Treat your family to these St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Pancakes. This breakfast will help them find the pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow!
Once again I’m sharing another iHop inspired pancake recipe. Last week, I treated my kids to the limited edition “cereal pancakes”. They loved them, and of course it inspired me to go home and make my very own St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Pancakes.
Man, what a crazy month March has been. Who would have known at the beginning of the month that everything around us in the United States would be shutting down. Needless to say we would be experiencing a pandemic. If you’re like me you are trying to figure out all the things to do with our kiddos while we all need to keep our distances. That’s where these St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Pancakes come in to play.
I earned major mom points in my almost 6-year olds eyes, since I actually allowed for a box of Lucky Charms in the house. Plus, I made a pretty awesome breakfast. Bonus… he ate not one but two large pancakes topped with the most delicious sweet milk cream, whipped cream, and of course… Lucky Charms cereal.
In this post you’ll learn the following:
- Ingredients for Lucky Charms Pancakes
- Kitchen Tools Needed for Making Pancakes
- Fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes
- Directions
- Delicious Pancake Recipes
Ingredients for Lucky Charms Pancakes
Here are all the ingredients you’ll need to make these delicious buttermilk St. Patrick’s Day pancakes.
- All Purpose Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Powdered Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Buttermilk
- 2% Milk
- Eggs
- Salted Butter
- Green Food Dyes
- Whipped Cream
- Lucky Charms Cereal
Kitchen Tools Needed for Making Pancakes
Here are a few of the kitchen tools you’ll need in order to make pancakes.
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Mixing Bowl
- Angled Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoons
- Whisk
- Silicone Spatula
- Cooking Spray
- Griddle
- Frying Pan
Fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes
I’ve spent years trying to figure out the key to making the fluffiest buttermilk pancakes. Once I conquered it, I’ve stuck with making this recipe every single time. I recently started adding two additional egg whites into my batter along with one whole egg. I’m finding that by adding the extra egg they are a tad bit thicker yet super fluffy!
Directions
Here is the step-by-step process on how to make these magically delicious festive St. Patrick’s Day pancakes.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then add in the buttermilk, milk, eggs, and melted butter. Mix for 30 seconds until all ingredients are blended, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the green food dye to the batter, and mix until incorporated.
- Spray cooking spray on a frying pan or griddle. Turn the stove on to medium heat.
- Pour the batter onto the griddle, using about ¼ cup for each pancake (or less if you want silver dollar pancakes).
- Cook until the pancake begins to start forming bubbles. Then flip and cook for 30-60 seconds longer. Remove from griddle and repeat until all the batter is used.
- To make the sweet milk cream: In a bowl combined the milk with the powdered sugar. Mix until incorporated.
- Top pancakes with sweet milk cream, whipped cream, and ¼ cup lucky charms cereal.
If you want to start a new tradition or maybe spice up your St. Patrick’s Day now that just about ALL the kids are out of school thanks to COVID-19. These pancakes will score you major points and the kids will have fun learning how to make pancakes!
Delicious Pancake Recipes
Looking for more delicious homemade pancake recipes? Here are a few of my favorite.
- Buttermilk Pancakes
- Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk Pancakes
- Flax Pancakes with Banana-Coconut Compote
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blackberry Sauce
- Blueberry Pancakes
St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Pancakes
Equipment
- 1 Stove Top
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Griddle or Frying Pan
Ingredients
For the Green Buttermilk Pancakes
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon White Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 3 tablespoon 2% Milk
- 1 Egg
- 2 Egg Whites
- 2 tablespoon Salted Butter melted and cooled
- ¼ teaspoon Green Food Dye
- 1 cup Whipped Cream divided
- 1 cup Lucky Charms Cereal
For the Sweet Milk Cream
- ⅓ cup 2% Milk
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
For the Buttermilk Pancakes
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then add in the buttermilk, milk, eggs, and melted butter. Mix for 30 seconds until all ingredients are blended, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the green food dye to the batter, and mix until incorporated.
- Spray cooking spray on a frying pan or griddle. Turn the stove on to medium heat.
- Pour the batter onto the griddle, using about ¼ cup for each pancake (or less if you want silver dollar pancakes).
- Brown on both sides. Remove from griddle and repeat until all the batter is used.
- Top pancakes with sweet milk cream, whipped cream, and ¼ cup lucky charms cereal.
For the Sweet Milk Cream
- In a bowl combined the milk with the powdered sugar. Mix until incorporated.
Notes
- Food Dye – You do not have to include the food dye if you don’t want the additional chemicals in your recipe (although fun to look at).
- Store Bought Pancake Mix – You can alter this recipe and use store-bought pancake mix instead of making the pancakes from scratch.
- Store Leftovers – If you have leftover pancakes you can store them in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. OR place in a freezer bag and store for up to 3 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
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