Oven pancakes are faster and easier than you might think. There’s a good reason why the Swedes, Germans, and Dutch are known for them. Not only are “Dutch babies” or oven pancakes delicious, you can whip up the batter in less than five minutes. Pop it in the oven and 25 minutes later, a hot breakfast is served!
I usually wake up hungry. But pancakes seem like a little too much work sometimes because they have to be monitored and flipped. Not so with an oven pancake. Your one dish or skillet slides into the oven and you are free until the pancake is done baking. A slice of warm berry lemon pancake tastes wonderful with maple syrup, which counterbalances the tart fruit flavours inside.
In recent weeks maple sap has been running in Ontario, Quebec, and certain northern parts of the U.S. Apart from commercial syrup makers, a vigilant few still go out to the woods to collect it, as my late grandfather used to relish doing not so long ago. My younger sister had the privilege of going to tap trees with him once in early spring. Living so far away, I never got the chance to go maple tapping with him. But I have many other memories of venturing into the woods and water with him in the summertime. And he did generously share his homemade maple syrup with us. He’d sometimes bring us a jar or two when he and my grandma came to visit at Easter or later in the year.
Looking at some photos of him with his tapped maple trees last month made me remember how special it was to taste my grandfather’s homemade syrup. Since then, every time I pour on some pure maple syrup, I remember the hand-labeled jars of syrup we used to enjoy, right down to the last precious drop.
Berry Lemon Oven Pancake - Gluten Free and Dairy Free
- 2 Tablespoons butter or coconut oil
- 3/4 cup rice flour*
- 2 Tablespoons almond flour/ almond meal
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoons raw sugar, light brown sugar, or coconut palm sugar, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs*
- 3/4 cup fresh or frozen mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries and/or blackberries)
- maple syrup, for serving
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200C). Place 2 Tablespoons butter or oil in a round baking dish (I used a 9-inch/ 22 cm size) or cast iron skillet. Place the dish or skillet in the oven to heat for several minutes while batter is being made.
- Whisk together rice flour, almond flour, and sea salt. Next, whisk in almond milk, sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking until smooth.
- Remove dish or skillet with melted butter from oven briefly and pour in batter. Sprinkle with berries. Return dish or skillet to oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until center is set.
- Slice and serve warm, with a pitcher of maple syrup available for pouring.
*For a puffier pancake, reduce rice flour to 2/3 cup and add 2 Tablespoons tapioca flour. Make batter as directed, except separate the eggs. Whisk in egg yolks first. Beat egg whites separately until soft peaks form and then gently whisk in egg whites with the batter.
Adapted from i heart eating.
I share recipes at Allergy Free Wednesdays, Gluten Free Wednesdays, and here.
Also shared at Savoring Saturdays.
Swirls and Spice 
Ohhh love this recipe and especially enjoyed your story of your grandfather’s maple syrup making. Where did your grandfather live? Did you ever have the bricks of maple sugar? i miss those living in the US now. Shaved onto buttered toast, it was childhood to me!
He lived in Saskatchewan, Minnesota and Ontario, but mostly tapped trees in Minnesota. Bricks of maple sugar sound heavenly! My mother might have had those–I’ll have to ask her.
yep I am making this for my son!
My daughter really liked it. I hope he loves it too!
We love pancakes and this version looks absolutely delicious, I’ll definitely have to give it a try!
Please do! 🙂
Oh this looks heavenly. When my kids were young I took them every year to the nearby nature center and tapped trees. What fun! And there’s nothing like fresh syrup. 🙂
That’s so wonderful that you had the opportunity! I hope to make my own syrup at least once–some day.
It must’ve been nice to have some fresh maple syrup from grandpa. I love oven baked pancakes too and will give your recipe a try. Thanks for sharing on MerryMonday. Pinned.
Yes, I loved his homemade syrup. Thanks for being such a lovely hostess week after week!
This looks so yummy! I’m not sure why it never crossed my mind to use my cast iron skillet for pancakes! Such a great idea!
Thanks, Megan! Enjoy!
Ok, I totally have to make this! I have been looking for recipes to add to my breakfast menu plan and this is just perfect.
Yes! I decided to make this pancake to change things up too!
I say what’s not to like?? Berries, lemon, pancake? Check, check and check. I may have to get up early to make this before the kids leave for school. – Kat
Right! It can certainly be done on a week day. Just pop it in the oven and go about your other morning tasks. 🙂
Julia, such a lovely recipe and memories! Thanks so much 🙂 I also was able to go with Grampa to the sugarbush too, we visited in March one year. Typical Grampa, we also had to check the beaver traps while we were out there! Will try this soon…
What a great memory! Thanks for sharing it, Amy. 🙂
Julia, Carlotta and Mark Lund visited us overnight yesterday and we created this for breakfast, with a few modifications on short notice, and she is pinning this and posting our attempt on her blog, Culinary Concerto. Even a double batch didn’t leave many leftovers, it was delicious! We happened to have some Saskatoon syrup which was great competition for the syrup. 🙂 Thank you again and you have a few new fans!
Looks scrumptious! We are so glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. I hope to see you at the new party beginning tonight at 9pm EST.
Thank you, Shirley! I’ll have to check it out.
Reblogged this on SABAS LOG and commented:
I liked this recipe and hope to try it very soon
That looks yummy!
Congrats, your delicious looking pancake was the most popular recipe from the last Savoring Saturdays! Hope you’ll come back this weekend and share with us again! 🙂
Thanks, Raia! I’m looking forward to the return of Savoring Saturdays this month! 🙂