Pancake Cereal

These tiny little pancakes turn breakfast into the most fun meal of the day. ♡

Pancake cereal is just regular pancake batter piped into tiny coin-sized dots on a hot griddle. The magic is in the size. Every mini pancake gets crispy edges and stays fluffy in the middle, and kids go absolutely wild scooping them up with a spoon like actual cereal.

Grab a squeeze bottle or a zip-lock bag, heat up your griddle, and get the kids involved. Let’s make it together.

Ingredients

Pancake Cereal

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Optional add-ins:

• Sprinkles (funfetti style)
• Mini chocolate chips
• Blueberries for topping
• Maple syrup for drizzling
• Whipped cream

How to Make Pancake Cereal

1. Mix. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir until just combined (a few lumps are totally fine).
2. Fill. Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle or a zip-lock bag with one corner snipped off. This gives you control over those tiny drops.
3. Pipe. Heat a non-stick pan or griddle over medium heat and lightly grease it. Squeeze tiny dots of batter, about the size of a coin, onto the surface. Leave space between each one.
4. Flip. Cook for about 1 minute until you see bubbles on top and the edges look set. Flip each mini pancake carefully with a small spatula or chopstick, about 30 seconds more until golden.
5. Serve. Scoop the mini pancakes into a bowl. Top with fresh berries, a drizzle of maple syrup, sprinkles, or whatever your kids love most.

Tips

• A squeeze bottle works way better than a spoon for getting consistent tiny circles.
• Keep the griddle at medium heat. Too hot and they burn before cooking through.
• Let kids help squeeze the batter onto the griddle. They love making the tiny dots.
• Cook in batches and keep finished pancakes warm in a 200F oven.
• Make the batter the night before and store in the squeeze bottle in the fridge for a quick morning cook.

Variations

• Funfetti Pancake Cereal: Fold 2 tablespoons of rainbow sprinkles into the batter before piping.
• Chocolate Chip: Drop a single mini chocolate chip onto each pancake right after piping.
• Peanut Butter Drizzle: Warm peanut butter with a splash of milk and drizzle over the bowl.
• Berry Blast: Serve in a bowl with milk poured over, just like real cereal, with fresh berries on top.
• Cinnamon Sugar: Toss finished pancakes in a little cinnamon sugar for a churro vibe.

FAQ

Pancake Cereal

Tiny coin-sized fluffy pancakes served in a bowl like cereal with maple syrup and fresh berries

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

 

1. Mix. Whisk dry ingredients, add wet, stir until just combined.
2. Fill. Pour batter into a squeeze bottle.
3. Pipe. Squeeze tiny coin-sized dots onto a greased medium-heat griddle.
4. Flip. Cook 1 minute, flip, cook 30 seconds more until golden.
5. Serve. Scoop into a bowl with berries, syrup, and sprinkles.

Notes

A squeeze bottle gives you the best control for tiny uniform pancakes.
Keep heat at medium to avoid burning the outside before the inside cooks.