Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes with Homemade Syrup
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Fluffy cinnamon spiced pancakes get a upgrade with juicy strawberries and sweet whipped cream. Each stack is drizzled with homemade strawberry syrup, made from ripe berries simmered to perfection.
We haven’t had many snow days this year. It’s been such a weird combination of warm, sunny days with temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s and freezing cold days with rain or snow. Even when we’ve had snow we haven’t had much of it.
A few weeks ago we had a delay. I thought for sure we weren’t going to have one so I was already up. Instead of going back to sleep I decided to get some work done. I worked on my blog, did laundry, and did a little bit of baking. After all of that I still had an hour before I had to leave for work so I decided to surprise my husband by making breakfast. I rarely even make breakfast so when I do it’s a real treat.
One of my favorite things to make for breakfast or for breakfast for dinner are Old Fashioned Pancakes. Sometimes I make Apple Spice Cake Mix Waffles when I’m short on time. When we have a lot of veggies that need to be used I always make Farm Fresh Quiche for breakfast.
I had a large two pound package of Florida Strawberries in my refrigerator so I decided to use them to make Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes.
WHat is Strawberry Shortcake?
Strawberry shortcake is a classic dessert made with layers of sweet biscuits, sponge cake, or shortcake, topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
I pulled out all of the ingredients and then looked for the syrup. Unfortunately we were completely out of syrup. I looked at a few syrup recipes and then thought that I could tweak them into a delicious strawberry syrup that would go perfectly with these pancakes.
DO I have to make strawberry syrup?
No, you can just make plain syrup if you prefer or use store bought syrup. I was actually surprised by how easy this syrup is to make and it’s so yummy with the pancakes.
I whipped up a batch of my old fashioned pancakes because they are a delicious base for any pancake creation. As I made the batter I had the strawberry syrup going on the stove. Once everything was finished all I had to do was put the pancakes together.
I layered a few pancakes on each of two plates. Then I topped each stack with a small handful of sliced strawberries. I poured the warm strawberry syrup over top of the pancake stacks then I finished them off with a spray of whipped cream. These pancakes were incredible! T
he syrup was sweet and tasted of fresh strawberries. The fresh strawberries on top were sweet and slightly tart and the whipped cream added a nice creaminess. This was definitely a fun delay day breakfast but it would be great as a dessert as well!
Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes with Homemade Syrup
Equipment
Ingredients
For the strawberry syrup:
- 1/2 strawberries chopped
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the pancakes:
- 1 ½ c. flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 ¼ c. buttermilk
- 1 egg beaten
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter
For the topping:
- 6 strawberries sliced
- 1/4 c. whipped cream
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine the strawberries and water over high heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 7 minutes.
- Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Return a half cup of the strained juice to the pan along with the brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in the butter and boil for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Remove from heat.
- To make the pancakes combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Spray with cooking spray.
- Pour a quarter cup of pancake batter into the pan in two different places. Cook for 2 minutes per side. Remove from pan and repeat with remaining pancake batter.
- Stack three pancakes on each of three plates. Top with a small handful of sliced strawberries, strawberry syrup, and whipped cream. Enjoy!
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