I realize I pass along many ideas on this site. If you only use one of my ideas, do this one! It is easy and the payoffs are huge. I promise your kids will think you are mother of the year!
Christmas Pancakes
Ingredients
- Pancake batter – use any kind you want, homemade, box mix, just thin it out a little with water or milk
- Squirt bottle – I bought one at Walmart for $.75
Mix your pancake batter so you have no lumps, these will clog the bottle.
Fill your bottle with pancake batter. I found using a ladle and funnel worked best.
Using the bottle create designs on a hot buttered griddle. I set mine to 350 degrees. Initially I started out making snowflakes, but they kept looking like spider webs, so I went on to other things. Using the bottle allows you to draw on the griddle. I am not an artist, but it was easy to make snowmen, Christmas trees, stars, gingerbread men, even write the kids’ names.
You can even add chocolate chips or sprinkles
Your kids will absolutely love these pancakes. It doesn’t matter how they taste, somehow eating your name in pancake is the best thing in the world for a six year old.
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This is a really neat idea. I never thought about putting the pancake mix in a squirt bottle and making shapes with it that way. This is a really neat idea. Thank you for the tip.
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I was wondering how you were making those when I saw your tweet. That is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome idea!
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What a great idea! I’m going to get a squirt bottle the next time I go to Wal-mart. Thanks! And have a very Merry Christmas!!
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What a cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas!
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The squirt bottle is a good idea. I’ve made pancake designs using a spoon, which is a bit more difficult. My 4 year old loves having his name as a pancake as well. His other two favorites are mickey mouse and “kid sized” (i.e. dollar sized pancakes).
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I wish I would have know that pancake squirt bottle idea when my kids were little… all they got was Mickey Mouse… you know the three circles! (lol). Your generation is more creative!
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Love this idea!!! Need to do it soon!
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Yummy that looks super GOOOD
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Oh, how fun!
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That is such a great idea!
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What a fun idea! I do cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning but this would be fun to try any time. Thanks for sharing!
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That is such a great idea. My kids (6, 5, 3, 1) would flip for this. And since I got myslef a grddle for Christmas, you know what we’re having for breakfast. What section is the squirt bottle in at Wal-Mart?
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It was in the kitchen section by the measuring cups, graters, and other gadget type items. You can also buy the red or yellow ketchup or mustard bottles, they work just as well.
Toni
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What a great idea! I love it!
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This is great for any day. i am thinking about doing this today and having breakfast for dinner. thanks again
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Wow, you put a woman (me) with a blog called “Fancy Pancakes” to shame! Thanks for inspiring me to get even fancier…
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