This simple pancake hack will have the kids eating more fruit

An order of pancakes with butter and syrup at Savannah's Cafe on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.Savannahs Pancakes
An order of pancakes with butter and syrup at Savannah's Cafe on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.Savannahs Pancakes /
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Stop the breakfast struggle with this simple pancake hack. While a stack of fluffy, delicious pancakes always brings smiles to the table, the reality is that parents prefer an overflowing plate of fruit. Luckily this new food trend makes everyone happy.

Over the past year, TikTok has become the leader in food trends and sharing cooking techniques. From last year’s whipped coffees to two ingredient cakes, the reality is that the social media platform has influenced the food coming out of the home kitchen.

Recently, one food trend and recipe hack that parents are ready to adopt has changed breakfast. The pancake covered banana adds some extra fruit to the breakfast table. More importantly, the simple recipe has many people excited about this bite sized pancake and fruit breakfast.

If you haven’t seen the videos, the process is simple. It is basically covering banana slices with pancake batter. Instead of a few big pancakes smothered in syrup, the plate has lots of little bites.

While this idea is a simple pancake hack, there are even more ways to boost the nutritional aspect to this pancake idea. For example, using Kodiak Cakes Cinnamon Oat Power Cakes not only boosts the protein in the dish but the cinnamon flavor is quite tasty. Who doesn’t like a little extra cinnamon flavor on their pancakes?

And, if you want to channel you inner Elvis with pancake covered banana breakfast, consider topping the dish with the Kodiak Cakes Maple Peanut Butter Syrup. The combination of peanut and syrup has 3g of protein. If you love the flavor combination of peanut butter and banana, this idea is a must try. Plus, since this syrup is a little thicker, it stays on each bite.

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Sometimes a simple pancake hack can make breakfast exciting again. With these pancake covered bananas, parents know that the kids get another serving of fruit while having a treat. Wonder what other food trends or cooking techniques hacks will change breakfast again?