Gourmet Pancakes

This recipe will teach you how to elevate store bought pancake mix 3 ways! Learn how to make Cornmeal Pancakes with Bananas and Hazelnuts, Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes and Fluffy Meringue Pancakes with Blackberries.

 

Stack of pancakes topped with bacon, peanut butter and maple syrup

Gourmet Pancakes

This recipe will teach you how to elevate store bought pancake mix 3 ways! Learn how to make Cornmeal Pancakes with Bananas and Hazelnuts, Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes and Fluffy Meringue Pancakes with Blackberries.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast

Ingredients
  

Cornmeal Pancakes with Bananas and Hazelnuts

  • ¾ cup pancake mix
  • ¼ cup corn meal
  • 1 banana sliced
  • 2 tbsp hazelnuts roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • maple syrup

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

  • 1 cup pancake mix
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 4 slices bacon cooked
  • maple syrup warmed

Fluffy Meringue Pancake with Blackberries

  • 1 cup pancake mix
  • 1 egg white whipped to stiff peaks
  • ¼ tsp lemon juice/cream of tartar/vinegar
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup blackberries
  • maple syrup

Instructions
 

Cornmeal Pancakes with Bananas and Hazelnuts

  • To create the pancake batter use 75%, ¾ cups, pancake mix and 25%, ¼ cup, cornmeal. Add remaining ingredients that the pancake mix calls for. Let sit for about 10 minutes to allow cornmeal to hydrate.
  • To a non-stick pan toast the hazelnuts in butter until golden, about 5 minutes. Add a little more butter and sliced bananas. Toss to coat. Turn off heat.
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  • With a non-stick pan on a medium flame melt butter. Cook pancakes. Once you flip the pancakes to the second side, add the syrup to the pan with the bananas until the syrup is warm.
  • To plate your pancakes, spoon the banana, hazelnut, syrup mixture over the top

Peanut Butter Bacon Pancakes

  • Cook pancakes according the package instructions.
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  • In the microwave, heat peanut butter for 30-60 seconds until softened.
  • To the top of each pancake add a layer of peanut butter, a slice or two of bacon, and warm maple syrup.
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Fluffy Meringue Pancakes with Blackberries

  • For every 1 cup of dry pancake mix add in 1 whipped egg white and lemon juice. Fold the whipped egg white into the pancake batter, just until combined. Do not over mix the batter. Cook pancakes.
  • In a separate small pan add in butter and blackberries. When berries are warm add in maple syrup. Drizzle on top of pancakes.
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