Game day. The TV is always on in our home. We’ve been a little disappointed with the performance of our team (yes, we were Cowboys fans even before we moved to Dallas) as of late they’ve been leaving a bit of a sour taste in our mouth. So on Sundays when the games are at noon, we like to make those games a tiny bit sweeter even when our ‘Boys’ are fumbling the ball. Dessert for Brunch makes a great tailgating treat and this past week I made some Cake Batter Pancakes with Milky Way Bites that help take the sting out a bit when the Cowboys lose 😉
Milky Way Bites Cake Batter Pancakes
serves 4
Ingredients
1 cup all purpose baking mix
1 cup yellow cake mix
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 7oz bag of Milky Way Bites
Vanilla frosting
Directions
1. From the Milky Way Bites bag, set aside 16 Bites. Quarter all the bites, making sure to keep the quartered portions of the 16 set aside in reserve.
2. Combine the baking mix and yellow cake mix together. Add the milk, vanilla and eggs and stir.
3. Fold in the chopped Milky Way Bites.
4. Heat your griddle or pan on the stove top and pour the batter by 1/4 cupful until the pancakes are golden brown (about 3-4 minutes on each side).
Yes, we eat a LOT of pancakes in our home and I even have a specialized pancake maker!
5. This recipe should make at least 12 pancakes. Each stack of pancakes will be made of 3.
Placing one pancake on a plate, take a spoonful of vanilla icing and spread it on the top of the pancake.
Place another pancake on top, and spread another spoonful of frosting on top of it as well. Place the third pancake on top of that.
7. Put a spoonful of icing in a small microwave safe bowl and melt it for 10 – 20 seconds until it’s a liquid consistency. Drizzle it over the pancakes and then garnish the top with some of the quartered Milky Way Bites that were set aside at the beginning.
8. Enjoy a sweet tailgating treat whether your team wins … or loses 🙂
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Have you tried the new Mars Unwrapped Bites yet? What kind of #GameDayBites would you make with them?
Tammy Litke is a Dallas blogger, blogging since 2008. She loves to watch movies, play video games, spend time in the kitchen, and travel. Between recipes and reviews you’ll find many helpful and some just plain funny posts on her blog. Welcome, pull up a chair and stay for a while!
Now that is my kind of breakfast. (Or brunch. Or dessert.) Yum!
Can't wait to try this with my gluten free alternatives. At least your team doesn't have to go all the way to England to win a game. go Vikings.
Now that's an interesting breakfast. I haven't tried the unwrapped bites yet and I would probably eat them before they make it into a recipe.
I wouldn't mind this for breakfast! Thanks for sharing!
OMG My kids would think I was the coolest mom ever if I made these for breakfast
Now that's a breakfast my kids will eat!!
Pancakes may make you think of breakfast but you are right definitely a dessert YUM!
Oh, I definitely think these would be devoured in our house. Yum!
These are so different and sound so good.
Are you able to freeze them?
I am a West Texan living in Minnesota so Cowboys and then Vikings.
@Leona – I didn't try freezing them – but I don't see why you couldn't freeze the pancakes and then "stack" them with the frosting and garnish after you thaw them for eating 🙂 Since we moved from South Dakota to Texas – Vikings are on the radar too!
My boys would die if I made these for them for breakfast. Yum!
Oh my! This would be an awesome breakfast to wake up to!
Oooh man these are sooooo good! What kind of pancake maker is that?! SO COOL!
I think I may have just fallen in love! Your recipes rock Tammy (and so does your taste in football teams, Cowboys Nation!!)
@Courtney – it's a Black and Decker. I bought it years ago on a Blue Light Special at KMart for $5.00. Some of the best money I've ever spent!
@Marcie – thank you! And I hope they pick up the pace, I was hoping for a win last week, and they blew it 🙁
Oh how awesome are these?! I love dessert for brunch! 🙂
Totally indulgent!!
oh ya those would be popular pick here
You are KILLING me! I need these STAT!
Now that's a tasty looking pancake, and the Milky Way Bites makes it look SO good!
oh my god!!!!! I think I just died and went to heaven!
Okay I might be drooling. Just a little bit.
This looks sinfully delicious!
That looks fantastic!
Now that's my kind of breakfast. YUM!
Never thought to incorporate Milky Way Bites in pancakes but this looks good!
Um, now this would get any kid to eat breakfast!
Oh wow! This would be a real treat.
These look amazing!
Oh man…these look sinfully good!! I've never thought to chop up candy bars to put on dessert pancakes!
I probably should not be blog browsing while hungry. YUM!!
That is totally how a pancake should be made.
Wow! That looks super super sweet. It's probably yummy!
Milky Way is my favorite chocolate bar! I need to try this!
Sounds delicious, candy pancakes are great!
This is something that would make my kids go to sleep willingly for in the night!!
You had me at Milky Way bites, can't wait to give it a try.
anything with Milky Way in it sounds great to me!
ooh yum!!
We love pancakes also. I am so making these. But maybe for dessert.
Those look sinful!
This looks so good, but I would probably have to skip lunch and dinner.
WOW! I am a huge Milky Way lover, I can't believe I've never thought of adding them to my pancakes before!
It's melting in my mouth as I type this — I can totally taste this yummy treat!
Oh my! That looks decadent but yummy! I don't know if I could eat that at 6am but for brunch, anything goes, right?
These look AMAZING!!! I bet my oldest would love them so we will definitely be trying them.
My husband happened to be next to me while I was reading this yummy recipe and now wants to come over to your house for game night.
Oh my goodness – that looks amazing.
These look awesome! I know I personally couldn't handle the sweet right now, but my family would LOVE these!
Yum, these look just absolutely amazing. I want some now.
I've never seen a special pancake making machine before. That definitely makes brunch easier! #client
What a neat idea…I think this would have to be for a special breakfast like a birthday!
This looks like so much fun to make and also eat. I do love Milky Ways and pancakes, so this is hit for me!