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Call them mini pancakes, call them baby pancakes, or call them pancake cereal. All I know is that they are cute as a button and the softest, fluffiest, and most delightful breakfast to grace our tables. Ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday began with some social time. On the phone, of course. Apparently, after bread<\/a> and dalgona coffee, another food trend is going viral on TikTok because of the lockdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time it\u2019s pancake cereal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made in practically nil time, I must say, the trend is falling at the perfect moment because one look at them and the kids decided these petite puffy pancakes just had to<\/em> be made not just for Mother\u2019s Day but also for both their birthdays falling right after. Yes, we have two back to back birthdays coming up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make Pancake Cereal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With such an evocative name, you\u2019d think the recipe would be pages long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It isn\u2019t. You can use any regular pancake batter to make them. I adapted fluffy cinnamon pancakes<\/a>, my basic go-to recipe for pancakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made short work of sifting all-purpose flour, baking soda and powder, salt, sugar and a pinch of cinnamon in a bowl. Separately, I whisked milk with vinegar to make buttermilk, then added oil and vanilla to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In went the dry ingredients into the wet to make the batter, which sat for a handful of minutes. Pretty much like every other pancake recipe, right? <\/em>It\u2019s the next part \u2013 cooking the mini pancakes \u2013 that makes a world of difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooking the pancake cereal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You transfer the batter into a piping bag or a squeeze bottle or even a zip lock bag, whatever you have at home works. The trick is to have a teensy hole at the corner to pour bite-sized batter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat a griddle pan\u2013 I used a dosa tawa since I had that at hand \u2013 and then pour small buttons of batter on to it. You can keep them as miniature as a real button or make them a little bigger; it\u2019s absolutely up to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the top starts to bubble flip the mini pancakes to cook the other side. It takes less than 2 minutes for both sides to be golden brown, and the pancake cereals are ready to be served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick notes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Make sure the batter is lump-free or depositing the batter in tiny coin sizes will be a herculean task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Test the batter with just one small button on the griddle, before you really get into it. If the batter spreads or drips out of the piping bag, then it is too runny. If you have to squeeze too hard to pour it, then it is too thick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjust the batter to get that perfect thickness and consistency, and you\u2019ll pipe out smooth buttons in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t press the pancake cereals down with your spatula. They will end up flat instead of tiny, fluffy clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you pipe the batter, keep it smaller than the size you want. The batter does spread a bit while it cooks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Variations of pancake cereal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I used a vegan pancake recipe here, but the world is your pancake cereal canvas! You can make them gluten-free<\/a>, you can add a layer of stuffed chocolate<\/a>, or you can play around with flavours like tangy lemon and crunchy poppyseeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, you can use any pancake recipe. From peanut butter to cocoa powder, from banana to chocolate chips, pretty much everything goes. The only condition is to avoid big chunks in the batter; else they\u2019ll block the piping bag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you love some chocolate chips, instead of mixing them in the batter sprinkle them on top while serving the pancake cereal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Serving Pancake Cereal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can spruce the pancake cereal up in endless ways. Have them the traditional way with a dollop of butter. Enjoy them with liberal amounts of honey or maple syrup. Slather them with peanut butter, Nutella or chocolate. Or by all means, add in some nuts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My son drowned them in milk and polished them off with a spoon \u00e0 la cereal. The daughter couldn\u2019t be bothered with the \u201ccereal\u201d part of the moniker and drenched the tiny pancakes in maple syrup. I relished them warm, straight out of the pan with freshly chopped mangos and frozen strawberries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Think of pancake cereal as an itsy-bitsy blank canvas and get creative while serving. No matter how you dress these fun-sized pancakes up, you just can\u2019t go wrong. They are that delightful.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Half the joy of cooking is sharing it with others.<\/strong> That\u2019s why I\u2019m always eager to hear from you.<\/em> So go right ahead & drop a comment or reach out on Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, or Facebook<\/a>. I hope you love these cute little pancakes as much as we do!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pancake Cereal<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\nNatasha Minocha<\/a><\/span>\n
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Call them mini pancakes, call them baby pancakes, or call them pancake cereal. These little pancakes are cute as a button and the softest, fluffiest, and most delightful breakfast to grace our tables!<\/span><\/div>\n
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