Fruit Salad 

Fruit salads aren’t just a summer side dish at barbecues and picnics. Get your morning off to a great start with a breakfast fruit salad. Just make plain instant oatmeal, and set it to the side. Add sliced pieces of strawberries, peaches, bananas and any seasonal fruits you like to the oatmeal. Drizzle lemon juice on it, then add a mixture of plain, low-fat yogurt and orange juice as a coating for your breakfast fruit salad. 

Raspberry Green Summer Breakfast Smoothie

If you need to make breakfast to take with you when you leave or when you don’t have time to cook breakfast, consider making a smoothie that’s perfect for summer. Get out your blender, and combine chopped peaches, frozen bananas, chopped kiwi, lemon juice, mint, spinach, and milk. Mashup raspberries in a small bowl, and add low-fat maple syrup. You can add passion fruit to the raspberry sauce for added flavor. Put your smoothie in a tall cup to go, and add the raspberry sauce to it. 

Breakfast Tacos

If you’re in the mood for eggs, consider making breakfast tacos. All you have to do is make scrambled eggs, then add them to flour or corn tortillas with a few other ingredients. Put sliced avocado, sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced green onion and low-fat shredded cheese on the tortilla with the eggs. Then top it with your favorite salsa! 

Blueberry Mug Pancakes

Put your microwave to use for a quick and filling breakfast. You can use pre-made pancake mix to save time or combine flour, milk, maple syrup, vegetable oil, an egg and baking soda in a microwave-safe mug. Add blueberries to the mug, then microwave this for about one minute. Put a bit more maple syrup on top for added flavor. 

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Perfect Pancake Batter

Whisk together 1 ¼ cups of whole milk, 1/2 stick of melted butter, 2 large eggs, and a dash of vanilla extract. Add 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 4 tablespoons of sugar, and a pinch of salt to mix together thoroughly.

Perfect Waffle Batter

Thoroughly blend 2 large eggs, 1 ½ cups of whole milk, 5 tablespoons of melted shortening, 5 tablespoons of melted butter. Whisk together 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons of baking powder, 3 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together into a smooth batter.  

Fillings and Additives

Now you have the foundation to make perfectly delicious pancakes and waffles. The next step in creating extraordinary pancakes is selecting tasty additives. These are some considerations:

• Chocolate Chips
• Blueberries
• Cranberries
• Peaches
• Bananas
• Bacon (pre-cooked)
• Strawberries

The trick to adding tasty bites to a perfect pancake is to sprinkle them on top while cooking before you flip the pancake. With waffles, you can blend them into your batter and pour into your iron.

Take Your Pancakes And Waffles To The Next Level

With your batter of choice in place, it’s time to do the extraordinary. This can be achieved by creating fancy toppings or tweaking your amazing batter. These are two examples of how to up your game:

Berry Topping

In a saucepan, mix 3 cups of ripe berries of your choice with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, ½ cup of sugar and a ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. Simmer over medium heat while stirring. Reduce heat when berries become tender.  

Chocolate Batter

Reduce all-purpose flour amount by 1/3 cup and replace it with 1/3 cup cocoa powder. Then, increase the amount of sugar used to 2/3 cup. Add mini chocolate chips to make it decadent.  

We hope our Presidential Towers community members enjoy these pancake and waffle ideas! If you or a friend would like more information about our Chicago apartments, call us today.

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