This weekend I was craving one thing – pancakes! It had been entirely too long since I had last made up a batch of pancakes. Instead of my usual whole grain ones, I thought I would experiment a bit this weekend. Until spring gets here, I have been savoring as many blood oranges as I can get my hands on at Trader Joe’s. Since we had a few left in the fridge from our last grocery trip, I figured why not try them in pancakes?

I love that Will agrees to hand model for me. 🙂 I added just a bit of blood orange zest and a couple tablespoons of juice which gave the pancakes a nice citrus flavor and just a hint of pink color. Too bad I hadn’t come up with these before Valentine’s Day! Since I wanted just a bit more flavor, I went ahead and added a little blood orange juice to the maple syrup as well. Thanks to my Dad, I always have a supply of delicious, Pennsylvania tapped maple syrup tucked away in the fridge for occasions just like this one.