These Ombre Pancakes are next level fun! Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Chocolate pancakes work together in a beautiful breakfast harmony. Don’t miss my Cinnamon Roll Pancakes if you love breakfast fun!
Vanilla Cinnamon Chocolate Ombre Pancakes
Ingredients
Base Batter
- 6 cups flour
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs slightly beaten
- 3 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Vanilla Pancakes
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Cinnamon Pancakes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Chocolate Pancakes
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare the 'base batter'.
- In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl use a fork to combine eggs, milk and oil.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until just moistened.
- Separate mixture into three bowls.
Vanilla Pancakes
- Add in vanilla and stir until just combined.
Cinnamon Pancakes
- Add cinnamon and vanilla to base batter and stir until just combined.
Chocolate Pancakes
- Add cocoa, vanilla, 1 tbsp sugar and mini chocolate chips to base batter. Stir until just combined.
- Turn oven on to warm and line a cookie sheet with parchment to set completed pancakes on.
- Starting with the vanilla batter, prepare pancakes using about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. You should place batter onto a hot (about 300-325 degree) griddle. (baking spray works well if you need to grease the griddle)
- When pancakes are done place them on parchment lined cookie sheet and into the oven to warm while completing other batters.
- To serve place chocolate chip pancake on plate, then cinnamon, then vanilla. Top with butter and maple syrup and enjoy!
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The flavors are a bit different than my original ombre cake, and this is not covered in gobs of frosting, but in my defense it is for breakfast. I hope you will let my inconsistencies fly!
This was a great opportunity to have my little kids (Audrey and Eddie) in the kitchen helping. They did great and learned about the difference between cake batter and pancake batter. Because apparently I make a lot of cakes and this is what they are usually helping with.
My husband and I decided that now is as good of time as any to really start our small kids on consistent chores and “life duties.” It comes from Proverbs 22:6, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.“. (NIV) If I want the kids to be knowledgeable and helpful in the kitchen, I really need to model those behaviors. (Well, the helpful anyway. I am still working on the ‘knowledgeable’ part!) So instead of my whizzing through meals just to get them done, I am going to slow down and include them in the process.
Note: This is a large recipe and makes at least 36 good sized pancakes.
The kids were skeptical on eating these all together, but I insisted. Turns out they loved it and demolished the entire recipe. My oldest, Colton, made a point of telling me that I needed to blog these and that I needed to tell everyone that he LOVED them.
While it does take a couple more minutes to prepare, it is definitely worth it! The flavor combination is fabulous and tastes like a really decadent treat for breakfast!
I adore this happy stack of ombre pancakes! I must have missed the creativity line when God was passing it out… and you apparently got a double dose of it! <3
You are so silly! Your creativity and charm is ALL OVER your blog girl!! 🙂
HEAVEN!!!!! Stack high on a plate
Love that description! 🙂
Love these! So toasty and fall-like. Elegant, too. Tell Colton thanks for the good review – he sold them to me ! 🙂
You know what? He is going to be THRILLED you said that! 🙂
I attempted my very first ombre cake last year for Trevor’s 5th birthday – and it was a huge success. Certainly, not on an Amanda level, but it had the ombre and taste good, so I felt accomplished. LOVE you did it with pancakes. So clever! Pinned.
OMG you made Ombre Pancakes?!? You are seriously way too cool.
Too cool… ha! Not even close. 🙂
I could eat a whole stack of these by myself. 🙂 Love the addition of cinnamon!
I could too! But it really would be more fun if we indulged together. 🙂
now this is breakfast!! yessss!
Ha… you make me smile. 🙂
I swear, you’re brilliant. What a great stack!
You know, I have always thought you were super smart and intutive. If you think I am brilliant I really can’t argue that. 😉
(kidding!!)
you made vanilla cinnamon chocolate ombre pancakes?!!! This is why you are awesome!! These pancakes are so beautiful! and I love the verse you shared .. Proverbs 22:6, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.“. Chores and life duties. . that’s awesome.. my sister was here visiting last weekend and told me I don’t make P (my oldest) do enough 🙂 Guess I need to re-think her responsibilities and chores around the house. anyway, I love that you guys are doing this!!
It’s hard to stop and kneel, to teach with patience when I can just get it done. It is NOT my gift! But it’s worth trying, that’s for sure. Be blessed sweet friend!
I want! I want!!!!!!!!
Ha! I share, I share!!!