Healthy Rainbow Mini Pancakes

Healthy Rainbow Pancakes Recipe! My adorable mini rainbow pancake cereal recipe is made with good for you ingredients. This is an excellent healthy breakfast recipe to make with your toddlers and kids and are even good for babies as a finger food!

Sometimes I wish social media would cease to exist, then other times I am thankful for the amount of recipe inspiration I can get right at my fingertips. So thank you social media for introducing me to pancake cereal!

My mini rainbow pancake cereal recipe is super easy to make, they just take a little bit of patience since you're making many small ones. You can also make these into a regular sized healthy rainbow pancake recipe! Just skip the squeeze bottle, and make sure to cook each pancake on both sides.

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HEALTHY RAINBOW MINI PANCAKES INGREDIENTS

My vibrant colored mini pancake cereal recipe is made with just a few easy to find healthy for your ingredients!

• 3 cups white wheat flour, whole wheat, or gluten free 1:1
• 7 teaspoons baking powder (use aluminum free)
• 2 teaspoons pink sea salt
• 2 tablespoons raw cane sugar, coconut sugar, or date sugar
• 2 ½ cups milk of choice
• 2 large eggs or 2 flax seed eggs
• 6 tablespoons avocado oil

I have not tried making my rainbow mini pancakes with almond flour or oat flour, but if you give either of those a try, leave me a comment below to let me know how they turned out!

TIPS FOR PERFECT HEALTHY MINI RAINBOW PANCAKES

1. Mix your pancake batter well. If you have any chunks of flour in your rainbow pancake batter, it can get stuck in the squeeze bottle cap and clog the hole when you are trying to quickly cook your batter!
2. Preheat your skillet. Ever wonder how to get a nice crispy pancake? The crispy edges are formed right when the pancake batter hits a hot skillet. Make sure you are adding oil too!
3. Oil your skillet. This is for the same reason as above. Plus, you don't want your mini pancakes to stick! (Unless of course you are using a nonstick pan).
4. Cook till dry to the touch. You don't need to cook both sides, the mini pancakes are small enough to cook through from one side! But you can if you want to like I did the second time around in my rainbow pancake cereal recipe video.
5. Chill your coconut milk. This allows you to get a hard coconut cream that can whip into a nice coconut whipped cream! Healthy and delicious pancake topping and a great alternative to maple syrup for kids and toddlers.

A note on storage and reheating rainbow mini pancakes: Store your healthy rainbow pancakes either in the fridge or the freezer in an airtight container. To re-crisp them, simply add them to a heated skilled again. OR, arrange pancake cereal on a baking sheet and pop them in the oven. Store the coconut whipped cream in an airtight glass container in the fridge.

ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS IN MY HEALTHY RAINBOW PANCAKE RECIPE

I made my rainbow pancake cereal to be a lot healthier than your average pancake. My mini rainbow pancakes are naturally colored with dyes like beet root powder, blue spirulina powder, and matcha green tea powder!

If you want to make your healthy rainbow pancakes even healthier with more fiber, substitute the white wheat flour for whole wheat flour. Just keep in mind that whole wheat flour is heartier and heavier.

• White wheat flour: this has more protein and fiber than all purpose flour.
• Baking powder: look for aluminum free baking powder!
• Pink sea salt: all natural and unrefined. It is not bleached (like conventional salt is).
• Raw cane sugar: another all natural and unrefined option. Substitute honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, or coconut sugar.
• Soy milk: calcium, vitamin D, and protein. Substitute any other milk that you like to use for no difference! You can also use any other milk or plant milk that you prefer in your rainbow pancake batter.
• Local eggs: local is better in so many ways: healthier, eco friendly, support local economy to name a few. I included an easy flax egg substitution in my recipe card below for healthy rainbow pancakes with no eggs.
• Avocado oil: straight from avocados, a good healthy fat source. And those healthy fats are good for your brain health and mood.

RAINBOW PANCAKES WITH NATURAL COLORS

My colorful pancakes are so vibrant that you won't believe each and every bite is colored naturally from plants! I used beet root powder, golden milk latte mix, passion fruit flakes, and more!

Here are your natural options for coloring pancakes for you and your kids:

1. Red: beet root powder, or pink pitaya (pink dragon fruit) powder
2. Orange: golden milk latte mix (turmeric powder with other spices)
3. Yellow: passion fruit flakes or less golden milk latte mix
4. Green: matcha green tea powder or moringa powder
5. Blue: blue spirulina powder
6. Purple: butterfly pea powder or beet root powder mixed with blue spirulina powder
7. Pink: pink pitaya powder or beet root powder

HOW TO MAKE NATURAL HEALTHY RAINBOW MINI PANCAKES

BEFORE YOU START: if you are making my funfetti coconut whipped cream, make sure that you put a can of full fat coconut milk in the fridge the night before! This helps the hard part of the coconut milk harden more so that you can whip it into coconut whip cream for your pancake cereal!

STEP 1: MAKE THE PANCAKE BATTER

In a large mixing bowl, sift together:

• 3 cups flour
• 7 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pink salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar.

Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients.

Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 2 ½ cups milk
• 6 tablespoons of avocado oil

Whisk healthy mini pancake batter to COMPLETELY combine. Any small chunks of flour in your healthy pancake cereal recipe can easily clog your squeeze bottles.

Let the batter sit for ~5 minutes until it is bubbly:

STEP 2: COLOR PANCAKE BATTER NATURALLY

Next, grab 5 different bowls and scoop 1 cup of healthy pancake batter into each bowl. Leaving 1 cup of batter leftover in the mixing bowl.

Whisk each of the natural powdered food colors into the bowls of pancake batter.

• Red: 1-2 teaspoon beet root powder
• Orange: 1-2 teaspoons golden milk powder
• Yellow: ½ teaspoon golden milk powder
• Green: 1 teaspoon matcha green tea powder
• Blue: 1-2 teaspoons blue spirulina powder
• Purple: 1 teaspoon butterfly pea powder
• Pink: 1 teaspoon pink pitaya powder

Add more of the colorings to get the shade that you like, each of these measurements are just an estimate.

STEP 3: COOK MINI PANCAKES

Use a funnel to transfer your colored pancake batter into the squeeze bottle. Make sure to rinse your funnel if you are using the same one for different colors.

Heat a skillet over medium to medium low heat with 1-2 tablespoons of oil.

1 tablespoon of oil for a smaller pan, 2 tablespoons for a larger pan. The pan should be hot to get crispy fluffy mini pancakes.

Squeeze the pancake batter onto the pan and make sure the edges of the pancakes are not touching each other.

Cook them until bubbles form on top and they are dry to the touch. You don't need to cook both sides. Since they are so tiny, they will cook all the way through. You can cook them on both sides, however, if you want to!

And that's it! Perfect colorful mini pancakes to make someone's day special!

Let me know how YOU made them in the comment section below!

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY FUNFETTI COCONUT MILK WHIPPED CREAM

Now we get to the mini pancake cereal toppings! You can use maple syrup (the classic), OR you can make my easy and delicious coconut milk whipped cream!

Take your can of chilled coconut milk from the fridge. Scoop the hard part of the coconut milk into a mixing bowl. Either with a hand held mixer or a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the coconut cream on medium speed until it is fluffy.

Next, add 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Beat again until soft peaks form. Turn the blender off and carefully fold in the rainbow sprinkles.

Love rainbow sprinkles? Try my Healthy Funfetti Cupcakes with Almond Flour next!

Perfect fluffy natural rainbow pancake cereal. Such a fun brunch!

Hope you enjoy!

STORAGE

How to store mini pancakes & pancake cereal? You can store healthy rainbow mini pancakes in the freezer or the fridge! I love storing all my pancake recipes frozen because it keeps them fresh much longer and all I have to do is heat them up in the microwave. I find that storing pancakes for more than a couple days in the fridge even if they're in an airtight bag makes them more stale than freezing them.

CAN I TURN HEALTHY RAINBOW MINI PANCAKES INTO PANCAKES MIX?

Healthy pancake mix is a pantry staple! You can make healthy rainbow pancake mix one of two ways: either as a big mix in 1 big jar and then add your coloring/ dye as you make them. Or you can use dry powdered dye and have a couple jars of the colored dry pancake mix.

Here's the recipe for the dry rainbow pancake mix that you can add coloring to later after mixing:

• 3 cups white wheat flour, all-purpose flour, whole wheat, or gluten free 1:1
• 7 teaspoons baking powder use aluminum free
• 2 teaspoons pink sea salt
• 2 tablespoons raw cane sugar, coconut sugar, or date sugar

To make the rainbow pancakes from my dry mix recipe:

Add 1 cup of the pancake mix above along with ¾ cup milk, 1 large egg, and 2 tablespoons oil. Add 1-2 teaspoons food coloring powder or as much as you want to get the color you want.

I use beet root powder for red, golden milk powder for orange & yellow, matcha green tea powder for green, blue spirulina powder for blue, and then a mix of beet root and blue spirulina for purple.

FAQ's

More frequently asked questions about natural rainbow pancake cereal.

How many calories are in 4 mini pancakes?

Approximately 60 calories in 4 mini pancakes. And 1 mini pancake has about 15 calories.

Are healthy rainbow mini pancakes good for an 8 month old?

Yes! I have been making homemade pancakes for my now 3 year old since she was 6 months old! Mini pancakes make an excellent and visually stimulating finger food for baby led weaning!

Is it okay to put food coloring in pancakes?

Yes! It is totally okay to put food coloring in pancakes. If you want to dye your food naturally, either use the super food powders I mentioned above. Or, look for all natural liquid food dyes at the store. Some examples of what to look for all natural liquid food dye ingredient labels: blue spirulina, turmeric, vegetable juice (like beet for red), etc.

If you love healthy pancakes, you're going to love these Healthy Breakfasts!

• Sugar Free Crockpot Apple Butter
• Healthy Instant Pot Apple Sauce
• Pumpkin Waffles
• Dark Chocolate Waffles
• Almond Pulp Pancakes
• Pink Pitaya Pancakes
• Healthy Beet Root Pancakes
• Healthy Funfetti Pancakes
• Golden Milk Pancakes
• Blue Spirulina Pancakes
• Healthy Christmas Pancakes

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