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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes

    Published: November 25, 2020 · Updated: November 25, 2020 · By: Krissy · 5 Comments
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    Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes with fresh cranberries and a hint of orange zest are golden brown and crispy on the outside, incredibly fluffy and moist on the inside, and have just the right amount of tart!

    Serve this easy breakfast recipe with a pat of butter and some pure maple syrup.

    stack of cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes with a stream of syrup

    Why this recipe is so great:

    Sure, the easiest way to make pancakes for your family is to use a just-add-water mix. But once you make these homemade buttermilk pancakes, you'll never go back!

    • These buttermilk pancakes use a lot of buttermilk in the recipe. This is what makes them so incredibly light and fluffy.
    • Fresh cranberries are super tart and taste great with the sweet pancake, especially when smothered with pure maple syrup.
    • The hint of orange created by the orange zest reminds you of homemade cranberry sauce.

    Basic ingredients needed for this recipe:

    Shown below, you'll see these buttermilk pancakes use buttermilk, fresh cranberries, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, eggs, butter, and orange zest.

    ingredients to make homemade Buttermilk Pancakes with cranberries

    How to make Cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes:

    1. First step is to sift together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
    2. Then you will mix together the wet ingredients including the orange zest. Fold this into the dry ingredients. The batter will be slightly lumpy and some of the melted butter will harden when mixed with the cold buttermilk.
    3. Make sure your griddle has been heating over medium low heat for quite some time before adding the batter. Grease your griddle with butter. Add the batter and top with fresh cranberries.
    4. Dot the cranberries with more batter to prevent sticking once turned.
    5. Be sure to flip only once.
    6. Serve up a big stack!
    whisking dry ingredients for pancake recipe
    sift together dry ingredients
    adding wet ingredients to dry ingredients for pancake recipe
    stir in wet ingredients
    Buttermilk Pancakes on griddle with fresh cranberries
    top pancakes with cranberries
    cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes on griddle
    dot cranberries with batter
    flipped homemade Buttermilk Pancakes on griddle
    flip only once
    stack of homemade cranberry pancakes on plate
    serve with pure maple syrup

    Recipe tips and modifications:

    • I use fresh cranberries in these buttermilk pancakes, but you can also use frozen. If they are frozen, you can either thaw first or add them while still frozen.
    • You can add a teaspoon of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice in with the dry ingredients for added holiday flavor.
    • I add the cranberries once the pancakes have been poured onto the griddle to ensure they are evenly spaced. You can also just toss the cranberries into the batter. It's all good.
    • Don't have buttermilk? You can combine 3 cups of regular milk with 3 teaspoons of lemon juice and let it sit for a bit as a substitution.
    huge stack of cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes with a bite cut out

    Other great cranberry recipes:

    Love that amazing tart flavor that cranberries provide? Me too. Here are some great recipes you can try.

    • Cranberry Cobbler
    • Cranberry Orange Bread
    • Upside Down Cranberry Coffee Cake
    • Cranberry Martini
    • Cranberry Brie Bites
    • Fresh Cranberry Sauce
    • Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad

    If you’ve made this or any other recipe on my site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. I love hearing from my readers!

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    syrup covering a stack of homemade pancakes

    Cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes

    Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes with fresh cranberries and a hint of orange zest are incredibly fluffy with just the right amount of tart!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Scale: 16 small pancakes
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 3 tablespoons sugar
    • pinch salt
    • 2 large eggs (beaten)
    • 2 tbsps orange zest (from one very large or two small oranges)
    • 3 cups buttermilk
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
    • 1 ½ cups cranberries (frozen and thawed or fresh)
    • Additional butter for griddle

    Instructions

    • Preheat griddle on medium low heat. Be sure the griddle is fully heated through before adding pancake batter.
    • In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center.
    • In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, zest, buttermilk, and melted butter. Pour wet ingredients into bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir very gently by folding liquid into dry ingredients. You want your batter to be lumpy.
    • Grease hot grill with butter. Place large spoonful of batter onto grill. Top each pancake with 8-12 cranberries, then dot the top of each cranberry with a bit of batter to prevent the pancake from sticking to the grill after you flip it. Do not flip until the pancake has lots of bubbles and the bottom is a golden brown. Flip only once and do not smash down with your spatula.
    • Serve with pure maple syrup. YUM!

    Notes

    Serving size based on one small pancake.

    Cooking tips:

    I have a few tips and tricks to making these pancakes awesome, in addition to the basic recipe.
    • First, be sure to use butter rather than oil on your grill. It makes the edges nice and crispy.
    • Low and slow is best in my opinion. Low heat and a longer cooking time makes the best pancakes. This process allows the center of the pancake to cook through while the edges get golden brown without burning.
    • Pour the batter on the hot griddle, then set the cranberries on top, then dot them with additional batter. This keeps the cranberries directly off the grill so that they stay inside your pancake. You don't need all that cranberry goodness exploding all over your grill and burning, now do you?
    • Strategically place your cranberries so that they are evenly spaced. That way you'll get the same amount of cranberry in each bite!

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Deanna

      December 17, 2022 at 10:13 am

      This recipe has to much milk. It way to thin for pancakes, had to add another cup of flour to thicken. Not that great of pancakes.

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      • Krissy

        December 20, 2022 at 7:00 am

        This recipe doesn't use milk. It uses buttermilk and it makes the pancakes light and fluffy. I've used this recipe countless times with buttermilk and they never need additional flour.

        Reply
    2. Sara Welch

      December 06, 2020 at 8:51 pm

      5 stars
      What a great way to start my day! Looking forward to enjoying some of these with my morning cup of coffee tomorrow, indeed!

      Reply
    3. wilhelmina

      December 06, 2020 at 12:02 pm

      5 stars
      This is a great way to make plain pancakes feel like a festive holiday breakfast! So easy and yummy!

      Reply
    4. Toni

      December 06, 2020 at 11:25 am

      5 stars
      These are just perfect pancakes! I always keep fresh cranberries on hand at this time of year exactly for special recipes like this. A new favorite breakfast recipe!

      Reply

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