★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
These cute little Christmas Santa pancakes are a fun treat we make in the days leading up to Christmas. They can be made using frozen pancakes for convenience.
If Christmas morning is too busy, make these elf and santa pancakes in the days leading up to the holiday itself.
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
Santa Pancakes
Here's how to make Christmas pancakes that look like Santa!
If you're short on time, you can use frozen pancakes. You can even use a waffle. Anything flat and round will do. I've included our recipe for homemade pancakes below if you have the time to make them from scratch.
To make these adorable Christmas Santa pancakes. All you need is a red fruit (strawberries, raspberries or a red apple will work), Nutella, whipped cream and chocolate chips.
Elf Pancakes
Here's how to make Christmas pancakes that look like an elf!
Need ideas for your Elf-on-the-Self? These fun Santa pancakes are something fun "your elf" can make as a surprise.
Need more elf ideas? Get Elf-on-the-Shelf ideas on Pinterest
★ Making Holiday Magic ★
Here are some tips for making the holiday magical — without the burn-out!
Are you feeling the pressure of the holidays?
My friend Michelle McVittie, author of "I Quit! Oh wait, I'm the mom" has a few words for you that might help you let go and have a little fun. She and I partnered on offering a few tips below to survive and truly enjoy the holidays with your kids.
Take a break from "the rules" and just have some fun!
Choose a few activities or special things to do each year. You don't have to do ALL THE THINGS. Traditions can skip year, or be replaced by new things your kids are interested in.
Life as a child is full of fun, whimsy and silliness. As adults we tend to be too serious and ridged with the rules. I challenge you to let go of the rules you think you need to stick to and try to remember what it was like to be a child. The simple things often make the best memories.
Take your children’s ability to have fun and relax as a reminder that life is meant to be lived.
Free Printable: Holiday Place Cards
Meal time is a great place to reconnect with your family. Michelle likes to play the high and low game with her family. Everyone shares one good thing and one bad thing that happened that day. It's a simple way to open up conversation and gives each family member an opportunity to share.
A holiday spin: Michelle created some holiday place cards to open up conversation, laugh and be silly as child again.
Set the tone for silly time with these fun printable place cards.
Michelle created these printable holiday-themed place cards so that I could share them with you all! You can download them free but please check out her shop where she sells other printables related to self-care as a mom, worksheets for helping kids work through their emotions, chore charts and more!
Make up elf names or keep the names the same, it’s up to you. Fill in funny facts on the back of the cards to make it more interesting. Ask questions, be creative. Use this with adults or children or both, get everyone involved. Have a happy holiday season. Collect moments, not things. This is the stuff that your children will remember, not what gift they got. -Michelle McVittie
★ More Recipes You'll Love ★
Christmas morning breakfast
Since the kids are all about the presents firs things in the morning, so there's no time for cooking Christmas morning! We actually make this Cinnamon French Toast Bake on Christmas morning — yummy, quick and easy!)
Christmas Elf and Santa Pancakes
Ingredients
For All
- 1 frozen pancake
- 10 strawberries or raspberries
- 2 chocolate chips
- 2 oz canned whipped cream
Extras for the Elf
- 1 extra frozen pancake
- 1 teaspoon white cookie icing
- 1 tablespoon Nutella hazelnut spread
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Instructions
- Heat pancakes according to package or until just warmed. Let cool as needed to whipped cream doesn't melt.
Santa Pancakes
- Create a beard from whipped cream and add chocolate chips for eyes.
- Cut the top edge of the pancake if needed to fit the "hat" on santa. Create the edge of the hat out of whipped cream.Make the hat out of raspberries or strawberry slices.Use whipped cream to create a poof at the end of the hat.
- Elf Pancakes
- Add Nutella to a piping bag. Pipe on hair and a smile.
- Create the edge of the hat out of whipped cream.Make a pointed hat out of raspberries.Use two small raspberries to create rosy cheeks.Squeeze two small circles out of white icing then add chocolate chips off to the side for the classic
- Cut 3 triangles from the extra pancake. Arrange to create a bib then top with white icing.
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