The secret ingredient to making diner style pancakes is by sweetening them with malted milk powder, rather than just sugar. Adding enough sugar to sweeten pancakes makes them taste... well, like cake. But by adding malted milk powder and a very small amount sugar, these pancakes are only subtly sweet with an ultra soft texture. Malted milk powder is generally added to baked goods to add flavor and give them a melt-in-your-mouth soft texture.