Grandma Beulah’s Rice Pancakes Recipe Using Leftover Rice

Got leftover rice? Make these delicious rice pancakes with my yummy rice pancakes recipe straight from my Grandma Beulah’s kitchen.

Yep, this is the original recipe that my OG Grandma Beulah used to make for us. Along with homemade egg noodles, decadent chocolate pie, and fresh-off-the-vine concord grape juice, rice pancakes were my Grandma Beulah’s specialty.

What can I make with leftover rice? Rice pancakes!

My parents were in town to help us take care of new baby Elise and treated us to a massive amount of Chinese takeout. Seeing the small mountain of leftover rice after dinner was over, I remembered Grandma’s rice pancakes and asked my dad for the recipe.

These rice pancakes take just a few ingredients and can be made gluten-free if that’s your thing. Add a bit of cinnamon on top if you like. These rice pancakes are seriously hearty so eat just a couple and you’re good to go.

Ingredients to make my Grandma’s leftover rice pancakes recipe:

1 beaten egg
1 cup milk (cow’s milk or non-dairy milk)
1 cup leftover cooked rice (1-2 days old is best)
1 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup all-purpose flour (or 1-to-1 gluten-free flour to make this recipe gluten-free)
Pinch of salt
Real maple syrup
Sliced bananas (optional)
Cinnamon for dusting (optional)

Optional rice pancake recipe variations (fruity pancakes, gluten-free pancakes, vegan pancakes):

Clearly, my grandma wasn’t gluten-free but my daughter is and thankfully, Grandma Beulah’s recipe is easy to swap with gluten-free flour. Here’s how to modify my grandma’s rice pancakes recipe to make fruity rice pancakes, gluten-free rice pancakes, or vegan rice pancakes.

• Fruity rice pancakes: Add 1/2 to 1 very ripe banana, or 1/2 cup applesauce, or a combination. I add the banana pretty much every time.
• Gluten-free rice pancakes: Use gluten-free all-purpose flour. I like the Bob’s Mill 1-to-1 gluten-free flour.
• Vegan rice pancakes: Swap the egg with 1 tablespoon arrowroot flour and non-dairy milk. You could also add a very ripe banana to add extra binding power.

Other recommended supplies:

• Mixing bowl with pour spout
• Turner
• Griddle

How to make Rice Pancakes from leftover rice

Step 1: Combine ingredients and let the pancake batter rest

Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and rice and stir until mixed and the rice is coated. It’s OK if some of the rice is clumpy but break up any really big pieces. Add remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Once mixed, let the pancake batter rest for 5-10 minutes to plump up. Fire up your griddle in the meantime so it starts to get hot. 

Step 2: Scoop rice pancakes batter onto the griddle

Lightly oil your griddle and pour batter onto the hot griddle. I use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to scoop it. The rice kind of sinks to the bottom so stir a bit each time before you scoop.

Step 3: Flip to cook the other side of the rice pancakes

Flip the rice pancakes over when they bubble. My grandma’s rice pancakes recipe makes a flat-style pancake; the pancakes will puff up while cooking and then flatten out once off the griddle.

How to batch cook and freeze rice pancakes

This leftover rice pancake recipe makes 8-12 pancakes (depending on how big you make them) that can be frozen and thawed later in the toaster. To avoid the frozen pancakes sticking together, I like to individually freeze the pancakes in one layer on a parchment-covered cookie sheet and then transfer the frozen pancakes into a plastic freezer bag. You could easily double or triple the recipe depending on how much leftover takeout rice you have. And next time you order Chinese takeout, you just might purposely add an extra rice side or two…

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