Description
Celebrate the holidays with these fun and festive Santa pancakes, perfect for breakfast or brunch!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all purpose flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon melted butter (or canola oil)
- butter for greasing the pan
- 1 pint strawberries
- 3–4 large bananas
- 16 chocolate chips
- whipped cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift together the all purpose flour, baking powder, and table salt. Lightly whisk together until everything is evenly incorporated.
- In a separate small bowl, mix together the egg, buttermilk, and melted butter until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold together until just incorporated.
- Preheat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat and grease well. Once heated, ladle ¼ cup of the pancake batter onto the skillet. Cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip pancakes and cook for 1-2 minutes before removing them from the skillet.
- Place one pancake in the center of a plate to form Santa’s head.
- Reserve 2-3 whole strawberries for Santa’s nose, and then slice the remaining strawberries in half vertically. Arrange them in a triangle shape at the top of the pancakes for Santa’s hat.
- Slice the remaining strawberries into horizontal slices and add one strawberry slice in the center of the pancake for Santa’s nose. Add 2 chocolate chips above the nose to give Santa eyes.
- Slice up the bananas and arrange the slices at the bottom of the pancake in an upside-down triangle to represent Santa’s beard.
- Outline the strawberry hat with whipped cream to replicate the white tassel and white trim on Santa’s hat.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- These pancakes are a fun way to engage kids in the kitchen during the holidays!
- Feel free to substitute the fruits based on your preference or availability.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan-fried
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pancakes
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg