Sour Cream Blueberry Pancakes are supremely fluffy and loaded with plump juicy blueberries. Homemade pancakes are easy and so much better than any store-bought pancake mix.
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Blueberry Pancake Recipe:
Pancakes are good at bringing people together. I love mornings where we can all sit down together and enjoy the same simple and delicious breakfast. The best thing about this recipe is how quick it is to make. Breakfast will be on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients for Homemade Pancakes:
All you need to make homemade pancakes are basic pantry staples that you probably already have such as flour, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, baking powder, and soda, along with some refrigerator staples like milk, sour cream, and eggs.
The Secret to Fluffy Pancakes:
These easy homemade pancakes have just the right ingredients to make them nice and fluffy. We use both baking soda and baking powder. The sour cream in this recipe activates the baking soda and the baking powder helps it rise. Perfect for making the fluffiest pancakes.
Common Questions:
- Can I use frozen blueberries instead? Frozen blueberries work great in this recipe. You can substitute raspberries or frozen raspberries as well.
- How do I know when to flip pancakes? Pancakes are ready to flip after about 2 minutes on each side. You’ll know it’s time to flip when you see bubbles form at the top and the bottom edges browning. If they brown too quickly, reduce the heat. You want them golden brown on each side and fluffy.
- Can I substitute the sour cream? Yes. You can use full-fat Greek yogurt or regular vanilla yogurt.
How to Make Blueberry Pancakes:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients: milk, sour cream, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Combine dry and wet ingredients and fold together. Then fold in blueberries until dispursed.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat and add butter or oil. Once it’s hot spoon batter into the pan. Saute 2 minutes per side or until golden brown on each side and fluffy.
Tips for Success:
- Let them cool down a little before serving. The blueberry juice can get very hot.
- If pancakes brown too quickly, reduce the heat to allow a full 2 minutes per side.
- I love the lighter flavor of extra light olive oil to saute.
- The best way to reheat leftovers is to pop them in the toaster. They are just as delicious as the day you made them.
- Use an ice cream scooper for even-sized pancakes.
What Goes With Blueberry Pancakes:
One thing we love about making these pancakes is how many different toppings go well with them. Here are some of our favorites:
- Raspberry Maple Syrup or Plain Maple Syrup
- Honey or Honey Butter
- Sour Cream
- Berries, Strawberry Sauce or Peach Preserves
Our Best Pancake Breakfast Recipes:
For more delicious breakfast ideas, try these other pancake recipes.
- Greek Yogurt Pancakes: Easy and oh-so-delicious
- Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes: Sweetened with honey, these are a hit.
- Easy Buttermilk Pancakes: A tasty traditional recipe.
- Ukrainian Syrniki: a.k.a cheese pancakes-these are unforgettable.
- Mom’s Ukrainian Pancakes: So much better than any restaurant pancake.
Sour Cream Blueberry Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients
- 1 cup milk, room temp
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Oil or butter to saute
- 1 cup of blueberries + more for topping
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (2 cups flour, 3 Tbsp sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt).
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (1 cup milk, 3/4 cup sour cream, 2 large eggs, 4 Tbsp melted butter, 1/2 tsp vanilla). Pour dry ingredients over wet ingredients and fold everything together just until smooth and no streaks or large clumps of flour remain then fold in blueberries until dispursed.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat and add butter or oil. Once it's hot, you can use either an ice cream scoop or spoon to add the batter to the pan. Saute 2 minutes per side or until golden brown on each side and fluffy. If they brown too quickly, reduce the heat to allow a full 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter when done and serve warm with desired toppings.
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Tried them today, they were excellent! Reminds me of my Ukrainian dad who made pancakes, he used buttermilk in his, but I love this recipe. Thanks for all your great recipes.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it
Can you add raw kefir instead of sour cream? I’m wondering if it’ll taste similar.
Hi Natalie, I haven’t tested that but I think it would work and still taste good. You may not need quite as much so you don’t thin out the batter too much since kefir is quite a bit thinner than sour cream.
Hi natasha, can i make the batter night before? If not, how far in advance can i make it?
Hi Anya, the only pancake batter that I have made ahead is one with yeast as a leavening agent. I would suggest using this batter once it is made since you will have activated the baking soda and I’m not sure it would rise as well if you wait awhile. If you wanted to make it ahead, the best way would be to combine the dry ingredients in 1 bowl and the wet in another and refrigerate wet ingredients covered. Combine the two mixtures just before making the pancakes.
It turned out so perfectly and I genuinely enjoyed this pancake more than any other pancake I’d ever had. Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe! 🙂
You’re welcome Alice! I’m happy to hear how much you love the recipe! Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
Hi natasha…no more aunt jemima 😄😄 thank you… one more time.
Definitely love real maple syrup infinitely more!
Excellent! I made these for my family last weekend and I’m still dreaming about them. Can’t wait to make them again. 🙂
Your review was so nice to hear! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your review Jeanne!
Um can I say Hallelujah! The new family favorite. I love how every one of your recipes we rediscover and love even more.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Made these today and they tasted like baking soda 😦.. So sad
Oh no! That’s definitely not normal. Did you possibly switch the baking soda and baking powder in the recipe? There is enough sour cream to activate the baking soda, canceling out any baking soda flavor in this recipe. I hope that helps!
My hubby is a big lover of pancakes and he was a happy camper this morning after I made these pancakes! They are so fluffy and delicious, beats restaurant pancakes! Thank you very much for adding recipes on your site! Quick and easy to make.
I’m so happy you and your husband enjoyed the pancakes! Thank you for the wonderful review!
I am six years old. I love pancake for breakfast. I cooked this recipe with my mom and the pancakes are delicious!
That is so sweet! I’m so happy you liked the pancakes :). I am so impressed that you helped your mom make them! Great job! 🙂
These are the BEST pancakes I have ever had!! My kids LOVED them. We ate the leftover all week for breakfast. Looking forward to trying more yummy recipes
Welcome to the site Vicky and thank you for such a wonderful review. I’m so happy that your family loved them :D.
Hi,
These look delicious.
Was wondering, can I use 3 small eggs instead of 2 large eggs?
Thanks!
I think that should work fine.
These were sooooo good. Thank you so much for doing these receipe for us. May God bless you. You definitely teach lots of moms how to cook good food.
Angie I love getting comments like yours. You just made my evening. God bless you also!
I did the pancakes this morning.I didn’t have blueberries,I added walnuts and on the side bananas and blackberries.DELICIOUS!!!!!!!
Thank you for the great review Marie and great job improvising :).
I made this in the morning and LOVED how fluffy a pancake can be! I also substituted the sour cream for plain Greek yogurt. Mine only yielded 15. Maybe, I made them bigger 🙂 THANK YOU!
I think I do make my pancakes a little smaller than traditional size pancakes. It’s probably because my Mom makes them that way. 🙂 Thank you for another awesome review!
I substituted the sour cream for plain Greek yogurt and it was so delicious! Best pancakes I have ever had! I will never go to another recipe! Thanks Natasha!
I love the idea of making them Greek Yogurt pancakes. I think you just gave me another recipe idea! 🙂
These are sooooo yummy. I helped my sister make them and they were delicious.Thank you so much for the recipe.May God bless you and your family.
I’m so happy you loved them! God bless you also 🙂
Made these yesterday and used whole wheat flour instead and omitted the blueberries. DELICIOUS! They were all gone! Thanks for amazing recipes!!
It’s great to know they work well with whole wheat flour. I’ll have to try that; even healthier! I love it! Thanks Angie 🙂
Wow!!!!!! The best pancakes I’ve ever made!!
I almost never write reviews being such a busy mom, but I just couldn’t this time! They are perfect in every way, my family was talking about how amazing they were all morning!! Thank you, Natashenka!! ❤❤❤
That’s so sweet! How awesome and you just made my morning. Thanks Olga 🙂
with my family is always a hit. I am obsess with your blog, I am so glad for your blog, I wish you could invent an app for it
I’m not that technically savvy so unfortunately that’s kind of on the back burner, but we are keeping it in mind. I’m so happy you are enjoying the blog 🙂 We have been working on making it a little more mobile friendly; I hope that helps 🙂
I am planning to make these this weekend and was wondering if I had to defrost frozen blueberries before putting them into the batter? Also was debating to either make this recipe or buttermilk pancakes. what do you think Natasha? Thanks.
Just leave the blueberries frozen 🙂
Thanks, I actually found fresh blueberries and these pancakes turned out good 🙂 I guess you decided not to answer my second question. Oh well.
Sorry, we were camping and I didn’t have much time to answer; I’m not sure how I missed the second question. These are way faster to make since you don’t have to wait an hour or two for the batter to rise. These are easier so it’s just a matter of which ones you have more time for.