Massive Morning Fun: How to Make Giant Pancake Pizzas on Your Blackstone Griddle

Get ready for a breakfast experience that’s as grand as the great outdoors itself! Today, we’re unleashing something truly spectacular on your Blackstone Griddle: the Blackstone Extra Large Big Fat Pancake Pizzas. These aren’t just any pancakes; they’re plate-spanning, griddle-dominating marvels designed to bring immense fun and deliciousness to your morning meal. Imagine classic, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, but scaled up to an epic size, then adorned with toppings that make them *look* like giant, sweet pizzas. Prepare for a breakfast that will have everyone talking!

These colossal creations are so impressively large, they could almost eclipse the morning sun. You might even need to bring out your biggest serving plates to accommodate them. While finishing a whole one might be a delicious challenge, we invite you to brag in the comments if you conquer this breakfast beast!

Are you excited? It’s time to gather the family, because these magnificent pancakes are calling your name. Making them on the Blackstone Adventure Ready Griddle is an unforgettable adventure, and you’ll quickly become a master of the high flip with your favorite Blackstone accessories. Each pancake emerges with a perfect golden-brown finish, ready to be lavishly topped with homemade fruit compote, a dollop of butter, and a dusting of powdered sugar. The decoration is half the fun, and the eating is an absolute delight.

The Inspiration Behind Our Giant Pancakes: Why the Blackstone Griddle Shines

Our journey to creating these epic pancake pizzas began several years ago when we moved from New York to St. Petersburg, Florida. One of our first culinary discoveries was a local favorite called Trip’s Diner. True to its name, the owners had triplets, inspiring them to craft exciting and generous meals perfect for hungry kids and adults alike.

The undisputed star of Trip’s Diner menu is their famous “Hubcake” – proudly advertised as “Pancakes As Big As A Hubcap.” For those of us who remember the era when cars actually had hubcaps, those large, round discs covering the lug nuts, the visual analogy perfectly captures the sheer scale of these pancakes. This hubcap-sized concept perfectly mirrors the pancake pizzas we’re bringing to your Blackstone. Trip’s even offers them as a Single or a Double, daring you to attempt to finish more than one!

We’ve savored many of these Hubcakes, often alongside classic diner sides like grits and bacon. This culinary experience inspired us to experiment with our own giant pancakes, developing homemade fruit compotes in our enameled cast iron Le Creuset saucepans. As the owner of Cast Iron Country, I often combine the superior heat retention of cast iron with the expansive surface of the Blackstone, aiming to elevate backyard barbecue techniques into an art form.

Why This Giant Pancake Recipe Belongs on Your Griddle

Perfect Shapes and Sizes: The Blackstone griddle’s generous rectangular shape and versatile dual heat zones are absolutely perfect for this grand pancake adventure, whether you’re cooking at home or on a camping trip. You can effortlessly divide the cooking surface, dedicating a large zone to each pancake, ensuring even cooking and complete temperature control. This expansive surface allows your “pancake pizzas” to spread out into impressively large, perfect circles, just like a classic diner griddle.

Unforgettable Family Fun: This recipe is more than just cooking; it’s an interactive spectacle! Everyone in the family, from the youngest to the oldest, can get involved. Watching these jumbo juggernauts expand, bubble, flip, and finally fill bellies is a fantastic source of entertainment. Save the steaks for your gas grill, Weber, Traeger, or Pit Boss later. On the Blackstone portable griddle, kids can even use fun character molds on the batter before the flip, adding a personal, decorative touch to their creations.

Diner-Quality Pancakes at Home: The Blackstone griddle truly brings the diner experience to your backyard. Diners are renowned for their perfectly cooked pancakes, maintained at a continuous temperature of around 375 degrees Fahrenheit – considered the ideal griddle temperature. Your Blackstone offers the same precise control, ensuring consistently and evenly cooked pancakes every time. You never have to worry about pouring too much batter or pouring it too early; the griddle’s robust heating handles it all with ease.

Health and Happiness in Every Bite: Just like with pizza or crepes, customization is key. These giant pancakes offer an excellent canvas for incorporating a variety of healthy nutrients. This morning, I spotted kiwis in the produce aisle at Publix and immediately envisioned a delicious Kiwi-Raspberry Compote for a future batch. Starting with a thick, satisfying batter base, you can add an array of wholesome ingredients: fresh fruits, crunchy nuts, antioxidants, and natural colors. Involving the whole family in choosing and adding toppings makes it a rewarding and nourishing experience.

Lightning-Fast Cooking (After Prep): The only part of this process that requires a little patience is making the homemade compote, which can easily be prepared in advance and in larger batches. As for the pancake pizzas themselves, you’ll be amazed at how quickly they cook on the Blackstone. The batter is designed to be slightly thinner than typical, allowing these “Really Round Rascals” to spread out and cover most of the griddle surface. This means they cook rapidly and will be ready to flip in a flash. You can then repeat the process to feed any size crowd, ensuring a quick and satisfying breakfast.

Ingredients For Your Epic Blackstone Pancake Pizzas

If you prefer to make your pancakes entirely from scratch, you can refer to our regular-size Blackstone pancake recipe for basic ingredients. However, for these giant “pizzas,” we’re simplifying the batter with a high-quality mix and focusing on a delightful homemade compote and expert griddle techniques.

Servings: This recipe yields 2 Blackstone Extra Large Big Fat Pancake Pizzas. Consider one a “Single” for two people, or a “Double” for one truly ambitious eater! Adjust ingredients proportionally to feed your gathering.

Batter:

• 2 cups Pearl Milling Buttermilk Complete Dry Mix
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter or vegan butter

Compote:

• 1 pound container fresh strawberries, chopped
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions For Crafting Blackstone Extra Large Big Fat Pancake Pizzas

1. No Preheating Needed: One of the many benefits of the Blackstone is its rapid heating. It reaches your desired temperature almost instantly, so there’s no need to waste propane. Simply focus on prepping your food.

2. Prepare Your Compote: Begin by making your delicious fruit compote. We’ve experimented with various fruits, but for this recipe, fresh strawberries are the star. While a smaller Le Creuset coquette pan works for test batches, the larger Le Creuset #20 Enameled Sauce Pot, with its convenient wooden handle and spout, proved ideal for making a generous batch of strawberry compote.

3. Cook the Compote: Combine the chopped strawberries, vanilla extract, maple syrup, and lemon juice in your saucepot. Cook over medium heat, covered, for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The compote is ready when the strawberries are soft and wonderfully juicy.

4. Cool the Compote: Once cooked, remove the compote from the heat and let it rest on a trivet to cool. We used our beautiful new 8-inch oyster enameled star trivet, purchased from the Lodge Cast Iron factory store in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The compote will naturally thicken as it cools, achieving that perfect pourable consistency.

5. Mix the Batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine your dry pancake mix with water. For best results and to avoid overmixing, use a wooden spoon instead of a metal whisk. Stir just enough to break up the large lumps; a few small lumps are perfectly fine and actually desirable. Overmixing can lead to a thin, tough pancake.

6. The Batter Consistency Secret: Here’s a crucial tip for giant, spreadable pancakes: aim for a slightly thinner batter than typically suggested on packaged mixes. I’ve added an extra quarter-cup of water to the ingredients list for this reason. This optimal consistency is key to achieving that expansive, round “pizza” shape on your outdoor griddle. While you want it thin enough to spread, it should still be thick enough to incorporate any desired add-ins like berries, bananas, or pecans without them sinking immediately.

7. Organize Your Griddle Station: Before you start cooking, set up your outdoor grill area. Stack the plates you’ll be using on the right-side shelf of your Blackstone for quick and easy serving. If you’re planning a massive stack, a single extra-large plate might suffice. Remember, for these “pancake pizzas,” the biggest plates you have are the best choice!

8. Grab Your Flipping Tools: For easy handling of these giant pancakes, I recommend a combination of tools: a regular long griddle spatula for your dominant hand and a second, wide spatula to assist in lifting the opposite side. This two-spatula method makes flipping much smoother. For an even more theatrical and fun experience with your Blackstone griddle accessories, consider using a Big Green Egg aluminum pizza peel to get underneath the entire pancake. Kids especially love this! Just ensure you have enough clearance to flip these mighty flapjacks if your Blackstone griddle has an attached hood.

9. Heat the Griddle: Ignite your portable Blackstone grill and set it to medium-low heat. Squirt a generous amount of cooking oil onto the griddle surface and spread it evenly with a spatula. In my experience, the left side of the griddle can sometimes run a little hotter than the right when both burners are set equally, so adjust your heat settings as needed to ensure consistent cooking temperatures across both zones.

10. Pour Your Pancake Pizzas: This recipe makes enough batter for two XL Big Fat Pancake Pizzas. Eyeball the amounts as you pour half of the batter onto the right side of the griddle and the other half onto the left. Start pouring precisely in the center of each griddle half, allowing the batter to slowly spread outwards in a concentric fashion. Aim for a giant, round “hubcap” shape reminiscent of a vintage Buick Skylark or Dodge Charger. If one pancake appears slightly smaller, add a little more batter to its center. Our test batches shown in the photos could even use a couple more inches in diameter, which, as mentioned, comes down to perfecting that dry mix to water ratio.

11. The Quick Cook and First Flip: Things happen fast here! In our initial test, the bottoms darkened quickly, so we recommend setting the temperature even lower and being ready to flip promptly. Cook the pancakes until you see bubbles appearing on the surface and the edges no longer look shiny or wet. This usually takes only a minute or two – often less time than you’d expect. Be particularly vigilant with the center of the left side, as it can scorch batter rapidly. You can use your spatula combo to gently peek underneath to check for a golden brown color. This is also the perfect moment to press a fun character mold into the batter before the first flip!

12. Second Side Perfection: Carefully flip the pancakes and cook for another 1-2 minutes. When they are fully cooked, both sides should be beautifully golden brown, and the center should feel firm to the touch.

13. Serve and Clean Up (Initial): Remove the cooked pancakes from the griddle. You can stack them on a single, extra-large plate or serve one per plate, depending on your setup from step 7. Turn off the burners and close the propane tank. Use your griddle spatula or cleaning tool to scrape any leftover food bits into the back grease tray.

14. Blackstone Cleanup (Easy Mode): The Blackstone griddle truly excels in easy cleanup. Squirt a little water onto the still-warm surface and carefully wipe it down with a doubled paper towel. Then, take your 3.8-ounce Eazy Beezy seasoning push-up stick or your preferred Blackstone seasoning and conditioner, and rub it across the hot surface as if you’re writing your name. With another wad of paper towels, spread the seasoning evenly across the entire surface. Close the hood, and your Blackstone is perfectly seasoned and ready for its next cooking session. Cleanup is so effortless, it’s practically part of the cooking process!

15. Dress Your Pancake Pizza: Now for the grand finale – decorating your “pancake pizzas”! Place two pats of unsalted butter directly in the center of your golden pancake. Next, ladle a generous serving of your homemade strawberry compote onto the center and swirl it outwards, just like a pizza chef spreading tomato sauce. Finally, generously sprinkle powdered sugar all over the pancake, mimicking the way you’d dust cheese over a savory pizza. This creative presentation is precisely why we call them Pancake Pizzas!

Delicious Variations and Creative Substitutions

Whipped Cream Wonderland: For an extra layer of decadence, add a generous helping of whipped cream! You can apply it either before or after the compote, and most kids will undoubtedly insist on this delightful addition. You know their sweet tooth best!

From Scratch or Simple Mix: As mentioned, you have the option to make your pancake batter completely from scratch for a truly homemade experience. Alternatively, explore and enjoy the convenience of high-quality pre-packaged pancake mixes that have been perfected by others. Our featured version uses a simple buttermilk mix that only requires water, making it quick and easy. Don’t stop at strawberries; try new fruit compotes for healthy and creatively flavored pancake toppings.

Flavorful Add-ins: Customize your pancake pizzas with a variety of exciting flavor additions. Incorporate nuts, chocolate chips, or various fruits directly into the batter. Feel free to go sweet or savory, and personalize individual pancakes as you pour them onto the griddle. One side could feature unique flavor extracts or spice blends, while the other might get a scattering of fresh blueberries even after the batter is poured.

Boost Your Protein: For a power-packed breakfast, consider using a high-protein pancake mix like Kodiak Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix. The substantial size of these pancakes means mega protein, making them an excellent post-gym meal, especially if keto pancakes and keto waffles are part of your nutritional regimen.

Expert Tips and Clever Tricks for Making Giant Pancake Pizzas

Camping Trip Essential: The Blackstone Adventure Ready Griddle is your perfect companion for camping trips, and this recipe ensures breakfast is a breeze. Prepare your pancake batter the night before and store it in a large batter squeeze bottle or a Blackstone batter dispenser. In the morning, simply preheat your griddle, and you’re ready to cook up a feast without any fuss.

Turn it into a Competition! Make breakfast even more exciting by turning it into a friendly competition! You can challenge the two sides of your griddle against each other, perhaps with different flavor profiles or topping combinations. Or, for ultimate bragging rights: “Blackstone Extra Large Big Fat Pancake Pizza on the left vs. Blackstone Griddle Belgian Waffle on the right!” Which one emerges victorious in size and deliciousness?

Pour from a Large Mixing Bowl with a Spout: While brands like Whiskware make fantastic pancake batter dispensers for everyday pancake sizes, they might restrict the flow too much for these giant creations. Achieving that truly expansive, round shape that fills most of each heating zone relies on a free, consistent pour. Use a large mixing bowl with a spout, and steady it with your weaker hand while pouring a continuous stream of batter directly into the middle of your designated cooking area until it spreads out wide.

Achieving the Perfect Round Shape: During our initial trials, some pancakes came out a bit oblong. If your pancakes aren’t naturally forming a beautiful round shape, it’s a strong indicator that your batter is too thick. When the consistency is just right (slightly thinner than usual), it will effortlessly spread into a perfect circle when poured. Always pour from directly overhead for the most symmetrical results.

Avoid Buttering the Griddle: Stick to vegetable oil in your Blackstone squirt bottle for greasing the griddle surface. Resist the temptation to throw pats of butter directly onto the hot griddle. Butter browns very quickly and can easily burn, leading to a scorched taste. We’ve ensured that rich butter flavor is present within the batter and as a topping, so there’s no need to use it on the cooking surface.

Storage Solutions: Should you find yourself with any of these glorious Giant Pancakes leftover (a rare but possible occurrence!), place them in an airtight container. They will keep fresh in your refrigerator for up to four days.

Easy Reheating: It’s highly probable you’ll have leftover pancakes from this recipe! I personally only managed to eat half of mine, and we divided the remainder into Pyrex trays. To reheat, simply place a pancake slice in a paper towel and warm it in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds until heated through.

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