Hocus Pocus Halloween Pancake Cereal

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Hocus Pocus Halloween Pancakes: One of the seasons top trending treats is all dressed up for Halloween with a touch of Hocus Pocus and spellbinding enchantment.

A bowl full of black, orange and purple mini pancake cereal.

This time of year, there are so many amazing ideas for halloween desserts and halloween appetizers, but Halloween breakfast ideas seems to be overlooked as a chance to serve up something super spooky.

Hocus Pocus Halloween Pancake Cereal is the perfect way to prepare some bright colored pancakes of paranormal proportions for a fun treat for kids of all sizes!!

Ingredients You Will Need

The base of this recipe is the one I use for my classic pancake cereal recipe. The recipe to make pancake cereal is similar to classic pancakes with a little more liquid added to make the batter thinner.

To make these fun halloween colored pancakes for breakfast, all you need are a few pantry staples along with a few festive extras to make your colored pancakes and turn this bowl of pancake cereal into one the kids will LOVE!

Food coloring: I use the traditional Halloween colors black, purple and orange for making the colored pancakes but of course you can change it up to whatever you want to use. This food coloring kit has all the colors here but I also really like the McCormick Black Liquid Food Coloring too.

Decorations: You can use candy eyes or star sprinkles to make the Halloween pancake cereal shown here.

How to Make Halloween Pancakes

Three bowls of colored pancake batter to make Halloween Pancakes.

Once you have your ingredients gathered, you are going to mix up the pancake batter as usual.

Next, separate the batter into three bowls and use food coloring to change the batter to the desired shade. I chose black, purple and orange.

Next, preheat the griddle or pan to approximately 275 degrees F. The ideal temperature to cook pancakes is usually 375 degrees F, but for these mini ones we want to cook them slower, at a lower temperature so you don't have to flip each one.

Use a condiment or squeeze bottle or piping bag to place small circles of batter on the heated and prepared griddle. In a pinch, you can use a sandwich bag with the corner cut off.

When the batter seems to be cooked almost all the way through, use a spatula to move the pancakes around and get them evenly cooked on both sides.

By using a thin batter, and cooking longer and slower the pancakes will not need much time on the second side at all.

Finally, place your mini pancakes in a bowl and add your desired toppings.

How to Serve Pancake Cereal

You can dress up this Halloween Pancake Cereal as much as you want. I personally had to try and hold myself back from going overboard!

Traditional butter and syrup
Splash of fresh milk
The works: butter, syrup AND milk
Whipped cream and fresh fruit
Fresh Fruit Syrup (black, perhaps?)

Here are some black fruits for freakishly full effect:

Blackberries
Blueberries
Black Currants
Concord Grapes
Dried Plums
Purple Figs
Purple Grapes
Plums
Raisins

Complete your meal by serving it with our Halloween Smoothie Bowl, Air Fryer Mini Apple Pies or Halloween Mimosa. Young witches and goblins could try one of these Kid-friendly drink options.

How to Make Pancake Cereal in Advance

If thinking of making hundreds of tiny colored pancakes during the early morning rush sounds like a horror movie to you, make these Halloween pancakes the night before!

After cooking them, let them cool down and then store them in the refrigerator.

When stored in an airtight container in the fridge, they will keep for up to 5 days. Obviously, fresh is best!

When you're ready to reheat and serve, simply

How to Store Leftover Pancakes

These Halloween Colored Pancaked can also be stored in the freezer for up to a month. Be sure to use bags specifically designed for the freezer, or a freezer safe container with a lid.

Freezing them might be a great idea if you want to make these for a larger group. By storing them in the freezer you can make multiple batches over a period of time.

To reheat, thaw in the fridge and heat in the microwave or oven.

Other Ways to Make Colored Pancakes

Mini colored pancakes and pancake cereal can be a fun breakfast food you can serve up for a variety of different events.

This food coloring kit actually contains 8 different colors to make many different shades of colored pancakes. Here's just a few ideas of some other ways to serve up colored pancakes for breakfast or brunch!

Make them red or green Christmas breakfast or brunch
Color them blue or pink for a baby shower brunch or gender reveal party!
Serve them up for a fun Saint Patty's day breakfast with a bowl of green pancake cereal!
Use just a touch of coloring to make pastel colored pancakes for Easter!
Make a kid's birthday breakfast special and fun by serving them a bowl of pancake cereal that are their favorite color.

Expert Tips and FAQ

Use an electric griddle with a temperature gauge for more control over the temperature.

Make sure you preheat your griddle or pan when making these mini pancakes.

The pancake batter needs to be much thinner than the batter for regular pancakes. It should easily run off a spoon when dipped into the batter.

Using a condiment or squeeze bottle, pastry bag or a sandwich bag with the corner cut off gives you more control over the shape and size when adding the pancake batter to the griddle.

Don't forget to serve Halloween Pancake Cereal with all your favorite pancake toppings!

What's the easiest way to make pancakes for pancake cereal?

The key to making perfect pancakes for pancake cereal are getting them into nice round shapes and keeping the size small. You get the most control by using a squeeze bottle or a pastry bag with a tip that has a smaller opening. In a pinch if you don't have one of those you can put the batter into a sandwich bag and cut off a corner in order to pipe out the pancake batter.

My pancake batter is too thick! What did I do wrong?

No worries! That can sometimes happen as flours can vary in their consistency. If the batter is simply too thick to easy pour onto the griddle, simply stir in a bit more liquid 1 tablespoon at a time until the batter is thinner.

A bowl of purple, orange and black mini Halloween pancakes with candy eyes and stars.

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