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Home » Breakfast » Blueberry Buttermilk Pancake Casserole

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancake Casserole

Published: Jan 12, 2023 by Allison · 275 Comments

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This thick and fluffy pancake casserole is filled with blueberries and topped with a brown sugar crumble. This is a great way to make pancakes for a crowd, and it’s a great meal prep dish (it reheats beautifully).

This is one of my most popular recipes – and for good reason. This recipe is easy, delicious, and it’s always met with rave reviews. Think of it as a mashup between pancakes and coffee cake.

Syrup being poured on a slice of blueberry pancake casserole.
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  • Why you’ll love this recipe
  • Pancake casserole recipe overview
  • Make ahead options
  • Can you use pancake mix?
  • Can you use frozen blueberries?
  • Serving and storage
  • More breakfast ideas
  • Recipe

Why you’ll love this recipe

Flavor: Buttermilk pancakes with a touch of vanilla, lemon, blueberries, and maple syrup.

Texture: Imagine a super thick and fluffy pancake filled with juicy blueberries and a crunchy crumb topping.

Ease: Although this recipe has several steps, it is super easy. No special equipment or techniques needed.

Feed a crowd: If you don’t feel like standing over the stove flipping individual pancakes for a crowd this is a great alternative. I often make this dish for holiday breakfast/brunch.

Great leftover: Reheat individual servings in the microwave, this casserole reheats beautifully.

Blueberry Pancake Casserole in a white baking dish.

Pancake casserole recipe overview

*Full recipe below in recipe card*

Crumb topping:

Combine flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter. Pop the topping into the fridge while you proceed with the pancake batter.

Pancake batter:

  • Combine dry ingredients in one bowl.
  • Combine wet ingredients in another bowl.
  • Combine wet and dry.
  • Be careful not to overmix (it will be lumpy).
Collage of pancake batter in a white bowl.

Add the batter to a greased 9×13 pan. Top with blueberries and crumb topping.

Blueberries and crumb topping on top of pancake batter in a white dish.

Bake!

Blueberry Pancake Casserole in a white baking dish.

Make ahead options

Can this be made ahead?

I highly recommend serving this right after baking but you can do most of the prep in advance. Note: individual leftovers reheat well in the microwave but I do not bake and reheat the whole dish.

Use this method to prep ahead and you will only have a couple of “hands-on” minutes in the morning:

  1. Prepare the crumb topping and refrigerate until ready to use (up to 1 day in advance). It will firm up quite a bit as the butter chills in the fridge. Let it sit at room temp for an hour (if you have time), or just use your fingers to break the crumb topping into chunks as you scatter it over the pancake batter.
  2. Pancake batter: combine all of the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda) in a large bowl and tightly cover at room temp overnight.
  3. Pancake batter: in a large glass measuring cup or bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, milk, lemon zest and vanilla (all of the wet ingredients except the melted butter). Tightly cover and refrigerate overnight.
  4. In the morning: Preheat the oven, whisk 4 tablespoons melted butter into the wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stir well, pour into a prepared casserole dish. Top with blueberries and the refrigerated crumb topping and bake!

Can you use pancake mix?

I have tried swapping the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt and leaveners) in place of 2 ½ cups of pancake mix. It did work, but I found that the packaged pancake mix puffed up really high, which made the blueberries and crumb topping sink in. It tasted fine, but I prefer this recipe made the way it is written.

Slice of pancake casserole on a white plate.

Can you use frozen blueberries?

YES! Swap the fresh blueberries for frozen blueberries (without thawing them). Note: You might need to increase the bake time by a couple minutes, and the blueberry color will bleed into the pancake batter a little more than it does with fresh blueberries. It will still taste fine.

Psst: If you absolutely LOVE blueberries (like my family does), you can top this Pancake Casserole with Blueberry Sauce.

Serving and storage

Serve warm topped with maple syrup. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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Recipe

Blueberry Pancake Casserole in a white baking dish.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancake Casserole

Thick and fluffy baked Buttermilk Pancake Casserole filled with fresh blueberries and topped with a brown sugar crumble. The easiest and tastiest “pancake” you’ll ever eat!
4.95 from 94 votes
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Course: Breakfast, brunch, main
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 12 -15
Calories: 260kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Crumb topping:

  • ½ cup flour
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Pancake:

  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour, see note
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • ½ cup milk, I used skim milk
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1-2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ⅔ cups blueberries
  • maple syrup, for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly grease a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.

Crumb topping:

  • In a medium bowl combine flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Add melted butter and stir until fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the pancake batter.

Pancake:

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. 
  • In a separate bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, milk, melted butter, lemon zest, and vanilla extract (the butter might clump from the chill of the cold ingredients- that’s ok). Whisk wet ingredients until well combined.  Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to stir until combined. The batter will be lumpy; do not over mix.
  • Pour the batter into the greased baking dish. Sprinkle the blueberries over the top. Remove the crumb topping from the fridge and crumble over the top of the blueberries and batter. Bake for about 35-45 minutes, until puffed and light golden brown (check the center for doneness). Serve warm with maple syrup.

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Notes

Flour: Whisk the flour to fluff and lighten it. Lightly scoop a heaping portion and level it off with the back of a knife.
See the following in the post above: make ahead options, using frozen blueberries, using pancake mix.
Serve warm topped with maple syrup. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Recipe adapted from The Kitchn

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1.7mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Eileen

    August 11, 2021 at 10:46 am

    5 stars
    Can this be made mixing some blueberries inside and not using the topping,

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 12, 2021 at 1:48 pm

      Yes, you can omit the topping. Some of the blueberries will sink down into the pancake while it is baking.

      Reply
    • Melissa

      October 10, 2021 at 12:58 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious!! My family loved it! It will become a breakfast staple. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Steph

        December 30, 2022 at 1:59 pm

        5 stars
        Made this it was very good! Froze well in seperate pieces and tasted well also after freezing.

    • Michael H

      December 30, 2021 at 11:59 am

      My recommendation: Take your blueberries (I used frozen ones which work really well) and toss them in about a Tablespoon of flour before pouring and mixing them into the batter. That way they won’t sink as much

      Reply
  2. Michael H.

    December 25, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    Tried it for the first time today as my Christmas morning breakfast and it is absolutely delicious!! This is now officially my go-to holiday morning breakfast. If you are vegan like me, this recipe is still great — just put 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar into 2C of plant based milk and leave for 5-10 minutes (perfect for while you are getting the dry ingredients all mixed). This will act just like buttermilk and then just replace the regular 1/2C of milk with plant based.

    Reply
    • Allison

      December 29, 2021 at 6:35 am

      Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Blair

    February 17, 2022 at 9:58 am

    5 stars
    Quick and easy, the best pancake I’ve ever had!

    Reply
  4. Melissa

    March 22, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    5 stars
    Made this with blueberries and strawberries! So delicious! Will certainly make again!

    Reply
    • Allison

      April 01, 2022 at 2:49 pm

      That’s great to hear! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Terri

    April 19, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    Can this recipe be frozen?

    Reply
    • Allison

      April 22, 2022 at 1:51 pm

      You can freeze and reheat individual portions but I wouldn’t recommend freezing the whole thing.

      Reply
  6. Jennifer

    June 27, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    I know it’s not ideal but what’s the best option for making ahead. I need to prep about two days ahead. I was wondering if I could make and bake, and then just refrigerate. Then pop back in the oven just to warm up before serving? I guess it would be like “leftovers” and not as fresh, but I don’t have the option to mostly make the night before or completely make the morning of.

    Reply
    • Allison

      June 29, 2022 at 1:33 pm

      Hi, Jennifer. Yes, you can reheat it in the oven, but I would cut and separate the individual pieces before reheating. If you try to reheat the whole 9×13 dish at once the edges will dry out and be overdone long before the middle is heated through. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Danielle

    August 06, 2022 at 2:43 pm

    5 stars
    Made this a few times, family loves it.
    I also use gluten free flour and it comes out perfect. Thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 08, 2022 at 9:34 am

      You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Adrijana Schoen

    September 07, 2022 at 8:15 am

    Hi there,

    Can you mix the batter and put into the dish the day before, refrigerate, then bake the next morning without compromising the dish? I’m hoping to pop it in the oven first thing in the morning.

    Thank you in advance!

    Reply
    • Allison

      September 07, 2022 at 8:45 am

      Hi. I would not mix the whole thing because the baking powder and baking soda might be affected. You can combine the dry ingredients and store at room temperature, combine the wet ingredients and store in the fridge. Then combine both right before baking.

      Reply
      • Adrijana Schoen

        September 07, 2022 at 5:58 pm

        Thank you for the tips!

  9. Siddhi

    January 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Hi
    I am allergic to eggs and would like to try this recipe. Any substitute?
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Allison

      January 16, 2023 at 9:10 am

      I’ve only made the recipe as written. You’d have to play around with it.

      Reply
  10. Kerri

    January 14, 2023 at 6:36 pm

    Can you use gluten free flour for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Allison

      January 16, 2023 at 9:06 am

      I’ve only made it as written. If you do I would recommend a 1:1 gluten free baking blend.

      Reply
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