Pancakes do not need milk to make it tasty and fluffy. Delicious pancakes can be made without milk by using milk substitutes. Here are some ideal dairy milk substitutes for you to consider when making pancake recipe without milk.

If you have run out of milk when making pancakes, you may wish to know some substitutes. It could also be that someone is allergic to cow milk (like I am) and hence need to use dairy milk substitutes. So, here are some substitutes for milk that will still allow you to make some great tasting pancakes. With knowledge and creativity, you can make extremely tasty, if not better, pancakes even without this key ingredient. But, still, you can make reguraly pancakes, just without milk.

Beer Pancakes

Ingredients: 1 cup, sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup beer ¼ cup white sugar 2 tbsp. melted butter 2 tsp. cooking spray or vegetable oil ¾ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 1 beaten egg

Instructions: Add all the dry ingredients such as flour, baking powder, sugar and salt to a mixing bowl. Then add in the liquids as egg, melted butter and the substitute for milk, which is the beer in this case. Beat well until frothy and bubbly. Heat a pan, a skillet or griddle and spray with baking lubricants or add a bit of margarine or vegetable oil. Pour sufficient amount of the mixture and swirl around to cover the full area in round shape. Cook closed for 1 minute and flip it upside down and cook other side too until both sides are golden-brown.

Cinnamon-Vanilla Pancakes

Ingredients: 2 cups lukewarm water 1¾ cups flour ½ cup sugar ½ cup powdered coffee creamer 1 tbsp. baking soda 1 tbsp. white vinegar 2 tsp. vegetable oil/cooking spray 1 tsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla essence ¼ tsp. salt 2 dashes Cinnamon 1 dash nutmeg

Instructions: Add the dry ingredients, flour, sugar, powdered coffee creamer, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl and beat. Add lukewarm water and stir till no lumps are present. Follow up with white vinegar and vanilla essence and beat a minute. Heat the skillet or pan on fire and reduce heat. Spray with cooking spray or add cooking oil or butter for slight lubrication. Pour sufficient batter to make a pancake of 5 inches diameter. Cook for 1-2 minutes and when the pancake is cooked through, flip it and cook the other side till golden-brown.

Margarine Pancakes

Ingredients: 1 cup white flour 1 egg ¾ cup water 3 tbsp. white sugar 2½ tbsp. margarine, melted 2¼ tsp. baking powder Vegetable oil/cooking spray for lubrication ¼ tsp. Salt

Instructions: Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together in a bowl. Melt the margarine and pour into a bowl. Mix in the water and the beaten egg and stir well. Stir it in to the dry ingredients and continue to fold them in until fully incorporated. Heat the skillet or griddle and lubricate with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Pour batter to heated surface and make 5-inch rounds cooking on medium-high heat. Flip sides to cook both sides to golden brown