Eggo Buttermilk Pancakes

You may know I have about 5 food-related complaints of late, and one of them is that they simply stopped making frozen French Toast. Nowhere to be seen! Well, it turns out the same is true of frozen pancakes, except waffle-makers Eggo have stepped in there (before or after the end of Frozen Pancake, I don't know). Who used to make them? I think Pillsbury, maybe the company now known as Pearl Milling Company, maybe someone I'm forgetting? Anyway, now Eggo is all there is. But that's fine, you say, they're Kellogg's, that's all fine. Ah! But! Another top complaint is that everyone is adding PEA PROTEIN to everything, and so too are Eggo's frozen pancakes PROTEINIFIED with LEGUME!! Not these, but almost every other one is. It seems rife for cross-contam issues, especially since it's not even a Top 9 Allergen (Y E T). So I can't enjoy these in peace. Also, they taste very mid. And they squash together in a mush when you cook them. But as a vessel for butter/toppings I guess they do the job. Always my least favorite of the big 3 frozen breakfast breads, anyway.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10 

Mrs Butterworth's EPIC Cinnabon Pancake Kit

Whew. Like the smores flavor, this is like 3000 cals of pancakes and I definitely will not eat them all in time. But it's very easy to make, it only requires water, and makes ~12 big pancakes. I like the flavor better in this kit, because it is cream cheese and cinnamon sugar vibes. Both swirls are good and go well together, and I like that you can swirl the cinnamon into the pancake itself (even though it got a little smooshy). Very cinnamony and bready. Good for a pancake, but pancakes aren't my favorite bread item, you know? Still.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Mrs Butterworth's EPIC S'mores Pancake Kit

Whew. This makes quite a lot of pancakes -- it says 17, but I think I got like 14 out of mine. It's easy to make though, you only need water and cooking spray (I used a wee bit of canola oil). The taste is better than I thought, but not my favorite -- it's a sweet, cakey graham flavored pancake, and the choco and marshmallow frosting make it mostly a fudgey flavored pancake, which is tasty (and filling, and a lot of calories) but I think I prefer the butter/syrup/plain pancake vibe. Still, not terrible, and would feed like 5 people at once if you wanted (or me for a few days). Not sure if they give you enough sauces for the amount of pancakes, but we'll see. 

Overall
Cost: 4/10
Taste: 6/10

Annie's Organic Confetti Pancake & Waffle Mix

These are cute, I can't deny that. I've only tried 'em as pancake so far, and I never really LOVED homemade pancakes, but they're OK. It makes about 8 pancakes (even though it says 12), and they came out fine, and the little sprinkles are cute and don't change the flavor much. Goes with syrup, a little bit boring plain. Very filling - I couldn't eat all 8 in one serving, maybe 2 servings would work. Quick to make and a fun change of pace; I'm curious to try the waffle form next.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10