Fruity Mini Pancake Skewers

Description

This is perfect finger food, and the kids will love these eye-catching, mini pancake skewers. Great for breakfast or brunch, but equally good as a snack or even a game-day buffet.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon amaretto extract
  • 1 pint strawberries, sliced horizontally
  • 1/4 cup blueberry cream cheese spread (such as Philadelphia®)
  • 1 medium banana, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, or to taste
  • 10 bamboo skewers, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour
  2. sugar
  3. baking powder
  4. baking soda
  5. cinnamon
  6. and salt in a bowl. Whisk milk
  7. egg
  8. butter
  9. and amaretto extract together in a second bowl. Pour wet ingredients into the flour mixture
  10. and mix until batter is well combined and smooth.
  11. Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter onto the hot skillet to form 1-inch diameter pancakes. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes
  12. flip
  13. and continue cooking until golden brown
  14. about 1 more minute. Transfer cooked pancakes to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.
  15. Stack ingredients on a work surface as follows: pancake
  16. banana
  17. pancake spread with cream cheese
  18. pancake
  19. strawberry
  20. and pancake. (Each skewer will use 4 pancakes.) Insert a skewer through the center of the stack and repeat to make remaining skewers.
  21. Dust with confectioners sugar
  22. and serve.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 10

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