Fruity Pebbles Pancakes with Cereal Milk Whip

Name: Fruity Pebbles Pancakes with Cereal Milk Whip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup milk (dairy or plant-based); 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar (or lemon juice); 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup Fruity Pebbles; 3 tablespoon unsalted butter; ½ cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup Fruity Pebbles; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

By Marley Goldin

on March 8, 2023

last updated February 20, 2026

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These Fruity Pebbles Pancakes are light and fluffy with a little crunch and color from the delicious cereal bits! Plus, an optional cereal milk whipped cream to add on top.

Looking for a fun way to elevate your homemade pancakes? These Fruity Pebbles Pancakes with Cereal Milk Whip bring color, crunch, and fruity flavor to your morning plate!

Much like my Silver Dollar pancakes, these rainbow-colored flapjacks are fun to make and to eat! And while they’re the perfect vessel for maple syrup, they have plenty of flavor even without it and can be enjoyed as is.

Plus, the pancakes are easy to make and come together in about 20 minutes (things that, as a busy mom who can’t resist a delicious breakfast, I really appreciate!).

I’ll also include a recipe for an optional next-level pancake topping: Cereal Milk Whipped Cream!

Sprinkling extra fruity pebbles on top of Fruity Pebbles Pancakes

Fluffy Fruity Pebbles Pancakes Ingredient Highlights

Any kind of milk will do. You can use anything from skim to whole dairy milk, or even your favorite unsweetened plant-based milk.

You’ll add white distilled vinegar or even lemon juice to the milk to make your own acidified buttermilk, yielding a thicker pancake batter. If you have regular buttermilk on hand, you can use that instead.

A flax egg works in place of an egg here. I prefer unsalted butter for frying that pancakes, but salted works, too. You may not need to use all 3 tablespoons, just add more butter as needed when you’re frying.

For the optional Cereal Milk Whipped Cream you will have to use heavy (whipping) cream. You’ll soak the fruity pebbles in there to flavor it like cereal milk.

Fruity Pebbles Pancakes Ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt, Fruity Pebbles, vanilla extract, white distilled vinegar, egg, milk, flour, brown sugar — To make cereal pancakes you will need milk, vinegar, flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, an egg, Fruity Pebbles and butter to fry your pancakes in.

Ingredients for cereal milk whipped cream including heavy whipping cream, Fruity Pebbles, and powdered sugar — You can take these Fruity Pebbles Pancakes over the top by making a cereal milk whipped cream with Fruity Pebbles, heavy cream, and powdered sugar.

Fruity Pebbles Pancakes Tips and Tricks

How I Make Fluffy Pancakes with Fruity Pebbles

Like almost all of my pancake recipes, this pancake batter is made with simple ingredients that you likely already have in your pantry.

The recipe calls for acidified buttermilk, which will yield thicker pancake batter and thus, fluffier Fruity Pebbles Pancakes.

I often make this quick version of buttermilk rather than buy storebought buttermilk because I rarely have buttermilk on hand.

Just add 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar (or lemon juice) to 1 cup of milk and set it aside. I usually just stir them together in my measuring cup.

In a matter of minutes, the milk will start to slightly curdle and thicken to form your acidified buttermilk. And yes, it’s absolutely safe to consume!

Add the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Use a whisk to combine your dry ingredients just to ensure you don’t end up with any clumps in your batter.

Next, add the egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk mixture and whisk again until smooth.

Fold the Fruity Pebbles right into my batter using a spatula. Please note that the longer the cereal sits in the batter, the more likely the color from the Fruity Pebbles will bleed into the batter.

Even worse, if they sit in the batter too long, they can get soggy and won’t add that delicious crunch we are looking for in these pancakes.

If you’re working particularly slow, you could instead sprinkle Fruity Pebbles into each pancake individually once you pour the batter into the pan.

This also means that if you only plan to fry up half the batter, and save the rest to make more pancakes later, it’s best to only add Fruity Pebbles to the batter you are using.

Before pouring your batter into the pan, get the frying pan or griddle nice and hot on the stove with butter.

The butter should be completely melted and bubbling before you add any pancake batter. This will get you that perfect golden-brown crispy pancake exterior and make it so that your pancakes don’t spread too much and turn out too flat.

Leave at least an inch or two of space in between each pancake as you pour, so you have enough room to work with your spatula and flip them easily.

Keep an eye on your pancakes and when you see little air bubbles form in the pancake batter, they’re ready to flip!

Pro tip: For thicker, perfectly round pancakes, use these pancake molds!

Fry the pancakes until they are golden brown on each side, adding more butter to the pan as needed. There should be a thin layer of butter in your pan at all times. You may or may not need all 3 tablespoons of butter.

Pouring vinegar into a pitcher of milk to make acidified buttermilk. — Stir the vinegar into the milk and set it aside to acidify.

Adding brown sugar to pancake mix to make homemade pancakes. — Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Cracking egg into pancake batter. — Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.

Adding crispy and colorful Fruity Pebbles to pancake batter. — Right before frying your pancakes, fold the Fruity Pebbles into your pancake batter.

Adding pancakes batter to hot pan with butter. — Get the butter hot in the pan and pour the batter to form pancakes.

Flipping Fruity Pebbles pancake on a spatula. — Flip them once you see little air bubbles form.

How I Make Cereal Milk Whipped Cream

To make this Fruity Pebbles cereal milk whipped cream, add the fruity pebbles to the cream and set it in the refrigerator to soak for at least 30 minutes.

The longer it soaks, the more flavor the milk will extract from the cereal. After soaking, you will remove it from the refrigerator and add the powdered sugar.

With typical cereal milk, you remove the cereal by pouring the cream through the sieve, but with this Fruity Pebbles whipped cream, there is no need.

Fruity Pebbles are tiny and super thin, and as they soak, they will soften. This means, as you beat the cream, the cereal will easily break down and integrate easily into the cream, leaving it with fun color and more flavor.

Whip the cold cereal milk cream until stiff peaks form. This whipped cream is such a delicious topping for these pancakes!

Adding Fruity Pebbles to bowl with heavy cream to soak — Add Fruity Pebbles to heavy cream to soak

Adding powdered sugar to cream and fruity pebbles to make Cereal Milk Whipped Cream — After soaking, add the powdered sugar

Using a hand mixer to whip together heavy cream, Fruity Pebbles, and powdered sugar — Then, whip until stiff peaks form

How I Store and Reheat Pancakes & Cereal Milk Whipped Cream

These Fruity Pebbles Pancakes will last in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can also freeze these pancakes for up to 3 months.

There are two easy ways to reheat your pancakes while keeping the integrity of their texture. You can refry them in a pan (no extra butter needed!) or reheat them in the oven at 350°F for about 5 minutes (or until heated thoroughly).

Of course, in a pinch, you can opt to microwave the leftover pancakes on high for 10-15 seconds (per pancake). However, microwaving them may make them a little bit rubbery, especially if you overdo it.

If you do microwave them, don’t stack the pancakes while microwaving to ensure a more even heating throughout.

If you freeze your pancakes, allow them to thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating them using one of the methods listed above. Alternatively, you can just add extra time to your re-heating.

If you have leftover batter that you haven’t cooked yet, you can keep it covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Just store it away and fry up fresh pancakes within the next 2-3 days.