Cheesecake Pancakes with Strawberry-Lemon Syrup

I know that most of the recipes here are for creating meals and treats with your children, and the kids can make the syrup while you make the pancakes...

However, this is also a great Valentine's Day breakfast treat. :)

Serve that special someone these awesome pancakes and you will have their heart forever!

Ingredients:

* 2 cups Buttermilk pancake mix
* 1 1/4 cup Water
* 1 cup Small curd cottage cheese
* 1 tablespoon Sugar
* 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Strawberry-Lemon Syrup

* 1 cup Syrup
* 1 cup sliced strawberries
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon rind

Directions:
Preheat griddle.
Combine the pancake mix, water, cottage cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl
Stir well until blended.
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls on hot, well-greased griddle.
Flip pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles.

For Strawberry-Lemon Syrup:

Combine the syrup, strawberries, and lemon rind in a small saucepan; heat through, stirring occasionaly.




Here are some essentials!

This griddle is just the right size for two and folds up for easy space-saving storage :)



Here are two fun products if you are making the pancakes for the kids, or the whole family:

1. Nordicware 01980 Zoo Friends Pancake Pan
:"For a wild breakfast adventure, whip up a batch of pancakes in this clever cast aluminum, non-stick pan. It makes 7 silver-dollar pancakes, each with a different zoo animal face." (Amazon description)


Or if you are making for Christmas...
2. Nordicware 01970 Christmas Morning Pancake Pan: "Perfect for Christmas morning. Makes seven thin 3-inch pancakes in fun Christmas shapes." (Amazon description)


Also, you can get a discount if you order both of the Nordicware pans together!

Enjoy!!

PS. Notice the newly added children's Recipe/Cookbook in the upper right of the blog! Highly recommended and includes more than just recipes like safety tips, recipe histories, etc.