Get ready for a spooktacular morning treat with our Halloween Pancakes! Elevate your breakfast game by transforming ordinary pancakes into spooky pancakes with just a touch of creativity.
These pancake creations are not only a ton of fun to make, but they also add some spooky charm to your Halloween morning. Whether you attempt the spider web pancake, whip up playful monster pancakes, stack a tower of 'bloody knife' delights, or simply create Halloween-shaped pancakes, these step-by-step instructions have you covered
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Reasons to Love these Pancakes
- Fun Factor: These pancakes are a blast! Simply tweak the shape or add a dash of creativity for a fun breakfast to get you in the Halloween spirit.
- Ease of Creation: Crafting these spooky delights is just a tad more effort than making regular pancakes, but the extra flair is totally worth it.
- Your Way, Anyway: Whether you follow our detailed recipe or use your family's favourite pancake batter, these spooky season treats can be customised to suit your taste preferences and dietary needs. Enjoy them your way!
Spider Web Pancakes
As evident from the image, my pancake art skills could use a bit more honing! Fortunately, most children tend to be forgiving, and the whimsical, haphazard web designs can actually add to the fun.
To begin, prepare your pancake batter by gently whisking the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Gradually incorporate the wet ingredients while continuing to whisk until a smooth mixture is achieved.
Please note that you can either follow the recipe provided, in the recipe card below, or use your preferred pancake recipe.
Set aside approximately a quarter of the batter in a separate bowl, and mix in some cocoa powder to create a darker colour pancake batter. Transfer the darker batter into a kitchen squeeze bottle.
Heat a non-stick frying pan or hot griddle over medium heat and brush the pan with oil.
- Make Spider Webs: Use the cocoa batter to draw a web pattern in the pan.
- Fill: When the web is nearly set spoon the lighter batter over the top.
- Flip: Cook pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface (image 2) then flip and cook the other side until golden brown (usually around a couple of minutes)
Monster Pancakes
Turn spinach pancakes into charming one and two-eyed monsters by simply adding edible candy eyes. If the idea of spinach in pancakes doesn't quite appeal to you, or if you'd like your monsters to be even more vibrant, you can opt for your favourite pancake recipe and introduce some green food colouring. For extra fun, consider making some spooky orange and black pancakes.
CHOKING HAZARD: Please note that the edible eyes are a choking hazard. If you are preparing these for children under 4, it's advisable to use a safer alternative by using white chocolate buttons topped with smaller chocolate chips.
I served this with "blood red" raspberry chia jam for a ghoulish touch.
Blood Knife Pancakes
Make a stack of your favourite pancakes and stick a knife in the top, pushing it down through the stack (I opted for a kid-cutting knife). To complete the Halloween theme, drizzle some "blood" over the stack. To achieve the blood effect, I cooked some frozen raspberries until they were softened and broken down into a thick, chunky sauce. You could use chia jam or raspberry puree for a similarly creepy effect
Halloween Cookie Cutter Pancakes (Ghost, Pumpkin & Witches Hat)
Be prepared for a little trial and error, as it may take some practice to perfect these Halloween-themed pancakes. Take your time to thoroughly grease your cookie cutters and exercise caution when removing them before flipping.
You can also consider adding some food colouring to create colorful Halloween pancakes.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and brush it with oil.
- Place your greased Halloween cookie cutters onto the pan surface.
- Spoon your pancake batter into the cookie cutter and carefully spread the batter to fill the shape.
- Allow the pancake to cook, leaving the cookie cutter in place, until bubbles start to form all over the surface.
- Gently remove the cutter using a set of tongs.
- Flip the pancake to cook the other side.
Top Tips When Using Cookie Cutters to Make Pancakes
- Metal: Only use metal cookie cutters. Plastic will melt.
- Grease: Grease well, with coconut or vegetable oil, and make sure to get any curves and corners on the inside of the cookie cutter.
- Tongs: Remove using tongs, the metal cutters will be hot.
- Too Thick?: If you find the pancake batter is a little thick to get into the corners then the batter can be thinned down by adding a couple tablespoons of milk.
I hope you enjoyed these spooky Halloween pancakes. If you did, be sure to check out more fun Halloween breakfast ideas. Let me know in the comments below your favourite Halloween recipes.
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Halloween Pancakes
Equipment
- Medium / Large Frying Pan
- Squeeze Bottle (Spiderweb pancakes)
- Halloween Cookie Cutters (Halloween Cookie Cutter Pancakes)
Ingredients
Spider Web Pancakes
- 185g (1½ Cups) Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
- 2½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2 tablespoons Sugar (optional)
- 1 Egg
- 250ml (1 cup) Milk
- 1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- ½ teaspoon Coconut Oil
Green Monster Pancakes
- 2 small Ripe Bananas
- 80g (2 cups) Spinach
- 1 Egg
- 125ml (½ cup) Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 130g (1 cup) Buckwheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 12-24 Edible Eyes
Blood Knife Pancakes
- 185g (1½ cups) Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
- 2½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2 tablespoons Sugar (optional)
- 1 Egg
- 200ml (¾ cup + 1tbsp) Milk
- ½ teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 1 cup Frozen Raspberries
Halloween Cookie Cutter Pancakes
- 185g (1½ cups) Plain (all-purpose) Flour
- 2½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2 tablespoons Sugar (optional)
- 1 Egg
- 250 ml (1 cup) Milk
- ½ teaspoon Coconut Oil
Instructions
Spider Web Pancakes
- Gently whisk the flour and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and break the egg into it. Pour in half the milk then whisk the ingredients together. Add the remaining milk and continue to whisk until combined.
- Transfer ¼ of the mixture to a seperate bowl. Add cocoa and whisk until combined. Pour this mixture into a squeeze bottle.
- Heat a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat, and coat the pan with the coconut oil Use a pastry brush or wipe with a folded paper towel to ensure there is a thin, even coating of oil on the pan with no droplets of oil visible.
- Draw a web pattern with the cocoa mixture into the pan. When set, spoon the plain mixture over the top to completely cover. Cook until bubbles appear on surface. Flip and cook the other side until golden (usually around 1 - 1.5 mins). Repeat, brushing pan with oil between pancakes.
Green Monster Pancakes
- Add one of the bananas, spinach, egg, milk and vanilla to a blender and blitz until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking powder and cinnamon to a mixing bowl and stir until combined. Mash the remaining banana and add it to the dry ingredients along with the blended mixture. Gently stir until combined.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan, over medium heat, and coat the pan with the oil. Use a pastry brush or wipe with a folded paper towel to ensure that there is a thin, even coating of oil on the pan with no droplets of oil visible
- Place 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan to form one pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface then flip and cook the other side until golden (usually around 1 – 1 ½ minutes). If you have a big pan you can do several at once. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Push eyes randomly in the pancakes and serve with chia jam
Blood Knife Pancakes
- Gently whisk the flour and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and break the egg into it. Pour in half the milk then whisk the ingredients together. Add the remaining milk and continue to whisk until combined.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan, over medium heat, and coat the pan with the oil. Use a pastry brush or wipe with a folded paper towel to ensure that there is a thin, even coating of oil on the pan with no droplets of oil visible.
- Place a heaped tablespoon of batter into the pan. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface (see photo) then flip and cook the other side until golden (usually around 1 - 1 ½ minutes). If you have a big pan you can do several at once. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Heat frozen raspberries in a small pan until broken down and reduced into a textured sauce.
- Stack the pancakes and add a knife in the top. Add the raspberry sauce around the knife and allow it to drip down the stack of pancakes
Halloween Cookie Cutter Pancakes
- Grease the insides of the Halloween cookie cutters liberally with coconut oil (or use an oil spray).
- Gently whisk the flour and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and break the egg into it. Pour in half the milk then whisk the ingredients together. Add the remaining milk and continue to whisk until combined.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan, over medium heat, and coat the pan with the oil. Use a pastry brush or wipe with a folded paper towel to ensure that there is a thin, even coating of oil on the pan with no droplets of oil visible.
- Place greased Halloween cookie cutters on to the pan surface . Spoon batter into the cookie cutter and spread the batter to fill the shape.Allow pancake to cook, with mold in place, until bubble form all over the surface. Gently remove the cookie cutter using a set of tongs. Flip to cook the other side (usually around 1 - 1½ minutes). Repeat with the remaining batter.
Recipe Notes
- Pan Temperature - Too hot and your pancakes will be scorched, too cold and they can become flat and tough. Aim for medium heat and be prepared to adjust up or down over the course of frying.
- You can replace coconut oil with another oil or you can use butter.
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