Banana Pancake Snowmen

Name: Banana Pancake Snowmen
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 snowmen.
Ingredients: 1 cup complete buttermilk pancake mix; 3/4 cup water; 1/3 cup mashed ripe banana; 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar; Pretzel sticks, chocolate chips, dried cranberries and/or halved banana slices

Both kids and adults will love these yummy pancakes. Invite your little ones to help decorate their snowmen and they'll jump out of bed in a hurry! —Phyllis Schmalz, Kansas City, Kansas

Ingredients

1 cup complete buttermilk pancake mix
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup mashed ripe banana
1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
Pretzel sticks, chocolate chips, dried cranberries and/or halved banana slices

Directions

In a small bowl, stir the pancake mix, water and banana just until moistened.
Pour a scant 1/2 cup batter onto a greased hot griddle, making three circles to form a snowman. Turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until the second side is golden brown. Transfer to a serving plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Decorate snowmen with pretzels, chocolate chips, cranberries and/or banana if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 snowman (calculated without decorations): 133 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 417mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch.

Originally published as Banana Pancake Snowman in Taste of Home December/January 2009

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ferretmama

Feb 12, 2012

When I help out with our lodge breakfasts I always make these for the young and the young-at-heart. Easy to make, cute and tasty.
Lisa Ruby

Dec 16, 2010

My kids loved these pancakes and the snowmen were a lot of fun to make. The bananas added great flavor.