Jason Rotenberg

The Eggos pancakes are pictured on the bottom left plate and the homemade pancakes are featured on the upper right plate.

I regularly enjoy pancakes, and I am always confronted with the choice between frozen versus homemade pancakes made with a baking mix. After conducting a complete comparison, I have concluded that my homemade pancakes are preferable options to frozen pancakes.

It is important to note that I do not add any toppings to my pancakes. I really like my pancakes the way they are; without any syrup, butter, fruit, whipped cream, etc. In order to conduct a fair comparison, each pancake had chocolate chips, but no toppings. 

I made my homemade pancakes with Buttermilk Pancake baking mix from Trader Joes. When prepared, these pancakes boast a nice rich flavor, and you are able to add your preferred amount of chocolate chips (or any other topping such as berries) to the pancake mix. The baking mix requires 1 cup of water and 1 egg for each batch, and, after cooked, the pancake will resemble a delicious bread-like consistency. 

Making frozen pancakes, however, requires only a short amount of time, but you are left with a mediocre pancake. The taste is good, but not something to crave. The frozen Eggos chocolate chip pancakes had a chewy consistency. 

Although preparing homemade pancakes takes a considerable amount of time to measure, mix, and cook, the end result is worth it. This being said, I will still pick the frozen pancakes for a quick, delicious breakfast. 

Ultimately, my decision is based on time, even though I prefer the taste of homemade pancakes. If time wasn’t an issue, I would choose the homemade pancakes every time.