12 February 2013
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Pancakes with Ice Cream?
It must be a cultural thing. Saturday morning Tawn and I went to a local branch of the Australian chain The Coffee Club for breakfast. Since I had been really good all week, working out and eating well, I decided to treat myself with an order of pancakes. Now, I will admit that pancakes are not the healthiest breakfast out there. But I was not expecting this:
The stack of pancakes was topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some whipped cream. Add to that the syrup and it was a plate full of adult-onset diabetes as the way to start my day. Yikes!
I must say, though, that I like the little circle they cut in the top pancake of the stake, to better hold the scoop of ice cream. Thoughtful.
Comments (30)
Oh man there is at least 25 pound son these old hips. Aww what the heck, just shove that plate my way<:)
Pancakes à la mode …
@n_e_i_l - Exactly, and the ice cream wasn’t even good.
@Grannys_Place - What’s a few more pounds, right?
Wow! It will take me a week to do diet after eating those! Plus exercise. LOL
I do like ice cream not with my pancakes and no whipped cream thank you. It is a good presentation but too much for me.
I didn’t realise The Coffee Club was Australian – it just seemed to have an American vibe – except that I usually leave disappointed when I eat there on the odd occasion, so it can’t be American (this is not sarcasm, by the way.)
Ice cream for breakfast? That’s such a sweet way to start the day! LOL
that looks so good! i’m gonna try that at home. but we have triple fudge and cookies n’ cream ice cream.
Interesting combination. But then some people put whipped cream on top of pancakes so why not ice cream.
I’ll take that plate if you don’t want it.
Mmm…that looks really good. I would ask for a scoop of chocolate!
oooh i want!
I didn’t know what I was craving for days until I saw this picture. I knew it had something to do with ice cream.
Great way to describe that plate. I wonder, then, what you would consider to be the perfect topping for pancakes? =)
hmm… i wonder if someone mixed up the idea of pancakes and crepes? hate to say it, but i’m really not a pancake fan.
Might get away with once a week.
I always thought the coffee club was American, I didn’t realise we started it. I love the coffee club
Diet…I hear you…After eating my way through S.E Asia (you contributed the best meal in Thailand! better then the 5 star resorts so called star restuarants) I’ve put back on the 5 kilos I painstakingly lost through diet, exercise and heartache. But a treat once in awhile is okay..And it was a thoughtful surprise after all
@snowjunky8 - You wouldn’t have enjoyed your holiday so much if you hadn’t had all those great taste experiences! =D
@isitreal_no - @stepaside_loser - I think it is really funny that both of you thought that Coffee Club was American rather than Australian. It strikes me as what non-Americans might think an American breakfast place is like and isn’t nearly as good as some fantastic breakfast places I ate at in Melbourne.
@Inciteful - If only I could restrain myself…
@kunhuo42 - Honestly, most pancakes I eat are pretty disappointing. There is one place in SF that has good cakes but I think that’s because they’ve been using the same griddle for about 70 years and, like a good wok, it has that flavor that can only come from well-seasoned iron.
@nov_way - Fresh fruit! Ideally, perfectly ripe peaches although juicy strawberries would be fine, too.
@specialxplaces - Problem solved! Time to go get some pancakes and ice cream.
@Emily_Rose_Dreams - I didn’t think to ask if they had chocolate… because I didn’t even realize they were going to serve them with ice cream!
@chronic_masticator - If only you had been there to save me!
@awoolham - Whipped cream is a lot less heavy and sweet than ice cream.
@f5ye_angel5 - Oh, my…
@CurryPuffy - Too much, I think.
@maniacsicko - I’ll know what to order for you next time…
@Fatcat723 - Too much for anyone, I should think!
@SherryAngeLMysteriez - I’d have to add fasting to the dieting after a breakfast like that.
Maybe as a birthday treat rather than typical cake/icecream later in the day. One could also ask for an extra fork and share that with a friend; twice the fun.
That actually would be new to me but does sound like the best choice =)
what an awesome idea
Usually I’ll hv this as a snack or dessert ….
@agmhkg – n share with at least 2 ppl
This is such a grand idea. I think I will steal it from your blog.
they look yummy. no worry, chris. the next time i’m in bangkok, take me there and i’ll share you my pancakes. one for you, and the rest for me :p
I just like my pancakes with maple syrup and a bit of butter / margarine. When I first saw the picture, I thought that was a scoop of butter!
Well…it is called hot cakes in some places
@Wangium - True enough.
@ElusiveWords - That was my first thought, too. Imagine my surprise when the “butter” was sweet, frozen, and vanilla flavored.
@rudyhou - Oh, you can have all three, dear.
@ZSA_MD - You cannot steal what I freely give!
@agmhkg - two or three or a half-dozen people, more like!
the real breakfast of champs!