Spooky Spiders

Made these for breakfast today. And tried to ignore the black teeth that smiled at me for the next 30 minutes. Ewwwww. We brushed teeth a little quicker than usual today. Kids loved them. And all I did was turn the pancake mix orange with food dye, made some of the syrup listed below, and made a  SPOOKY spider. Fun stuff. You could try a spider web too. I could barely get them made before someone grabbed it to eat it! I have really learned to love the Wilton gel dyes. Much easier to dye bolder and brighter colors and you can get colors like orange and black. They've come a long way since the 4 little tear shaped bottles of McCormicks dyes.

Black Cinnamon Syrup 

•1/2 cup granulated white sugar

•1/2 brown sugar

•2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

•2 teaspoons cinnamon

•1 teaspoon vanilla

•1 cup water

•black food coloring gel
 
In a saucepan combine sugars, flour and cinnamon. Add vanilla and water. Bring to a boil, stirring continuously. As it heats squirt in a little of the black food coloring and mix in, add more until it's dark (it doesn't take much). Allow to boil for a few moments until the mixture has noticeably thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool enough to put into a squirt bottle. Let each person decorate their own pancake!