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There’s nothing that gets my kids to the breakfast table faster than a stack of Smiley Face Pancakes. They’re soft, tender, and fun to make together, and drawing the little faces on the griddle is half the fun.
In the morning, our general go-to food to cook together are pancakes. Sometimes it’s gluten free banana pancakes, other days spinach pancakes, cottage cheese pancakes or my Whole Wheat Pancake and Waffle mix which I always keep on hand.
Recently, though, I’ve been making these Smiley Face Pancakes with a little hemp and chia mixed in. Every tender, soft pancake has a surprise of seeds in every bite. The first time I added them, my kids couldn’t figure out what I’d put inside, but they were totally into it. I add these seeds to our smoothies weekly but had rarely put them in pancakes. Game changer!
I don’t know many kids who don’t love a pancake, and the smiley faces make these extra fun. What do you love pouring on top of your pancakes? Let me know in the comments below!
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Smiley Face Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 cup white wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk (maybe less)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place wet ingredients (eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract) in a bowl and whisk.
- In a separate bowl whisk the dry ingredients.
- Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir until just combined.
- Heat a large sauté pan or griddle over medium heat, lightly coat with oil or butter and pour about 1 tbsp of the mixture onto the griddle for each pancake.
- Cook for 2 minutes on each side or until pancakes are set and golden.
- * to make the pancakes with a smiley face: place the pancake mixture in a bottle, make a smiley face on griddle, allow to cook for 20 seconds and then cover with 1-2 tbsp of pancake mixture in a circle. Continue to cook as instructed.
- Serve.
