Fun Breakfast Recipe for Kids! Lion Face Pancakes!
Take learning about lions to a whole new level with this fun breakfast for kids, lion face pancakes!
Ingredients
For pancakes:
- 2 cups flour
- 3 TBSP sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup 1/2 stick butter, melted but cooled slightly
For lion:
- whipped topping
- clementine oranges peeled and separated (2 for each lion)
- chocolate licorice strips 1 for each lion, cut into 3 equal pieces and cut in half lengthwise
- strawberry 1/2 for each lion
- chocolate chip morsels or raisins 2 for each lion
- mini chocolate chip morsels 6 for each lion, optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together dry ingredients : flour, sugar, salt, baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, milk, and vanilla. Slowly add butter.
- Create a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the well and stir the batter until combined. There may be small lumps.
- Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Heat griddle to 300 degrees. Spritz with non stick cooking spray or melt additional butter prior to adding batter.
- For each lion, pour 1 cup batter on griddle.
- When bubbles begin to break, flip pancake and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
- Place pancake on plate and arrange clementine slices around outer edge to represent the mane.
- Put 2 chocolate chips for eyes.
- When ready to serve, use whipped topping as base for whiskers.
- In the middle of the topping, position a strawberry as a nose.
- On each side of strawberry, place 3 licorice strips and mini chocolate chips.
- Serve immediately.