What to do with all that candy? Make pancakes!

Looking back, Bwog might have jumped the gun with the first Chopped: Sophomore Slump recipe. It was early in the semester, your fridge was still stocked with some of the groceries your mom left you, and you actually had the energy to concoct a real meal. Now, it’s the tail end of midterm season and darkness falls much earlier, making finding the energy to cook healthy food that much harder. This week, a junior staffer/chef presents a recipe for all you sophomores (and non-sophomores) who happen to have leftover Halloween candy, and want to feel like you’re better/more creative than binge-eating it while you power through CC reading!

Today’s basket:

• Instant Bisquick-buttermilk pancake mix
• Any leftover candy you can scrounge up (Bwog used Hershey’s, Reese’s pieces, and Butterfingers)
• Butter (for the pan)
• Maple syrup (optional, only if you’re feeling New England WASP-y. Bwog does not recommend MoWill’s maple syrup.)

Post-Halloween Candy Pancakes:
1. Go to Morton Williams to pick up a box of Bisquick and discover that they sell instant Bisquick mix. Get noticeably excited in the middle of Morton Williams about no longer needing to spend money on eggs.
2. Assemble all leftover candy and chop/cut/break into small pieces.
3. Follow instructions on Bisquick box to make pancake batter. Daydream about one day having the motivation not to use instant Bisquick.
4. Place a pan on the stove and turn on medium to medium-low heat. Melt a small amount of butter in the pan to prevent the pancakes from sticking.
5. Slowly pour the batter into the pan, making a circle with the batter about the size of the back of your hand (if you have big hands).
6. Wait for the pancake to start to bubble slightly before adding the candy/chocolate pieces. After adding candy, wait a few more seconds for the pancake to set before flipping it over.
7. Fuck up flipping the first three to four pancakes before figuring out the correct wrist-twist technique. Feel proud of yourself for at least learning something today.
8. Carefully transfer your pancakes onto a plate and drizzle maple syrup over them. Because what’s better than adding more sugar to chocolate and bread?
9. Come to the realization that you now have to do dishes and that homework you procrastinated on. Eat your pancakes to cope.
Time: 15-20 minutes, depending on how many pancakes you want (and how many you accidentally almost ignite/burn and have to throw out)

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