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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

Blackberry Orange Puffy Pancake
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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This pancake looks amazing. I have tried many of your recipes over the years and have loved them all (so have the kids).
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These look amazing!
The kids always love homemade blueberry waffles.
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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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That looks so yummy!
I love Dutch baby pancakes and these sound delish. Is there a substation you could make for regular flour?
Can’t wait to try this for my family!
refrigerator oatmeal!
Can’t wait to try this!!!
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Can’t wait for my baby to be old enough to start solids so we can have pancake breakfasts every Sunday 🙂
I struggle with breakfasts! I’m always looking for some good, quick, and healthy options.
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My family’s favorite breakfast is homemade blueberry pancakes! We can’t get enough of them!
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Oatmeal (w/some pumpkin and/or peanut butter mixed in) or your oatmeal pancakes!
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If I had to choose a favorite, I would say toad in the hole
Oatmeal is our favorite
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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.
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!
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A good blender for my smoothies and also salsa and sauces would be a pleasure to own.
This pancake is drool worthy! My littles would love this (with some chocolate chips, of course!).
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
My kids don’t like blackberries. Would frozen blueberries be a good substitute? Or frozen cherries?
Wow. This seems lile an interesting cookbook. And a ninja! Oh how I’ve been coveting one!
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I love making these puffy pancakes in a mini muffin tin. Then they are portioned out for a week of breakfasts!
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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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Those pancakes look amazing. I’ve never tried a Ninja blender, but it looks like it would be great.
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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.
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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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Oh yum!!!!
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Fav breakfast: zucchini muffins and zucchini fritters. Yum!
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Looks so good! Would love to try it out on the Ninja!
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I never thought of putting orange and blackberry together but this recipe looks and sounds delicious. I am sure my family would love it.
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We love pancakes….coconut chocolate chip, cranberry almond, blueberry or strawberry ricotta
Apple walnut pancakes!!!
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FAVORITE BREAKFAST IS PANCAKES, EGGS, BACON & SAUSAGE.
Is there another berry that would work well in this recipe,? My kids aren’t fans of blackberries. Would blueberries or strawberries work?
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!
My families favorite breakfast is biscuits.
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Can’t wait to make this for my little ones!
This sounds delicious – and like something my husband I might really enjoy too!!!!!!!!
Id love to win this, I;m not so great with breakfast!
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!
Our favorite breakfast is the apple cinnamon vanilla pancakes from your Weelicious Cookbook!
Delectable. The family would love this treat.
I can’t wait to try this delicious recipe!
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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.
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Cookbook looks awesome for more unique breakfasts!
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I love puffy pancakes.! I can’t wait to try this one!
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This looks like a fantastic recipe!
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.
This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it!
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A John Wayne breakfast with bscuits. Second best is pancakes and sausages.
I need a new blender!
I’ve always wanted to try to make something like this. Time to dust off my cast iron pan.
Our weekend favorites are homemade baked donuts and waffles!
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Yum. This recipe sounds delicious. And it also looks like something my whole family would love.
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Oh this looks so good! Our favorite breakfast foods are waffles and pancakes. Can’t get enough of them!
This looks delicious! My two year old loves blackberries!
This looks delicious! Would love to try the recipe and a Ninja!
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Look delicious!!!
That looks awesome!
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.
Looks yummy!
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!
Would love this cookbook. Breakfast is a big meal in my house
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We love homemade waffles. Still can’t get over how easy it is and they look like you got them at a restaurant!’
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.
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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!!
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We love to make skillet eggs with chorizo, pinto beans, crushed tortilla chips, green onion, cheese, and avocado. And change it up too.
Hard boiled eggs, cereal and fruit most weekdays. Pancakes on weekend
Thank you, this book looks wonderful!
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School has started and the bus is picking up earlier than last year! We need breakfast ideas pronto!
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.
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I love puffy pancakes. I never had any until I moved to Eugene, Oregon. They are so tasty.
Our favorite breakfast is pancakes and chai tea latte.
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Can’t wait to try it!! looks sooo yummy!
This pancake looks gorgeous! can’t wait to try it. What a wonderful cookbook and giveaway prize pack! 🙂
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Looks so YUMALICIOUS!
Oh my goodness! That looks delicious. I think we’re going to try it either this weekend of next. YUM!
Waffles!
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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.
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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
Delicious lookingredients recipe. Can’t wait to try it.