Berry Topped Pancake Muffins

Did you know you can put pancake mix in the oven? 

I never really thought about it, but I'm horrible at making pancakes. I almost always waste half the batter figuring out the right temperature and amount to pour. I know it's like the easiest thing in the world and there is obviously something wrong with me - i know.  So, I tried a cupcake tin. The first time I wanted to put fruit in them and it didn't really work very well because they don't rise very much, so the second time I tried I just put my fruit on top! 

...and maybe I put a little whipped cream on them too for the fun of it. Also, I recently perfected making whipped cream (a glass bowl makes all the difference) and will not buy it in a can ever again. 

For the topping, I used a frozen fruit mix of blackberries, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. I heated them on the stove top for just a few minutes and added just a few pinches of sugar to syrup them up a bit (but that's obviously not necessary).  

This would make a great Fourth of July breakfast and it's super easy and so much less of a mess than all those pancake drippings all over your stove! 

Do you have a favorite pancake recipe to suggest? This was a just add water mix, but I'd love to do a little more of the "from scratch" variety in the future! 

Here are a few I found via Pinterest: 

• Pumpkin Pancakes
• 6 easy to make pancake recipes
• pancakes worth eating

I also have a July 4th Board I've been vigorously pinning to over the past three weeks! Feel free to follow along. 

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