These fluffy Gingerbread Pancakes are the perfect breakfast or brunch for Christmas morning! They are easy to make and taste just like gingerbread only in pancake form!
Hello everyone and if you are hopping over from Love in My Oven, welcome!! So glad you could join us this week for the Christmas Festival Blog Hop! I’m sharing these Gingerbread Pancakes which would be the perfect breakfast or brunch for Christmas morning. I don’t know about you but I love breakfast and could eat it for any meal!
A few other great breakfast/brunch options would be these Bean and Cheese Breakfast Tacos, Breakfast Enchiladas, or Hashbrown Sausage Breakfast Pie.
Christmas Pancake Recipes
As I mentioned I love breakfast and Christmas morning breakfast/brunch is extra special! It’s when you can pull out all the stops and go over the top! Like these pancakes which I topped with a whipped cream cheese topping (SO GOOD!).
What are some of your favorite Christmas morning breakfasts?? I remember always having my mom’s Swedish Tea Ring. She would make it every year and try to hide it hoping it would make it for breakfast!
How do you make Gingerbread Pancakes?
They are actually quite easy! These are a made from scratch pancake but trust me they aren’t any harder to make than that store bought mix.
I start by mixing all the dry ingredients in a large bowl with a whisk. This way it gets all those spices evenly distributed. Then I add in the wet and stir with a spatula just until everything is combined and no more.
You don’t want to overmix pancakes or they will be tough. If you still see a few small pockets of flour that is ok, I promise!
I like to top these pancakes with pure maple syrup and my kids love adding the whipped cream cheese, sprinkles, and a gingerbread man cookie. I know it seems like a lot, but it’s Christmas so we indulge.
Be sure to hop on over to Walking On Sunshine Recipes to check out what she is making for the festival!
Gingerbread Pancakes
Ingredients
Gingerbread Pancakes
- 2 cups (250g) all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground clove
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup (355ml) buttermilk
- 1/3 cup (80ml) molasses
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream Cheese Whipped Topping
- 2 ounces (60g) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (25g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Gingerbread Pancakes
- In a large bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, clove, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the buttermilk, molasses, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Mix just until combined and no more. There should be some lumps in the batter.
- Drop 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot griddle. May need grease your griddle if pancakes are sticking. Serve with maple syrup and cream cheese whipped topping if desired.
Cream Cheese Whipped Topping
- In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
Notes
- Nutrition Facts- Calculated WITHOUT adding the cream cheese whipped topping. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate.
- Make ahead- these pancakes can be frozen for up to 2 months. First freeze pancakes in a single layer on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Stack frozen pancakes and place in a freezer safe container.
Nutrition
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This looks so delicious . I love the combination of flavours.
Oooh these look so yummy! What a fun hop this was!
Thank you!!
These pancakes look amazing! Always looking for ways to jazz up pancakes and I’ll have to try these! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Oh gosh! You have my mouth just watering! These look fantastic and what GORG photos! I love gingerbread anything! I’d have to have a cookie or two with them and lots of whipped cream and sprinkles! 🙂
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Thank you so much!! And I top mine with everything too!! 🙂
What could be more perfect on Christmas morning than gingerbread pancakes? I love this recipe! So happy to be hopping with you!
Thank you so much!!
Oh my golly, these look and sound amazing! I will be #1 mom when I make these!
Thank you Cindy!!
Hi Malinda, these look amazing and so are the photos you took , I feel like I am dealing with professional photographers here blogging along with you girls!
Lol, I’m a long ways from a professional but thank you so much!!
Love all the inspiration you give!! I need to make these for breakfast now!
Thank you!!
Now that is a beautiful stack of pancakes!!
Thank you very much!!
These look and sound SOOO good!! The perfect holiday breakfast! Gingerbread for all 🙂
Thank you! And yes they are a wonderful holiday breakfast!!
These look so so so good Malinda! We’ve been looking for something seasonal to add to our Christmas breakfast menu and I think we’ve finally found it! I can’t wait to make this recipe for our family and add the sprinkles, the whipped cream and the syrup too. Hope you guys have the best time celebrating, hugs, CoCo
Thank you so much!! Let me know how you like them!!
Making these this weekend! Thank you for sharing! It is fun touring with you this week! Pinning!
Yes, I always love the blog hops!! Let me know how you like them!
These pancakes look perfect for Christmas morning! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!!