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04/30/17

Family Fun: Having Pancakes at NIGHT

Family Fun Night!One activity that my kiddos REALLY look forward to is PANCAKE NIGHT!

Friday nights we heap our plates with delicious, golden pancakes (and also some eggs) and enjoy some time together.

Before we instituted “Family Pancake Night,” I had dreams of calm Saturday mornings with pancakes freshly made, ripe berries, orange juice, and warm syrup….sigh….

Umm…

I don’t know about your house on Saturday mornings, but this just doesn’t happen over here.

Switching to Nighttime

Having pancakes at NIGHT was a game changer for us. We can still have that fun, family time together, but without the stress of making it happen Saturday MORNING.

The point of the pancakes isn’t about what time of day you have them, just that you are creating memories and spending time TOGETHER. (If you can do pancakes Saturday mornings, I salute you!)

Tradition Was Born

This tradition started a few years ago as an easy and cheap meal to throw into our menu each week and it became such a hit that it’s stuck around! (And let’s be honest, my vision of Saturday morning pancakes-remember the dream of fresh pancakes, ripe berries, warm syrup?-well, it wouldn’t leave my brain.)

It’s nice not having to “think” about a plan for Friday dinner each week (#menuplanningishard)!

My two year old actually SQUEALS when we tell him we are having pancakes for dinner. He will immediately tell you “pancakes, eggs!” because he knows the routine and LOVES it! Now that he is a bit older, we might watch part of a movie while we eat our pancakes too. Pancake AND Movie Night? What’s not to love?)

<Insert Happy Mama Heart here>

Want the recipe we use each week? See below and (unless you are one of those rock star families that have pancakes each week on Saturday mornings) declare it a “Family Pancake Night” Tonight!

(Cool Saturday morning peeps, I hope you will still associate with me! Ha!)

Pancakes
2017-04-30 15:23:06
Serves 3
Delicious, warm, fluffy pancake perfection!
Ingredients
  1. all-purpose flour 2 cups
  2. sugar 3 tablespoons
  3. salt 1 teaspoon
  4. baking powder 2 tablespoons
  5. eggs 2 (beaten separately before adding)
  6. butter 1/4 cup (melted)
  7. milk (I use almond milk) 1 3/4-2 cups
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Instructions
  1. Mix dry ingredients.
  2. Combine beaten eggs & melted butter to the milk & slowly stir into the flour mixture.Stir until well combined.
  3. Let sit about 10 minutes. (Let your pan start heating up during this time.)
Notes
  1. These freeze well! Place in gallon-size, freezer bags and toast to reheat. ("Medium" on my toaster over works well.)
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Hi there friend! I'm Morgan and I'm a thrifty DIY-lover just like you! My small budget has taught me to make a dollar stretch 'till it's basically transparent!No matter what your budget is, I want to give you the motivation and encouragement you need to make your own nest feel like HOME.
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  1. Sharon Johns says

    May 1, 2017 at 1:40 pm

    This is a wonderful website. I look forward to keeping up with all your DIY projects. 😃

    Reply
    • Morgan says

      May 3, 2017 at 4:09 pm

      Thanks so much Mrs.Johns! I’m excited you stopped by!

      Reply
  2. Michele says

    May 2, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    This is basically the recipe I use too and it’s the best one I’ve found! You inspired me to make pancakes this morning and I made some with apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg… mmmm!!

    Reply
    • Morgan says

      May 3, 2017 at 4:11 pm

      What a great idea! If I get fancy, it’s just with berries and a bit of powdered sugar! I don’t think I’ve ever thought of apples! I will have to give it a try!

      Reply

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