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Blueberry pancakes on a plate, ready to serve
medium30 min · 12 pancakes

Blueberry

Whipped egg whites folded into a cinnamon-nutmeg batter with frozen blueberries that burst and bleed purple across the surface. They look like a mess. They taste incredible.

From Wikibooks Cookbook · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Makes

12 pancakes

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition

Per serving (3 pancakes) · USDA FoodData Central: Pancakes, blueberry, prepared from recipe

200kcal

Calories

5.5g

Protein

8.3g

Fat

26.1g

Carbs

1.4g

Fiber

Ingredients

Servings

1x
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift together 1 3/4 cups flour, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp nutmeg.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups buttermilk, 1/4 cup melted butter, the 4 egg yolks, and 1 tsp vanilla.

  3. 3

    Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in 1 cup frozen blueberries.

  4. 4

    In a separate clean bowl, whip the 4 egg whites until stiff but not dry peaks form.

  5. 5

    Fold the whipped egg whites into the pancake batter gently.

  6. 6

    Heat a large pan or griddle over medium heat. Lightly grease with oil or butter.

  7. 7

    Pour about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. Cook until set and bubbly on top.

  8. 8

    Flip and cook about 1 more minute until golden.

  9. 9

    Serve warm with your preferred toppings.

Notes

things we learned along the way

  • Use frozen blueberries straight from the freezer. Thawed ones bleed too much into the batter before cooking.
  • The whipped egg whites make these fluffy. Don't deflate them by stirring too aggressively.
  • Cinnamon and nutmeg together with blueberries is a combination most people don't try. It works.

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Source and credits

Recipe adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photos from Unsplash (free license). Nutrition data from USDA FoodData Central.