Disclosure: Chobani sent me several kinds of Greek Yogurt to play around with in the kitchen. The recipe, photos, and thoughts in this post are all my own. Aside from receiving a free product from Chobani, I was NOT compensated to write this post. I only write about things I love, and Chobani is one of my most favorite products.
Greek yogurt pancakes - make regular pancakes with Greek Yogurt. Serve them topped with even more Greek Yogurt and some fresh berries.
Have you ever been obsessed over a recipe? Do you have a favorite food you really liked when you were a child, only to never really taste anything like that in adulthood? You might think I am talking about some rare food or unusual recipe, but I am really only talking about pancakes. Pancakes are really important when you are a kid, and pancakes were one of main reasons why my sister and I loved to visit our friend's house when we were kids. My friend's grandmother used to make these amazing pancakes that were thick, soft, sweetened just right, and, most importantly, they had that undefinable, most amazing flavor that I was unable to (or didn't have time to) reproduce ever since. Most pancakes I've tasted since have been, well, just bland in comparison.
That is, until I decided to make these Greek yogurt pancakes.
There is no way for me to know if my friend's grandmother used Greek yogurt to make those memorable pancakes, but to me Greek yogurt is an answer in this quest. This is truly my new favorite pancake recipe that I use each time I am making pancakes. Have you ever tried sourdough pancakes? I've had, and if you've tried those you know that there is some great chemistry going on when you combine something sour with something sweet in a pancake. That's exactly the reason why THESE pancakes made with Greek yogurt are so flavorful, and you don't need a ton of Maple syrup for them to taste right - they can hold their own in the flavor department!
In fact, my favorite way to eat pancakes for breakfast is to smother them with even more Greek Yogurt and then top that stack with fresh mixed berries! If you're trying to find more ways to incorporate Greek yogurt in your diet, this is one of the most pleasurable ways to do it. Look closely at these photos, and you'll see that I've also added blueberries into some of the pancake batter, and that half of them are blueberry Greek yogurt pancakes. Adding blueberries to pancake batter is totally optional though, and I only do it to half the batter: I like my Greek yogurt pancakes plain and simple the best!
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter unsalted, melted
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt plain, non-fat
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup blueberries optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, butter, eggs, Greek yogurt, and milk until smooth.
- Add Greek yogurt mixture from step to to the flour mixture in step 1 and mix to combine. I like to let batter sit for 20 minutes to get really smooth textured. (optional: fold in blueberries in pancake batter or in half of pancake batter).
- Heat pancake griddle, spray with non-stick butter spray or just brush the griddle with real butter. Pour batter, in ¼ cupful’s, onto the griddle. Cook until the bubbles on top burst and create small holes. Lift up the corners of each pancake to check that it’s golden browned on the bottom. Using a wide spatula, flip the pancake and cook it on the other side until lightly browned. Remove pancakes from the griddle onto the warming plate until ready to serve.
- To serve, top each portion of pancakes with a scoop of Greek yogurt and mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries).
Nutrition
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Disclosure: Chobani sent me several kinds of Greek Yogurt to play around with in the kitchen. The recipe, photos, and thoughts in this post are all my own. Aside from receiving a free product from Chobani, I was NOT compensated to write this post. I only write about things I love, and Chobani is one of my most favorite products.
Very tasty. I added a cup blueberries instead of 1/2 a cup cause we love our berries. The griddle needed to be adjusted at times cause my judgement in pouring was off a bit. All in all they were a hit !
Lorraine, so glad these pancakes were a success. Thank you for your 5-star review! 🙂
Perfect light airy pancakes. I did sub buttermilk for the 1/2 c milk, because our whole milk was “questionable” and I had plenty of buttermilk. I use buttermilk in our go-to pancake mix, so I thought it might work and it did! This will be our new pancake recipe, love the addition of the protein by using Greek yogurt.
These are absolutely wonderful! Made them today for my family! Honestly you can eat them plain with no problems. I’m currently on the Mediterranean diet and these came up! So I’ll definitely be making these again!
I'm doing the Mediterranean diet too, but I'm having trouble figuring out the portion sizes. She said that each portion was two pancakes. So do you count that as your daily carbs or as your daily dairy or as your daily sugar, or all three? Just because it has all of those things in it as well as eggs, so what I count that too? Sorry just asking as a beginner!
Rate it as one of each. This recipe is not healthy
When you write 250 kcal per serving, what do you mean by serving? 1 Pancake, or all six?
Otherwise Looks like a great recipy going to try it
Just made these pancakes following your recipe exactly and OMG! Best pancakes I have ever had! Seriously! I have to make myself stop eating so many! Will definitely make for houseguests soon!
So glad you tried this recipe and liked it! Thank you for such a sweet comment!
How many pancakes equal a serving size
About 2 pancakes per person. It also depends on how small or large you make your pancakes.
Would these freeze/thaw well?
Yes, they will freeze and thaw well!
Flour is Mediterranean?
Your blueberry yogurt pancakes sound and look wonderful! When I get to be with my granddaughters, pancakes are usually on the agenda for me to cook. It's a fun memory-making thing to do.
Thank you, Angie! These are fun pancakes to make, with all the blueberries inside.
LOVE these pretty pancakes!
Hi from Hong Kong, omg these pancakes were amazing!!!! 😀 I usually end up wasting all my pancakes because they were just unedible but these were light, fluffy and could hold their own in the flavor department! Thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
Annette, so glad you liked these! I love them too! 🙂
Your site has been my go-to for breakfast recipes! Tx u for sharing Julia
1st tym in e kitchen making pancakes…huge success!
Love how its done from scratch allowing me to know what exactly goes into my food… 🙂
Lyna, thank you for such a sweet comment! I am flattered that I am your go-to site for breakfast recipes! 🙂 Breakfast is a very important meal of the day for me! Pancakes made from scratch taste so much better, especially with Greek yogurt!
Yum! Would have never thought to add yogurt to a pancake recipe. Then again, I have not experimented much with Greek Yogurt. Thank you for opening my mind with your delicious recipe and thoughtful story!
Lauren, glad you stopped by and left this very sweet comment! 🙂 I cook and bake with Greek yogurt all the time - it's an amazing ingredient to work with! I actually have quite a few recipes here with Greek yogurt: from banana bread to muffins to everyday cakes. 🙂
A.Maze.Ing!!!! These were absolutely delicious!! It makes more than 6 pancakes, thank goodness. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe.
Thank you, Laura. 🙂 I am glad you liked them. And, yes, this recipe makes 6 servings (and by a single serving I don't mean just 1 pancake :)).