My kids are pancake FAN-atics! My 15 12 months outdated has been making his private pancakes since kindergarten.  He asks for pancakes yearly on his birthday- and if he ever acquired a possibility to go, I’m sure IHOP might be his favorite restaurant! ha ha. So I couldn’t find yourself ‘Youngsters throughout the Kitchen’ week with out sharing our favorite pancake recipe.

Most incessantly, we have a handmade pancake mix in our pantry for the children to make their very personal pancakes. Nonetheless we do have occasion the place we make our pancakes from scratch as correctly. We use every recipes.

One goal pancakes are good for beginning cooks is that they:

• LOVE TO MEASURE! You acknowledge this could you’ve ever made cookies or completely different baked devices with kids!  Scooping out the elements, and dumping them in a bowl is kind of really a favorite exercise.

• They are going to squeeze the pancake batter on the griddle!  It’s simple for these little arms to utilize a squeeze bottle. We’ve been doing it this style for years!

• And perhaps MY favorite half, they will use their choice of add-ins to make their pancakes distinctive for them! A number of of those add-ins, similar to the chia seeds, we didn’t add until the batter was on the griddle.

Which brings me to our favorite pancake add-ins!

ADD-IN #1 CHIA SEEDS

First up- CHIA SEEDS!  They supply barely crunch, with out the flavour! Your kids will merely uncover the pancake style and nothing else. We add chia seeds regularly!

ADD IN #2 CARROT CAKE

For the carrot cake pancake recipe, we add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the combo, then we shred the carrots and add them after they go on the griddle. You’ll be able to do that sooner than in any case, however it gives the children a exercise to do after they sprinkle the carrots on after the batter is poured onto the griddle.

ADD IN #3 CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT

One different one we add after the pancakes are on the griddle! We used some mini-vegan chocolate chips, and some shaved coconut (no sugar added to these!)

ADD IN #4 CHOCOLATE CHIP PUMPKIN CAKES

For these, it is important to mix the pumpkin into the batter. We used about 3 Tablespoons of pumpkin and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Then sprinkled the chocolate chips on whereas the pancakes have been cooking.

ADD IN #5 ZUCCHINI BREAD

Mmmm.. tastes just like zucchini bread, with out the entire oil and sugar!  We added 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter, after which shred the zucchini to sprinkle on after the pancakes are poured onto the griddle. Good methodology to get some veggies and use that yard zucchini!

ADD IN #6 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Lastly- and perhaps our favorite STRAWBERRIES!   We chop some up and add it to the batter, nonetheless then we always save extra for the very best!  Unfold some yogurt on prime to supply it that creamy shortcake type!

And individuals are our favorite!  What add-ins would you like at your house?