Valentine's Day Pancakes With Garnishes Tutorial


Since my daughter now knows her shapes and lots of letters I wanted to create a fun breakfast she could enjoy. I bought a Pancake Creator before my daughter was even eating solids. I finally decided take it out and learn how to use it. You can easily fill it with pancake batter and it has two sized writers. One to outline and one to fill. If you don't have a pancake creator you can still use a condiment squeeze bottle and cut the tip to make the hole bigger.

Valentine's Day Pancakes
  1. Make your favorite pancake recipe.
  2. Fill your pancake creator or squeeze bottle. 
  3. Add a little bit of butter into a pan and using the Pancake Creator (or condiment squeeze bottle) make an outline of a heart. Let cook for about 30 seconds. Remove the detail tip and fill in the shape (or take the top off of the squeeze bottle and carefully fill.) Cook until you see bubbles. Carefully flip and cook about a minute more. Take out and set aside. 
  4. Add a little more butter to the pan. Using the outline tip draw an "L", "O", "V" and "E" backwards. This way when you flip the letters it will be the right side. Let them cook until it's bubbly and flip over. Cook another minute more. Take out and add to your heart pancake.
  5. Mix 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt and 1/2 tsp of agave nectar. (you can make it sweeter if you prefer.) 
  6. Cut the stem off of a strawberry. Slice the outside of the strawberry from stem to bottom. Strawberries have a natural heart shape but you can use a small pairing knife to make it look more like a heart. Cut a small "v" out of the top and round the top.
     
  7. Garnish pancakes with Greek yogurt and strawberry hearts. 

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31 comments

  1. Danielle FoutsFebruary 13, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    So simple and cute! My 2 1/2 year old toddler would even love this since he is going through a phase where anything with letters excites him :)

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  2. JennFebruary 13, 2014 at 5:32 PM

    This beats having to go out and purchase cookie cutters.. thanks for the idea! :)

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  3. UnknownFebruary 13, 2014 at 6:31 PM

    That's such a cute idea! :)

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  4. Gluten Free for JenFebruary 13, 2014 at 8:03 PM

    I love pancakes! I never thought of doing them in shapes though!

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  5. TamaraFebruary 13, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    oOO another fun idea for breakfast tomorrow. I think with all the ideas I have the kid wont be hungry for a month.. Thanks for these.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 14, 2014 at 3:39 AM

    This is such a great idea! I recently found a red velvet pancake recipe, so I will be making these in the morning!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 14, 2014 at 4:26 AM

    Fancy pancakes sound like a great Valentine's breakfast.

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  8. Debbie JeanFebruary 14, 2014 at 7:03 AM

    So cool! Will def try it out!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    These are really cute. I need to get a squeeze bottle so I can doodle shapes and words in my pancakes. I make them homemade but never thought about doing this. My family would love it!

    Dee Mauser
    http://www.bellasavvy.net

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  10. LaVonneFebruary 14, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    This is so sweet. My family loves pancakes! I need to get a squeeze bottle now so I can do shapes this easily. Thank you for that tip.

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  11. mystylespotFebruary 14, 2014 at 11:43 AM

    What a cute idea! looks so yummy too! Wish I would've made this this morning! xo xo

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  12. Jenna EmFebruary 14, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    I love how you wrote a message out of pancake batter! What a special and unexpected gesture for the breakfast gang. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  13. MaryFebruary 14, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    What a great (and common sense idea) to write backwards!

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  14. UnknownFebruary 14, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    Very very cute!! My littles ones used to make these for me when they were little.. now i get a hug.. lol

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    and all us celiacs (and allergy peeps) say thank you - it can be done gluten-free!! :D

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  16. UnknownFebruary 14, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    Awwww! How cute and thoughtful :)

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  17. UnknownFebruary 14, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    These are adorable!! Happy Valentine's Day!!

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  18. Heather JonesFebruary 14, 2014 at 10:56 PM

    I never thought of using a squeeze bottle to make them! I'll have to try that!

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  19. Diana ChastainFebruary 14, 2014 at 11:30 PM

    Yummy! Can I make them a day late? :)

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  20. UnknownFebruary 15, 2014 at 1:47 AM

    I never would've thought to put pancake mix in a squeeze bottle, but I love that idea! It works for every occasion, not just Valentine's Day.

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  21. fdsafsdFebruary 15, 2014 at 4:00 AM

    omg these are so cute I love them! thank you for the great idea!

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  22. KnittycatFebruary 15, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    Those are fantastic for Valentine's Day! We always make birthday number pancakes, but we've never made love pancakes :)
    ~ Kimberly
    Our Family World

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  23. ProbablyCraftingFebruary 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Very nice! Those are soo cute! Great work. I have tried shaping pancakes before but my mickey head looked seriously bad. :)

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  24. UnknownFebruary 15, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    I wondered how those pancakes managed to look so cool! I'm going to the dollar store today to buy a squeeze bottle! Thanks for the idea.

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  25. Debi GerhartFebruary 15, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    Perfect Valentine's Day idea. Actually a great idea anytime.

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  26. UnknownFebruary 15, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    Pancakes are my favorite. What a fun idea for Valentine's Day!

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  27. Mama to 5February 15, 2014 at 9:49 PM

    I LOVE this! I so have to try this for my kids, you can personalize in so many ways!

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  28. heidiFebruary 15, 2014 at 11:28 PM

    Always have wondered how to make heart shaped pancakes!

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  29. NewlyCrunchyMamaOf3February 16, 2014 at 4:55 PM

    This is such a great idea! I will have to try it when I make pancakes next!

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  30. Kiittäkää Aina ja KaikestaFebruary 16, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    What a great idea! I want to try this out for my son's birthday breakfast :)

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  31. LisaFebruary 17, 2014 at 12:37 AM

    Your So Creative Love This My Kids & Hubby Are Going To Enjoy This!!

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