Kid-Requested Fluffy Strawberry Vanilla Pancakes (made in 15 minutes)

Stack of strawberry pancakes on a pink kids plate with a pink fork resting on a pink napkin.

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Elevate your next breakfast with these homemade, healthy strawberry pancakes. Made in one bowl, they're easy, kid-friendly, and the perfect recipe for those sweet, summertime strawberries.

Yield: 14 3" pancakes

Prep: 3

Cook: 12

Total: 15

Author: Michele Olivier

Course: Breakfast

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour white whole wheat, all-purpose, 50/50 all-purpose and whole wheat, gf blend
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp ground flax seeds (optional)
2 tbsp melted butter or oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, olive oil or avocado oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups milk regular or any plain plant-based milk
1 cup strawberries hulled and diced

Instructions

Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, ground flax seeds, and cinnamon.
Wet Ingredients: Add in the melted butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract, and milk.
Incorporate: Stir until incorporated, do not overmix.
Strawberries: Gently fold in the strawberries and let sit while the pan heats up.
Cook: Heat a non-stick pan or pancake griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Pour 3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan and let cook for 2-3 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear on the outside of the pancake. Flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. If the batter gets too thick, add in a tablespoon at a time of milk and stir until you have the right consistency.
Continue: Transfer pancakes to a cooling rack and repeat the process until you have used all the batter.
Serve and Enjoy!

Notes

Age: 9 months and up

Yield: 15 small pancakes

Freezer-Friendly: store any extra pancakes in the fridge for 1 week or in the freezer for up to a month. To reheat, simply place the frozen pancake in the microwave for 30 seconds or pop them straight into the toaster.

Kids in the Kitchen

Even though pancakes can be a little tricky for kids to flip, there's still plenty of ways that kids and even toddlers can get involved in the kitchen.

Toddlers

Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
They can chop the strawberries with a toddler-friendly knife.
They can help mix the ingredients together.
They can help pour pancake batter onto the griddle for cooking (with adult supervision).