"Doesn't taste great, but Olympia doesn't know better" - Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian on his 'fanatical' pancake art tradition for daughter

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian has shared details about his heartwarming tradition of crafting pancake art for their daughter Olympia. Ohanian candidly acknowledged that while his creations looked delightful, they didn't taste as good as they appeared.

Ohanian has cultivated an endearing ritual with his daughter Olympia, regularly designing pancake art inspired by her favorite characters while donning a customized 'Papa Pancakes' shirt. The 41-year-old recently introduced his younger daughter Adira to the practice by creating her name in pancake batter.

However, Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian disclosed that he had to sacrifice the taste of the pancakes for art. He joked that the seven-year-old was blissfully unaware, as she believed that's just what pancakes were supposed to look and taste like.

"With pancakes, they taste okay. They are not the best possible tasting. Why? Part it's the consistency. To make them in the squeeze bottle, to make the art I want them to make, they can't be too fluffy," Ohanian said.

"Because as they expand, they start to distort the image. So basically the pancake batter that I make doesn't taste great. It tastes fine but Olympia doesn't know any better. She just thinks that's what pancakes look and taste like," he added.

Ohanian recounted his recent outing with Olympia to one of his favorite spots in Los Angeles, where she had the chance to try professionally cooked pancakes. The Reddit co-founder shared that while she enjoyed the flavor, she noticed the lack of his adorable designs.

"I just took her to a place called Griddle Cafe in LA, which was one of my favorites. Going back to restaurants that I went to as a single dude in his 20s, and then going with your child a decade or two later, it's a trip. Those pancakes she liked fine. Neither of them shaped like her favorite princess, though," he said.

Serena Williams' husband further emphasized that once Olympia showed an interest in his pancake art, he felt compelled to become an "expert" in the craft. Alexis Ohanian revealed that he had even invested in a commercial-grade crepe maker he purchased from a French grandmother.

"The fact that she showed any interest in my pancake art meant I need to be the best pancake artist I can. Oh, my baby likes crepes, those are just skinny pancakes. Papa can make those too. So then I get a commercial-grade crepe thing and I perfect the batter. I got it from a French grandmother. I am fanatical. If she shows an interest, I am becoming the expert," he added.

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian on his legacy: "If my kids are the only people who remember me for anything - and it's my pancakes - that's a major W"

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian with their daughter Olympia (Source: Getty)

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently took pride in his pancake art skills, admitting that if his legacy was just for his daughters Olympia and Adira to remember him for his cooking, he would consider that a major win.

Ohanian also shed light on how deciding to resign from Reddit's board in 2020 positively impacted the career's trajectory.

"💪 My career really took off once I left reddit and if my kids are the only people who remember me for anything - and it's my pancakes - that's a major W," Ohanian posted.

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian recently had the time of their lives with their daughter Olympia at Disney World in Florida, enjoying the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge experience together.