I’ve been looking at some super cute and creative posts over the Easter period. And when I saw Jamie Oliver put together some super cute Easter bunnies with pancakes – I thought, ‘I’ve got to give that a go’. So during the Easter period I whipped up these ricotta and blueberry hotcakes and made a bunny or two.
These hotcakes were well received by toddlers and husbands alike. They are super soft and fluffy – just like that good old Easter bunny. But don’t just save this recipe for Easter time… why not whip these up next weekend for a beautiful family breakfast/bunch. {who am I kidding – it will be a long time before we go back to having bunch}
RICOTTA AND BLUEBERRY HOTCAKES
1 cup self-raising flour
Pinch salt
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk or milk
3 eggs, separated
150g ricotta cheese + extra to serve
1 cup blueberries + extra to serve
75g butter, for pan-frying
banana and coconut to serve
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Whisk buttermilk or milk, egg yolks and ricotta in a jug until well combined. Using a large metal spoon, fold buttermilk mixture through dry ingredients.
In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Using a large metal spoon, fold one-third of the egg whites through the batter until combined. Gently fold in remaining egg whites. Stand mixture for 10 minutes. Swirl through blueberries.
Heat 25g butter in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Using about 1/3 cup of batter per hotcake, spoon mixture into pan and cook hotcakes in 3 batches for 2-3 minutes on each side until pale golden. Wipe pan with paper towel and repeat to make 12 hotcakes.
To serve up your little one a bunny, you’ll need 3 small hotcakes, 1 large hotcake and 2 long hotcakes. Place a scoop of ricotta on the large hotcake and then sprinkle with coconut to make a tail. Then slice the banana and place on two of the smaller hotcakes. Place three blueberries above the slice of banana to make the paws.
Do you have a breakfast speciality? Did you whip up anything special over the Easter period for you family? Are you a fan of plain hotcakes or do you enjoy the blueberry or chocolate chip additions?
Oh I LOVE! these.
How fun.
We traditionally do Sunday picklets but it has been a while since I have.
Kids Would love the bunny. xx
Thanks Kim – they are definitely a hit with my little boys. I hope that you have a wonderful Easter with your family and friends xox