“I got a blueberry for a daughter!”
Methinks that perhaps Mr. Beauregard wouldn’t be quite so upset about his daughter Violet turning into a blueberry if she became part of these most delicious blueberry buttermilk pancakes. Am I suggesting cannibalism? Never! Not that it’d really be cannibalism as technically she did become fruit-i-fied!
No oompa loompas here, but I did work some magic with a punnet of blueberries…
However, we’ll stick to non-humaney berries for now and proceed to the actual food. In keeping with my recent berries and buttermilk addiction, I picked up a punnet of blueberries (the fact that we now have affordable fresh blueberries is almost enough to make me weep with joy!) and wondered what sort of goodness I could make with them. Yet again I turned to the foodblog world’s favourite Cream Puff and the recipe she used to create some utterly drool-worthy blueberry buttermilk pancakes.
These pancakes are lighter than air, fluffy, puffy and have a decadantly delicate crumb which seems to melt in the mouth!
All I can say at this point about these pancakes is that of the 15 pancakes this batter made, there are none left. That’s right - none. My family were devouring them as fast as I could fry and plate them! There were 2 left this morning, but those were savoured by yours truly with a dollop of creamy vanilla ice-cream (now, isn’t that just the most hedonistic way to start the day?) and a cup of tea. These pancakes are so good that, like Ivonne’s muffins, you will never want for another pancake recipe ever. The recipe does call for blueberries, but I can easily see them featuring any other berries, or chopped and skinned stone fruits - in fact, the next time I try these will be with black cherries!
The teaming of that moist, delicate crumb with the delightfully fresh and juicy blueberries will definetely make your tastebuds explode.
Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes (adapted from Ivonne’s adaptation)
2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
1/2 cup caster sugar
Pinch of salt
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blueberries
Extra unsalted butter to fry the pancakes
1. Mix together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, bicarb soda)
2. Mix together wet ingredients (eggs, buttermilk, melted butter)
3. Combine wet and dry ingredients and carefully mix till just combined (do NOT overmix - the batter should be slightly lumpy)
4. Heat a frying pan and melt 1-2 tbsp butter at a time over a low heat. Once the butter has melted, ladle roughly 1/3 cup of batter into the frying pan and lightly spread into a circular shape of even thickness with the back of your ladle
5. Sprinkle some berries over the uncooked surface and push them into the batter. You may also want to just dot a little batter over the top of each berry, as covering them with batter means you’ll lose less berry juice to the frying pan
6. Fry for about 2-3 minutes or till the sides have started to colour and the bottom is slightly crispy and nicely browned. Carefully flip over and fry the other side till equally cooked through.
7. Plate up and serve with maple syrup, or a creamy non-sweet vanilla ice-cream and enjoy!
This picture is definetely food porn - rich vanilla ice-cream melting over warm, fluffy blueberry pancakes. Ahhh, bliss!
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Comments
Is there anything more lovely than blueberry pancakes for breakfast, honestly! Lovely pictures - I too, enjoy a dollop of ice cream as a nice treat on pancakes (and waffles)!
What a great touch, adding the blueberries. Those photographs are so mouth watering Ellie, great job! This rivals most of the pancakes from Pancakes at the Rocks here in Sydney.
Wow.. they look lovely and the ice cream.. just.. wow. I’m so hungrrryyyyyy now! 
Beautiful work, my friend 
what’s your strategy for dealing with the blueberry juice leaking on the griddle and then turning into dark, black, burnt, concentrated evil that you can’t scrub, scrape, nor jackhammer off?
I really thought at first that the top picture was a cake you had made. Now I want a Violet and Oompa Loompa cake!
Now I want pancakes for lunch! Food porn it is…I feel like slurping my screen and licking it clean. Wonderful recipe. I made of bacth of Lawsuit Muffins yesterday and half are already gone. I am definetely making these for sunday brunch!
Suze - Hehehe, I’ve never been to Pancakes on the Rocks, but these are definetely better than any Pancake Parlour dish I’ve had 
Kat - Believe it or not, the ice-creamwas my kid brother’s idea
Gilly - This was the first time I’d ever had blueberry pancakes for breakfast, but they most definetely on the lovelier side of lovely! I must get a waffle iron one of these days, I imagine they would make a tasty breakfast too!
Jenjen - Glad you like them I know that Suze works at Pancakes on the Rocks and I’ve seen pictures of their food, but I’d still like to have a taste-test. Only for the purposes of a comparative study with my own
Lis - Thanks hon
M.P. - Ouch! No idea how to get around that, sorry 
After hearing that, I’m glad my frying pan is a cheap, non-stick job.
Danielle - LOL! I can see that picture being a cake, it’d make a wonderful novelty cake for a birthday I think!
Helen - Awww, glad you liked it I think these will make a perfect sunday brunch - don’t forget the ice cream!
Brilynn - Hehehe, thankyou
My daughter used to love blueberries but after watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory she doesn’t touch them any more - maybe it’s something to do with the squeezing room. I’ll try this lot out on her and see how she goes. Looks scrumptious!
Neil - When I first saw it as a child, it completely did my head in so I can understand your daughter’s hesitation! Hope this helped her to overcome the blueberry fear 
Swee - hehe, I saw them, they were very pretty
Ari - They are definetely wonderful on a breakfast plate! Glad you liked them!
Awesome!
By the way, I’m tagging you for the butterfly meme on my site! Hope you can participate!
Paz
Ah yes … I see you have fallen prey to the best buttermilk pancakes in the world! Yours look wonderful and I’m not at all surprised that they’re all gone! I love your adaptation. You’re a sweetie!
Paz - Thanks I’ll give it a go later, I don’t think I’m able to put coherent sentences together at the moment.
Ivonne - Definetely the best pancakes ever. I went to a place called the ‘pancake parlour’ on the weekend and all I could think was “Pfffth, Ivonne’s recipe is soooooo much better than these” I’ve got to be careful, too many good recipes and I might stop going out to eat altogether!
ohhh yumyumyum! i must say even though i dont want to see another pancake for the rest of my life i wouldnt mind trying those! they look delicious!