Treat yourself to a weekend breakfast with yummy pancakes shaped like snowmen. Let little ones help decorate their characters with pretzels for arms and chocolate chips, raisins or cranberries for faces and buttons.
—PHYLLIS SCHMALZ KANSAS CITY, KS
PREP: 15 MIN. • COOK: 5 MIN./BATCH • MAKES: 7 SNOWMEN
1 cup complete buttermilk pancake mix
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup mashed ripe banana
1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar
Pretzel sticks, chocolate chips, halved banana slices and/or dried cranberries
1. In a small bowl, stir the pancake mix, water and banana just until moistened.
2. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto a greased hot griddle, making three circles to form a snowman. Turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until the second side is golden brown. Transfer to a serving plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
3. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. Decorate the snowmen with pretzels, chocolate chips, banana and/or cranberries if desired.