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2 lemon pancakes on a plate with blueberry compote and a sliced lemon and blueberries
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Topping

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberries, lemon, pancakes, ricotta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 pancakes
Calories 299kcal
Author Bruce and Dina Miller

Equipment

Ingredients

Ingredients for blueberry sauce:

  • 1 ½ pints fresh blueberries
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water

Ingredients for Lemon Ricotta Pancakes:

  • 3 cups flour
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbls sugar
  • 2 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 ½ cups full-fat ricotta cheese
  • 2 tsps vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbls fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbls lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • Powder sugar for dusting on top
  • 1 teaspoon butter

Instructions

Instructions for Blueberry Sauce:

  • Combine blueberries, sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sugar is dissolved and blueberries soften. While this is cooking, make the pancake batter.
    1 ½ pints fresh blueberries, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup water

Instructions for Lemon Ricotta Pancakes:

  • Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
    3 cups flour, ¼ cup + 2 Tbls sugar, 2 ¼ teaspoon baking soda, 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt
  • Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Add in the milk, ricotta, and vanilla and beat until well combined. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, until just combined. Fold in the lemon juice, zest and lemon extract. 
    3 eggs, 2 1/4 cups milk, 1 ½ cups full-fat ricotta cheese, 2 tsps vanilla extract, ¼ cup + 2 Tbls fresh lemon juice, 2 Tbls lemon zest, 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • Heat a griddle and brush with a little melted butter. Drop batter onto griddle from a 1/3 cup measuring cup.
    1 teaspoon butter
  • Serve cooked pancakes with butter and blueberry sauce. Sprinkle with additional blueberries and powder sugar. Serve with butter.
    Powder sugar for dusting on top

Nutrition

Serving: 2pancakes | Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 314IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 2mg