Easiest Blueberry Pancakes (in the Oven!)
If you’re like me and the thought of making pancakes one-by-one while being chained to the stove isn’t your idea of a fun weekend morning, then this recipe is just for you. I rarely make pancakes because they are more work than I want when I’m still half asleep and need a cup of coffee. But to satisfy my daughter’s request for pancakes, I made these extremely easy oven baked pancakes. I almost called this recipe a breakfast ‘cake’ rather than squares, but they’re not quite sweet or light enough to be considered cake in my book. But after you douse the squares with either maple syrup, confectioner’s sugar, or your favorite pancake topping (jam, jelly, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce), the sweetness level is just right. The baked pancake squares have the hearty denseness that pancakes do and you’ll be satisfied for hours. These breakfast squares are perfect for weekend brunches or even as a make-ahead weekday breakfast. Of course fresh and warm from then oven is best but we nuked the leftover squares on subsequent days and they were still plenty tasty. Especially when you use as much syrup as I do.
What’s in the Baked Pancakes?
To make these blueberry oven pancakes, you’ll need:
Pancake mix Water Vanilla extract Fresh blueberries All-purpose flour
Can I Use Frozen Blueberries?
I used fresh blueberries because I had a surplus. I imagine you could use frozen berries. I would add them straight from the freezer and increase the baking time slightly since they’ll cool the batter down and it will take a bit longer for it to bake up.
How to Make Pancakes in the Oven
To make the squares, all you need to do is combine three main ingredients: pancake mix, water, and add blueberries. I added a splash of vanilla and tossed the blueberries in flour to help prevent them from sinking while baking. So that still only puts you at a whopping 4 ingredients. Turn the pancake batter into a foil-lined 8×8-inch baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes, or until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
Tips for Making Blueberry Pancakes in the Oven
I used blueberry pancake mix because I had it on hand, but a box of plain Bisquick will work just as well. You’re welcome to use another fresh berry in place of the blueberries, if desired. This is a great base recipe for making oven pancakes! If you’re looking for something that’s lighter, sweeter, and more of a true cake, but that’s also inspired by pancakes, make this Blueberry Muffin and Buttermilk Pancakes Cake that I posted years ago. Readers who make that cake always write to say they are extremely loyal to it and make it over and over again.
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