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Home Breakfast

Pikelets

By:Nagi
Published:17 Jun '16Updated:20 Mar '19
193 Comments
Recipe v Dozer v

Pikelets are as Australian as meat pies and Lamingtons. Quick to make – less than 20 minutes from start to finish – these mini pancakes are a delightful breakfast, or as a snack at any time of the day. These are really EASY Pikelets, I promise! Serve them with copious amounts of strawberry jam and cream for the true Aussie experience!

Perfect Easy Pikelets- Easy and fast to make, these are sure to become a family favourite! recipetineats.com

PIKELETS – an Aussie favourite!

It wasn’t until I was in my 20’s that I learned that pikelets are actually a very Aussie thing. I grew up thinking that kids all over the world were snacking on pikelets and begging their mums to make them for breakfast.

But actually, while they are well known in Australia and New Zealand (and apparently in Scotland???), the rest of the world is sadly deprived of pikelets.

Do you know what pikelets are? They are just mini pancakes! I don’t play favorites, I LOVE my pancakes, but the great thing about pikelets is that they can be eaten with your hands. It would be weird to daintily eat pikelets with a knife and fork. Just plain wrong!

Perfect Easy Pikelets- Easy and fast to make, these are sure to become a family favourite! recipetineats.com

Perfect Easy Pikelets- Easy and fast to make, these are sure to become a family favourite! recipetineats.com

Pikelets-Prep

The other little thing I want to share with you other than a little intro to essential Aussie grub is this very important cooking tip 😉 :

HOW TO MAKE THE FIRST PANCAKE PERFECT

Anyone who has made pancakes before would know that the first pancake comes out quite splotchy and sometimes a tad soggy, rather than perfectly light and fluffy and a beautiful golden brown. In fact, I even saw an episode of Brunch with Bobby Flay where he spoke of this exact problem.

It’s so childish of me, but I felt immense satisfaction with the knowledge that I knew something about cooking that Bobby Flay doesn’t know – that you can make the first pancake perfect, every single time.

All you need to do is melt butter in a non stick skillet, then wipe it off with a paper towel before putting the batter in the skillet. It’s a little trick I picked up from the clever folk over at America’s Test Kitchen. The pikelets in the skillet in the photo above are the first batch. They came out perfectly, just like this:

Perfect Easy Pikelets- Easy and fast to make, these are sure to become a family favourite! recipetineats.com

Pikelets are so popular in Australia, they are actually sold at supermarkets. It baffles me why anyone would ever buy them! I tried them once out of curiosity and they actually taste artificial. They have a weird fake vanilla-egg flavour.

But putting that, they cost a few dollars for a pack of 6 or so, whereas it would cost maybe $1 to make a dozen at home, with the added bonus that they taste so much better. And they are so fast to make, plus easier to handle in the skillet than pancakes.

An essential part of experiencing pikelets the true Aussie way is to serve them with copious amounts of jam and cream. Or lashings of butter. I’m partial to the jam and cream myself. 🙂

So whether for breakfast, for a snack, or a treat for company, I hope you give these easy Pikelets a go! And I hope you have a great weekend! – Nagi x


More Aussie favourites

  • Scones – and Lemonade Scones 3 ingredient shortcut scones!

  • Caramel Slice

  • Lamingtons

  • Pavlova

  • Sausage Rolls

  • Party Pies

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Pikelets

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 12 mins
Total: 17 mins
Breakfast
Australia
4.9 from 47 votes
Servings12
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Growing up in Australia, pikelets were a treat we enjoyed for breakfast or any time of the day! Plus, learn the secret tip for the first batch to come out perfectly golden, rather than splotchy like they usually are! This recipe makes 12 pikelets. Don't bother counting the number of pikelets in the photos, I ate one. You should just be surprised that I managed to stop at ONE!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups / 185g plain flour (Note 1)
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder (Note 1)
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup / 185ml milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extra (optional)
  • 2 tsp butter

To Serve

  • Strawberry jam and cream (heavy cream, whipped) or butter

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the centre, add egg, milk and vanilla. Whisk until the batter is almost lump free - a few small ones is ok. The batter should be the consistency in between maple syrup and tomato sauce - see photo above in post.
  • Melt butter in a NON STICK skillet over medium high heat. Then WIPE all the butter off with a paper towel so there are no visible drops of oil. This is how the first batch comes out beautifully golden instead of splotchy.
  • Place 2 tbsp of batter (or 1/2 filled ice cream scooper which is what I use) into the skillet. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface (see photo) then flip and cook the other side until golden (usually around 1 - 1 1/2 minutes). Repeat with remaining batter.
  • Serve warm with jam and cream, or butter!

Recipe Notes:

1. You can just use self raising flour if you prefer.
2. If you do not have a non stick skillet, this can be made in any skillet / fry pan but do not wipe the butter off and accept that your first batch will be a bit splotchy on one (possibly both) side.
3. Nutrition below is per pikelet, and it is for the pikelet only, because I cannot control the amount of jam and cream you pile onto each pikelet!

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 35gCalories: 69cal (3%)Carbohydrates: 13.2g (4%)Protein: 2.3g (5%)Fat: 0.8g (1%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8gCholesterol: 15mg (5%)Sodium: 14mg (1%)Sugar: 2.8g (3%)
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LIFE OF DOZER

I spy with my little eye….evidence that Dozer’s been snacking on pikelets…… 😉 Actually, I was training him to not touch food until I give the command. He absolutely hates practicing that which is why his face is turned away, refusing to look at the pikelet or the camera. Usually he just gets up and walks away from the food, that’s how much he detests it!

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193 Comments

  1. Fatima Orascanin says

    June 21, 2022 at 1:04 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely beautiful recipe my granddaughters love them and they love Dozer so em i thanks Nagi.

    Reply
  2. Julia says

    June 4, 2022 at 4:06 pm

    5 stars
    The first batch mystery is finally solved! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Wiping out the butter in the non-stick worked at treat 🙂

    Reply
  3. Isobella Dow says

    May 15, 2022 at 5:14 am

    Scotland is where many New Zealanders came from according to my mum. Her clan the Dow clan from Scotland moved to New Zealand long ago.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 15, 2022 at 5:39 pm

      That’s good to know Isobella!! N x

      Reply
  4. Nicole Lupton says

    May 1, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    Hi, can you freeze these ?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 2, 2022 at 6:36 pm

      Yes you can Nicole! N x

      Reply
  5. Nicole says

    April 30, 2022 at 8:04 am

    5 stars
    I for the life of me can’t make pancakes, gave these picketers a go and fool proof. Amazing, kids gobbled them all up in no time.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 1, 2022 at 11:53 am

      I don’t think I’ve ever met a kid who didn’t like a pikelet!! N x

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        May 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm

        Can one use this Pikelet recipe to make waffles?

        Reply
  6. Lorrainne Griffiths says

    April 23, 2022 at 11:38 am

    5 stars
    Thank you again Nagi for another wonderful recipe. I normally use my late Nanna’s recipe, thought today give yours a try, I would say your both equal. Thanks again.

    Reply
  7. momoandmomma says

    April 20, 2022 at 4:31 am

    We call them pancakes and we make them really big and cover them in syrup

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 20, 2022 at 4:34 pm

      We’ve got pancakes here too!! Pikelets are smaller – I think Americans call them Silver Dollar pancakes! N x

      Reply
  8. Dave says

    April 17, 2022 at 7:27 am

    5 stars
    Loved the pikelets. Was always intimidated to do any “baking”, but starting small and with this bullet-proof recipe, approach and tips – it was child’s play. Loved the treat and Dozer pics 😎

    Reply
  9. Duncan Wilson says

    March 17, 2022 at 8:54 am

    5 stars
    Took me straight back to childhood again! I love your recipes (well, at least all those I’ve tried so far). X

    Reply
  10. Tracey Hastings-Ward says

    March 13, 2022 at 2:02 am

    THANK YOU!!!

    Reply
  11. Jenny says

    February 19, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    5 stars
    I love a good Pikelets and these were great

    Reply
  12. Nelly says

    January 6, 2022 at 3:48 pm

    Found out about these, while following another recipe here. So I had to try them right away, wasnt even done with the Crumpets, that I had started the pikelets 😅
    Glad I did, discovered something delicious!
    Bisous from Geneva, Switzerland ☺

    Reply
  13. Elaine says

    October 5, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    I only ran across your site today, and I am excited to try many of the recipes. Tomorrow I will try the Butter Chicken recipe, and perhaps a dessert. I am going to my daughter’s for Thanksgiving weekend so hope to try out several recipes while visiting. I live in Canada, Saskatchewan to be exact. ☺️ I will let you know how I make out tomorrow after supper.

    Reply
  14. Andrew Petri says

    September 21, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    Thankyou kindly for adding me to your mailing list looking forward to more of your tasty recipes

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      September 22, 2021 at 6:29 pm

      You’re so welcome Andrew!! N x

      Reply
  15. Jo says

    August 20, 2021 at 5:34 pm

    Actually pikelets as shown here are extremely common in England as well, they just have a different name. Usually called mini pancakes or weirdly scotch pancakes and exactly the same as an Australian or NZ pikelet – I say weirdly though because in Scotland, a pikelet is a completely different thing. A pikelet in Scotland is like a mini, flattened crumpet. So pikelets – with a different name, have been in the UK longer than in Australia or NZ, but they are not as popular

    Reply
  16. Dalecia at nz says

    July 29, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    hi my name is Dalecia an I am 9 years old and I am going to try it at school for my ST(RE)AM that we are bowing is pikelets

    Reply
  17. Charlene says

    July 14, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    My husband and I love the recipe. It came out great and I will make it again.

    Reply
  18. Joeanne says

    July 11, 2021 at 8:24 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe, thankyou! I doubled the ingredients,which I can use for breakfast for my kids this week before school.

    Reply
  19. Lylrosy says

    June 25, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    Hi Nagi , thanks for all tge wonderful work you’re doing been learning a lot from you especially on ig anyway pls whats the difference between pikelets and panncakes and i see a slight similarity to crumpets , would love to hear from you, thanksgiving

    Reply
  20. Caz says

    June 15, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    Hello I tried melting the butter and wiping off and it was a success
    My mum came from Scotland and we grew up loving Pikelets
    I also love your recipes

    Reply
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