Easy Heart Shaped Pancakes
These Heart Shaped Pancakes are such a fun Valentine’s Day breakfast for the kids, and they can help make them. Top them with fruit and fresh whipped cream, and the kids will devour them!
If you want a fun and easy breakfast recipe for your Valentine’s Day breakfast, this is a great one. You can even forget the sugary syrup and use fresh fruit and whipped cream. Let the kids cut out the hearts!
I know there are lots of Valentine’s Day recipes out there, and perfect valentine desserts for two or a significant other. However, today I’m sharing a kid friendly recipe just for the kiddos. This is such an easy recipe, and the kids can cut the hearts out. You can also serve them with fresh fruit and whipped cream, if you want to hide the sugary syrup.
You can make this simple recipe, by using your favorite pancake mix, homemade recipe, or use the one I’ve shared below. Make it a fun and easy breakfast. No hard work involved.
How to make the pancakes
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and granulated sugar to a large bowl, and whisk to combine. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, or 2 cup liquid measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk until everything is combined. Don’t worry if there are a few small lumps. Allow the batter to rest while you preheat a griddle.
Brush some butter onto a hot griddle. Using a 1/2 cup cookie scoop or measuring cup, pour 1/2 cup of batter for each pancake onto the hot griddle. Cook until you see bubbles forming on the tops, and flip pancakes over. Cook until the underside is golden brown, butter the tops, and transfer to platter.
The Fun Part
This is the fun part for the kiddies. 🙂
Allow the kids to cut out the pancakes with different size heart shaped cookie cutters. I used a large one here, then I cut some small ones out of the scraps. I fed the remainder of the scraps to Ozzy my possum friend that comes to visit at night. You can also cut them up and eat them with fruit and whipping cream or syrup.
I sometimes like to make homemade hot chocolate to serve with these. You can use some of your whipped cream to top the hot chocolate.
Easy Whipped Cream
For the whipped cream, I simply added 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream to my stand mixer. I added 1/3 cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. I whisked it (using the whisk attachment) for about 1 minute until it was thick.
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Easy Heart Shaped Pancakes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: Varies by size of pancakes
- Category: Breakfast/Valentine Recipes
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Valentine Pancakes are so easy to make and the kids can cut out the hearts. Top them with fresh fruit and whipped cream for a scrumptious breakfast.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 cups full fat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and granulated sugar to a large bowl, and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, or 2 cup liquid measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk until everything is combined. Don’t worry if there are a few small lumps. Allow the batter to rest while you preheat a griddle.
- Brush some butter onto a hot griddle. Using a 1/2 cup cookie scoop or measuring cup, pour 1/2 cup of batter for each pancake onto the hot griddle. Cook until you see bubbles forming on the tops, and flip pancakes over. Cook until the underside is golden brown, butter the tops, and transfer to platter.
- Using a large heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out hearts with each pancake. I like to use a metal cookie cutter. However, plastic will work too. Here’s what I do. I cut out large hearts first. Then I cut smaller hearts with the pancake that’s leftover from around the large heart. You can do them however you prefer. I save any scraps to feed to my nightly visitor, Ozzy the possum. You can feed yours to your pet possum or your husband. Ha!
- To serve, top them with fresh whipped cream and fresh fruit. See post above for how to whip up the cream.