Lemon blueberry pancakes are simple and easy to create, but your guests won't know that because they look and taste amazing.
These American-style pancakes are deeper and thicker than a classic pancake recipe. That makes them great for piling up into a multi-layered tower. Interspersing the fluffy pancakes with a layer of thick, creamy mascarpone cheese and juicy whole blueberries makes the perfect texture combination. The sweet, zesty lemon sauce makes all the other flavours really pop. This recipe makes 4 three-layer towers - and they are so impressive. It's the ultimate New York blueberry breakfast - though we'd happily eat it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Ingredients
- 275g plain flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 1 level tsp salt
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 220ml milk
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 50g unsalted butter, melted
- 250g mascarpone
- Small punnet of blueberries
- Juice and zest of a large lemon
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and add the caster sugar.
- In another bowl whisk together the milk, eggs and melted butter. Add this to the flour mixture and gently whisk together to make a thick batter.
- Lightly coat a large heavy-based frying pan with a little oil and then drop in dessert spoons of the batter mixture in batches to fit the pan. Cook the pancakes over a low to medium heat until a few bubbles appear on the surface. At this point, the underside should be golden, so flip them over. Keep going until you have used up all the batter, keeping the pancakes warm under foil.
- In the meantime put the syrup and lemon in a pan and gently warm. On a warm serving plate arrange the pancakes in a stack spreading mascarpone, dotted with whole blueberries between each pancake. Finish by drizzling generously with the lemon syrup. Serve while still warm.
Top tips for making lemon blueberry pancakes
It's important not to overwork the batter for these fluffy pancakes, or they won't rise as well in the pan. Just gently whisk the ingredients together and don't worry if it's still a little lumpy.
You may also like...
GoodtoKnow Newsletter
Parenting advice, hot topics, best buys and family finance tips delivered straight to your inbox.
Octavia Lillywhite is an award-winning food and lifestyle journalist with over 15 years of experience. With a passion for creating beautiful, tasty family meals that don’t use hundreds of ingredients or anything you have to source from obscure websites, she’s a champion of local and seasonal foods, using up leftovers and composting, which, she maintains, is probably the most important thing we all can do to protect the environment.
-
Easy pancakes
An easy, delicious pancake recipe that takes just 10 minutes to make - the perfect weekend treat or Pancake Day go-to...
By Jessica Dady Published
-
Tiramisu crepe stack
Give a humble pancake the ultimate transformation with this easy but showstopping tower of coffee pancakes...
By Jess Meyer Published
-
Lace pancakes
Make like the Bake Off contestants and make these fabulous lace pancakes for dessert tonight - everyone will be impressed at their intricacy
By Octavia Lillywhite Published
-
Chocolate orange hot cross buns
These chocolate orange hot cross buns are covered with a thick layer of hazelnut chocolate spread. The kids are going to love them...
By Rose Fooks Published
-
Annabel Karmel's trio of vegetables with tomato and basil
Suitable for six months plus, this baby food by nutritional expert Annabel Karmel is made with a whole heap of veggies...
By Annabel Karmel Published
-
Annabel Karmel's mini beef meatballs with carrot and apple
Follow Annabel Karmel's simple recipe for mini meatballs for weaning babies and toddlers - ideal for making ahead and freezing...
By Annabel Karmel Published
-
Eight minutes and one air fryer to make a whole stack of pancakes without mess, here's how
Save cooking time with this genius air fryer hack
By Maddy Biddulph Published
-
You probably already have the ingredients to make a lava cake in your air fryer - here's how to whip up this easy dessert
You could have yourself a delicious homemade dessert in just 10 minutes with this air fryer lava cake hack.
By Ellie Hutchings Published
-
This is the one parenting rule Kelly Clarkson won't be swayed on
The singer and talk show host, who split from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in 2020, discussed all things raising young children and co-parenting in a new interview.
By Adam England Published