During the holiday season, everything you bite needs to encompass the holly and the jolly, so that must absolutely start at breakfast! Get the holiday cheer started when you’re merry and it’s bright outside! It’s easy with Eggnog Pancakes. Just swap out your regular go-to pancakes for these fluffy, warm hotcakes infused with flavors of your favorite festive drink: warm cinnamon, nutty nutmeg, and lots of creamy eggnog, of course! Drizzle Eggnog Pancakes with your favorite sugary syrup and you’ll be decking the halls and then some!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups eggnog
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- room temperature butter, to taste, for cooking
Directions
Step 1 –In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, the nutmeg, the cinnamon, and the sugar.
Step 2 –Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the eggnog, the egg, and the melted butter into it.
Step 3 –Use an electric mixer to combine the batter until smooth.
Step 4 –Heat a griddle or frying pan over medium heat and add the remaining butter, as needed, for cooking.
Step 5 –Using a ladle, pour 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle for each pancake.
Step 6 –Cook until the pancakes are bubbly and then flip them over.
Step 7 –Cook until golden-brown and steam is no longer rising from the pancake, about 1 minute. Repeat until all the batter has been used.
Step 8 –Serve immediately.