Summer is officially here…I know because anything over 70 degrees and I start to panic. To “celebrate” the summer season, I decided to make a watermelon pancake! Note: using real watermelon in pancake batter does NOT color it. It only makes a huge mess and wastes otherwise good pancake batter 
For this one I used some strawberry jam for coloring, it gave it a nice flavor and color. The seeds are colored with cocoa powder.
Enjoy!
WICKED.
That’s cool. I actually thought the seeds were chocolate chips…so glad you give instructions!
This pancake made me smile today when not a whole lot else did. Thanks-
This looks awesome, so creative! Did you pair them with a few slices of watermelon? (Though I doubt that would taste good…)
Wei-Wei
This is gorgeous! I just found your site recently and I’m so impressed by your pancakes. Would you consider using chocolate chips for seeds, or is that too much sugar for your kiddo?
Love it! a true sign of summer, keep em coming!
Hello
First time here , such pretty pancakes have truly left me speechless .. the Ferris wheel n the bridge are surely out of the world ….
I simply love food art , do sneak a peek at mine wenevr time permits …
- Smita
@http://littlefoodjunction.blogspot.com/
Not sure how you feel about non-batter additives, but some chocolate chips would make great “seeds”! Maybe make a regular round red choclate chip pancake and once it sets up a bit cut it in half and add the green?
I just found your blog and must say your pancakes look incredible! I sent it to all my friends.
Greetins from Germany.
Jam in the batter sounds like a much better idea than food coloring! What a fun pancake you made!
I was surprised that the pancake which you made was very artistic.
I want you to please us from now on.
And your daughter is incomparably pretty.
FC875
Hi, Jim. I just got here from Cheap Healthy Good blog and just want to say that what I see here is probably the coolest thing I have seen in my life! You are just awesome.
I will open Pancakes Business in Thailand…Sure you help me such a great Idea Thank you
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Jim, just found your blog through a friend’s blog. Amazing! You’ve inspired me to try something a little more difficult than simply attempting to not burn my pancakes.
These pancakes made my day; seeing someone truly creative for a change and most of all, BEING A GOOD DAD!!!! Keep up the great work, you are a wonderful father to that precious little Allie. She is a lucky little girl! (I presume she will never go hungry, either. . )
These made my day. Love the toilet! Not only three year olds like bathroom humor.
These are amazing to look at and it’s great seeing your daughter enjoying them (so they must be yummy.) All I know is my wife said I now have to try and master a basic round pancake and there should be no excuses after seeing these masterpieces.
Jim, just finished reading through your ‘pancake diaries’ and have to say I am really impressed at your creations. But- I must say that the bigger creation here is your relationship with your daughter. This sounds like a really cool father-daughter thing you got going on. The (stickie) bond between the two of you will last forever (sorry for the pun). Keep it up- even when she outgrows pancake creations!!!
This is really cute. My brother and I have great memories of our dad making pancakes for our family on the weekends and he is still the pancake maker extraordinaire. He never got this creative but what wonderful memories we have, as I am sure your daughter will, of breakfast courtesy of, and with, dad.
this is the coolest thing ever. have you ever thought of putting up your own pancake restaurant?
You are one cool dad! It’s nice to see dad’s bond with their children in such a creative way.
You’re very talented and I’m guessing you sure love your kids. Keep it up and you will be so popular!!
I found this site while i was at work and really put me in a good mood. These are great, i’m definitely going to make these for my little cousins and definetily once i have kid.
oh, please adopt me? breakfast time would be okay.
wow! just read about you on yahoo! and your pancakes are amaaazing! If i could just cook one simple round one without burning it….. : (
Have you considered a business of your own with your creative pancakes? It would be super innovative….you have a talent ; )
So special to see a dad making his daughter’s childhood special. These memories will last for decades. Keep it up, dude!!!
I want to echo the sentiments of others that while the pancakes are impressive, you being such an amazing father is the thing that warms my heart. I think you’re a fantastic dad!
Jim! Saw you with your sweet daughter on Rachel!
So very cute!
In Russia we make pancekes bigger, thinner then your traditional ones here.But we make tubes or “envelopes” from them! We can put some cream cheese with raisons inside! Tasty!
But! YOUR patiants!!!! IS great! Those tiny details to make!
Thank you!
And let your daughter or /and other kids be healthy and merry and happy!
I know: for my future grandkids I’ll cook such pancakes like you do.
I’ll start training myself already now! ha!
thats is cool how do u make i and u should make a cook book
Wow…..
In a world where everything, especially “quality time” with children, is so rushed, it is heartwarming to find a site such as yours.
What an inspiration.
What a lucky little girl that you have!
I am passing this site on to my friends…….
Your pancakes amaze me. I however do not like pancakes, but I sure enough will eat yours. Your an amazing father and I can tell you are because you take care of your little girl. Keep up the hard work, and I know your daughter will be proud of her daddy when she grows up into a smart bright young woman.
Omg!…you are so talented.Thank you for the smile…My best friend lost his mom today and I couldn’t sleep up reading on the Internet and ran across you story on my yahoo mail home page…. . Keep up the awesome work…..
You are an awesome dad! These are SOO cool and very entertaining. You should really consider a pancake restaurant – I would definitely come! I look forwad to more pics
This is absolutely awesome!! *Snapping my fingers* Move over Rach & Martha!!!! You chicks got some competition now honey!
Jim, this brings back memories for my grown children and me. Every Thanksgiving I would make turkey shaped pancakes with white batter flavored with vanilla for the tummy, brown choclate batter for the head and feathers and a red wobbler flavored with cherry juice. The eys were mini choc chips
We traditionally had turkey pancakes and watched the Macy parade on TV. This tradition has carried on into my grandchildren.
Jim, I love the pancakes, but your daughter stold thw show.
Genius. The tetris is of course the best!
Love what you’ve done here. Very, cool. I’ll try this with my nieces some morning. Keep up the happy eating.
OMG, you simply rock. What an awesome Dad.
i like the toilet pancake hopefully a kid wont mistake it as a real toilet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha lol
First, I know it’s been said many times, but your daughter will cherish this type of thing foever….Probably already telling all her friends how her daddy makes her the best pancakes in the world…LOL.
Seriously though, to have the patience and the thoughtfulness is priceless. When you mentioned about using the jam for coloring, I was really impressed, that you didn’t just grab the 1st easy thing, but rather try to make them with some heart.
It wasn’t intill reading this that I had memories of my Mom making my initials or some silly letters or something. I had “Totally” forgotten, I was so young at the time, but as I read this alot of that came back and I can clearly remember how happy/excited I was when I got them like that.
Funny how those memories are buried back in there somewhere, actually got a nice smile just thinking back, after you triggered it with you site.
So My feelings are both of thanks and congrats of your precious relationship w/ your child…..
So many thanks, would love to see more if your time permits…very kind of you to share…and you have a wonderful day……Jeff