The Recipe Rebel / Breakfast
written by Ashley Fehr
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Servings 4 pancakes
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Last updated on April 11, 2022
Super easy, fluffy pancakes topped with vanilla custard sauce and fresh blueberries! The perfect breakfast to use up those summer berries.
I love making breakfast on the weekends.
Sitting down to a plate of piping hot eggs, or bacon, or pancakes, or french toast, or all of the above, is just different than sitting down to a cold bowl of Raisin Bran. Especially now, when my husband is gone 14 hours a day and our daughter only gets to see him on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend is really the only time, from the middle of July until the middle of November, that we’re all together.
As sad as that seems, it means that for the other 8 months of the year, she gets to see her daddy a whole lot more, and stay at home with him while I teach high school.
So we have 3 really crazy, insane, hectic months every year, where we are both working and, in the end, it kind of pays off. And since I’m still on my holidays, and those 3 crazymonths haven’t quite started, I’ve got a little extra energy to dream up luxurious brunch ideas.
I’d really love to have it all together for Saturday morning at 8 o’clock when we usually eat breakfast, but I just don’t. With a 2-year-old who hasn’t eaten for about 14 hours, we just need to get something on the table quickly.
But I decided that since we didn’t have any leftovers in the fridge, and I had a huge carton of blueberries that my daughter hadn’t yet polished off, we would do brunch.
I was dreaming up all kinds of things that go well with blueberries, and there are lots. But in the end all I wanted was vanilla.
My mom used to make this warm vanilla custard sauce all the time when we were growing up and serve it with waffles and strawberry sauce. It was pretty much my favorite thing ever. As I mentioned here, I used to heat up prepared instant vanilla pudding in my University days to try to replicate it easily.
Turns out, it’s not quite the same.
If you’ve never eaten pancakes or waffles with warm vanilla custard sauce, you need to try it. I’m not sure you’ll ever go back!
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Pin this recipe to your favorite boardBlueberries ‘n’ Cream Pancakes
written by Ashley Fehr
5 from 1 vote
Fluffy blueberry pancakes topped with warm vanilla custard sauce and fresh blueberries. A match made in heaven!
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ReviewPrep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Cuisine American
Course Breakfast
Servings 4 pancakes
Calories 490cal
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 4 tbsp flour
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
For the pancakes
- 1 2/3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups milk or buttermilk
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
Make the sauce firstIn a medium pot, add 2 cups milk. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot (doesn’t have to be quite boiling). Watch carefully so you don’t scald the milk.
Meanwhile, combine the other ½ cup milk, flour, sugar, vanilla and egg. When the milk in the pot is hot, add the milk and egg mixture into the pot, whisking quickly so that everything incorporates. Cook over medium heat until thickened (4-5 minutes).
Remove from the heat until ready to serve (it will stay warm, and can easily be reheated over low if needed. Whisk periodically to prevent a skin from forming).
Pancakes:Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add egg, vanilla, lemon juice, and milk. Whisk until smooth. Stir in berries.
Grease griddle with non-stick spray or butter and preheat to medium heat. Ladle scoops of batter onto preheated griddle and cook until golden on each side, about 3-4 minutes on the first side and 1-2 minutes on the second side.
Top with warm custard sauce and additional berries if desired.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 490cal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 454mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 350mg | Iron: 3.4mg
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Meet Ashley
My name is Ashley Fehr and I love creating easy meals my family loves. I also like to do things my way, which means improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations!
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Comments
Christina Arbuzov says
I tried this recipe and my husband and I absolutely love it. This has been a repeat breakfast hit in our household, especially with guests. Very simple to make and the custard cream is delicious, I highly recommend it! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Christina! I’m so glad to hear that!
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Theresa says
Mouth watering photos! Can’t resist pancakes, especially a stack with glaze and blueberries.
Thank you for sharing!
-Theresa
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Ashley says
Thanks Theresa! We love breakfast any way!
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Janessa says
I just made these for dinner last night. I couldn’t wait until this weekend when I’d have time to make it for breakfast! They were amazing! Magical, I’d say. My whole family loved them! I added lemon zest to the pancake batter as well as to garnish. It brought the lemon flavor out just a little bit more, complimenting the blueberries and custard perfectly. Now let’s talk about that custard sauce. It is absolutely divine! How have I been living without it?! I’m excited to find ways to use it in other recipes! Thank you for sharing such a fantastic recipe!
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Ashley says
Love the idea of adding lemon! So glad you liked them!
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Monica says
Liked the pancakes, but expected a bit more lemon flavor considering I added the zest of a 1/2 lemon. The sauce was milky & bland. I added more lemon juice, lemon zest, and 2tbsp of sugar. I think a buttery lemon glaze would be better. Thank you.
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Ashley says
The custard sauce was always our favorite growing up! It’s not overly sweet but that’s the way we like it — sorry you didn’t!
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Kayla says
This looks absolutely delicious! I think the cream will be my favorite 🙂
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Ashley says
It is SO good — our favorite thing as children!
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Rachel says
Saw this on Weekend re-treat. Looks fab! Love pancakes on the weekends!
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Ashley says
Thanks Rachel!
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Elizabeth says
Honestly, I had to come over for the picture alone. Seriously, that is the most beautiful stack of pancakes I have ever seen! I am pinning to try that delicious caramel sauce. Love it!
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Ashley says
Thanks Elizabeth! Let me know how you like then!
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Liz says
Looks Amazing!! Thank you for sharing 🙂 Saw your pancakes on Weekend re-treat and had to stop by.
Liz
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Ashley says
Thanks Liz! They’re pretty tasty 🙂
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Nothing better than pancakes… oh wait pancakes with a delicious cream sauce & blueberries! Looks so good Ashley and the photos are amazing!
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Ashley says
Thanks Krista! It was a pretty big deal when my mom made custard sauce and waffles with berries growing up — but now I can make them myself… 😀
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Jessie @ Straight to the Hips, Baby says
These look divine! I am up to my elbows in fresh blueberries and I know what I’ll be doing with them this week!
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Ashley says
Thanks Jessie! Let me know how you like it!
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Maria says
Oh my goodness, these look amazing!!!! The pancakes look so fluffy and that sauce…. it looks heavenly!!!! YUM!!!
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Ashley says
Thanks Maria! You have to try them!
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Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says
Oh my these pancakes are stunning! Blueberries and cream sounds divine and it is so nice to have a fancy (ish) breakfast from time to time on the weekend. 😀
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Ashley says
Thanks Jess! Ya know, I would probably even eat them for supper 🙂
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Love the “and cream” that takes these pancakes over the edge! 🙂
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Ashley says
I think that’s the best part Medha 🙂
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Holy moly Ashley these pancakes are gorgeous, I bet they taste just as good as they look too 🙂
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Ashley says
Maybe better, Emily. The custard sauce is my FAVORITE! Thanks 🙂
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