I call these my “make him fall in love with you Blueberry Coconut Pancakes.” Delicious, soft, fluffy pancakes.
They say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach, I can't say that it's completely true, but it certainly doesn't hurt.
When my husband and I were initially dating, I made him these delicious Blueberry Coconut Pancakes for brunch.
After the first bite he said, "these are the BEST pancakes I've ever had." Of course they were, they are made with butter, white flour and milk.
Back in the day when he was courting me, I cooked him mouthwatering meals without focusing much on health, well, you know, I was all about winning him over with my cooking skills (and my personality, of course). 🙂
As weeks turned into months and I fell for him more and more, I started cooking him healthier meals. So I made the same pancakes, but I swapped butter for coconut oil, white flour for whole wheat flour, and regular milk for almond milk.
This time, after the bite he said, "Nisha, these pancakes don't taste the way you normally make them." In my head I was thinking, "of course they don't, that's because I've fallen for you, won you over, and now I want you to eat better." Lollll.
Instead I rolled my eyes and played dumb, "it's the same recipe, nothing has changed." He continued to eat those Whole Wheat & Dairy Free Blueberry Coconut Pancakes, only this time he didn't go back for seconds. Ahhhh.. men and food. It never ends.
Hope you make these incredible Coconut Blueberry Pancakes on Pancake Sunday, go ahead, indulge a little, you never know who you may be winning over.
These pancakes are:
Soft & Fluffy
Indulgent
Delicious
Less than 10 ingredients
Perfect Weekend Treat or Sunday Brunch
Recipe Card
Blueberry Coconut Pancakes
VegetarianIngredients
- 1 ½ cups white flour
- 3 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- Coconut Oil Spray - for cooking pancakes, optional: butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients... flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Stir and set aside.
- In a separate bowl/pyrex dish - combine the wet ingredients... milk, egg, vanilla, and melted butter. Stir well.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, now add the wet ingredients to the dry.
- Mix, but DO NOT OVER MIX. The batter will form little bubbles and look a bit lumpy, this is OK.
- Add coconut and fresh blueberries. Gently fold into batter.
- Heat up a castiron skillet on low or low-medium heat. You can use a nonstick as well, but I prefer castiron. Once really hot, spray with Coconut Oil Spray.
- Pour a ¼ cup of pancake batter onto the skillet.
- I cooked two at a time. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the pancake is golden brown.
- Flip. Cook 2-3 minutes until the pancake is cooked is golden brown. Make sure it is cooked in the center.
- Place on plate. Repeat cooking process until there is no batter left. Serve immediately, top with real maple syrup, coconut, and fresh blueberries.
Salma says
Cute story 🙂 And omg, those look amazing! Pinning it to try later!
honeywhatscooking says
Thanks Salma. Yes, they are so delish.. your kids will love them. 🙂
Tami says
Ohhhhh. Will be trying this!
honeywhatscooking says
Yay.. Tami I think this is the first time you are commenting. Hope you try, let me know. 🙂
Danielle says
Nisha, these pancakes looks so good! I love the story too! I did the same thing when my hubby and I were dating! : ) This weekend I'm definitely going to try these pancakes. I've never thought about putting coconut in there! Sounds so yummy! Enjoy being back in the city this weekend! Just in time for a big storm!
honeywhatscooking says
Hahaha.. yes big storm here. You're making me miss Cali, I do appreciate the weather there. That's funny you did the same thing.. hope these turn out fabulous.. and I used Baker's sweetened coconut, I'll update my recipe. 🙂
Heather says
These look amazing and perfect for Easter morning. Can't wait to whip up a batch ahead to test!
honeywhatscooking says
Thanks Heather. Hope this turned out well for you. Let me know if/when you make them. 🙂
Jhiane says
That is such a cute background story . I love the coconut addition to this recipe . The pancakes looks so fluffy and yummy ?. I can’t wait to dive into this recipe
honeywhatscooking says
Thanks Jhiane and for reading. You truly are my bestie. xoxo I would love to make these pancakes for you one day. xoxo
Jacey Nystrom says
I love that there is a way to make a childhood favorite, healthy and super yummy! Thanks so much! I made a few tweaks...
Greek Yogurt instead of milk.
Cut down on the sugar.
A little more healthy!
honeywhatscooking says
That's awesome. I'm so glad that worked out for you. Thanks for sharing. It's a yummy recipe.
Sonal says
Hi Nisha!! I have been following your blog for a while but never really cooked anything before today. Today I tried making the blueberry coconut pancakes for my 4 year old picky eater and he loved them!! Thank you so much for the easy and awesome recipes! Love following your stories! Keep em coming!
Andrea Nobre says
This pancakes are very very very good. Thank you for sharing.
Kim says
My go-to pancake recipe! These are tasty & satisfying. Thank you for another winning recipe, Nisha! 🙂