Perfect Eggnog Pancakes
A few months ago, Bart mentioned to a co-worker that we’d had pancakes for dinner and his co-worker apparently responded with a serious lack of love for pancakes (for dinner or otherwise).
And I can’t blame him – I’ve had so many bad pancakes in my life.
Pancakes where you try to cut them with a fork and they are so rubbery that your fork bounces back off them. Pancakes that manage to both be dry AND undercooked in the middle at the same time. Pancakes that you basically have to smother in toppings to be at all edible.
Those are not the pancakes we eat at our house.
I make really killer pancakes, if I say so myself (and since this is my blog, I do).
I haven’t made another pancake recipe in three years because this one is so absurdly delicious, totally easy, and works perfectly every single time.
And when the holidays roll around, I make eggnog pancakes, swapping out the milk and buttermilk for eggnog, plus adding a little nutmeg.
Suddenly my year-round pancakes get a little delicious dash of festiveness.
If you’re looking for a Christmas Eve or Christmas morning breakfast, you definitely can’t go wrong with Eggnog Pancakes.
Spread a little cinnamon butter on top and life doesn’t get much better.
P.S. My other favorite Christmas breakfast is this make-ahead Baked Croissant French Toast with Lemon Cream Cheese. It’s super simple and ridiculously delicious.
Eggnog Pancakes
Perfect Eggnog Pancakes
These eggnog pancakes are the perfect Christmas breakfast - they're super easy to whip up and they're absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup eggnog
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggnog, eggs, oil and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients on top and whisk until combined and smooth.
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Pour a scant 1/4 cup batter on a griddle over medium-high heat, cooking until bubbles form and pop on the batter's surface. Flip and cook another 2-3 minutes, until both sides are golden brown.
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Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with maple syrup.
Wow, this is a great idea! Does it make them taste much different? I'm craving egg nog this season, but last year when I tried it, it upset my stomach. See, a couple years ago I switched from regular milk to almond milk. Now, I can't stand the bovine variety. But I miss egg nog.
I'm going to try this with a Dairy Free Egg Nog. We found it in our Safeway. I think the brand was SoDelicious, but not 100% sure.
I wish Adam liked egg nog more, but I usually get myself a little to drink alone. Also, I whole heartedly agree with your pancake recipe being the best out there. I didn't used to like pancakes either, but now we eat them regularly!
Yum! I am thinking this will be Christmas breakfast!
Derek has been making pancakes for the last year in our house and he would never tell me what recipe he was using because he liked having the power of making the better pancakes… and last week I finally saw what recipe he was using on his phone, and it was yours! I said, "You realize that's Janssen's blog right?", and he responded, "Oh, I just found it on pinterest…" I almost dropped dead from shock and laughter… that he found your recipe… and that he apparently uses pinterest.
Could you use the batter for waffles as well?
I’ve never tried it!
Pancakes is quite the staple at our house as well. I made buttermilk pancakes at a family reunion for Ben’s side, and everyone was floored that they tasted so good. Apparently NO ONE had ever had homemade pancakes! Uh, hello!! What a sad life thinking that pancakes are supposed to taste like cardboard.
That is HILARIOUS. And so sad.