Celebrate National Pancake Day

Show of hands, is anyone else jumping for joy because it is National Pancake Day or is it just me? I thought so! Pancakes are not just for breakfast anymore – the entire family loves it when we do a “breakfast for dinner” evening, and I can’t think of a more perfect day to have pancakes for dinner!

Nobody wants the same boring pancakes all the time though. That’s why I am thrilled to be sharing six yummy pancake variations from our friends at FamilyFun magazine which are sure to get your little ones (and not so little ones) excited to help out in the kitchen!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/3 cup peanut butter chips
• water

Red Velvet Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 teaspoons red food coloring
• water

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 1/4 cup ricotta
• zest of one (1) lemon
• water

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 1/3 cup apple pie filling
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• water

Mandarin Poppy Seed Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 4 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 1/3 cup canned mandarin oranges (drained)
• water

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

• 1 cup of your favorite pancake mix
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• water

Which one of these yummy treats is on your radar for dinner this evening or breakfast tomorrow morning? With all of these great combinations, why not do both?

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