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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.
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.
I love the flavor of Greek Yogurt in pancakes! These look amazing and topped with berries is always my favorite choice! Deliciousness!
What beautiful pancakes - they certainly pop out of those photos! Sadly, not all the way to my plate. 🙂
Love your photos! I wish I was having pancakes for dinner..covered in fresh berries!
Next time I make pancakes I'm adding Greek Yogurt-sounds just wonderfully delicious;)
Julia, these pancakes are BEAUTIFUL!! And I love the Greek yogurt and berries!
greek yogurt pancakes are my fave! a year ago i was making them pretty much nonstop. this recipe is pretty similar to mine but i can't wait to try it out anyways. and those gorgeous berries! mmm!
That is the most gorgeous stack of pancakes I ever laid eyes on! Who knew Greek yogurt could do such wonderful things for pancakes? I'm sold!
I don't blame you for obsessing over such a nostalgic treat, especially if they're half as luscious as your interpretation here! I can't think of anything else I'd rather wake up to in the morning. 🙂
Love your greek yogurt pancakes Julia! You always make your food looks so irresistible!
Stunning looking pancakes, Julia! I just want to dig right in. Delicious!
Those definitely look like awesome pancakes. I find that when I try foods from my youth, mostly store bought things, they aren't nearly as good as I remember. Most of my good food memories are rather recent, which is a bummer in some ways.
Hi Julia,
It's funny that you mention Greek yogurt because due to my illness over the last couple of months, I have had to give up all but the tiniest amounts of fat. This has been a nightmare as the stuff is everywhere and avoiding it completely has not only been practically difficult but a nightmare for my skin (but I'm sure very good for my body in other ways!). Greek yogurt, because it is strained and has no fat, has been a life-saver in so many ways. Since the surgery, I am now able to eat fat again and whilst it is good to not be so constrained, I find that I don't want it half as much as I imagined I would - typical! But I can report that cookies (all of the wonderful things you've been putting on your site!) and pancakes are still highly desirable and once I am fully well again, I hope to be able to give some a go! 🙂
Oh yes, I love that Greek yogurt is strained and comes in a non-fat version (or only 2% fat). I also like that it's just plain yogurt, without any additions, and I can choose to eat it plain or add my own ingredients if I want to, such as berries or maybe even berry preserves or jam.
Your tasty photos are motivating me to make pancakes soon! With the weekend approaching my family would love these berry topped pancakes!
I love pancakes with berries, and I especially love that you used greek yogurt!
These look so, so delicious! Amazing photos, gorgeous recipe... ah, I think I want to make pancakes right about now! xx
beautiful! and doable
My ukrainian grandma used kefir (as you guys mentioned) and of course a mix of kefir and sour cream to pour over... Back in the day everyone was so --- competent! and what can we do? tool around with the internets .... well clearly you can do the internets AND yummy pancakes 🙂
Yes! I want to try these pancakes with kefir too!