For me, one of the best ways to start a relaxing weekend morning with my guy is to whip up these fluffy, comforting pancakes. They’re great with fresh berry compote, Greek yogurt, and/or powdered sugar, while languid classic jazz plays in the background and we make plans for the day.
These can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries; I highly recommend using fresh berries when they’re available. The hot, plump berries burst in your mouth like small bites of freshly-made juicy jam – heaven!
This time around, I made a simple lemon yogurt curd topping by mixing together Trader Joe’s lemon curd and Fage 2% Greek yogurt, in approximately a 1:2 ratio.
If you’re looking for a substitute for the blueberries, consider white chocolate chips. White chocolate and lemon is a great pairing!
Lemon-Cornmeal Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 1 T juice from lemon + 2 t grated lemon zest
- 2 C milk
- 1 C (10 oz) unbleached all-purpose self-rising flour
- 1 1/2 C stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 2 T sugar
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 large egg
- 3 T unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1-2 t vegetable oil
- 1 C fresh or frozen blueberries, rinsed and dried
Topping
- 1/4 C pre-made lemon curd (or you can make your own; here’s a version by David Lebovitz, one of my favorite dessert cookbook authors)
- 1/2 C Greek yogurt (or slightly less, depending on your lemon flavor and sugar preferences)
Directions
1. Whisk the lemon juice, lemon peel and milk in a medium bowl. Set aside to thicken (lemon juice will curdle the milk). Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl to combine.
2. Whisk the egg and melted butter into the milk until combined. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients in the bowl. Pour in the milk mixture and whisk gently until just combined (there should still be a few lumps). Do NOT overmix.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. (When the skillet is heated, a drop of water thrown into the skillet should dance, sizzle, and evaporate within seconds.) Add 1 t oil and use a heat-resistant silicone brush to brush and coat the skillet surface evenly.
4. Pour three portions of 1/2 C batter into the skillet. Sprinkle 1 T blueberries over each portion of batter. Cook the pancakes until large bubbles begin to appear and pop, about 1 1/2-2 minutes. With a thin, wide spatula, flip over and cook until golden brown, about 1-1 1/2 minutes.
5. Ideally, serve cooked pancakes immediately. If not, place cooked pancakes in a single layer in an oven at 190-200 degrees F until ready to serve. Repeat cooking process with the remaining batter, brushing the skillet with more vegetable oil when necessary.
6. For the topping, mix together the lemon curd and Greek yogurt. Put a dollop on top of the pancakes just before serving.
Enjoy!
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Ahhhh I have been obsessed with making waffles or pancakes for breakfast. Actually any meal really. These look amazing and so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Blueberry is my favorite! I would totally add chocolate chips! YUM!
You know have me craving pancakes at dinner time. So yummy!
Oh wow, these look so delicious and are a combination of everything I love – pancakes, berries and lemon! Thanks for sharing.
yum! I wonder how these would taste with chocolate chips!
I love cornmeal blueberry pancakes! There is a Greek restaurant nearby which makes them like this and they’re amazing! I will have to try your recipe! 😀
Wow! These look incredible! I love the idea of lemon blueberry pancakes!
Lemon curd makes everything SO much better! I’m totally not a morning person (so I’d probably burn these since I’d be half-asleep), but I’m going to work on my husband to make these for us one weekend morning!
Those sound and look good. The curd looks delicious especially. I’d much rather top it with curd than syrup.
This looks amazzzinng! Going to have to make it one weekend. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh my goodness, do these look delicious or what. I am so hungry now! I really need to try these! I’ve been looking to change up our breakfast menu!