Blueberries in your pancakes are one thing, but this blueberry syrup on your pancakes is another. You’ll enjoy rich blueberry flavor in every bite!
This post was originally published in 2013. It has been updated with a new recipe video. Enjoy!
Breakfast is one meal that makes everyone happy. For this reason, I implemented a once a week breakfast-for-dinner night at our house, usually Thursdays.
Homemade Syrup
I love to take a break from what seems to be the constant “eat your dinner” nag that repeatedly comes out of my mouth. My kids take forever to eat dinner (like an hour sometimes) and are just not that into food. It’s a shame because I like to cook. Except for Baby G., He has always been very much into food.
There are some “staples” like homemade pancakes and syrup that they will devour. My auntie gave me a fantastic recipe for pancakes years ago, and it’s the only one I make. From time to time I add some ground flax, a mashed banana or pureed beets… but the basic recipe is the same. Fluffy, delicious and nutritious pancakes every time. You can also grab our easy recipe for gluten free pancakes if you need it. We’ve found that our gluten free pancakes are the perfect match for this tasty blueberry syrup.
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Homemade blueberry syrup
So why am I writing about these pancakes and blueberry syrup sauce? Last time we went to IHOP with the kids (like two or three years ago on the drive back from DisneyWorld) my daughter was surprised to see that there were other “syrups” on the table.
Although we haven’t been back to IHOP since, she remembers the syrup. It’s crazy the kinds of things kids remember about a place! So, she’s requested to have blueberry syrup with her pancakes; like the one from that restaurant.
Of course, you know my answer. I am not going to buy make-believe syrup.
Once again, I asked myself: how hard could it be to make real blueberry syrup? Not very hard at all. You will see how easy and delicious a few ingredients and make your plain pancakes into wow! pancakes.
How to make blueberry syrup
Check out how easy it is to make in this short video.
Homemade Blueberry Syrup Recipe
This homemade syrup recipe is made with fresh or frozen blueberries and is a tasty topping to any pancake or waffle recipe!
- Yield: 2 - 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup sugar or honey
- 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons water, divided
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch (or tapioca starch for grain-free)
Instructions
- Combine 2 Tablespoons water and cornstarch in a small dish and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, bring water, sugar or honey, and blueberries to a boil. Stir occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add water+starch mixture and blend well. The sauce will thicken, the blueberries will have busted open and it begins to smell like pie.
- Store in refrigerator up to two weeks. Take out a few minutes before serving at room temperature or warm.
Notes
If your kids don’t mind blueberry pieces, make your pancakes and serve the sauce as is. My beautiful picky eaters don’t like blueberry “pieces” so I insert an immersion blender and blend well. If you do this, you will need to add about 1/4 cup additional water before blending or it will be too thick. Of course, you can adjust to the “runny” consistency of your choosing.
Nutrition
- Calories: 357
- Fat: .5g
- Carbohydrates: 94.9g
- Protein: 1.4g
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You blend the blueberries after they’re cooked correct? Not before they start cooking?
That’s correct. You blend smooth after it’s cooked.
I did everything I could to destroy this recipe! And it still tasted great. (Phone wasn’t charged, and quite frankly to lazy to look it up, thought – got this). Used 2 cups of water. Never had that “blueberry pie smell”. So I looked it up. Like any rookie cook mistake added corn starch. Then, I had to fish the pods of corn starch back out. Let it sit and put it on pancakes. Was fantastic. Still using store bought pancake mix. Maybe one day that will change. This is really A LOT easier than I made it on myself and just a great recipe! Can’t wait to try again – and do correctly. Maybe not appropriate for this site, but going to try a gin based fusion drink with some of the remaining syrup. Thanks
I bet a gin-based infusion would be AMAZING! Glad it turned out ok for you.
As I was cooking pancakes for my weekly weekend brunch with my husband, I looked in the pantry only to notice that there wasn’t enough syrup for the both of us! As I scrambled to think of an alternative, I came across this recipe, grabbed a bag of frozen blueberries, and I’m sooooo glad I did! This syrup was absolutely amazing on top of my buttermilk pancakes! My husband even asked if I would make it again next weekend! Thanks for the awesome recipe! I can’t wait to try others
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Lindsay! You can use any fruit you want with this easy recipe.
I used Monk Fruit sweetener instead of sugar and it turned out awesome! Thank you for the recipe!