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Home » Seasonal » Halloween » Bloody Pancakes For Halloween Breakfast

Bloody Pancakes For Halloween Breakfast

Created: October 23, 2013 Updated: May 16, 2022 by lyuba 23 Comments

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It’s getting close! Halloween is almost here!

What will you be serving for breakfast on Halloween? Will you be having some fun with your Halloween breakfast?

If you haven’t decided yet, I have an idea for you. It’s Bloody Pancakes! More specifically, it’s buttermilk pancakes topped with blood…ok, ok, it’s not blood…it’s “chocolate covered strawberry” syrup! Oh yea!

Bloody Pancakes- pancakes with red syrup stacked up on a plate

I don’t know about you but I like to make something fun for Halloween  breakfast. Last year, it was only “OK.” I made some pumpkin shaped, pumpkin pancakes and egg-white ghosts. They thought it was cute, not scary, creepy or fun….just “cute.”

I wanted to make something MUCH more fun this year! I went with fun and creepy… BLOOD….

Bloody pancakes to be exact. They are just soft and fluffy buttermilk pancakes but the topping is everything. (They are topped with blood! I took out a little too much …. had to pump some back…)

I’m just kidding, it’s NOT real blood. It’s actually “chocolate covered strawberry” syrup.

pancakes stacked up on a black plate with strawberry syrup in a small bowl

 I used some frozen strawberries in their own juice to make the syrup. (You can use fresh strawberries of course, my store was completely out of fresh strawberries for some reason.)  I added some cornstarch to make the strawberry syrup thicker and gooey-er, like blood.

Now the problem is the color.

Blood is not pinkish red like strawberries. But I solved the problem! CHOCOLATE is perfect to make the syrup dark red and it’s a perfect flavor addition to strawberry!

Pancakes on a black plate with strawberry syrup and a fork in them

stack of pancakes with red fruit syrup as halloween decor blood to make bloody pancakes on black plate with fork stabbing pancakes and white square dish with more syrup

Bloody Pancakes For Halloween Breakfast

You haven't decided yet, I have an idea for you. It's Bloody Pancakes! More specifically, it's buttermilk pancakes topped with blood...ok, ok, it's not blood...it's "chocolate covered strawberry" syrup! 
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween, pancakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 763kcal
Author: lyuba

Ingredients

  • Buttermilk Pancakes:
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 oz melted unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups low fat buttermilk
  • "Bloody" Chocolate Covered Strawberry Syrup:
  • 16 oz container of frozen strawberries in their own juice defrosted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tbsp Chocolate syrup

Instructions

  • Pancakes:
  • Whisk you wet pancake ingredients until combined. Whisk in your dry ingredients and let the batter stand for about 10 minutes. This is a good time to preheat your cooking pan. Cook the pancakes, in your preheated pan, for about a minute or two on each side. Check the pancakes by pressing lightly in the center, if its firm the pancakes are done.
  • Syrup:
  • Mix cornstarch and sugar until combined. In a medium sauce pot, add the strawberries with the juice (still cold) and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Mix well until all evenly combined.
  • Cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  • Using a hand blender, blend the strawberries into puree (or run it through food processor). Strain the mixture through a fine strainer to remove as much seeds as possible.
  • Mix in the chocolate syrup slowly, while stirring, until the desired color is reached.

Nutrition

Calories: 763kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 789mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 863IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 3mg
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above photo of stack of pancakes with strawberry syrup and a fork in them

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above photo of stack of pancakes with strawberry syrup and a fork in them

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Comments

  1. Tahnycooks says

    October 23, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    Those pancakes look so fluffy good! Loving these!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:21 am

      Thank you, Tahny!

      Reply
  2. Megan - The Emotional Baker says

    October 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    This is so clever. This would make the best Halloween breakfast!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:29 am

      Awww, thank you, Megan!

      Reply
  3. Jen Nikolaus says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:36 am

    These are so cool! My boys would love them!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:30 am

      Thank you, Jen!!

      Reply
  4. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    This freakin’ rocks!!!! Enough said 🙂

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Haha, thank you, Julie!

      Reply
  5. laura@imnotatrophywife.com says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    What a great idea! Would you please link up to my Friday Favorites at http://imnotatrophywife.com
    laura

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Thank you, Laura!

      Reply
  6. Meegan says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Seriously!! You are amazing! Sharing on my Google+ page today!!
    Thanks for linking up to Tickled Pink Times Two.
    Make it a pink day!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 26, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      Awww, you are making me blush, Meegan!

      Reply
  7. Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says

    October 26, 2013 at 2:44 am

    Oh wow, those look amazing Lyuba! I would love to start my Halloween with those pancakes. 🙂

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 26, 2013 at 9:11 pm

      Thank you, Lisa 😀

      Reply
  8. Cindy Eikenberg says

    October 26, 2013 at 7:22 am

    Lyuba, I LOVE this perfectly creepy (but delicious) breakfast for Halloween! 🙂 Thank you so much for joining us and sharing at Best of the Weekend! Just awesome! Pinning and sharing today! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 26, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      Awww, thank you so much, Cindy!

      Reply
  9. Chelsea says

    October 28, 2013 at 10:57 am

    These look delicious! I love the idea of adding chocolate to the strawberry syrup. Yum!

    Reply
  10. Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says

    October 28, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    Fun, simple, and delicious! The perfect Halloween breakfast!!

    Reply
  11. Jennifer @ My Sweet Sanity says

    October 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    This is brilliant! totally know some people who are getting this on Thursday.

    Reply

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