Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake
This Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake makes a delicious breakfast recipe that is perfect for special occasions but easy enough for a weekday!
Why we Love this Easy and Delicious Breakfast Recipe
Sometimes referred to as german pancakes, dutch babies are an easy and delicious baked breakfast pancake that bake up all puffy and golden on the edges, and dense and custardy in the middle. The batter gets whipped up in a blender, then thrown in a super hot oven. The whole thing comes together in a flash and it is so delicious! We’ve made a plain version for years, and recently decided to try adding some fresh blueberries before baking. It made an already amazing breakfast even better.
This dish makes a great breakfast for holidays or special occasions because it looks impressive, tastes amazing, and comes together super quickly. We served ours topped with extra blueberries, a dusting of powdered sugar, and a drizzle of maple syrup. They were a huge hit!
Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancakes:
- Eggs
- All-Purpose Flour
- Milk
- Butter
- Blueberries
- Sugar
- Salt
How to Make a Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake:
- Preheat your oven. Preheat your oven to 425℉. Once the oven is almost heated, add the butter to your baking dish and put it in the oven to melt. It’ll only take a couple minutes. Once fully melted, remove your dish from the oven and set it on the stove.
- Make the pancake batter. Meanwhile, add the milk, eggs, sugar, flour and salt to a blender. Blend on a low setting and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Bake. Pour the batter into your prepared baking dish. Swirl with the tip of a knife to distribute the melted butter if desired. Top with blueberries, then put in the oven and bake for 14-16 minutes or until the pancake begins to puff around the edges and turn golden brown.
- Serve. Remove from the oven and slice. Serve with warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, and extra blueberries. Enjoy!
Tips & Suggestions
Cooking for a Crowd
This recipe can easily be doubled if necessary. Bake in a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Switch up the Fruit
We love this with blueberries, but you can also try raspberries, blackberries, diced peaches, sliced bananas, or diced apples.
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Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425℉. When the oven is about 400℉, add the butter to an 8×8 square or 2 quart oval baking dish and put it in the oven to melt. Watch the butter to make sure that it doesn't brown. Once it is fully melted, you can remove it from the oven and set it on your stove.
- While the oven is preheating, combine the milk, eggs, sugar, flour and salt into a blender. Use the batter setting or a lower setting on your blender and mix until all the ingredients are smooth.
- Pour the batter into your hot pan over the melted butter. If the butter only disperses to the edges, you can use a butter knife to swirl it around the batter. Sprinkle the blueberries over the batter.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the pancake begins to puff around the edges and turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and slice. Serve with warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, and extra blueberries. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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How can this be Gluten free when it contains rolled Oats?
Judy- in the United States, things are a little different. It’s been accepted that oats processed in a gluten free facility are considered gluten free. I do realize Australia and New Zealand do not consider oats gluten free, regardless of their processing.
How can medjool dates be used for this recipe?
Use them exactly as the recipe states. They work the best in this recipe.
Almond butter?
Hi, my children go to a nut free school, what would I ne able to use instead of almond butter?
Thanks
You could try using sunbutter 🙂
Do you recommend fresh or dried dates? I assume dry, but you don’t specify.
Fresh medjool dates would work if you can find them, but you can simply soak dried ones to have good results as well.
Is it necessary to pre-load the dates? What does this do.
Also, Mine from the store are already pitted.
Presoaking the dates hydrates them and creates a moister final result with a better texture. The dates also blend better when soaked, so I recommend that you do that step. Medjool dates work best and it’s totally find if they are already pitted.
I liked these but found them a little dry. How can i make them more moist? Shorten bake time? Less oats?
Hi Molly. Soaking the dates is key to the moisture in this recipe, but if you did that for the time suggested and you still found the recipe to be dry, you could shorten the baking time slightly (though check the center with a cake tester to make sure it comes out clean to ensure that it’s baked through OR add 2 tablespoons of brown rice syrup or honey.
Can I use instant oat? Or wheat flour?
While I haven’t used them, I imagine that instant oats would work fine. Just keep in mind that they won’t need to be ground as much as rolled oats.
Hi,
What can I use instead of almond butter?
You could use melted and slightly cooled butter instead of almond butter if that is a better option for your family.
Can I use coconut oil?? Same measure? Thank you in advance
How would leaving out the eggs work? Or using maybe flax eggs? My family is allergic to eggs.
Hi
I am struggling to understand your measurements can you also mention on your recepies as gram?Thanks
Hi Arzu! Sorry you’re struggling with the measurements. We don’t currently calculate ingredient amounts in grams, but I found this online tool that can do it for you for free. I hope this helps! https://www.gourmetsleuth.com/conversions/grams/general-gram-calculator
I am so excited to try these! Thanks for the recipe… I think I’ll make some of these tonight! 🙂