The Naked Pancake

11 Jan

The mornings can be chaotic. My daughter has to be at school at 8:45 and most days the girls aren’t up until 8 which makes getting them dressed and fed rushed. I usually have to make something quick. My girls love pancakes but with the rushed mornings it’s impossible for me to get all the ingredients together for homemade ones. I always have a box of Aunt Jemima Original Complete on hand so all I have to add is water. It’s easy to whip together and my girls love getting creative with what they add to it. One day it’s all the fresh berries we have, the next day it’s chocolate chips, bananas and sprinkles. Sometimes I even blend up zucchini or spinach to add with a fruit. We have tried mixing in their favorite fruit/ veggie pouches too. The other day my daughter thought it would be fun to make “Naked Pancakes”. She got a kick out of the name and couldn’t stop laughing every time she said it. I didn’t know what she was talking about. I thought she wanted a plain pancake until she said “no mom, a smoothie pancake”. My girls LOVE the Naked Juice Smoothies. They tried a sample once and were hooked. Instead of adding water to the pancake mix, I added the Berry Naked juice. It was a little thick so I added a little water to make it the consistency I wanted. I served the pancakes with blueberries and a little side of strawberry fig syrup for dipping.