This Blackberry Orange Puffy Pancake is a super special weekend brunch or breakfast recipe that you’ve got to try! It’s absolutely gorgeous and not to mention delicious too. 

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Are you in a breakfast rut? Tired of the same old breakfast recipes you make week in and week out? It’s easy to do when your kids cling to their favorite comfort dishes that are just as easy for you to make without too much thought. On the weekends, though, when you have a little more time to plan things out it’s fun to try newbies. This Blackberry Orange Puffy Pancake should absolutely be on your list to make!

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This puffy pancake is fluffy throughout and filled with juicy, ripe fruit with sweetness and citrus tang all in one. Instead of spending time making a bunch of pancakes to serve your crowd, it’s made in one big skillet (preferably my beloved cast iron), so it’s also an incredible showpiece to impress your loved ones. There’s something fun about looking into the oven and seeing this pancake grow. 

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It may seem intricate, but it’s actually really simple to prepare especially once you get the hang of it. Before you know it you’ll have everyone asking for this beauty to be part of your weekly rotation. If you’re looking for more easy recipes to break up your breakfast monotony, try Smash Toast Breakfast Boats, Puff Pastry Breakfast Pies, Cottage Cheese Pancakes or Breakfast Rice Bake.

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If blackberries are in season, great! But if not, you can use frozen blackberries, defrosted and drained, just as easily. I always have a mixture of frozen berries in my freezer for smoothies and such, so this recipe is a great way to use them too. Feel free to use any of your favorite berries. Blueberries or raspberries I bet would be delicious! 

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Let me know, of course, what you think about this recipe and tag me on social media if you make it!

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Blackberry Orange Puffy Pancake

3.13 from 8 votes
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Author: Catherine McCord
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, plus extra for serving as desired
  • 1/2 an orange
  • 1 cup blackberries, fresh or frozen and defrosted
  • 2 tablesoons sugar

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
  • Choose a 10-inch cast iron skillet or stainless steel skillet with an ovenproof handle. Lightly coat the pan with oil or nonstick cooking spray. Cut out a circle of parchment paper about 10 inches in diameter. Press the parchment into the pan so it adheres completely to the oiled bottom and sides. This will prevent sticking. Put the butter on top of the parchment and place the pan into the hot oven to melt the butter.
  • While the butter is melting, crack the eggs into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat the eggs on high until pale yellow and a little foamy, about 1 minute. Add the whole wheat pastry flour, milk, maple syrup, orange zest, and 2 tablespoons of juice from the orange. Beat for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides as needed.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and swirl to coat the parchment paper with butter. Pour the batter into the pan. If using thawed frozen blackberries, drain off the juices and reserve. Gently scatter the blackberries evenly over the top of the batter. Sprinkle with the sugar and put into the oven.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes, until the pancake puffs, is golden brown, and is just firm to the touch in the center. Remove from the oven. The pancake will quickly deflate (don’t worry, it will still be delicious).
  • Cut into wedges and serve immediately, either plain or with a light drizzle of maple syrup. If you have reserved blackberry juice, stir this into the maple syrup before serving.
  • Boost It: For a pretty finish, add a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar just before serving.
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Published August 4, 2022 by Catherine McCord

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About the Author

Catherine is a mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.

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  12. This pancake looks amazing. I have tried many of your recipes over the years and have loved them all (so have the kids).

  30. We love crepes with chocolate hazelnut spread/vanilla yogurt and berries!! Would be great to have the book and Ninja! 🙂 Thanks!

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  43. I love Dutch baby pancakes and these sound delish. Is there a substation you could make for regular flour?

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  67. I usually make pancakes or oatmeal for the family. This recipe looks delicious -will have to try with a blueberry substitution. The kids don’t like blackberry seeds.

  68. My family loves breakfast! Our favorite breakfast would have to be grain toast, topped with avocado and eggs with a sprinkle of dill. For the side, we like frozen strawberries dipped in a vanilla honey greek yogurt (fresh strawberries are dipped in the yogurt then frozen) so good! It’s a power breakfast and it keeps us all going strong!

  70. Our favorite breakfast is my homemade chocolate chip pancakes! I would love to have this prize! I’d like to make stuff with spinach, but the blender we have doesn’t blend the spinach fine enough. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  77. This recipe sounds absolutely delicious!! I love the fresh combination of flavors. 🙂 My whole family would definitely love this one!

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  88. This will be great to get us out of the cereal rut! I’ve got three little ones and they just love their cereal but this just might change their minds

  89. My kids don’t like blackberries. Would frozen blueberries be a good substitute? Or frozen cherries?

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  92. I love making these puffy pancakes in a mini muffin tin. Then they are portioned out for a week of breakfasts!

  94. My son has been insisting on blueberry pancakes. This is our go to family breakfast favorite. We use the recipe from Babylove cookbook by husband and wife team Chef Geoff and news anchor Nora O’Donnell. It’s a great recipe that I have mastered and when I fix them I fix plenty to freeze. He actually had the pancakes for breakfast and lunch a couple of days last week.

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  104. I love making myself and the family crazy pancakes with pineapple, coconut, pecans, raspberries or any other combos like banana and chocolate chips or mango and coconut. It’s fun!

  105. My kids love muffins and quick breads, and they’re so easy for busy mornings. I’m always on the lookout for healthy ones. Some of our favorites are chocolate zucchini bread, zucchini muffins, and our new favorite is cranberry banana bread, made with dried cranberries and yogurt for an extra tangy kick. We like to toast the muffins or slices and add a dollop of butter!

  106. I make chocolate chip pancakes for my boys almost every weekend. Sometimes I change up the recipe a bit, but chocolate chip is their favorite. I always make extra so we can warm them in the toaster during the week. It’s quick and easy and the pancakes don’t get soggy.

  108. My son loves pancakes. I’ll try this next week. I shared on twitter @onyiakpanisi) and pinterest.com(onyielochukwu).

    Thanks

  110. Those pancakes look amazing. I’ve never tried a Ninja blender, but it looks like it would be great.

  111. Would love to win both the cook book and ninja system. Always looking for new recipes and ways of making them!

  112. We like oatmeal on the stove top with an egg beat in, and/or even some red lentils. Stays with you a really long time! Thanks so much!

  114. I am all about breakfast! This recipe is similar to the “Dutch Baby” my friend’s mom often made for us as kids. I would love to win this cookbook–and the Ninja!

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  122. I would LOVE a ninja blender since smoothies are our go-to breakfast!!!! Overnight oats is another favorite

  123. Current fave is homemade French toast sticks or pumpkin pancakes, but this may take it! Sounds delicious!

  127. My family loves boiled eggs and/or pancakes for breakfast. Simply and delicious!

  131. We are definitely a pancake and waffle loving family, but my 2 favorite breakfasts right now are pumpkin overnight oats and broccoli omelet. They are on our meal plan every week.

  132. My family’s favorite breakfast is crepes with strawberry and whipped cream filling. YUM!!!

  134. I love this recipe! I often make oatmeal or a Dutch Baby for breakfast but the kids favorite is cereal.

  135. This recipe is def a keeper. I will try it this weekend. Thank you for the chance.

  140. We all love waffle bowls for breakfast. Everyone gets to customize their own, from scrambled eggs to fresh fruit or Nutella.

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  155. I love making pancakes. I would love to try to make this delicious pancake recipe and so much more. Thank you for the opportunity to enter.

  167. I never thought of putting orange and blackberry together but this recipe looks and sounds delicious. I am sure my family would love it.

  169. We love pancakes….coconut chocolate chip, cranberry almond, blueberry or strawberry ricotta

  173. Is there another berry that would work well in this recipe,? My kids aren’t fans of blackberries. Would blueberries or strawberries work?

  174. Our family favorite is “one-eyed-jacks” or an egg cooked in the middle of a piece of bread. We also love pancakes, french toast, dutch baby, and anything breakfast! Thanks for another great giveaway!

  181. This sounds delicious – and like something my husband I might really enjoy too!!!!!!!!

  183. My daughter wants cream of wheat with cinnamon every day…just like I did when I was a kid. Hopefully, I can tempt her away with this puffy pancake!

  184. Our favorite breakfast is the apple cinnamon vanilla pancakes from your Weelicious Cookbook!

  188. My son loves savory pancakes with sliced black olives in them, So now I am thinking of a savory variant of this puffy pancake! Thank you.

  191. I love puffy pancakes. Cookbook looks intriguing! And I’ve never used a ninja! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

  196. This looks awesome! Our favorite is French toast with vanilla and cinnamon!

  201. My kids LOVE “puffy pancakes” & I love how easy they are to make. Can’t wait to add in additional ingredients, since I usually make it plain & dust with powdered sugar.

  205. A John Wayne breakfast with bscuits. Second best is pancakes and sausages.
    I need a new blender!

  206. I’ve always wanted to try to make something like this. Time to dust off my cast iron pan.

  210. Yum. This recipe sounds delicious. And it also looks like something my whole family would love.

  213. Oh this looks so good! Our favorite breakfast foods are waffles and pancakes. Can’t get enough of them!

  219. This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try it! Mornings are always so hectic in our house and it’d be great to have some easy, go to recipes.

  221. Ooh, that looks yummy, and now that mine has started K, we have to get out the door much earlier than we did for preschool. He’s not much of a lunch eater though, so I try to et him good big breakfast and super filling snack (but only has a few minutes to eat) to carry him through so this could be great!

  224. We love homemade waffles. Still can’t get over how easy it is and they look like you got them at a restaurant!’

  225. This looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it out this weekend! I have enjoyed your recipes. Delicious and doable. Great ideas to shake things up in our meals. Thanks.

  227. I try to always make breakfast so that we can day off to a great start and after over 5 years am getting desperate for some new ideas. I would cherish copy of the Rise & Shine Cookbook and Ninja Blender System!

  228. I need a new blender so bad, my last one exploded! This cookbook looks amazing too!

  229. I had a bumper crop of blackberries this summer and my freezer is full of them, so I may burn through a few of them with this recipe. Yum!!

  230. What a fantastic giveaway, thanks! I often struggle to come up with new and healthy ideas for my family for breakfast!

  231. The recipe looks great! I could really use a new blender and I always a enjoy a good cookbook!

  232. We love to make skillet eggs with chorizo, pinto beans, crushed tortilla chips, green onion, cheese, and avocado. And change it up too.

  235. The cookbook sounds wonderful and I would love a Ninja Blender system.

  236. School has started and the bus is picking up earlier than last year! We need breakfast ideas pronto!

  237. I would love this cookbook! I often make breakfast for dinner and I’m always looking for more ideas. I’m really interested in the Ninja too! I’ve heard so many great things about it but I haven’t made the plunge and bought one yet.

  238. My favorite breakfast is refried beans, salsa, avocado and fresh tortillas with an egg on top.

  245. I love puffy pancakes. I never had any until I moved to Eugene, Oregon. They are so tasty.

  252. This pancake looks gorgeous! can’t wait to try it. What a wonderful cookbook and giveaway prize pack! 🙂

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  254. Oh my goodness! That looks delicious. I think we’re going to try it either this weekend of next. YUM!

  262. We love puffy pancakes! Can’t wait to try this one. Would love to get my hands on that cookbook. Thanks for the chance to win this.

  264. Oh my gosh all her cookbooks sound amazing and if the recipes are as good as this one I know I want all of them! Thank you for the chance to win

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