Here’s a fun, edible favor that’s a DIY project for you and a mini-DIY for your guests: pancake mix favors! Pancake mix on its own is not particularly pretty, but think of it as a blank canvas. With a bit of creativity and the right materials, you can create pancake mix favors that appeal to both the eye and the appetite.
For this favor demo, we’ve bundled a pancake breakfast for four in a cowboy-themed favor bag and personalized it with our Satin Carnival Favor Ribbon, which is printed in a vintage-style font with a bit of Western flair. In addition to pancake mix, we’ve added real maple syrup and two pancake shapers to round out the breakfast experience.
We whipped up the bag for this favor demo from a “fat quarter” of cowboy-motif fabric, but we’ve also seen similar bags on etsy. The key for this favor is to find a bag that is large enough to hold all of your pancake ingredients and accessories and still have a little extra flair of fabric at the top.
We used the dry ingredients from this buttermilk cornmeal pancakes recipe from Epicurious for our pancakes; they’re an interesting twist on the traditional and almost savory. You might want to go with a family recipe, or use one of the (literally) millions you can find online. Be sure to tuck in a recipe card so your guests know what to add to the dry ingredients! When you’re putting together the ingredients for your pancake favors, be sure to use a food-safe plastic bag for your dry ingredients and seal it tightly! Loose pancake mix is MESSY.
Once your favor bags are loaded with goodies, you’ll have a lot of bow-tying ahead of you. So, you might want to try our favorite quick way to tie bows on wedding favors. Some may call it “cheating”, but you won’t once you’ve tied a dozen or so bows!
To start, tie your favor bag closed with a 12 – 18″ long piece of curling ribbon as shown in photo 1. Next, form your favor ribbon into the shape of a bow by looping the ribbon with the personalized tails crossed evenly, then pushing the loop down to where the ribbon intersects, making the loosely formed bow shape shown in photo 2. Then, tie another knot in the curling ribbon to secure the ribbon to the bag. You may need to adjust the bow a little bit, moving the tails or tweaking the bow loops before you tie the curling ribbon. Once you’re done you can either curl the curling ribbon or trim it back. Once you’re finished, you’ll have a tidy bow as shown in photo 3, and you’ll be able to repeat it over and over on all of your favors. This method seriously cuts down on bow-tying time, especially if you’re a beginner.
Have a wonderful weekend!
