This post is sponsored on behalf of Freaky Fruit Fridays. Our generous sponsor, Melissa's Produce has provided us with products for recipe creations. As always, all opinions are my own.
When I learned about this outstanding opportunity to explore some exotic fruits, you can be sure that I flew from my stove and up to the computer to apply! I am grateful to be selected for this so fun opportunity to work with a product I don't see very often! Thank you to Melissa's Produce!
We were given all these fruits to experiment with. First I just admired the colors. I am totally in love with nature and what it can produce! I decided to work with the oranges first, as I have had some delicious food made with them and I wanted to give them a try. I made the decision to make syrup because I hoped the color would be fabulous, and oh, it was!
Blood oranges are the primary orange grown in Italy. The climate provides the needed temperatures to develop the anthocyanins that give the fruit its red color. The blood orange is a bit harder to peel than a regular orange, and its skin may reflect some dark pigmentation. The fruit is citrusy with a raspberry overtone. I also read that it has the highest concentration of Vitamin C of all the oranges.
Melissa's Produce was so generous in sending a huge box full of fun fruits.
I have to mention that the cinnamon in these pancakes is such a great flavor, full of warmth and the scent that makes us all swoon in the bakery. Cinnamon has some wonderful healthy properties, which you can read all about it here. Although I use 1 T in this recipe, you can easily double it to get even more benefits.
Yield: 2
Cinnamon Pancakes with Blood Orange Syrup
prep time: 45 minscook time: 30 minstotal time: 75 mins
This citrisy orange syrup is extra special for Halloween, what a fun breakfast to serve on Halloween morning!
ingredients:
1 c complete pancake mix
1 T cinnamon
1 c milk
2 T butter
2 c blood orange juice, fresh squeezed
6 T sugar
1 T grated blood orange peel
instructions:
Combine juice, sugar and peel in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and reduce liquid by half, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
Combine milk, cinnamon and pancake mix together. Heat frying pan. Add 2 T butter, let melt. Using a large scoop (# T capacity) scoop batter and pour into frying pan. Cook pancakes on one side until edges look dry and bubbles appear in the center. Flip, let pancake rise, and cook until bottom edges are slight brown. Remove pancake from pan and place on a plate. Repeat until all the batter is used.
Stack pancakes on a plate (3 per person) and drizzle blood orange syrup over the pancakes. Serve.
NOTES:
Make the blood orange syrup the night before to save time in the morning. Using a scoop makes the pancakes close to the same size.
calories
159
159
fat (grams)
1.5
1.5
sat. fat (grams)
1
1
carbs (grams)
35
35
net carbs
32
32
protein (grams)
3
3
sugar (grams)
34
34
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| Don't you want to make this for your kids on Halloween? These delightful "eyes" were purchased from Dollar Tree! |
Check out all the different Freaky Fruit Friday recipes that feature these incredible fruits. I know you will find a recipe you just have to try!
- Cast Iron Blood Orange Chicken Thighs by Amy at House of Nash Eats
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Books and Cooks - Cinnamon Pancakes with Blood Orange Syrup by Terri at Our Good Life
- Dragon Fruit & Papaya Pico de Gallo by Colleen at Faith, Hope,
Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice - Freaky Blood Orange Sangria by Anne at Simple and Savory
- Passion Fruit Zombie by Sue at Palatable Pastime
- Sauteed Chayote Squash, Onions, Garlic and Rosemary by Ellen at Family
Around the Table - Seafood Stuffed Chayote Squash by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the
Farm - Tex-Mex Sheet Pan Breakfast by Carlee at Cooking with Carlee
- Whole Vermilion Snapper with Fennel and Blood Oranges by Camilla at
Culinary Adventures with Camilla
