Easy 2 Minute Blueberry Pancakes In A Jar
Easy 2-minute blueberry pancakes in a jar are the perfect busy morning pancake recipe. Prep mason jars at the beginning of the week and you can microwave them in the morning for hot, fresh pancakes when you want them.
Making Blueberry Pancakes in a Mason Jar
Weekday mornings are always short on time so anything that makes a good breakfast faster and easier is a win in my book.
This can be made with your favorite, homemade pancake recipe or with a pancake mix – whatever suits your fancy. You can find my favorite pancake recipe below.
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After making my favorite pancake recipe, I grabbed my pint size mason jars and some blueberries.
I use a ladle when I make pancakes on the griddle, so I used a ladle and scooped an almost full ladle into the bottoms of jars. Then I sprinkled some blueberries on top. I used frozen blueberries (since we have them on hand for smoothies). You could use fresh juicy blueberries though.
Repeat another layer of pancake batter, and some more blueberries, and then finish with 1/2 a ladle full of pancake batter mixture on top.
Cover top of jar with the lid and then seal jar with the rings and store your blueberry buttermilk pancakes in your fridge until you are ready to eat them.
Blueberry Pancakes Jars in the Microwave
When you’re ready, remove the metal lid and ring, and then place the glass jar in the microwave.
It takes 2 minutes in our microwave for this fluffy microwave pancake perfection! You’ll need to test it out in your microwave. Maybe start with 1 minute 45 seconds and add as needed.
Pour a little maple syrup on top and you’re ready for breakfast.
It’s perfect pancakes that are fluffy down to the last bite.
Pretty great, right? You can prep your breakfast on Sunday and be set for your week.
My favorite pancake recipe:
Favorite Pancake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup milk or buttermilk
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the milk, butter, and egg to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Some lumps are ok.
- Heat a griddle and add butter before cooking pancakes or add pancakes to a mason jar for microwave pancakes later.
I hope you get a chance to try these incredible mason jar pancake recipes. You can experiment with other berries like strawberries, chopped apples, chocolate chips, etc.
Here are some other make-ahead breakfast recipes to try:
- High Protein Low Carb Breakfast Casserole
- Sausage Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches
- Ultimate Meat Lovers Egg Muffins
This was a fantastic idea, but it overflows the jar no matter what size jar you use. It builds up air below the batter while cooking and pushes the pancake up and out of the jar. So my jar was almost empty by time the batter was fully cooked. I wish I could attach a picture! It made us laugh every time! Thanks for the adventure!
We tried it again today, with a twist. We put a straw in to the bottom and made sure it didn’t have any dough in it. When it cooked, the air that built up in the bottom was able to escape thru the straw. So it worked! This made a great science experiment!
I made this in my oversized 18 oz mug. It definitely grows. Use a bigger jar/mug/bowl than you think. It also took about 4 minutes in the microwave and still wasn’t done completely on top. The longer cook made the bottom get tough and chewy. The whole recipe could probably make 4-6 regular pancakes. The serving size or output is not mentioned in this recipe so just be aware of how much you are getting yourself into. It would be good if you were making a bulk batch of batter. It’s just as easy to make this on a griddle or stove than in the microwave. Next time I would cut this in half (might be hard to do since the original uses a whole egg but I guess you can use half of the egg after it’s beaten) for a single serving. Overall the recipe was just okay and I’m glad I tested it out.
Hi,
The recipe is for a full batch. The directions above instruct to add just 1 1/2 ladles to the jar. Hope that helps!
Such a good idea for breakfast in a hurry. How many jars/servinfs does this make and what size jar? Thank you.
Tried this, this morning, don’t use a medium mason jar, over flowed into my microwave. Next time, gotta use A large jar. Unless you are saving batter, use a large jar.
It’s a pint-size jar.
Is it just me or are the action directions and measurements not showing?
I don’t see anything either 🙁
The recipe is for a full batch. The directions above instruct to add just 1 1/2 ladles to the jar. Hope that helps!
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Wow!
Can’t wait to try this!! I can make the batter and take to work and take a jar. Oh yummy! Any other breakfast like this?
These look so good! I want to try them 🙂