Bring a little holiday spirit into breakfast with these reindeer pancakes! Simple to make and packed full of wholesome ingredients, they are a creative way to make breakfast a little more fun. Your little one will love the fun reindeer design and you’ll love how easy they are to make!
Toddler Tip:
Depending on your child’s eating abilities, you may need to modify some of the foods before serving. All toddlers develop on different timelines. Feel free to cut the fruit into smaller bite-sized pieces. For the pancake, you can serve it as strips, small bite-sized pieces, or allow your child to practice cutting up the pancake themselves with child-safe utensils. For more information on how to safely serve pancakes, you can check out this guide.
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Ingredients
For the pancakes:
- Greek yogurt
- egg
- maple syrup
- lemon juice
- oil of choice
- flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- cinnamon
For the reindeer:
- banana
- strawberries or raspberries
- 2 blueberries
- melted chocolate
See recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Reindeer Pancakes
Step 1. Make the pancakes according to this recipe.
Step 2. Slice the banana and strawberries for the reindeer’s scarf, eyes and ears.
Step 3. Use two banana circles and two blueberries for the eyes. Cut two smaller pieces of banana for the ears. Use the remaining banana slices for the scarf. Add the strawberries or raspberries to the scarf and a raspberry for the nose. Squeeze melted chocolate for the antlers and mouth.
Substitutions
- Fruit – Feel free to get creative! You can use raspberries instead of strawberries for the reindeer’s scarf. You could also alternate kiwi and strawberries or raspberries for a green and red scarf!
Here are two examples of different scarves for the reindeer. One is made of strawberries and banana, the other is made out of raspberries and Greek yogurt.
Storage
Best enjoyed immediately.
Nutrition tip
You can add some Greek yogurt as part of the reindeer’s scarf which gives a nice protein and calcium boost.
Recipe
Reindeer Pancakes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup optional
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon oil of choice or butter
For the reindeer
- 1 banana
- 2 blueberries
- 4 raspberries or strawberries
- 3 tbsps chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- First make the pancakes. Add the egg, Greek yogurt, vanilla, optional maple syrup and lemon juice. Stir together.
- Add the dry ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Heat a frying pan or griddle on medium heat. Add the cooking oil or butter, then scoop out 3 tbsps of batter onto pan to make one pancake.
- Cook pancakes 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden brown on both sides.
Decorate the reindeer
- Use the fruit to create the reindeer’s face. Use two pieces of banana and two blueberries for the reindeer’s eyes. Use remaining banana for the reindeer’s ears and scarf. Add strawberries or raspberries to the reindeer’s scarf.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave heating on 20 second increments. Once melted, pour chocolate into a small ziploc bag. Cut a hole at the corner. Squeeze the chocolate out of the bag to form the antlers and the reindeer’s smile.
