Bunny Hotcakes with Apple Butter Cream
- 2 cups just-add-water pancake mix
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 (8-ounce) container whipped cream cheese
- 2/3 cup apple butter
- Cooking spray
- Shredded coconut
- 2 drops yellow food coloring
- Star-shaped dragees
- 1 bag mini-marshmallows
- Bunny-shaped cookie cutter
- Egg-shaped cookie cutter
- Chick-shaped cookie cutter
- To make the hotcakes: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the pancake mix, apple juice, and cinnamon.
- Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the whipped cream cheese and apple butter until smooth.
- Set aside.
- Lightly spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
- Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop the pancake batter into the skillet.
- Flip the pancakes when they start to bubble.
- Cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove pancakes to a cooling rack.
- Using the shaped cookie-cutters, create several bunny, chick, and egg shapes from the cooled pancakes.
- Spread the tops completely with the reserved apple butter cream.
- To decorate: Sprinkle the bunny and egg pancakes with shredded coconut.
- Create yellow "fur" for the chicks by shaking in a plastic bag 1 cup shredded coconut with 2 drops yellow food coloring until coated.
- Top the chick pancakes with the yellow coconut.
- Add star-shaped dragees to the bunny and chick pancakes to create "eyes."
- Finally, complete the bunny pancakes by adding a single mini-marshmallow to rear, creating a puffy "tail."
water, apple juice, ground cinnamon, cream cheese, apple butter, cooking spray, coconut, coloring, dragees, minimarshmallows, cutter, egg, chickshaped cookie cutter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/bunny-hotcakes-with-apple-butter-cream-recipe.html (may not work)