I’ll just come right out and say it: I’m an excellent houseguest.
I usually come with an edible treat that usually involves butter and sugar. Heck… I’ll even bring a pink box of doughnuts and champagne if the mood strikes me.
If I don’t have anything edible in tow, rest assured that I come bearing The Gift of the Dance… meaning that I’ll shake my groove thing all over the house (this may or may not involve a cartwheel or two).
My most recent houseguest happyplace is this homemade pancake mix. Naturally, it has dark chocolate chips in it. All that’s required is that there be an egg, butter, and buttermilk in the house.
If you let me sleep over… I’ll probably even make these for you. If you feed me mimosas, I might even do the dishes.
Can I come over?
I found some old diner-style sugar shakers to hold the pancake mix. I totally found these suckers at the dollar store. So many bizarre treasures at the dollar store. I decorated the jars simply with some brown packing paper and twine.
The handwritten recipe is included.
Inspire breakfast!
I love what’s happening here.
I love when gifts are edible… and cheap, but still awesome.
I love when I have an excuse to use my Anthropologie (totally inaccurate and just for show) measuring cups.
Everything in a jar. Scoop it and spoon it.
Scoop it and Spoon it should totally be and R&B song. You know I’m right.
When I’m feeling fancy, I bring a stick of butter, an egg, and a jar of buttermilk as a part of my houseguest gift… but those are really just perks. If you show up with chocolate and the promise of breakfast, you’re winning for sure.
Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix: Gifting Pancake Mix for two
makes about 12 small pancakes, enough for two
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
In a small bowl, combine sugar and vanilla bean. Use your fingers to work the vanilla bean into the sugar, creating a vanilla scented and speckled sugar. Add flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and whisk to combine.
Spoon dry mixture into a small jar. Top with chocolate chips. Cover jar with lid and decorate with a bow.
Create a small instruction card for the pancakes.
To Make Pancakes:
Pour contents of this jar into a medium bowl. Add:
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled.
Whisk well to incorporate. Heat a griddle pan over medium heat. Grease with butter. Spoon 2 tablespoons of batter onto the hot griddle. Flip once. Cook until golden brown and cooked through. Serve with maple syrup.
Ann P.
Please come over to my house! You know your way to San Diego, right? ;)
Amanda
love it, great idea!!
lee
This sounds so delightful that I don’t think I would be able to assemble the ingredients for a gift. Definitely going to have to try these myself…and then maybe consider making gift jars. =)
Griselda
You Are MORE Than Welcome To Come Over ANY Time!!!
I think these little baby’s would be perfect little stocking stuffers… (o:
Gayle E
Hey Joy :). Would totally love you to come to Seattle area and be my houseguest. I love mimosas…hehe. Happy Monday!
PS – raining in Seattle area today, so maybe August would be a good time to visit :o!
heidi
have you thought of using buttermilk powder in the mix? then you would only need an egg, butter, and water (or milk) to make your mix. I prefer the powder because I never use the whole carton of buttermilk fast enough, but maybe that’s just me. :)
joythebaker
That’s a great suggestion! I’ll give this a try!
Marissa
Have you tried powdered buttermilk? Then you wouldn’t need to bring the buttermilk with you…
Shut Up & Cook
There is nothing better than a great houseguest and nothing worse than a bad one.
What’s your biggest house guest pet peeve?!
OliePants
Thank you for this. I am in need of food gifts for friends and I wanted to incorporate both cooked items as well as mixes. This is great!
Candice
I made this for my husband for his Fathers Day breakfast today and they were faaaantastic!
Aimee@clevermuffin
I love those little jars! Good jars are hard to find and must be snapped up as soon as possible. Especially if they’re only a dollar.
beth
Joy, could you come and visit me next?
Michelle
I seriously think we would be best friends if we lived in the same continent. Breakfast is the best meal of the day and if you brought these over – serious win!
Julia
“Scoop It and Spoon It should totally be the next R&B song.” And this, Joy, is why I read your blog. Love it!
Gretchen
I love this idea..always looking for little thank you gifts for teachers and friends. You are welcome at my house anytime! It would be awesome for my daughter (and the rest of the family) to meet a girl who does what she loves and isn’t afraid to shake her groove. Thank you and I am off to make blueberry maple syrup.