Peach and sour cream pancakes from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook (page 5) by Deb Perelman

Always check the publication for a full list of ingredients. An Eat Your Books index lists the main ingredients and does not include 'store-cupboard ingredients' (salt, pepper, oil, flour, etc.) - unless called for in significant quantity.

Notes about this recipe

adellel on February 14, 2026

This was so tasty! Love the flavor of the peach, and like others said, you can use any fruit really. The only issue that I had was that the batter was pretty thick. It made it difficult to cook as evenly as I would like.
Beebopalulu on July 18, 2024

Approaching pancake perfection
ZiemkeFamilyKitchen on October 16, 2022

Also good with apples. Used 1/3 whole wheat flour with same total weight (95g)
dinnermints on August 18, 2022

Scrumptious summery pancakes. I used whole wheat pastry flour, and then Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. It was a bit tricky to turn the pancakes over without the peaches sliding off; next time I'd use 1/8 cup batter instead of 1/4 cup. The batter is pretty thick, and I might try thinning it a little (might increase how much the peaches slide, though). Also it did end up being pretty important to keep the burners on low, as the pancakes immediately burned when I turned it up a little. Loved the caramelization on the peaches.
jimandtammyfaye on July 25, 2022

Wow! Blown away by how delicious and easy these are. I doubled the cinnamon by accident, and I'm now claiming it a happy accident. This recipe makes the most of peach season.
snoozermoose on December 06, 2021

These are more sour cream than they are flour, and that's what makes them so amazing. They are melt-in-your-mouth perfect in texture. We made these every day for a week before we realized we were going to gain too much weight if we kept it up!
anya_sf on September 11, 2020

I used whole wheat pastry flour and half whole milk yogurt, half sour cream. My pancakes spread a fair amount and would have fit 3 peach slices. I had trouble with the first batch sticking, even in cast iron (not sure why), but the next 2 batches turned out great. Peaches + sour cream + maple syrup = yum.
Zosia on July 09, 2020

These were light and fluffy and delicious, with or without peaches. I substituted 1% yogurt for half the sour cream, and used whole wheat pastry flour.
lacyann84 on January 10, 2018

So good! Maybe the best pancakes I've ever had? I'm not usually a fan of pancakes, but these are wonderfully light and melt in your mouth. I make them a lot without the fruit (not in season) & they are always a hit!
texannewyorker on September 14, 2016

These are very delicious, we loved them! I love sour cream in pancake/waffle batter though.
WFPLCleanEating on June 20, 2016

Delicious! (Rachel S-K)
Rutabaga on August 27, 2014

These were very good, but next time I will try using at least part whole wheat flour, which I think would be delicious paired with the peaches. Because I had some creme fraiche that was about to turn, I substituted it for most of the sour cream, which made a the pancakes a little more delicate and light.
louie734 on August 06, 2014

Well, I didn't have enough sour cream for the batter, so I used another pancake batter (buttermilk from The Breakfast Book). So I followed the method more than the recipe - which produces insanely good pancakes. The peaches take on an addictive brûléed effect, and take no more effort than blueberry pancakes. I will try this with the sour cream batter - peaches & sour cream are a match made in heaven.
curtisca on October 14, 2013

We have renamed these "O.M.G. Pancakes". I've made them three times in our short peach season (in addition to my usual cobblers) and will sorely miss them until next year. They are SO GOOD. Tastes like a cup of creamy, spicy chai with caramelized peaches. I need to try to measure the flour out using her "fluff, spoon and scrape" method because my batter has been pretty thick; I think she may end up with a little less flour than I did. But regardless - amazing.