Description
These cheap, fluffy buttermilk blueberry pancakes with lemon zest are a kid-approved weekend breakfast staple that costs less than a dollar per person and tastes better than diner specials.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons (35g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups (360ml) buttermilk
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 4 tablespoons (60g) melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium lemon, zested
- 1 ½ cups (225g) fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until no lumps remain.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently stir until just combined. The batter should remain lumpy; do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the blueberries, ensuring not to crush them.
- Let the batter rest for 10 minutes to allow the flour to hydrate.
- Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Test readiness by flicking water drops onto the surface; they should sizzle and dance.
- Lightly grease the pan with butter or oil. Pour about ¼ cup of batter per pancake.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes until bubbles form on the surface and edges look set.
- Flip carefully and cook for another 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
- Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve immediately with butter and maple syrup.
Notes
If you don’t have buttermilk, mix 1 ½ cups of regular milk with 1 ½ tablespoons of white vinegar or lemon juice and let sit for 10 minutes. Do not overmix the batter to ensure fluffy pancakes. Use frozen blueberries for better shape retention and lower cost. Keep pan heat at medium to prevent burning.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 pancakes
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 8
Keywords: buttermilk pancakes, blueberry pancakes, cheap family breakfast, fluffy pancakes, lemon zest pancakes, weekend breakfast, homemade pancakes