Pink Ombre Pancakes with Mini Chocolate Chips
Valentine's Day inspired pancakes with a little extra sweetness.
Ingredients
- 4 c Aunt Maple's Buttermilk Pancake Mix
- 2 c Filtered Water
- 1 c Mini Chocolate Chips
- Pink Food Coloring
- Red Food Coloring
Instructions
- Mix the pancake mix & water together until just combined. Gently add the chocolate chips in.
- Heat a large skillet over low-medium heat. Add butter or non-stick spray. Using 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out pancakes one at a time & add to the hot skillet. Flip pancakes when edges look dry & they have bubbled up. You can test it by sliding the corner of your spatula under the edge - if it lifts up easily it is ready to flip. Cook on the second side until they easily release from the pan & set aside to keep warm. (I put them in the oven on the lowest heat possible.)
- After you've made about 4 pancakes of the regular batter, add 2 drops of pink food coloring. Mix gently to evenly spread the color. Make 4 pancakes that are light pink. You may want to lower the heat a bit so they don't brown as much. Repeat this process, adding 2 drops of food coloring after every 4 pancakes to get darker pink each time.
- After about 3 or 4 rounds of adding pink, once you're towards the end of your pancake batter, add the red food coloring to the mix to get a deep, rich pink tone. If the mix is looking flat & liquidy, add 1/2 cup of pancake batter & 1/4 cup of water to the bowl to fluff it back up.
- Keep all of the pancakes warm until they are finished. Now you have several shades from regular tan pancakes to light pink & all the way to bright pink.
- Serve with Maple Syrup or Whip Cream & enjoy!