Rainbow pancakes
Fluffy rainbow-colored pancakes to make during Pride month.
Servings 4
Equipment
- Not stick pan
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup pancake mix I get the kind that doesn't require eggs
- 2 cup water
- 5 gel food colors
- 2 tsp butter
- cream cheese as accompaniment
- maple syrup to drizzle on top
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Take about 1/4 cup of water in every 5 microwave-safe bowls.
- Using toothpicks, take out a speck of each color (Wilton colors are very concentrated), and drop the toothpicks into 5 different bowls.
- Microwave each bowl for 20 seconds to melt the colors into the water. You may want to add more color gel to get more concentrated colors.
- Now add 1/2 cup pancake mix into each color bowl and mix well. You may need to add more water to get the right consistency.
- Heat a little butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat. You want to control the heat because too much heat will crisp the pancakes and dull the colors.
- Pour one pancake batter into the pan to make one big pancake. Flip and cook as needed. Repeat for each color.
- Once the pancakes have cooled slightly, cut them into smaller rounds using a round cookie cutter.
- Serve with cream cheese and maple syrup. I like to mix cream cheese with some maple syrup and use it as frosting. You may also want to dust some powdered sugar.