"VALENTINE PANCAKES 4 KIDDOS"

Hey everyone....this is a fast and furious post for a fun and semi-sweet Valentine breakfast for kids of all ages. Valentine's day is tomorrow which is also a school day so this simple fun breakfast can be made the night before and refrigerate until morning then warm in microwave. The syrup I used is sugar free and you can sweetened it with sugar free candy as you melt in the microwave with syrup. Your kiddos will have a fun sweet breakfast without the sugar before going to school. I will be definitely making these for my grandson soon but it won't be until summer. So, in this case....try this fun recipe any day with your kiddos as a sweet surprise. Show your love everyday so on Valentine's day you can go straight for the chocolate! Enjoy!

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Here's all you need...
Favorite pancake mix
Syrup
Hershey's cacao unsweetened powder
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Nutella (optional)

Here's all you do...
Mix Pancake mix as directed but add a Tablespoon of Hershey's cacao….this will give the pancakes a "chocolate look" without the sweetness.
Heat a non-stick griddle on medium heat with your oil choice or butter :-)
Cook pancakes as you normally do but as you finish each one lay them on a cutting board lined with parchment paper to cool. The cutting board gives a sturdy surface to cut out hearts.
 Once slightly cooled use a heart cookie cutter to cut each pancake. Use different heart shapes if you wish.
I also dusted cocoa powder on plate and place a fork before dusting to give it a fun look. Do so if you wish....you'll score points with the kiddos :-)
Melt syrup in a microwave dish with a few semi-sweet chocolate chips to desired temp and drizzle over pancakes....yum! (use a squirt bottle if desired or just drizzle with a whisk)
If you desire, I made some Chocolate Hearts with Nutella....freeze them until you get ready to serve. They loose their shape fast! Still working on that hack for us!
Hope you  enjoy and have a wonderful Valentine's day!

Dust cacao powder up high then remove fork B4 adding pancakes :-)

Ingredients I love!

Be still my heart :-)