The easiest and yummiest gluten-free Buckwheat Pancakes! Super simple recipe yields fluffy pancakes with an amazing texture and flavor. Packed with lots of juicy blueberries (or even just some butter + maple syrup), they are a wholesome and delicious breakfast!
So excited for you to try these Gluten-Free Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes!
It is an easy recipe and yields the yummiest, fluffiest buckwheat pancakes!
And while we love them packed with lots of juicy blueberries (fresh or frozen!) , you can use any fruit you love or even chocolate chips or enjoy them with simply butter + maple syrup.
Any way you make them, they are not a sweet pancake and have a slightly earthy, nutty taste.
And for all of my gluten-free friends who don’t eat oats and can’t enjoy our Fluffy Oatmeal Pancakes, these Buckwheat Pancakes are oat-free!
What’s Buckwheat?
First, despite it’s name buckwheat is naturally gluten-free and has no relation to wheat at all.
It’s actually a pseudocereal such as quinoa or amaranth, and it comes from the seeds of a flowering plant.
Buckwheat is used in buckwheat tea and it’s processed into groats (similar to rice), flour (which we use here) and noodles.
As a flour, it is known as having a fairly high protein, fiber and mineral content compared to other flours.
It give your pancakes a slightly nutty flavor (it is nut-free!) and gray-ish tint, so they may not be the prettiest, but they will be the tastiest!
Back to the gluten-free Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes…
Before we get to the ingredients, I want to point out that there is a cooking video on this page so you can see how easy they are to make.
And as with all our recipes, there is a printable recipe with exact measurements and directions at the bottom of the page.
So let’s make them!
You’ll need 10 whole food ingredients:
buckwheat flour
gluten-free all purpose flour (we use GFJules – affiliate link)
butter or dairy-free butter
sugar
baking powder
salt
buttermilk (you can make your own)
egg
vanilla
butter or dairy-free butter
fresh or frozen blueberries
We decided to use a mix of buckwheat flour and gluten-free all purpose flour. The combination gives the classic pancake texture we love!
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Back to the gluten-free Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes…
The batter comes together in 3 easy steps:
Mix the dry ingredients together and set aside.
Mix the wet ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to just combine. (There may be a few lumps).
The batter will be thick and not the prettiest — more of a gray-ish color. But the pancakes will taste amazing!
Rest the batter for 15 minutes. This will allow time for the flour to hydrate and get rid of any lumps/ clumps and ultimatley help give the pancakes their light and fluffy texture.
After 15 minutes, it’s time to make the pancakes.
Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle, lightly coat with butter or dairy free butter then spoon pancake batter on to the hot pan.
Let cook for 2 minutes. Add blueberries. Let cook an additional minute. Flip and cook 2 more minutes.
Then you will have golden, fluffy and delicious gluten-free pancakes!
And the texture will be amazing! Light and fluffy!
A few additional notes:
You can use fresh or frozen blueberries.
Frozen are much more easily accessible certain times of year. I tend to use full size, not the smaller wild blueberries. Just rinse them under warm water to dethaw a bit and get rid of some the additional water content from freezing.
They will taste exactly the same. The only difference is the frozen blueberries might “bleed” a bit more making the pancakes bluer.
The recipe as written yields approximately 7 3-4 inch pancakes. The recipe doubles well.
Hope you love them as much as we do!
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The easiest and yummiest gluten-free Buckwheat Pancakes! Super simple recipe yields fluffy pancakes with an amazing texture and flavor. Packed with lots of juicy blueberries (or even just some butter + maple syrup), they are a wholesome and delicious breakfast! Recipe doubles well.
1cupbuttermilkto make: add 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar to a liquid measuring cup, then add enough milk or dairy-free milk to make 1 cup total; let sit 10 minutes
1large egg
1/2teaspoonvanilla
1cupblueberriesfresh or frozen, more to taste
Instructions
In a a small bowl, whisk flour, buckwheat flour, baking powder, sugar and salt
In a large mixing bowl add melted butter, buttermilk, egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix to combine, do not over mix, there may be some small lumps. Let batter rest 15 minutes.
Heat non-stick skillet or griddle over medium high heat. add butter the pan and swirl to coat.
Add approximately 1/4 cup scoop ( I used a cookie scoop to get circles), gently press down a little to form a circle and cook 2 minutes. Add blueberries, cook 1 minutes. Flip and cook 2 more minutes.
Serve warm with butter and maple syrup as desired.
These were delicious! Followed your detailed and helpful instructions and they cooked perfectly. I used non-dairy milk and there was no problem with substituting. Even the ‘no pancake’ family member loved them!
Great question! I took a lot of time to get the correct amount of buckwheat flour : all purpose flour in this recipe and didn’t try it with almond flour or all purpose flour. All purpose flour would definitely change the texture. Almond flour might work, but I can’t be certain. Let me know if you make them.
Great question! I have never frozen them but I freeze most baked goods so I think these would freeze fine. I would defrost them in the microwave on defrost, then heat up in a skillet for a minute if they are too moist. Let me know if you freeze them.
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If you don’t drink milk, can you use some kind of coconut, oat or nut milk?
Great question! And yes! Just make your own “buttermilk” using your dairy-free milk of choice.
These were delicious! Followed your detailed and helpful instructions and they cooked perfectly. I used non-dairy milk and there was no problem with substituting. Even the ‘no pancake’ family member loved them!
So happy you love them! And thanks for sharing that you made them with dairy-free milk!
Can the batter be used for waffles?
I haven’t tried it but most pancake batters can be used for waffles as well so I would give it a try!
Can I substitute the buckwheat flour for almond flour or just regular gf flour?
Great question! I took a lot of time to get the correct amount of buckwheat flour : all purpose flour in this recipe and didn’t try it with almond flour or all purpose flour. All purpose flour would definitely change the texture. Almond flour might work, but I can’t be certain. Let me know if you make them.
Are these freeze able? How would you go about to freeze them/defrost them?
Great question! I have never frozen them but I freeze most baked goods so I think these would freeze fine. I would defrost them in the microwave on defrost, then heat up in a skillet for a minute if they are too moist. Let me know if you freeze them.