PANCAKE day is just around the corner and after January some of us might finally be looking to enjoy a sweet treat.
These days supermarkets have made it incredibly easy to whip up pancakes in a jiffy with ready-made pancake mixes available in stores.
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Prices start from just £1 and many mixes come in easy shaker bottles that you can use so your prep time is down to just seconds.
We’ve scoured the supermarket shelves to find the best pancake mixes on the market and there was a clear winner.
Tesco Pancake Shaker Traditional Mix 155g
- Price: £1
- Price per 100g: 64p
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It was the pancake shaker that really let the Tesco pancake mix down.
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Even after following the bottle’s instructions, I found that my pancake mix was still a bit lumpy.
After I finally resorted to pouring it into a bowl and mixing it with a whisk, I was able to get the smooth lump-free consistency I was looking for.
Tastewise this mix was lovely once the pancakes had been flipped
These pancakes were nice and crisp out on the outside whilst the middle was soft and light – similar to that of a crepe.
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- Taste rating: 6/10
- Price rating: 8/10
- Total: 14/20
Asda Pancake shaker 155g
- Price: £1
- Price per 100g: 64p
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Again the Asda pancake shaker wasn’t the best, I did have to resort to mixing the batter outside of the bottle which defeats the purpose of buying a ready mix.
In the end, I found this mix was just too dense and heavy even with a decent amount of butter this kept sticking to the pan.
It was quite hard to find the balance between completely cooking the batter and not over-burning the outside.
- Taste rating: 3/10
- Price rating: 8/10
- Total: 11/20
Co-op Pancake Shaker Mix 155g
- Price £1.15
- Price per 100g: £1.15
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I liked the bottle shape of this Co-Op shaker mix as it has grooves so you can get a good grip.
The batter was nice and thin so it produced an airy crepe-light pancake, perfect with some lemon and sugar.
I reckon you could get at least six pancakes with this batter since it’s so thin.
- Taste rating: 5/10
- Price rating: 8/10
- Total: 13/10
Morrisons Plain Pancake Shaker Bottle 155g
- Price: £1
- Price per 100g: 65p
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I liked this Morrisons batter quite a lot it was lovely and thick but still smooth, but you really do need to put your back into it when shaking this one.
I’m not quite sure this would produce as many as six pancakes as it was so thick.
But I was left with a lovely stack of three big pancakes, I say go all for this one and add something like cream or chocolate.
- Taste rating: 6/10
- Price rating: 8/10
- Total: 14/20
Iceland Green’s Pancake Mix 155g
- Price: £1.25
- Price per 100g: 81p
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I wasn’t too impressed with Icelands Green’s pancake mix.
Though they weren’t difficult to whip up, I found the taste to be very bland.
You will need to add a lot of something sweet like chocolate and sugar to make this worth your while.
Things don’t get much better when you look at the price – this mix was the most expensive one we found, but I wouldn’t say it’s worth the extra pennies.
- Taste rating: 3/10
- Price rating: 4/10
- Total: 7/20
Lidl Mcennedy Pancake Mix 200g
- Price: £1.19
- Price per: 59p
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I was super impressed with Lidl’s pancake mix.
The shaker says the pancakes make American style pancakes and it definitely felt like I had taken a trip to the States.
The batter was very easy to whip out and the pancakes came out so creamy and fluffy.
The pancakes were pretty sweet as well so I wouldn’t say that you needed to add too many toppings to these.
Even though these were a little more expensive than other brands you do get more batter mix.
- Taste rating: 8/10
- Price rating: 7/10
- Total: 15/20
Sainsbury’s Pancake Mix Shaker 155g
- Price: £1, 90p with Nectar card
- Price per 100g: 64p
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The Sainsbury’s pancake mix was the only one that didn’t come in a plastic container.
You can still use this carton to mix your batter and store it in the fridge if you need to.
But unlike the other mixes, you can’t see what your batter looks like after you’re mixing it up.
Mine came out a bit lumpy but it was too late to add a bit more water as my batter was already in the pan.
My pancakes did come out quite crisp but definitely bland, so quite a lot of toppings were needed to bring this batter up to standard.
- Taste rating: 2/10
- Price rating: 8/10
- Total: 10/20
Aldi Classic Mix 232g
- Price £1.19
- Price per 100g: 51p
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If there is one thing I will say about this Aldi pancake mix is that it produces very thin pancakes, but they are quite absorbent so lemon juice or chocolate goes down a treat.
I reckon you will need a lot of topping as these pancakes came out very dry.
I have to deduct points because the mix came in a cardboard box.
I had to grab a bowl and mix this the old-fashioned way which resulted in a lot of unnecessary washing up.
The price is very good you get quite a bit more batter than so of the other mixes.
- Taste rating: 3/10
- Price rating: 6/10
- Total: 9/20
Bear in mind prices can vary from one day to the next and items can go on a deal at any point, especially leading up to Pancake Day so it’s worth shopping around.
Note that some supermarkets charge extra for delivery, it may be cheaper to include the selection box in your weekly shop or to pick them up in-store.
Use Trolley.co.uk which has a price comparison tool which compares the prices of 130,000 products across all major supermarkets.
The Latest Deals app also lets you search items and helps you compare prices at several supermarkets to see where it’s cheaper.
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