Fruity Mini Pancake Skewers

This is perfect finger food, and the kids will love these eye-catching, mini pancake skewers. Great for breakfast or brunch, but equally good as a snack or even a game-day buffet.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 large egg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 medium banana, sliced
• 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon amaretto extract
• 1 pint strawberries, sliced horizontally
• 1/4 cup blueberry cream cheese spread (such as Philadelphia®)
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste
• 10 bamboo skewers, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter onto the hot skillet to form 1-inch diameter pancakes. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes, flip, and continue cooking until golden brown, about 1 more minute. Transfer cooked pancakes to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.

Step 2

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Whisk milk, egg, butter, and amaretto extract together in a second bowl. Pour wet ingredients into the flour mixture, and mix until batter is well combined and smooth.

Step 3

Stack ingredients on a work surface as follows: pancake, banana, pancake spread with cream cheese, pancake, strawberry, and pancake. (Each skewer will use 4 pancakes.) Insert a skewer through the center of the stack and repeat to make remaining skewers.

Step 4

Dust with confectioners sugar, and serve.