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Valentine’s Day Pancakes are the perfect beginning to a special and sweet Valentine’s breakfast. They are so light, fluffy, and colorful with pink, red, and white sprinkles, your sweetheart is going to love these fun morning treats!
Easy Valentine’s Day Pancakes Recipe
My family loves celebrating Valentine’s Day, and these adorable pancakes are always a hit! Whether I make them heart shaped, add a touch of pink, or just decorate them with sprinkles, these pancakes really lighten up the breakfast table.
Making Valentine’s Day pancakes is incredibly easy, and the possibilities are endless. You can keep it simple with round pancakes filled with sprinkles, topped with whipped cream and berries. Or add a touch of food coloring and shape them into hearts for an extra touch.
They are also easy to customize by adding mini chocolate chips, or red and pink candies. If you’re in a hurry, or don’t have all of the pancakes ingredients on hand, you can even use a quick pancake powder mix. Just add the sprinkles and you have breakfast on the griddle. However you choose to make them, these pancakes are sure to win hearts!
For more fun breakfast ideas, try these gluten-free pancakes, double chocolate chips muffins, or these lemon pancakes.
Ingredients You Will Need
- all purpose flour- gives the pancakes the base structure.
- baking powder- helps make the pancakes lighter and fluffier.
- heavy whipping cream or half and half- add moisture to the pancake.
- avocado oil- helps keep the pancakes moist.
- vanilla extract- adds subtle flavor of vanilla to the pancake.
- eggs- provides the structure to the pancakes and helps bind the ingredients.
- Valentine’s sprinkles- adds a colorful look throughout the pancakes.
Serve with slightly melted butter, whipped cream, maple syrup or strawberry syrup.
How to Make Valentine’s Day Pancakes
Step 1: In a large bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add the heavy whipping cream, oil, vanilla, and eggs to the bowl, then whisk together. Stir until just combined. Avoid overmixing for fluffier pancakes.
Step 2: Once the batter is mixed, add in the sprinkles, and gently stir to blend into the batter.
Step 3: Preheat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat. Lightly grease your pan with nonstick spray or butter.
Step 4: Use a heart-shaped pancake mold or simply pour the pancake batter onto the griddle in a round shape. Cook until bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook the other side until golden brown.
Step 5: Repeat with the remaining batter, Plate the pancakes and decorate with your favorite toppings or additional sprinkles. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Tips for the Best Valentine’s Day Pancakes
- Use Heart Molds: Shape your pancakes into hearts with a silicone heart shaped molds or shape them after making them with a heart shaped cookie cutter.
- Don’t Overmix: Small lumps in the batter are okay and will result in fluffier pancakes.
- Keep Pancakes Warm: Have oven warmed up to 200 degrees F and place cooked pancakes on a baking sheet in the oven. This will keep them warm while making the rest of the batter into pancakes.
Valentine’s Day Pancake Variations
- Chocolate Lovers: Add mini chocolate chips to the batter or drizzle chocolate syrup or melted nutella on top.
- Fruity Pancakes: Mix fresh or frozen berries into the batter or use them as toppings. Blueberries, strawberries, or even a sliced banana are great pancake toppers.
- Make them Pink: Add a drop of pink or red food coloring gel to the batter to make fun and colorful pancakes.
FAQ’s
Yes! Cook the pancakes and store them in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat them in a toaster or on a griddle when ready to serve. To freeze pancakes, first allow them to cool first. Then stack the pancakes with a piece of parchment paper in between the pancakes so they don’t stick together. Place them in a freezer storage Ziploc bag, pressing out as much air as possible before sealing. Keep frozen for 2-3 months.
You can use natural coloring like juice or use a blender to finely mash up raspberries or strawberries to add to the batter.
Place leftover pancakes in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave, toaster, or on a skillet.
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Valentine’s Day Pancakes
Equipment
- large skillet or Electric Griddle
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, or half and half
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add the heavy cream oil, vanilla, and eggs to the bowl, then whisk together. Stir until just combined. Avoid overmixing for fluffier pancakes.
- Once the batter is mixed, add in the sprinkles, and gently stir to blend into the batter.
- Preheat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat. Lightly grease your pan with nonstick spray or butter.
- Use a heart-shaped pancake mold or simply pour the pancake batter onto the griddle in a round shape. Cook until bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook the other side until golden brown.
- Repeat with the remaining batter, Plate the pancakes and decorate with your favorite toppings or additional sprinkles. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
