Description
Make visually appealing heart-shaped pancakes for a special Valentine’s Day breakfast or romantic brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional toppings-strawberries, butter, and maple syrup
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
- Combine milk, yogurt, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Whisk until mixed.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Heat a griddle or pan to medium low heat. Coat the surface with cooking spray.
- Spray the inside of a heart shaped cookie cutter with cooking spray. Place the cookie cutter on the heated griddle.
- Fill the cookie cutter with about 1/4 cup of pancake batter.
- Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the surface of the pancakes shows bubbles and some have burst.
- Remove the cookie cutter carefully. Flip the pancake with a spatula and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more, until browned on the underside.
- Continue making pancakes until you use all the batter.
- Serve the pancakes warm with strawberries, butter, and maple syrup, if you wish.
Notes
- If you do not have a heart shaped cookie cutter, you can pour or pipe the batter into heart shapes. Accept imperfect shapes.
- These pancakes freeze well. Cool them completely, wrap them in plastic wrap, and place them in a freezer bag. Reheat them in the microwave or toaster when ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Griddling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 259
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 31
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 9
- Cholesterol: 65
Keywords: Heart pancakes, Valentine breakfast, romantic breakfast, creative pancakes, festive breakfast, heart-shaped pancakes, easy breakfast