Easy Reindeer Pancakes Recipe

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Use this easy recipe to make reindeer pancakes, or keep it simple and use a mix.

5 from 2 votes

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder, aluminum-free
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 ½ cups milk, any
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, optional
Banana slices, blueberries or chocolate chips, raspberries or strawberries, clementine wedges, for the face, eyes, and antlers

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Make a well in the middle and pour in the milk, egg, butter, and vanilla extract. Break up the egg first with a fork, and then begin mixing it with the flour, working from the outside of the bowl in, until just combined and the batter is mostly smooth.

Heat a non-stick griddle or large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, grease, spray, or melt butter on the hot surface. When using an electric griddle, heat it somewhere between 300 and 350F.
Immediately, pour ¼ cup of pancake batter onto the greased pan to make the large circle for the reindeer face. Then, pour a smaller, 2-tablespoon-sized amount of batter to make the top pancake for the nose. Cook the pancakes for about 2 minutes per side. Remove the pancakes from the pan onto a plate and keep them warm while you cook the rest of the batter. Make six large and six small circles.

Peel and slice a banana. Peel and separate the wedges from a couple of clementines (cuties).
Stack a small pancake on top of the large one, and then make the face and antlers by arranging the fruit. Use blueberries or chocolate chips for the eye balls, and a raspberry or strawberry as the red nose.

Since pancake batter naturally has a mild, neutral flavor, I recommend using aluminum-free baking powder.