Blueberry and Sausage Stuffed Pancakes
It's maple season! And even though we just got FEET of snow dumped on us, the sap keeps on comin'! These Blueberry and Sausage Stuffed Pancakes were packed with juicy berries, sweet maple syrup, and savory breakfast sausage! These were so easy to make and SO delicious! Just one pancake is pretty filling, so these would be awesome to whip up for meal prep breakfasts for during the week! I feel like these flavors are hard to pass up, they're classic! And even though I'm a savory girl, this was the most balanced breakfast! These would also shine if served for brunch, and they make a great late-night snack!
Ingredients
For the maple sausage:
- 8 oz Ground Breakfast Sausage
- 1 tsp Maple Syrup
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
For the blueberries:
- 1 cup Frozen Blueberries
- 1 ½ tsp Flour
For the stuffed pancake batter:
- 1 Egg
- 1 ½ cups Flour
- 1 ¼ cup Milk
- Zest from Half Lemon
- 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter melted
- 1 tbsp White Vinegar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Vanilla
For frying:
- 3 tbsp Butter
For the maple butter:
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
For serving:
- Whipped Cream
- Maple Syrup
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
To make the maple sausage:
- In a large skillet on medium heat, brown breakfast sausage, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks, cooking until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes.
- Drain and add to a large bowl along with the maple syrup and the black pepper, stir to combine.
- Set the bowl aside until ready to use and reserve the pan to use again later. Next, let's make the batter and prep the blueberries!
To make the pancake batter and prep the blueberries:
- In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder for the pancake batter. Whisk to combine.
- Next, in a small bowl, whisk the milk and the vinegar and let it sit while you prep the rest of the wet ingredients.
- Melt the butter and zest the lemon, then add those to a separate large bowl along with the homemade buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
- Next, in a small bowl toss the frozen blueberries and the flour for them with your hands. Set aside for now.
- Whisk the wet and dry ingredients for the batter together, until combined. Don't overmix! The batter will be slightly lumpy.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes, then gently fold in the floured blueberries.
This is my hack for making a homemade buttermilk! The vinegar curdles and basically sours the milk, making it taste just like buttermilk! Pretty sweet...I mean sour! Haha.
We want these blueberries to stay frozen for as long as possible! Tossing them in the flour like this stops them from bursting and spreading throughout the pancake batter!
To fry the blueberry and sausage stuffed pancakes:
- In that same skillet that we made the sausage in, heat 1 tbsp of the butter for frying on medium low.
- Scoop 1/4 cup of batter out and pour it into the pan, working in batches of about 3 at a time. This gives the pancakes room to stretch and room for you to flip them - they're big!
- Sprinkle about 1 tbsp of the maple sausage onto each pancake as it's cooking, then spoon a bit of batter over the top to seal it all in!
- Cook 3-4 minutes per side, flipping once you see bubbles across the top, and the bottoms appear golden brown in color. Don't forget to check, we don't want them to burn!
- Repeat with remaining ingredients until all pancakes are fried!
To make the maple butter:
- In a small bowl, add the softened butter and maple syrup for the maple butter.
- Stir vigorously, until the mixture appears whipped!
To serve:
- Serve blueberry and sausage stuffed pancakes in a stack with maple butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream - whatever you like! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 stuffed pancakeCalories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 27.5gProtein: 7gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 7.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4.8gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 402mgPotassium: 148mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6.5gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 1.5mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1.5mg
Please be aware that nutritional values are approximate and intended as a helpful guide
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