Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce
Tomorrow is National Pancake Day and we are celebrating a day early to make sure you have the recipe for Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce. These pancakes are heavenly. Make sure you get up a little early tomorrow morning so you can enjoy a special breakfast. Trust me, you don’t want to miss out on these delightful pancakes.
The ricotta cheese keeps these pancakes light and delicate, while the lemon adds a refreshing twist. The pancakes are delicious plain, but the blueberry sauce adds a sweet ending to these melt in your mouth pancakes.
Happy National Pancake Day! If you aren’t a morning person, don’t worry, you can have Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce for dinner or dessert. They are superb any time of the day.
Here are a few of our other favorite pancake recipes:
- Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes
- Whole Wheat Pancakes
- Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes
- Oven Berry Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce
Yield: Serves 4-5
Ingredients:
To make the blueberry sauce:
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
2-3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons water1. In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice and cornstarch and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and stir in lemon juice and cornstarch mixture. Stir until the sauce thickens slightly. Cover to keep warm and set aside.
To make the pancakes:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon canola oilDirections:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, egg, egg whites, lemon juice, lemon zest, and canola oil. Gently fold this mixture into the dry ingredients until flour disappears. Don't over mix. The batter will be thick.
3. Heat a griddle or a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray. Drop about 1/3 cup of batter onto the hot griddle or skillet. Cook the pancakes until browned on the underside and beginning to set, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook the pancakes on the other side, about two minutes longer. Continue making pancakes until batter is gone. Serve warm with blueberry sauce.
Adapted from Noble Pig
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blackberry Sauce from Annie Eats
Orange Ricotta Pancakes from Fake Ginger
Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes from The Kitchn
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I love pancakes with ricotta! The addition of the lemon and blueberry just sounds delightful!
Gorgeous pancakes!
Those pancakes look to die for!
Cheers,
Rosa
These are making my mouth water!
The flavors in this just have gotta be outta this world….yum!
I have had a ricotta pancake recipe book marked for the longest time- I need to finally give it a try! Yours look gorgeous, especially with the blueberry sauce
I love the way you set the table in that first picture – huge plate of pancakes, hot tea, bacon … I just wanted to sit down and have at it!
Mmm I love ricotta pancakes. The lemon idea sounds awesome.
My husband is a huge fan of pancakes and me not so much but I do like ricotta pancakes – this will make both of us happy!
Delightful looking, to be sure! I’ve never added ricotta to my pancakes…will have to give these a try, but just gonna say, it’s hard to be those streusal pancakes!!
love,
cathy b.
twopeas replied: — February 28th, 2011 @ 10:40 am
I know, those cinnamon streusel pancakes are divine!
Oh, gosh. These are just about perfect. I’ve yet to experiment with ricotta in pancakes. Delicious idea!
Maria, this fluffy stack of pancakes looks awesome! Gotta love that blueberry sauce
GAH orgeous!!! These look absolutely amazing!!!
They do look light and delicate.
Those are downright beautiful! My stomach is growling now!
Wow these look delicious! I love the combination of blueberry and lemon! Thanks for sharing
One of my favorite flavor combos! Delish!
Wish I could have started my day with these instead of my boring cereal today. They look amazing!
Must get ricotta in my pancakes – stat!
These look phenomenal! Gorgeous pictures, too!!!
Gorgeous breakfast!
beautiful! They look so light and fluffy
I made a similar recipe from Cristie and loved them! I need to make these again soon! Happy National Pancake Day tomorrow!
Lemon and blueberries are two of my favorite things. I’ve made the french toast version of this. I’m excited to make the pancake one now!
twopeas replied: — February 28th, 2011 @ 10:39 am
Now I want to try your french toast:)
These sound, and look amazing, Maria!! Mmmm!
Have a great Monday! : ]
This looks great Maria!
I have been wanting to make lemon ricotta pancakes for ages! They look thick and luscious and I so love them with the blueberry sauce! I’m sold! Gorgeous!
They look great Maria! Lemon and blueberry go so well together.
Thank you Maria! Finally a recipe for these wonderful flavors where you don’t have to whip the whites separately and then fold them in. I will definitely try these soon.
Oh wow! that is so vibrant. I have always wanted to make ricotta pancakes and these lemony beauties seem like the perfect way to start!
I love, love, love this recipe! Bookmarked.
All right, that’s twice in a week that we made the same breakfast treat over the weekend! I tried the lemon ricotta pancake recipe from King Arthur (with Meyer lemons) and our breakfast guests loved them. Yours look absolutely lovely. Can’t wait to see what we’ll both be making this weekend!
twopeas replied: — February 28th, 2011 @ 12:30 pm
Great minds think alike:) I love that we are so in tune with each other!
Would this recipe work with a healthier flour and less sugar in the blueberrie sauce? It does look delightful.
twopeas replied: — February 28th, 2011 @ 12:29 pm
Of course. Feel free to make the recipe healthier:)
As much as I love experimenting with interesting pancake recipes, somehow I have never made a ricotta version. And I love combining lemon with blueberries, so clearly this is where I need to start!
My jaw dropped when I saw these photos, girl!!! Gorgeous!!
These look great! Bookmarking this for when blueberries come back in season!
These sounds fantastic! I would happily sit down to a stack of these beauties.
Oh, wow, these look so light and fluffy! My husband and I enjoy pancakes together a few times per week and are always looking to try something new. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe! I’ll have to give it a try with the excess of lemons and ricotta we have!
These look incredible! Like always, I’m drooling looking at your pictures! Mmm, insanely delicious!
These look lovely! Did you know its also Peanut Butter Lover’s Day tomorrow? Two awesome days in one