Kids Healthy Pancake Recipe-Blueberry Pixie Pancakes

BLUEBERRY PIXIE PANCAKES

Pancakes in the morning, pancakes in the evening, pancakes at supper time! Who doesn’t love pancakes! If they  happen to include  healthy fresh fruits like blueberries , even better! January 28th is National Blueberry Pancake Day and here is a super cute , kid-friendly  and really delicious recipe to stir-up with the kids  this week-end or you might consider it as a nutritious and quick weeknight dinner! The recipe uses homemade pancake batter, but feel free to use your favorite mix to achieve the same results.  The recipe is from my  Fairies Cookbook http://kidscookingshop.com/author-signed-fairies-cookbook

 BLUEBERRY PIXIE PANCAKES

Makes 20 -2 to 3 inch pancakes

 Ingredients

*2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tbsp. baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 eggs

2 cups milk

3 tablespoons melted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2-3/4 cups blueberries or raspberries, sliced strawberries, apples, peaches or bananas

 

Let?s Start Mixing!

1. Place the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl and whisk together to incorporate ingredients.

2. Add eggs and milk in a separate bowl, then whisk in the melted butter and vanilla extract. Pour the egg mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon, but do not beat. The batter will be a little bit lumpy, but that’s O.K..

3. Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, pour pancake batter onto a hot griddle spayed generously with non-stick spray. Place a few blueberries or other fruit of choice on the top side of the pancake. When bubbles form, flip pancake and heat another one to two minutes.

4. Remove pancakes from griddle one at a time with a spatula. Place pancakes a plate and keep in a 200 degree oven covered with foil until ready to serve.

5. Carefully remove pancakes 2-3 at a time from the oven and using assorted shapes of 2-3 inch cookie cutters, cut-our pancakes into your favorite shapes.

6. Serve with heated maple syrup, additional fresh fruits, and a sprinkling of ?pixie dust? powdered sugar.

 Eat them while you can…These little blueberry pixie pancakes are ?fly-off the plate? delicious!

*Alternately use your favorite pancake mix and add 2 tablespoons sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon and 2 teaspoons vanilla.

Batter Up Kids-friendly Kitchen Tip

Freeze any left-over cut-out scraps in a reseal able plastic bag and heat in the microwave for a quick snack another day.