It was the Saturday night after Thanksgiving. I hadn’t thawed any meat from the freezer for dinner, it was nearing 6:00pm – everyone was hungry, and I had 1 zucchini leftover from the Thanksgiving feast.
I flipped through my recipe binder looking for something yummy when I stumbled upon this recipe that I had yet to try. When I looked over the ingredients I quickly realized I had no Greek yogurt, or sour cream – a viable substitute. I figured, what the heck – try it anyway.
As I talked myself into and through the recipe X sat on one of the bar stools cautiously watching me – as she added items from the James Avery catalog to her Christmas wish list – to see if I’d be ruining dinner.
My base was this King Arthur pancake mix. I love all of these mixes. They are amazing – and made in a dedicated facility.
I added:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 shredded zucchini (I would have done 2 but I only had 1)
- 1 cup of skim milk
I figured if Pioneer Woman can use heavy cream and butter in all of her recipes – I could certainly too.
Don’t forget the butter on the griddle too!
At this point – I’m getting pretty excited about these pancakes. I have some hashbrowns and eggs going on the stove as a backup but I’m beginning to think it won’t be a problem.
X got tired of watching me cook and started playing Just Dance (2) on the Wii.
I’ll have to write more about our Christmas tree later – I don’t want to digress from the pancakes.
My excitement was building.
Oh. My. Goodness.
I cut one of them up into a Star Wars shape for E and stole some bites from excess of his shape. Holy pancakes – they were amazing.
I named them Zucchini muffin pancakes because everyone in my house loves Zucchini muffins. I feared a little freak out when they saw green in their pancakes. All was well when I referred to them as similar to the muffins.
I unhealthy-ly ate 4 of them. That were covered in Maple syrup. It was heaven.
You need to try them.
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