Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes are so light and fluffy with a delicious buttery flavor and warm, juicy blueberries. These homemade pancakes are so easy and worth the effort!
To be honest, I don't usually care for homemade pancakes, and I certainly don't like the thick, dense pancakes from restaurants. My favorite pancakes are actually Pearl Milling Company's Complete Buttermilk Pancakes, but not made the way the box recommends. I like them with more water, so the batter is very pourable, making for a very fluffy, light pancake. This may sound like breakfast blasphemy to some, but like I said, I'm just being honest!
Several weeks ago I had some leftover buttermilk from these Baby Bluebird Cupcakes, and I decided to search for a buttermilk pancake recipe. Because I had an abundance of Michigan blueberries in my freezer, I went with a recipe for Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes from Food Network.
These pancakes were great! They were light and fluffy and had a delicious buttery flavor. As much as I love blueberry pancakes, I'd love to make these without the blueberries too. These just might have been better than my beloved boxed pancakes!
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Recipe Notes
These pancakes are super easy. The dry ingredients get mixed together in one bowl, and the wet ingredients in another bowl.
As with most recipes involving flour (other than bread!), you do not want to overmix the pancake batter. The wet and dry ingredients are folded together to form a lumpy batter. If you overmix the batter, the pancakes will become flat and heavy instead of light and fluffy. Heavy pancakes are my arch nemesis!
The batter is scooped onto a hot skillet or griddle, and the blueberries are sprinkled on top. The pancakes are cooked on each side until nice and golden.
Gluten Free Option
I haven't tried it myself with this recipe, but I have good luck using Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour in place of all purpose in most recipes.
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📖 Recipe
Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter (plus some for frying)
- ½ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.1 cup all purpose flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1⅛ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In a medium bowl, beat the egg with the buttermilk and melted butter. Fold the wet ingredients in the dry ingredients to form a lumpy batter, being careful not to overmix (Overmixing results in flat, heavy pancakes).1 egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Heat some butter in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon ⅓ cup batter into the skillet and sprinkle the top with some of the blueberries. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes on each side. Repeat with remaining pancakes.½ cup blueberries
- Serve with maple syrup or topping(s) of choice.
Melissa says
My son loves buttermilk pancakes! Glad you made a note to not over mix the pancakes and leave the batter lumpy! That is an important tip!
Reeni says
Fresh blueberry pancakes sound divine! I haven't had a pancake in a while. And they must of been really good if you liked them!
Leslie says
I love love love pancakes. I used the Joy of Cooking Recipe and it rocks!
Kerstin says
I feel like I haven't found the very perfect plain pancake recipe yet so I'll have to give this one a try!