National Pancake Day Date in the current year: September 26, 2025

Pancakes are round, flat cakes made from a thick batter of flour, milk, and eggs. They are cooked in a frying pan or on a griddle. American pancakes usually contain a raising agent, so they are thicker than unleavened British pancakes. They are usually about 1/3 inch thick and 4 inches in diameter.

Pancake batter may be mixed with other ingredients such as buttermilk, yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, apples, bananas, chocolate chips, sugar, cheese, and spices (vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg). Thus pancakes can be sweet or savory.

Pancakes are typically eaten for breakfast. They can be topped with maple syrup, butter, jam, honey, peanut butter, cane syrup, molasses, whipped cream, powdered sugar, fruit, nuts. Unsweetened pancakes can be served with sides such as eggs, bacon, or sausage.

To celebrate National Pancake Day on September 26, make your favorite pancakes for breakfast. By the way, it is interesting to note that there is another holiday dedicated to pancakes. Shrove Tuesday is commonly referred to as Pancake Day because it is traditionally celebrated in many countries by eating pancakes.