Giant Blueberry Pancakes
Fluffy blueberry pancakes are one of my favorite weekend breakfast recipes. The pancakes are made with sour cream which is the key to making the pancakes extra fluffy and thick.
Recently, I was home visiting my parents and my brothers and I decided to make a big breakfast for everyone to share. Now that my siblings and I are grown-up we rarely have a big breakfast with our parents like we did growing up. So, to celebrate, I decided to make blueberry pancakes.
I absolutely love my sour cream pancake recipe and so I used it as the base and adding fresh blueberries. The pancakes are fluffy and so delicious, especially with a pat of butter and syrup on top.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Sour cream
- Fat-free milk
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Fresh Blueberries
The best tip for making homemade pancakes is to not overmix the batter. So, mix the dry ingredients first in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl. Then add the wet mixture into the dry one and stir just until combined.
Don’t worry if there are lumps in the batter. You just want to mix just long enough so the flour is absorbed. If you mix too much you will end up with chewy pancakes instead of light and fluffy ones.
When you cook the pancakes, don’t flip them until bubbles appear on top. At this point place some blueberries on top and then carefully flip the pancake over. Once it’s golden brown on both sides it’s done.
How to Keep Pancakes Warm
If you want to keep cooked pancakes warm, set the oven on a low temperature (like 200°F) and place the pancakes on a cookie sheet and keep them in the oven. That way, you can serve them all at once and they will be nice and warm.
What to Serve with Them
Here are some recipe ideas if you are making a big breakfast or brunch:
If you want even more ideas be sure to check out some of my favorite brunch recipes.
Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp fat free milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- PAM spray for the griddle
- Fresh blueberries, optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl combine sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix only until combined.
- Don’t overmix the batter, or your pancake will be chewy, dense and tough! (I love that you don't need to mix out the lumps).
- Grease pan/skillet with butter or PAM spray. Pour the pancake batter into the skillet and cook until bubbles appear on top and the bottom is nicely browned. Drop some blueberries on top.
- Flip the pancakes over and cook for another minute or so until its browned. Serve warm with butter and/or maple syrup.
These look so delicious to me. But they do look kind of dark. What ingredient is making them looking darker than normal pancakes, or are they just slightly over cooked? No matter to me, I prefer my pancakes a little over cooked rather than under cooked.
I will say also that most people cook the blueberries right into the mix but I really prefer them on top, uncooked at all. I really hate any cooked fruit, go figure, people think I’m crazy then because I had all fruit pies!
I think maybe it is just the pan making the pancakes dark.
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Wow, lots of mouths to feed! Growing up, I didn’t full appreciate it- the arguing, crying, etc, but now I do appreciate all those moments.
I’ve seen ricotta cheese recipes out there, next time I need to try it out and see what it does to pancakes.
I like Bisquick. When I’m lazy and want something quick, I think it tastes pretty good. The thing I like about the sour cream pancakes is how fluffy they get, something you can’t get from bisquick. I don’t think it takes that much longer. There’s just a few more thing you need to add to your batter, but there’s no real “extra” steps -you just combine everything and mix a little bit.
Pancakes are part of our morning rituals. I have four kids plus hubby, so imagine how many pancakes I have to make every single morning! lol! But you’re right, breakfast is so much fun with them. It may sound pretty chaotic with a lot of good-morning-ma, arguments, praises, laughter, sometimes even crying, lol, but it’s still a happy morning!
Is it time consuming to make the batter? I’m always sooo lazy and use to turn to Bisquick. What’s your take on Bisquick? I know it’s not ‘made from scratch’ but is it decent?
Your pancakes look delish. My friend said his trick to making the perfect pancakes is to add ricotta cheese.
Hopefully I’ll have the chance to try out this recipe 🙂
Thanks!