#BrunchWeek ~ Bacon Pancake Dippers

 

Welcome to the third annual #BrunchWeek hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Shaina from Take A Bite Out Of Boca. We are so excited to have you join us this year!  Celebrate Brunch with us this week as we prepare for Mother's Day. 30 Bloggers from around the country will showcase their best brunch dishes, from cocktails to casseroles, breakfast breads, sandwiches and salads - there is something for everyone!

Find the Brunch Week giveaway details here! TONS of fantastic prizes to win!

This is another delightful, delicious, and easy brunch or breakfast recipe to share with your family and friends. If you like pancakes and bacon, this combination of the two is perfect! My 16-year old gave these 5 thumbs up.

The batter I used was a little on the thick side, resulting in a pillowy "sandwich" of pancake wrapped around the strip of chewy, crispy bacon. My son said they were perfect just as they were - but I think when I make them again, I might thin the batter a little more, and maybe pour a little batter down before laying the bacon down so that it's fully encased in pancake instead of exposed.

You can certainly use your favorite homemade pancake batter recipe too instead of a mix, but for once I actually used pancake mix because I had it in the house (we had bought a large bag of pancake mix instead of Bisquick at the store, and I've been using it for biscuits - this might be the first time I've actually made pancakes with it)!

Thank you for joining us this week - we hope you were inspired by all the #BrunchWeek recipes. Don’t forget to see what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers made today!

BrunchWeek Beverages: 
Mocha Frappe from The Redhead Baker

BrunchWeek Breads, Grains and Pastries: 
Pear and Pecan Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole from Love and Confections
Flourless Oatmeal Coconut Breakfast Cookies from Take A Bite Out Of Boca
Pyrizhky z Orikhova Masa from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Pancake Muffins with Brown Butter Glazed Walnuts from It's Yummi
Buttermilk Waffles with Blueberry Compote from Big Bear's Wife
Lemon Blackberry Baked Oatmeal from Cooking in Stilettos
Bacon Pancake Dippers from Making Miracles
Espresso Banana Oat Bread from Sew You Think You Can Cook
Oatmeal and Apple Crown Bread from Jane's Adventures in Dinner

BrunchWeek Fruits, Vegetables and Sides: 
Italian Carrot Salad from {i love} my disorganized life
Labneh with Pears and Honey from My Catholic Kitchen
Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad from Bread Booze Bacon

BrunchWeek Desserts: 
Spring Fruit and Cream Birthday Cake from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Bacon Pancake Dippers inspired by Family Fresh Meals

Ingredients
6 - 8 pieces of bacon, cooked to your desired crispiness
2 cups of your favorite pancake mix
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Maple Syrup for serving

Directions

1. Combine the pancake mix with the eggs and milk; whisk until mostly smooth.
2. Heat a griddle to medium - high heat and grease with butter or cooking spray.
3. Place bacon slices with about 3 - 4 inches of space between them, lined up on the griddle. Pour a line of pancake batter over the top of the bacon slice to cover.
4. Cook until the top of the pancake is bubbly, and the edges look dry. Flip and continue cooking another 1 1/2 - 2 minutes until the bottom is browned and pancakes are cooked through.
5. Serve immediately with maple syrup to dip the pancake strips in.

Disclaimer: Thank you to #BrunchWeek Sponsors: Bob’s Red Mill, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, California Walnuts, Dixie Crystals, Grimmway Farms/Cal-Organic/True Juice, KitchenAid, Le Creuset, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Pacari Chocolate, Stonyfield Organic, Vidalia Onions, and Woot Froot for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #BrunchWeek. All opinions are my own.