Pancakes to Celebrate I Love Reese’s Day

Hear this: May the 18^th is the I love Reese’s Day. And when you think about it, these peanut butter cups deserve to have one day dedicated to them. Well, in my house almost every day is filled with love for sweets and peanut butter, and if you want to know how we celebrate this love, read through.

It All Starts with a Healthy Pancake Recipe Base

Well, if you are to prepare a recipe that is going to be (let’s face it) filled with peanut butter chocolate cups a good idea would be making the pancake base a tiny bit healthier. You can choose your very own pancake recipe from these amazing ones, but here are several tips I could offer that will render a healthier result.

Consider replacing half of the dose of regular all-purpose flour with a healthier type, like whole wheat or almond flour. A nutty flour, like the almond one, will bring more to the texture department and will go hand in hand with the peanut butter.

Next, to make your pancake recipe healthier use a low fat milk type or go for one of the vegan types, like coconut, almond or soy milk.

Forget about sugar. You can add only a dash of it to your pancake batter or skip it altogether. The soft and fluffy pancake will be covered with a chocolate syrup and many Reese’s peanut butter cups, so you won’t even notice the difference.

It Continuities with a Reese’s Pancake Topping

Well, go ahead and get all the types of peanut butter cups, from the miniature ones to the biggest ones. Chop them and leave them aside because now is the time for the peanut butter whipped cream to be prepared. No matter what pancake recipe you opt for, you just have to prepare the peanut butter cream because it will complement your pancakes the best way possible. You will need half a cup of heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar, half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and, of course, one and a half tablespoons of creamy peanut butter. Chill a large bowl in the refrigerator and then beat the heavy into it, slowly add the sugar and lastly, mix the peanut butter and vanilla extract in.

It Finishes with a Reese’s Pancake Syrup

Now is the time to prepare the best Reese’s syrup you have ever tried. You will need

¾ cup of chocolate milk

¼ cup of heavy cream

6 tablespoons of butter

2 tablespoons of cocoa

1 tablespoon of corn syrup

½ cup of sugar

6 regular sized Reese's peanut butter cups

Preheat a large saucepan over medium heat and pour all the ingredients (except for the peanut butter cups) into it. Cook everything until it boils, remove from the heat and stir the Reese's in, stir until the candy melts down.

Stack up your pancakes and add a dollop of the peanut butter whipped cream and drizzle everything with the syrup on top. Alternatively, spread the peanut butter cream over each pancake and add chopped peanut butter cups for a full enjoyment.