Delicious and fluffy oven-baked blueberry pancakes make a great breakfast. No standing there flipping all morning—mix and bake.
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These scratch pancakes use only common pantry ingredients and can easily be adjusted for a few or a crowd. This will become a favorite recipe for any special breakfast in your house, just like it has in ours.
The pancake gods have not been kind to me—I under-cook or over-cook, or I mess up the flip. I tried to overcome this with a version called a "Dutch baby" but still had an issue. I needed pancakes for dummies. Well, this is it.
It is very easy to make with pantry ingredients with the fruit of your choice or make plain pancakes.
Serve with bacon in the convecion oven and baked sausage patties.
I based this on a Martha Stewart baked pancake recipe, but simplified.
🫐Ingredients
- Blueberries—fresh or frozen
- Dairy—milk, butter, egg
- Pantry ingredients—flour, sugar, baking powder, salt
- Serving—butter, syrup, powdered sugar (optional)
👨🍳How to Make Baked Blueberry Pancakes
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place an oven-safe pan into the heating oven. A 10-inch cast-iron pan or an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan works well.
- Mix wet ingredients: milk, egg, melted butter.
- When the oven is hot, remove the pan and melt one tablespoon of butter and coat the pan being sure to get sides.
- Mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix wet into dry. Whisk until just combined. Do not overdo it.
- Pour batter into the heated buttered pan. Sprinkle fresh or frozen blueberries into the batter, then sprinkle with 1-2 teaspoon sugar.
- Bake until browning nicely— about 25 minutes. You may want to turn on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to get more browning.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes, then sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional) to serve with butter and maple syrup.
✔️Tips
Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen blueberries. Be sure to pick them over for stems.
If using frozen berries, they do not need to be thawed, but frozen berries are generally frozen without washing. So rinse frozen berries well with running cold water and then pat dry.
The Pan: I like to use a 10-inch cast-iron pan. You can use any oven-safe pan of a similar size or an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan.
Oven Temperature: Oven cooking temperature can be as low as 350° up to 425° with time adjustments. Very useful if you are cooking other recipes at the same time.
Breakfast recipes
Check out some other great breakfast recipes like Cinnamon Roll Cake, Oven Baked Carrot Cake Pancakes, French Toast Casserole, or Raspberry Scones. Also, this recipe if featured in Mothers Day Recipes and Valentine Day Recipes.
Adjusting the Size of the Recipe
This is a very easy recipe to adjust up or down. The only ingredient that doesn't cut in half easily is eggs. If your adjustment asks for a fraction of an egg, round up the higher number.
The pan size for adjusted recipes
2 servings (half recipe) - 6-inch round pan, or an 8 ½ X 4 ½ standard loaf pan.
4 servings (full recipe) - 10-inches cast iron fry pan, but any similar size pan will work. A 9-inch round or an 8 or 9-inch square pan will be fine. The thickness will vary a bit.
6 servings (1 ½ recipe) - You can use a 12 inch cast iron fry pan, a standard 9X13 cake pan, or a ¼ sheet pan.
8 servings (double recipe) - A 9X13 standard cake pan will do but be a bit thicker. If you have a larger casserole dish, it will do fine. Thicker pancakes may take a few minutes more to cook.
❓FAQs
Leftovers can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or frozen for a month. Reheat covered in the oven or microwave. If frozen, thaw first.
You can use other fruit, nuts, or even chocolate chips
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Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
Preheat oven to 375° with a rack about ⅔ of the way up the oven. Place an oven-safe pan into heat also. I used a 10-inch cast iron pan or an 8 to 9-inch square baking pan works well.
Mix wet ingredients. ¾ cup milk, one egg, two tablespoons melted butter. Whisk.
When the oven is hot, remove the pan, melt one tablespoon butter, and coat the pan to get sides.
Mix dry ingredients—one cup flour, three tablespoons sugar, two teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon coarse salt. Whisk. Mix wet into dry. Whisk until just combined. Do not overdo it.
Pour batter into the heated buttered pan. Sprinkle ¾ cup blueberries into the batter, then sprinkle with 1-2 teaspoon sugar. Berries may be fresh or frozen (do not thaw). If frozen, be sure to rinse, then pat dry before using.
Bake until browning nicely— about 25 minutes for me. A toothpick should come out clean if you want to double-check. You may want to turn on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to get more browning.
Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes then sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional) to serve with butter and maple syrup.
📖 Recipe
Baked Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients
Wet
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter - melted
Dry
- 1 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
Other
- 1 tablespoon butter - for pan
- ¾ cup blueberries
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Serving
- powdered sugar - optional
- butter
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° with a rack about ⅔ of the way up the oven. Place an oven-safe pan into heat. A 10-inch cast-iron pan or an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan works well.
- Mix wet ingredients. ¾ cup milk, one egg, two tablespoons melted butter.—whisk.
- When the oven is hot, remove the pan and melt one tablespoon of butter and coat the pan being sure to get sides.
- Mix dry ingredients. One cup flour, three tablespoons sugar, two teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon coarse salt. Whisk. Mix wet into dry. Whisk until just combined. Do not overdo it.
- Pour batter into the heated buttered pan. Sprinkle ¾ cup blueberries into the batter, then sprinkle with 1-2 teaspoon sugar. Berries may be fresh or frozen (do not thaw). If frozen, be sure to rinse, then pat dry before using.
- Bake until browning nicely— about 25 minutes usually. A toothpick should come out clean if you want to double-check. You may want to turn on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to get more browning.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes, then sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional) to serve with butter and maple syrup.
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Recipe Notes
Pro Tip
- I'm using ¼ of the recipe as the serving size. That would be about a standard small size pancake size. We commonly eat double that.
- This is an easy recipe to adjust the size. See full post for pan size suggestions for adjusted recipes.
- If you are adjusting the size of the recipe, round up the number of eggs.
- If the pancake is done by the toothpick test but not browned to your liking. Turn on the broiler for a few minutes.
- Can be stored air-tight refrigerated for 2-3 days or frozen for a month. Reheat in the microwave or oven. If frozen, then thaw before reheating.
Your Own Private Notes
To adjust the recipe size:
You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.
Nutrition Estimate
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Originally published February 9, 2015. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.
Teresa says
Best pancakes ever and so easy to prepare. I discovered this recipe a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve made three times already. Thanks, Dr. Dan!
Kari Campbell says
If u coat ur blueberries in a little flour they wont all sink to the bottom...just an idea
Lana says
In reading your instructions, I saw you said this was for 2. So I counted my calories. Then, I JUST noticed in the recipe, you said it was for 4. So this whole pancake is actually 1248 and half of it is 624? Oops. I ate half.
Lana says
Marvelous! This is perfect the way it is, so I’m not sure why I’m asking about a change. On the whole, I like thinner pancakes. When it was baking, I realized how thick they were going to be and worried a bit. No need, they were great. But I wondered if the same amount in 2 pans Would work, and if so, how much to change the baking time/temp?
Lana
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan says
Hi Lana,
You can change things around easily. It is just a pancake.
So a 10 inch cast iron has a surface area of just under 80 sq. inches. A 12 inch is a bit under 120, so 50% more. Your pancake will be 33% thinner. The baking time will decrease some. I have never done this but I would start checking with a toothpick at about 15-18 minutes. It will not be very brown and you will need a bit of broiler time at the end.
Dan
Lana says
This, in various flavors, has become a regular in our house. I do put it in. 9x13 pan and cook for 20 minutes before doing a short broil to brown, just because I prefer a thinner pancake. This morning I used cranberries. Just as good! I also use Stevia instead of sugar. I have powdered stevia that says it measures the same as sugar, but I reduce it by 1/3 because it is sweeter.
Mary Dowell says
I'm not pancake impaired, but I do hate making a few at a time and eating last. I was intrigued by the notion of us eating together and this is now the way I will always make pancakes.
I make a double batch, doubling all ingredients.
I use a 9" stoneware pan, lined with parchment because I like easy cleanup.
All dry in in a bowl. All wet ingredients, whisked in a measuring cup.
When I'm thinking, I can put the pancakes and a pan of bacon in the oven together but if I'm still sleepy, bacon first and pancakes when hubby's awake.
These bake up high and light. Haven't been disappointed yet!
Thanks for the recipe!
Mary Dowell says
Oh, wanted to mention, I used olive oil and monk fruit sweetner.
He never noticed!
DrDan says
Hi Mary,
Welcome to the blog and so sorry about the delayed response.
It does free you up in the morning. I just hate to work early in the morning. I do this with both sausage and bacon in the oven.
This is also my wife's special day breakfast... Mother's day is coming.
Thanks so much for the note(s) and rating.
DrDan
Morgan says
I am so going to make these ASAP. I too love to cook but I have issues with pancakes too. Glad to know it’s not just me.
Thanks
Darr says
Forget the recipe i want to spend time with those two babies. Talk about cute, they are so beautiful.... One of my favorite dog's of all time, so gentle and loving. take more photo's of them . Thank you.
Jaime says
I made these for breakfast yesterday. My boyfriend said he felt like a 5 star man eating these. So yummy. Looking forward to trying other variations.
Kari Greenwood says
I'm making this again today and can I just say I love how the instructions also include the amounts needed!!!
DrDan says
Hi Kari,
This has become my wife's "special breakfast" along with baked sausage patties.
Putting the amount in the instructions is something I always find useful. Almost all my recipes have that in recent years. I set down after cooking and write out the instructions with ingredients from memory. Then I do the ingredient list from them.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Brian Mooney says
Wondeful recipe! Used white wheat flour. Adds whole grain benefits, such as more fiber, without changing the flavor. Just add a pinch more baking powder. Still always comes out grear! Can slso substitute flax or almond milk ( no sugar added variety).
Brian Mooney says
Wondeful recipe! Used white wheat flour. Adds whole grain benefits, such as more fiber, without changing the flavor. Just add a pinch more baking powder. Still always comes out grear!
Alicia says
Made this is a pie pan this morning. Easy and delicious! The girls loved it. We will be making this again. Thank you!
DrDan says
Hi Amber, Kari and Jean,
Thanks to all of you for your notes and ratings. I have been combining this with the baked sausage recently. I keep temp to 375 but convection. Works fairly well. Of course the pancake takes a few minutes less.
DrDan
Jean says
Loved this recipe. It was easy and tasted great. When I'm cooking an early morning breakfast, easy is a requirement. Plus it passed the husband taste test which is a plus! Thank you.
Kari says
I used regular salt and by mistake put 2 Tablespoons of butter in pan but it was DELICIOUS this morning! Thank you for the recipe
Amber says
Absolutely perfect...right down to the baking time. I used a pie pan and added just a touch of lemon zest. This is a keeper for sure! Thanks for sharing.
Pat says
Thanks, I can't wait to try this recipe! I am also pancake impaired and my husband and I love dutch baby recipes. The picture of Lily and Molly playing in the snow is adorable too.
DrDan says
Pancake impairment is a real issue for a food blogger. There is so much expected and I just have issues. This solved it. I don't remember what happened with the Dutch baby last summer... I think it was a sticking pan issue. It was on my try again list.
The girls do love fresh snow and always are good for a picture. All dogs should come in pairs.
Thanks so much for the note and rating.
Dan