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Cardamom Dutch Baby Pancake with Cardamom Roasted Blackberries

Super easy, kid-friendly recipe to make a fluffy Dutch baby pancake. Perfect for a quick lunch or a Sunday brunch, this recipe uses common pantry items and requires minimal effort to make.
Top the Dutch baby with whatever you'd like, I include a recipe for a cardamom roasted blackberry sauce but feel free to use maple syrup or even peanut butter. You do you! 😃
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Blender (or large bowl and whisk)
  • Cast Iron Pans (may sub. alternative oven-safe pan)
  • measuring cups/spoons
  • Spoon/Spatula
  • baking sheet lined with foil (if not usingm additional cast iron pan to roast blackberries)

Ingredients
  

Cardamom Dutch Baby Pancake

  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk I use whole, but any will work.
  • 3 tbsp butter, divided
  • 3/4 tsp ground green cardamom optional. May substitute whatever flavor or spice you'd like
  • 1 tsp rosewater optional. May substitute vanilla, almond or any other flavoring.
  • 1 tbsp sugar optional, but I like to add it.
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • powdered sugar, for dusting

Cardamom Roasted Blackberries

  • 1.5-2 cup blackberries fresh or frozen
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground green cardamom
  • salt, as needed

Instructions
 

Cardamom Roasted Blackberries

  • Arrange your oven racks so that one is in the center and the other is a level below that. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Wash/dry fresh blackberries (if using frozen-no need to wash/dry) and pour into a cast-iron pan or onto a baking sheet lined with foil.
  • Sprinkle the sugar and cardamom powder over the berries. Stir to coat all the berries.
  • Place the pan into the bottom rack of the preheated oven. Allow to cook about 15-20 minutes (check them and smash them a bit just before popping the dutch baby in).
  • When done, the berries will smash easily and you'll notice a jam-like sauce. Set aside until ready to use (this should finish cooking around the same time as your dutch baby).

Cardamom Dutch Baby Pancake

  • Put your cast iron pan (use a 9-10 inch pan, at least--for best "fluff") onto the top rack of the preheated oven. We want the pan to be hot when we add the batter.
  • While the berries are roasting and the pan is warming in the preheated oven, crack the eggs and pour them into your blender container. Add the milk, 1 tbsp. of butter, flour, salt, sugar, cardamom and rosewater (if using). Blend until smooth. The batter will be pretty thin--similar to a crepe batter.
  • Let the batter rest for 5 minutes (use this time to check on your berries--give them a good stir) and then remove your warmed cast-iron pan from the oven. Place it on the stovetop over high heat. Tip in 2 tbsp. of butter.
  • Once the butter melts and begins to bubble (but not brown!), pour the blended batter into the hot pan. After you've poured it all in, quickly move the pan onto the top rack of the oven. Make sure you use oven mitts--don't burn yourself on the pan handle.
  • Set the timer for 12 minutes and leave it alone. After 12 minutes, check it. When it's done, then center will be puffed--it might look crazy puffy, don't worry, that's normal--and the edges will be golden brown. If it's only lightly browned, let it cook a few more minutes. Your Dutch baby could take 12-20 minutes, depending on what size pan you used.
  • When the Dutch baby is done, carefully remove the pan from oven. Also remove the pan with the roasted blackberries. Using a spatula, transfer the cooked Dutch baby onto a baking sheet or a large plate--being careful not to burn yourself.
  • Stir the blackberries, mashing lightly with the back of a spatula to create a jam-like consistency. Dust the pancake with some powdered sugar and then top with the cardamom roasted blackberries.
  • Cut the pancake into 8 slices (like a pizza) and enjoy!
Keyword Brunch, Dutch Baby, Pancake