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February 1, 2019 · Updated February 8, 2022 · 3 Comments

Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day

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You won’t believe how easy it is to make fun and festive Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast! These are a HUGE hit in our house!

You won't believe how easy it is to make fun and festive Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day breakfast! We'll show you the simple shortcut to making BIG 3 or 4-leaf clover shaped pancakes. Kids will LOVE them!

Shamrock Pancakes – St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast for Kids

Being a quarter Irish, St. Patrick’s Day was always celebrated in our house growing up. It’s a tradition I still love to pass on to my kids.

Call me corny, but I love the green-colored food and shamrock-shaped everything! And of course we wear green all day too!

These Shamrock Pancakes are surprisingly easy to make (especially if you start with boxed pancake mix!) We tested them out today (a month early, I know) to see if my squeeze bottle idea worked. It did and these vibrant green pancakes were a huge hit with the girls!

We’ll definitely be making these again on the actual morning of St. Patrick’s Day!

–Stacey

You won't believe how easy it is to make fun and festive Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day breakfast! We'll show you the simple shortcut to making BIG 3 or 4-leaf clover shaped pancakes. Kids will LOVE them!

Ingredients & Supply List

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  • Pancake mix (plus ingredients listed on box)
  • Leaf Green gel food coloring
  • Large plastic squeeze bottle
  • Non-slip mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Flat griddle pan
  • Long fish spatula

Free printable copy of this shamrock pancakes recipe, as well as a recipe video are available at bottom of post.

How to Make Easy Shamrock Pancakes

Keep reading for photo step-by-step instructions or  click here to jump to printable recipe and video. 

To save time, we used boxed pancake mix. Using a box mix also makes it pretty much foolproof to cook perfect fluffy pancakes!

Make them gluten free: To make our shamrock pancakes gluten free, simply use a gluten free pancake mix (we love this one) or our homemade gluten free pancake recipe.

Once your batter is mixed, stir in 2-3 drops of bright green gel food coloring — a little bit goes a long way!

How to make green pancakes for St. Patrick's Day

Pour batter into a plastic squeeze bottle. We keep a few of these bottles on hand for baking projects, serving sauces, etc. They’re super useful!

Tip: In a pinch, you could use an old ketchup or syrup bottle (thoroughly cleaned first) to pour your pancakes.

Warm up a flat griddle over medium heat. The temperature should be just right when a drop of water sizzles on the griddle.

When griddle is ready, coat generously with butter or cooking spray so pancakes won’t stick.

how to make shamrock pancakes for St. Patrick's Day

Use the squeeze bottle to draw the outline of a shamrock with batter, connecting the ends completely. After you’ve drawn the entire outline, fill in the middle with batter.

Tip: Work quickly so that your pancakes cook evenly!

How to make Shamrock pancakes for St. Pattys Day

Your pancake is ready to flip with the top surface is covered with tiny bubbles. For easier flipping, we used a large fish spatula. This allowed us to create large shamrock pancakes that practically fill up an entire plate.

Cook another 1-2 minutes after flipping, then slide pancake off griddle onto a plate.

Top with whipped cream and green sugar sprinkles for extra fun!

Easy Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day kids breakfast

More of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day Treats for Kids

Chocolate Marshmallow Leprechaun Hats 

Pot ‘O Gold St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Cups

close up of a marshmallow treat bar made with Lucky Charms cereal

Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats

Grab a free printable copy of this Easy Shamrock Pancakes recipe:

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Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day (VIDEO)

You won't believe how easy it is to make fun and festive Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day breakfast! These are a HUGE hit in our house!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Holiday
Servings: 4
Calories: 180kcal
Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Pancake batter prepared
  • 3 drops Bright green gel food coloring

Instructions

  • To save time, we used boxed pancake mix. Using a box mix also makes it pretty much foolproof to cook perfect fluffy pancakes!
  • Once your batter is mixed, stir in 2-3 drops of bright green gel food coloring — a little bit goes a long way!
  • Pour batter into a plastic squeeze bottle. We keep a few of these bottles on hand for baking projects, serving sauces, etc. They're super useful!
  • Warm up a flat griddle over medium heat. The temperature should be just right when a drop of water sizzles on the griddle.
  • When griddle is ready, coat generously with butter or cooking spray so pancakes won't stick.
  • Use the squeeze bottle to draw the outline of a shamrock with batter, connecting the ends completely. After you've drawn the entire outline, fill in the middle with batter. (Work quickly so pancakes cook evenly.)
  • Your pancake is ready to flip with the top surface is covered with tiny bubbles. For easier flipping, we used a large fish spatula. This allowed us to create large shamrock pancakes that practically fill up an entire plate.
  • Cook another 1-2 minutes after flipping, then slide pancake off griddle onto a plate.
  • Top with whipped cream and green sugar sprinkles for extra fun!

Video

Notes

Note: Nutrition information based on 1/2 cup batter, prepared, and is a rough estimate only. Actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 610mg | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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You won't believe how easy it is to make fun and festive Shamrock Pancakes for St. Patrick's Day breakfast! These are a HUGE hit in our house!

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Stacey is the creator of The Soccer Mom Blog, a Houston Texas mom blog that focuses on positive living for women and families. She loves to share real food recipes, money-saving tips, parenting encouragement, kids activities, DIY tutorials, home hacks, fitness, and so much more! To get to know Stacey even better, click here.
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