Hot chocolate pancakes – is there anything more fitting for your Christmas morning breakfast?! I think not! These Swiss Miss Pancakes a delicious and perfect to have on Christmas morning before or after unwrapping your Christmas gifts!
One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is having special traditions with my family. We have started quite a few traditions over the years including:
Setting up our Christmas tree while watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate
Driving around our neighborhood to see all of the pretty Christmas lights
Spending a full day baking lots and lots of cookies, like these Christmas sugar cookies and these peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
Reading the Christmas story from the Bible Christmas Eve before my kids go to bed
Giving a new ornament to each of our kids and each other each Christmas
Making this hot chocolate pancakes recipe on Christmas morning for breakfast
These things are fun memories our children look forward to every year now!
Why We Started Having Hot Chocolate Pancakes for Christmas Breakfast
A few years ago we decided we weren’t going to travel all around to see family on Christmas day. Once my husband and I had children, we started realizing how tough that was, especially when we started having more and more children.
In the past, we would hurriedly open presents, then get ready and head to my in-laws’ for the rest of the day where we’d also exchange gifts and then enjoy Christmas dinner together.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s always been a lovely time with family, but Orin and I felt bad for the kids. They had just gotten all these new toys that they wanted to play with and enjoy but we’d have to pack up and leave before they ever had the chance. By the time we would get home on Christmas day it would be late and time for bed.
So now, we host Christmas dinner at our house! The kids can open their gifts and then enjoy playing while Orin and I fix dinner for our family and extended family.
Once we started staying home all day on Christmas, I wanted to add a new tradition to our Christmas morning. After a little brainstorming, I thought of the perfect thing — hot chocolate pancakes for breakfast! My kids just love hot cocoa and pancakes, so I thought this would be the perfect combination for them!
These Swiss Miss pancakes are super easy to fix too which is great since I need to start prepping for Christmas dinner right after breakfast. With a little bit of trial and error, I came up with this delicious recipe for hot chocolate pancakes that I wanted to share with you today!
Hot Chocolate Pancakes Recipe - A Christmas Morning Tradition!
A delicious, easy breakfast recipe for hot chocolate pancakes that's perfect to fix on special occasions, like Christmas morning or the morning of a big snowstorm!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of flour
5 packets of Swiss Miss
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
Preheat griddle or frying pan on low heat. I find that heat level 2 or 3 works best for my stove, but you’ll need to see what works best for yours.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together. (flour, Swiss Miss, baking powder, baking soda, salt)
Use a whisk to blend together the milk, eggs, vanilla, and oil
Whisk dry and wet ingredients together.
For an extra special treat, you can add some whipped cream topping to these pancakes!
Notes
Serve these pancakes with a big glass of milk or even some hot chocolate!
These nutritional facts are offered only as an estimate and could vary slightly.
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These pancakes turned out so delicious! The first time I made them for the kids, Maggie exclaimed that they were the best pancakes she’s ever had!
If you want to kick it up a notch, you can also create reindeer with these pancakes. It should be fairly easy to do. Just add two pieces of bacon to the top for antlers and then use whipped cream to create eyes and a red cherry for a nose!
Planning to make this recipe this holiday season? Pin it to Pinterest so you can find it easily!
However, along with that ease, you may be taking a hit in the overall taste department. Restaurants tend to use real, farm-fresh eggs and real milk when making their pancakes, which as you might guess, adds to a richer, higher-quality eating experience.
If your pancake mix simply calls for water, substitute the same amount of milk and enjoy an airier texture. For guaranteed moisture and richness, add some melted butter to your batter. A few tablespoons of Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese will give your pancakes a richer flavor.
Milk helps make pancakes fluffier than water. Since milk is thicker than water, it creates a thicker batter. Further, if you use whole milk or low fat milk, the fat content helps yield tender, fluffy results.
Yep, egg whites are THE determining factor here. To give your pancakes that fluffy text, beat only the egg whites for 3 minutes on medium speed. They'll start turning creamy, which means it's time to add them to the pancake mixture.
In an interview with Delish, IHOP's vice president of culinary innovation revealed that the pancake house keeps the wet ingredients “ice cold” in the prepared batter. This eliminates any heat interaction with the glutens that might cause the batter to rise prematurely.
The first pancake is in effect the trial run, working out the kinks before all the variables of even heat and pan seasoning come together. While that first pancake cooks the pan comes to temperature, and it absorbs just enough of the fat on the cooking surface so that second one will cook more evenly.
Cracker Barrel pancakes are known for their light, fluffy texture, which is a result of their unique batter recipe. The pancakes they serve in the restaurants have a homemade taste that brings on that nostalgic feeling after just one bite.
Making good pancakes depends on three key factors: mixing the batter to the right consistency, heating the griddle properly and recognizing when to turn the cakes. Whether making pancake batter from scratch or from a packaged mix, stir it just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
Even if your pancake mix doesn't call for an egg, mix one into the batter. The egg will add richness to the recipe and make the end result taste like homemade pancakes. If your pancake mix already calls for an egg, try adding an extra one.
Some mixes already have flavors added to them, but a little more spice never hurt anyone. I like to add a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg, and/or vanilla extract to give it more depth in flavor. You can even add a dash of cocoa powder for some chocolate pancakes!
Flour is the main ingredient to any pancake. It provides the structure. Different types of flours alter the structure because some flours absorb more moisture or create more gluten (which binds the structure together) than others.
You ignore the heat during cooking. If you are not using an electric skillet, you must pay attention to the heat when you start cooking the pancakes. ...
Introduction: My name is Mrs. Angelic Larkin, I am a cute, charming, funny, determined, inexpensive, joyous, cheerful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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