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   As it turns out, there are lots of yummy add-ins for waffles and pancakes. Somehow that never even occurred to me until about a year ago. And to think, all this time I’ve just been eating plain old waffles! Not any more. Please add your own ideas as a comment to this blog post.

Directions:

These turn out equally well with either homemade batter, box mix, or multi-grain pancake mix.

1. Make your pancake or waffle batter as you normally would.

2. Mash up and add any wet ingredients that you are going to use as an add-in (such as bananas)

3. Let your kids stir that in.

4. Stir in half of your dry add-in (such as nuts).

5. Put your batter in the pan or waffle iron, as desired.

6. Quickly sprinkle in a little more of your dry add-in ingredient in the places that are missing some.

7. Cook until done and enjoy!

NOTE: These freeze extremely well so save yourself some time in the future by making a double batch. Let them cool and them place them in a zipping freezer bag. Write on the bag what kind of pancakes / waffles you put in there. For morning breakfasts during the week, just pull out what you want to eat, place on a paper plate and pop in the microwave to heat. It usually takes less than 45 seconds to heat them for 1 person’s plate. Breakfast isn’t going to get any faster than that!

Add-in Ideas:

These are all really great waffle and pancake additions. Sometimes I will split the batter and make 2 different kinds on the same morning. Enjoy and don’t forget to post your own ideas as a comment!

Banana & Walnut Pancakes – Mash 1 banana with fork. Put in batter. Sprinkle in some walnuts. Sprinkle in more after you have the better in the pan.

Pecan Pancakes – Sprinkle in large pieces of pecans.

Cinnamon & Pecan – Sprinkle in ground cinnamon and pecan pieces.

Apple & Cinnamon – Grate up some granny smith (or other sour apple) with your box grater. Sprinkle just a bit of sugar over them and toss.  Then put about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of this into your batter depending on how much of an apple taste you would like. Sprinkle in cinnamon to taste.

Blueberry Waffles – This is really great with fresh blueberries as the taste comes out a little stronger. Frozen blueberries still turn out pretty well though. (I don’t defrost them first.) Pour in about 1/4 cup of blueberries into batter. Sprinkle in a few more immediately after putting in waffle iron or pan if you have any large empty spots.

Chocolate Chip Waffles – Pour your batter and then sprinkle in semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Strawberry Pancakes – Mash up some strawberries and put in batter. Cook as usual. After they are done, slice extra strawberries and place on top. Either top with a little whipped cream, pure maple syrup or nothing!

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