed (with substitutions)
- Pumpkin puree – NOT pumpkin pie mix. Just pumpkin in a can.
- Soy milk – Or use any non-dairy milk.
- Water
- Oil – Only 2 tablespoons, but they work just as well with applesauce if you need an oil free option.
- Maple syrup – May substitute granulated sugar instead, or agave.
- Vanilla
- Flour – I made them with whole wheat pastry flour, but all purpose flour is fine as well. Or for gluten free use a gluten free mix.
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger
- Ground nutmeg
How to make them
They are made in just 1 bowl in no time at all! You will love how easy the recipe is.
- In a large bowl, add the pumpkin puree, soy milk, water, oil or applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Whisk well to combine.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
- Mix with a large spoon until combined but do not over mix. A few lumps are fine.
- Drop batter onto a heated griddle or pan (1/3 cup) and cook until a few small bubbles form.
- Flip and cook 1-2 minutes more, until golden brown.
Tips for the best pumpkin pancakes
- Use canned pumpkin. Fresh pumpkin can vary in terms of being watery or not, and may alter the recipe significantly.
- Don’t over mix the batter! This will result in dense, rubbery pancakes. A few lumps are really okay in pancake batter.
- If your batter seems too runny, add a few tablespoons of flour until it’s thick enough that you can produce a fairly thick and fluffy pancake.
- Unless you have a very good non-stick pan, make sure to grease your pan well to prevent sticking. Vegan butter, coconut oil or even spray oil works.
Serving suggestions
- Serve with vegan butter and pure maple syrup (my personal favorite!)
- Vegan whipped cream (or store bought coco whip)
- A drizzle of Vegan Caramel
- Sprinkle on some chopped pecans
- Mini chocolate chips for pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes (you can mix some in the batter, too)
Want more vegan pumpkin recipes?
- Vegan Pumpkin Waffles
- The Best Vegan Pumpkin Bread
- Vegan Pumpkin Muffins
- The Best Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
- Vegan Pumpkin Cake Bars
- Starbucks Copycat Pumpkin Scones
Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes
These Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes are the ultimate Fall breakfast! Bursting with pumpkin pie flavor and so easy to make.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup soy milk or other plant milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, melted coconut oil or applesauce
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour OR whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, soy milk, water, oil or applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth and well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg to the bowl with the wet ingredients, and stir with a large spoon until combined, but do not over mix. A few small lumps are okay.
- Heat a large griddle or pan over medium-high heat. Grease the pan or spray with oil unless you have a good nonstick pan. Drop about 1/3 cup of the batter onto the griddle. Cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1-2 minutes. Repeat with all the remaining batter.
- Serve with vegan whipped cream, pure maple syrup, vegan butter, chopped pecans, vegan caramel or stir in chocolate chips for pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes. Enjoy!
Notes
- Whole grain or gluten free: For a whole grain option, use whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour. For gluten free, substitute a quality gluten free flour mix.
- May use any non-dairy milk you would like such as almond, hemp, cashew or coconut.
- You could use sugar instead of maple syrup for sweetening, if desired.
- Leftover pancakes can be kept in the refrigerator for about 4 days, or frozen for longer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 369mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4921IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 2mg
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I make these every Christmas!! So good!! Can they be made into waffles? I know you have a separate waffle recipe but these are just soooo killer!
Hi Radmila. I am glad you are loving the pancakes! To use this for waffles, you would need to make some adjustments to the batter. As you know, I do have a great pumpkin waffle recipe! Check it out! What a fun Christmas tradition! Thank so much for your glowing review! Happy cooking!
I thought these were excellent! I doubled it and was a little concerned with how thick the batter was but they cooked up perfectly! My 2 and 4 year old asked for seconds – always a good sign! 🙌🏻
So yummy! I love all your recipes. Toddler and husband approved too 😁
Hi Megan. It warms my heart to read you guys loved the pancakes, and all of my recipes! Thanks for taking time to share your wonderful review and feedback!
These were okay, but we prefer a thick pancake so I added about 1/4-1/2 cup more flour to make a thick batter. They were way too thin of a pancake for our taste. And I’d do 1/4 teaspoon salt or more maple syrup next time – tasted salty to me.
how many pancakes are in one serving in your nutrition?
That depends on the size of your pancakes and how many you get. The nutrition facts are an estimate only and are for 1/6th of the entire recipe as written. So if you make 6 large pancakes, 1 is a serving. If you make 12 smaller pancakes, 2 is a serving.
These turned out great!
I did 3/4 pumpkin, 1/4 applesauce
For the oil, I did half applesauce and half oil
I did half whole wheat pastry flour, 1/4 whole spelt flour and 1/4 white flour
Love the recipe!
Can I use sweet potato puree?
Sure!
Excellent pancakes recipe!!! Totally delicious. I used apple sauce as you suggest instead of oil. Not too sweet not unsavory, just exactly the taste of a delicious pancakes!
Thanks for your wonderful review, Aidee! How wonderful you loved the pancakes!
This was the first recipe of yours that I wasn’t a fan of 🙁 There was an overwhelming nutmeg/ginger taste and it just wasn’t a good flavor. I followed the recipe exactly. I did use whole wheat flour and applesauce. Could that be part of it? I would like to try it again. Perhaps pumpkin pie spice instead of ginger cinnamon and nutmeg? Thanks for all of the usually great recipes!
Hi Marissa. I don’t personally enjoy the flavor of pancakes made with whole wheat flour and applesauce instead of oil. The result is very different, though some folks don’t seem to mind. To me, they never taste right, so I would suggest using all purpose flour and the oil, not applesauce, if possible. If the spices were overwhelming for you, simply lower the amount. Or just use cinnamon and leave out the ginger and nutmeg altogether. Pumpkin pie spice can be pretty strong too so if you don’t enjoy those spices subbing it won’t help much.
SO GOOD. Literally the best vegan pancakes I’ve ever made. Great leftover as well!
Hi Larissa. Thank you for your fantastic review and feedback! I’m really glad you loved the pancakes!
I love all of your recipes. Yesterday I accidentally bought a can of pumpkin pie filling instead of purée, for some chili. Obviously that wasn’t going to work! I tried it in place of purée in this recipe, and omitted the maple syrup and spices. Delicious! I will try this again following the actual recipe, but I am happy today to have avoided food waste.
These were a huge hit with my family this morning! They came out nice and fluffy! Topped them off with maple syrup and a little bit of pumpkin spice! Absolute perfection!!!
Hi Dee. Aren’t these fun in the fall!? I’m thrilled they were a hit with your family! Thanks for sharing your fabulous review and comments!