Reindeer Pancakes are a staple in our home during the Christmas season, I hope you enjoy them too!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Healthy, simple ingredients – There are so many additives in store-bought pancake mixes, you know all the ingredients in homemade recipes. This recipe is sweetened with honey and I bet you already have all of the other ingredients in your pantry.
Easy to make – Your little kids can help crack eggs and measure everything! You can even let them help put the reindeer together.
Delicious — Some sourdough pancake recipes are very tangy, this recipe is the perfect tang with sweet!
prep time: 10 minutes
rest time: 5 minutes, up to 1 hour
bake time: 2-5 minutes per pancake
total time: 20+ minutes
What You Will Need
Large mixing bowl
Whisk or wooden spoon
Laddel
2 pans (cast iron or stainless)
Spatula
Ingredients for Pancakes
1 cup sourdough discard
1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
1/4 cup avocado or coconut oil
2 Tbsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
Toppings
Whipped cream (I often make homemade whip)
Berries (strawberries, blueberries or raspberries work best)
Banana slices
Chocolate chips
Bacon (2 slices per reindeer)
How to Make
My best tip would be to cook the bacon first or make the batter while the bacon is in the oven. For the pancakes, add all the ingredients (except baking soda) in a large mixing bowl, mix well to combine. Add the baking soda, mix to combine, cover with a tea towel, let sit for 5 minutes or up to 1 hour. The batter should be bubbly and fluffy!
Heat the pans and once they are hot, put a little butter or oil on each pan, let it get warm.
For 1 reindeer, you will need 2 small pancakes, 1 medium and 1 large pancake. On the first pan, ladle 2 small spoonfuls of pancake batter onto pans. These will be for the ears. Then ladle 1 medium sized spoonful to the same pan or second pan, and finally ladle 1 big spoonful to make a big pancake for the head. Let each pancake sit on the pan until they bubble before flipping, 2-5 minutes.
Flip to the second side and let cook another 1-2 minutes.
To assemble reindeer, place large pancake down first, lay medium pancake on top of the large pancake, and place both small pancakes at the top of the large one for the ears. Next place the bacon at the top of the ears for the antlers and place other toppings on reindeer as you want – I usually put little dollops of whipped cream down and use chocolate chips as eyes, a red berry as the nose and give the reindeer a collar of other berries.
Serve with warm maple syrup, enjoy!
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