I can admit defeat. Pancakes have defeated me. I cannot make pancakes. If I had to make a batch of pancakes or face certain death - I wouldn't make it out alive. But, this recipe is another one of our awesome easy and healthy breakfast recipes for families.
Yes, I can mix up a good batch of pancake batter, my issue lies in using the griddle to bake the pancakes. Just when I think I have everything figured out, I end up with either super raw or super burnt pancakes. Ugh.
While I can admit defeat, I can also get super creative and work my way around my weaknesses. Enter the pancake muffin. All the light and fluffy goodness of a traditional pancake - minus the griddle.
Lemon Blueberry Pancake Muffins
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 ½ tablespoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cup milk (I used skim milk)
1 large egg
3 tablespoon melted butter
zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup fresh blueberries
maple syrup
Begin by whisking flour, baking powder, lemon zest and salt in a large bowl.
Stir in the milk, egg, lemon juice and melted butter.
Top the pancake muffins with maple syrup and enjoy.
Lemon Blueberry Pancake Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 3 ½ tablespoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup milk I used skim milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoon melted butter
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Begin by whisking flour, baking powder, lemon zest and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir in the milk, egg, lemon juice and melted butter.
- Once everything is stirred together, use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop the batter into a buttered muffin tin…alternately you could spray the pan with oil.
- Drop blueberries into the muffins. Add as many as you like. I added 8 – 10 blueberries to each muffin.
- Bake the muffins in 375°F oven for 12-15 minutes. You can make these in a mini-muffin tin and bake from 5-8 minutes. Until a toothpick poked in comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. At this point the muffins can be frozen and then warmed up in a toaster oven or regular oven, when you are ready to enjoy them.
- Top the pancake muffins with maple syrup and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
Today's recipe is another one of our twists on a Chef Jamie Oliver recipe. Our lemon blueberry pancakes are a twist on Jamie Oliver's One Cup Blueberry Cupcakes. What fun and delicious twist do you add to your favourite pancakes?
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