Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

When it comes to our kids, time seems to be our greatest commodity – and the lack of it our greatest challenge.

For me, I feel like I am constantly running around the kitchen, trying to get something made, on the table, cleaned up … and my 3-year-old is right there. “Play with me mommy!” “Can you play with me NOW?” “Look at this mommy!” “I want to see!”

Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

Sponsored PostIt’s so easy to put her off in the interest of just getting stuff done in a speedy manner. But in my heart, it just doesn’t always sit quite right.

Which is why I am loving the new Cooking with Kids campaign from Ikea. Today, I’ve teamed up with them to bring you some fun tips and tricks for getting the little ones more involved in the kitchen.

The campaign is basically a manifesto from children to parents … it’s cheeky and fun, but it also definitely hits home.

Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

How awesome would it be if we could combine quality time with getting dinner (or breakfast) on the table? And not just delegating the boring bits of work like clearing the plates, handing out napkins (our daughter’s current job), or cleaning the lettuce.

Maybe it will take a little more planning and a lot more relaxing. But you know what? It’s really a win-win.

This “5 Tips for Cooking with Parents” video is excellent food for thought.

Ikea also created a video that shows what happens when kids are left to design their own kitchen – and what they end up with is pretty awesome.

You’ll also find several great parent-friendly recipes on Ikea’s website as part of the campaign. Loving these!

My favorite of all is the Real Swedish Pancakes recipe. Swedish Pancakes are sort of like a hybrid between your typical fluffy pancakes and crepes. They’re light, tender, and buttery – an decadent yet super-simple pancake that is absolutely delicious rolled up with jam and sprinkled with a little powdered sugar.

Or a lot.

Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

Best of all, they’re fun for kids AND parents to make – and easy too.

The tip I most took to heart was to just let go – a mess is really no big deal, right? So when my daughter helped me make this recipe, I fought off my usual urge to control every step of the process. When I decided to just step back and let her little three-year-old hands crack open the eggs, that’s when she really started having fun.

Especially when one of the eggs exploded.

But you know what? It cleaned up quickly.

And then … there were these.

Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

(Hugs and kisses not pictured.)

5 from 1 vote

Swedish Pancakes

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Author: Kare
Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & ridiculously delicious with a smear of butter and jam. Perfect to make with kids!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups 600 ml whole or 2% milk (can sub unsweetened almond milk*)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter (for cooking (can sub vegan buttery spread))

Optional toppings:

  • Butter (or vegan buttery spread)
  • Jam or other preserves
  • Nut butter
  • Fresh fruit
  • Chocolate chips
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Place the flour in a medium bowl. Slowly pour in the milk, whisking until relatively smooth. Add the eggs and salt; mix until smooth.
  • Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.
  • Set a large frying pan over medium heat. When hot, melt a teaspoon of butter in the pan and spread it with a spatula.
  • Pour 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of batter in a circle in the middle of the hot buttered pan, then quickly pick up the pan, tilting and rotating to spread the batter into as thin a circle as possible. I use 1/2 cup of batter in my 12-inch nonstick skillet.
  • Cook for 1-2 minutes, until the edges and top look dry (some say that when the surface looks like a slice of cheese that's been out too long, that's when it's ready to flip!)
  • Flip the pancake over and cook just until set and pale to lightly golden brown on the other side, about 30 more seconds.
  • Transfer to a plate and repeat with the rest of the batter.
  • Serve with butter (or vegan buttery spread), jam, nut butter, and/or fresh fruit. For a special treat for our daughter, we sprinkle a thin layer of mini chocolate chips over the pancake, let them melt, spread them with a butter knife, and roll up the pancake to serve. Finish each serving with a dusting of powdered sugar, if desired.

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Swedish Pancakes recipe - Just 5 simple ingredients and you're on your way to real Swedish pancakes. Rich, tender, & totally delicious with a smear of butter and jam. (Non-dairy option) Perfect to make with kids! #cookingwithparents

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