This easy berry breakfast puff is one large fluffy pancake baked in a skillet, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with fresh berries. I love to serve this berry puff pancake for a sweet morning treat!

Berry puff in a black pan on wooden board.

This easy berry breakfast puff is one large pancake baked in the oven then topped with fresh berries and powdered sugar! If you have never made a puffed oven pancake, you are in for a real treat, it’s much different than making individual lemon ricotta pancakes or fluffy lactose free pancakes.

Why I Love This Recipe

One large fluffy pancake baked in the oven: This puffed oven pancake, also called a Dutch baby or German pancake, rises up as it bakes then deflates as it cools.
So easy to make: By making a puff pancake, there is no need to stand over the stove making individual pancakes. Just 15 minutes prep and it’s ready in 30 minutes!

Ingredients for Puff Pancakes

Eggs: Eggs give this puff its height and allows it to rise high.
All purpose flour: This is the best flour to provide structure to the puff pancake.
Milk: 2% milk or whole milk works best for rich taste.
Granulated sugar: This gives the puffy pancake its sweeter taste.
Vanilla extract: Real vanilla extract is best to use.
Toppings: Fresh berries, like fresh blueberries, raspberries or strawberries, powdered sugar and plain yogurt.

How to Make an Easy Berry Breakfast Puff

In a large bowl add the eggs and sift in the flour, combine with a whisk. Gradually add the milk then while continuing to whisk, add the granulated sugar and vanilla and whisk to combine.

Pour batter ingredients into a greased 8-inch skillet and bake until puffed and golden brown. Dust with powdered sugar and top with berries. Serve the oven-baked berry breakfast puff with plain yogurt, if desired.

The puff in the black pan before and after baked.

recipe tips and variations

Blend the batter: Instead of whisking the berry puff pancake recipe batter by hand you can also blend it in the blender or even mixer.
Preheat the oven: For the berry puff pancake to properly puff, it needs a very hot oven!
Type of skillet: I love to use my cast-iron skillet as it’s not only oven safe but makes a nice rustic presentation. Any oven-safe skillet or cake pan works, though!
Fruit of your choice: I used seasonal berries for this version but any fruit can work. Berries are great for a patriotic celebration but I also love peach preserves in the summer or caramelized apples in the fall.
Double the recipe: If serving a brunch crowd, feel free to double the recipe and bake in two skillets.

Serving Suggestions

The beauty of a breakfast puff is that it has the best edges that puff up leaving the middle the perfect place to load up with toppings!

I love powdered sugar and plain yogurt or vanilla yogurt, but maple syrup and whipped cream would be decadent for a special brunch on Saturday morning or long weekend. A sprinkle of icing sugar would really make this the perfect sweet treat!

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The berry puff on a white plate with berries on top.

I hope you enjoy this Easy Berry Breakfast Puff as much as we do! Enjoy.