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The Perfect Mother's Day Recipe!

  • Writer: Suzanne Clark
    Suzanne Clark
  • May 7, 2014
  • 1 min read

My Mother’s Day has always started with breakfast in bed. I can remember some days, I would wait for hours pretending to be asleep while my husband and children scurried around the kitchen making me the perfect breakfast. They would present a beautiful tray full of beautifully prepared goodies and gifts. I would pretend to wake up, unaware of all of the preparation going on in the kitchen and be surprised! I am not sure who had more fun. Was it me, or the children and my husband as they created the perfect breakfast? Still to this day, I cherish the gifts and the delicious meals that my children have made for me throughout the years for Mother’s Day. I thought I would share this perfect Mother’s Day recipe with you. Why buy a bouquet of flowers when you can create heart and flower shaped pancakes! These “Griddle Art” pancakes give your children an opportunity to create something extra special for Mother’s Day, while using their creativity in the kitchen. Whip up some of my delicious fresh Strawberry Honey Butter, and these pancakes become a real gourmet treat! I also share my delicious recipe for Homemade Buttery Maple Syrup. Once you give this syrup a try, you may never buy store bought syrup again. I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day spent with your mother and your children. Hmm….I wonder what my kids will make me this year. I hoping for pancakes! Click here for the recipes!
 
 

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups of Member's Mark Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter (used throughout)

  • 3 cups of Member's Mark Buttermilk Pancake Mix

  • 2 cups of Member's Mark Vitamin D Whole Milk

  • 2 Member's Mark Pasture Raised Grade A Large Brown Eggs

  • 5 teaspoons of Magnolia-Star Pure Vanilla Extract (used throughout)

  • 2 cups of Driscoll's Sweetest Batch Blueberries

  • 1 cup of Member's Mark Organic 100% Pure Maple Syrup

  • Member's Mark Original Dairy Whipped Topping

  • 1 cup of Member's Mark Honey Almond Granola

 

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Place ¼ cup (½ of a stick) of butter on a 13”x 8” sheet pan. Place it in the oven to melt the butter while making the batter.

  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the pancake mix, eggs, milk, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Stir until combined. Note: Batter will still be lumpy, let it sit for 3-4 minutes before baking.

  4. Pour batter onto the sheet pan with the melted butter. Use a spatula to spread batter, creating an even surface. Sprinkle berries on top.

  5. Place the sheet pan into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on top and cooked through.

  6. Let cool slightly, then cut into 12 squares.

  7. While the pancakes are baking, create your syrup. Place 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring continuously. Continue cooking the butter once melted, until the butter begins to brown and smells fragrant. Remove from heat (butter will continue to brown)

  8. Stir 3 teaspoons of vanilla and the maple syrup into the butter, and stir until combined.

  9. To serve, place a pancake on a plate. Top with syrup and a sprinkle of granola on top.

 

Yield: 12 pancakes/2 cups of syrup

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