Eggnog Pancakes with Caramelized Bananas

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Dec 24

Written By Anadi Misra

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Eggnog Pancakes with caramelized bananas

If you’ve been following the blog for awhile now, you know that I love my pancakes! If you want some inspiration for stacks of all kinds, from Classic Buttermilk Pancakes to a birthday cake special with Fun and Fluffy M&M Pancakes, there’s a pancake recipe for everyone! Of course as Christmas approaches, I just had to share a Christmas-themed pancake!

At Christmas last year, I tried eggnog for the very first time. I know for some folks eggnog is hit or miss, but for me it was a hit! I loved drinking a tall cold glass of the stuff! It’s strong but good!

I wanted to prepare a special pancake recipe for the holidays. While I just drank eggnog last year, I wanted to incorporate it into cooking. The answer: eggnog pancakes! Let me know in the comments how you’ve incorporated eggnog into your cooking because I’d totally love to use it again!

The goal with these Eggnog Pancakes was to allow the eggnog in the pancakes to shine, but of course I love having fun dressing up my pancakes with toppings. I realized I had never actually topped my pancakes with caramelized bananas, so I thought that was the perfect elegant touch to these Christmas pancakes! I wanted to throw in a splash of rum there too but the liquor store was closed. They were excellent without it, but feel free to add that touch for the adults eating this pancake stack!

Wow this pancake batter seriously blew me away! Perhaps it’s the extra eggs from the eggnog, but these pancakes turned out super fluffy and soft! You’ll fall head over heels for these pancakes, and I bet you’ll want to make them any time of the year! Waiting for Christmas to roll around again is just too long of a wait! Of course if you wanted to you could use some homemade eggnog to make the pancakes. I’ve never made my own eggnog before so that’s something to try out, but I’m sure using your own eggnog would make this pancake stack even more special.

I know I’d jump out of bed on that special morning to these incredible pancakes! The smell of the pancakes themselves and the caramelized bananas just take over your kitchen, and this is simply such a comforting stack. By the way - this pancake batter was multi-purposed as batter to deep fry Oreos! It was my first time deep frying Oreos and I had wanted to try for literally years. Have you had deep fried Oreos? Really I didn’t think they were gonna be anything special, but they exceeded my expectations! I think it was this special eggnog batter that probably made the Oreos so good! But back to pancakes! If you were pondering how to start your Christmas or New Year’s morning, well this is the stack that will totally kick off any special celebration! Let’s get flipping some pancakes!

Ingredients for eggnog Pancakes

Let’s go over what is needed to make the best Eggnog Pancakes! The ingredient list will be quite straightforward. The idea here is that we’ll be making buttermilk pancakes but with eggnog instead of buttermilk. Making caramelized bananas for the topping won’t take too many ingredients either! This list of basic ingredients makes it the perfect

Remember, the FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD with all ingredient quantities is at the bottom of this post! You can easily scale all components of the recipe depending on how many pancakes you want to make!

For the Pancakes

FOR THE caramelized bananas

Brown sugar
Butter
Cinnamon
Banana
Dark rum (optional)

How to Make Fluffy Eggnog Pancakes

MAKING THE caramelized bananas

In a medium-sized bowl, add the brown sugar and chopped bananas. Toss the bananas with the brown sugar. Let the mixture rest as you cook the pancakes.
After you've cooked your pancakes, in the same pan, add butter. When the butter is molten, add in the bananas that have been coated with the brown sugar.
After 3-5 minutes, turn the bananas and keep stirring the bananas so the sugar doesn't burn.
Once the bananas are brown and caramelized, finish with a dash of cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
Optionally, you can add in a splash of rum and simmer for 1-2 minutes or flambe it to burn off the alcohol.
Serve warm topped over the pancakes.

For the Pancakes

In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder. Whisk well to combine.
In another bowl add all the wet ingredients: eggnog, butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Whisk well to combine.
Pour the wet ingredients to the bowl with your dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Some small lumps are okay, but be careful not to over whisk.
Heat a pan to medium heat and when the pan is hot, pour about 1/3 Cups of the batter. Let the pancake cook until you start to see bubbles on the surface. Then flip the pancake and cook on the other side for another 2-3 minutes.
After each pancake is done, spread 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of the pumpkin spice brown sugar on top of the pancake. Repeat the steps to cook the pancakes and in the meanwhile, prepare the caramelized bananas.
For the topmost pancake of the stack, top with the caramelized bananas and serve warm.

Tips for A dreamy eggnog pancake stack

You don’t need to use any extra oil to cook the pancakes if you have a good non-stick pan.
Mix the dry ingredients & wet ingredients in separate bowls, then combine them after.
No need to whisk out all all the lumps when combining all ingredients together. You want a thick but still runny batter.
Let the batter sit for five minutes so it becomes tighter and thicker.
To cook the pancakes, pour 1/4 - 1/3 cup of pancake batter and wait until the bubbles have formed before flipping.
The underside of the pancake should not be wet at all.
The bananas cook really quickly so start cooking them once you are almost done with making the pancakes.

Keeping pancakes warm

If you’re making a huge stack of pancakes or you need to allow some time for your family to roll out of bed before serving your pancakes, you can definitely keep your fluffy pancakes warm! To do this, preheat your oven to 200 F before starting to make your batter. Get a large baking tray ready. No need to spray it or cover it in aluminum foil. After you’ve cooked the first pancake, using your spatula, take it off the pan and transfer it onto the baking sheet. Repeat with the other pancakes until they’re all done! Having the oven at 200 F won’t cook the pancakes even more, but they’ll be warm as if they were fresh off the pan!

Can I Make these Eggnog pancakes ahead of time?

I wouldn’t make the pancakes themselves ahead of time, and I don’t really recommend making the batter ahead of time either. I wouldn’t advice making the batter ahead of time, the baking powder will react with the batter and play with the consistency of the batter as it sits. Plus, since it has dairy, you would need to refrigerate it which will make the batter thick. Cooking pancakes from cold batter will be tough and by the time the batter comes to temperature, you can be done preparing a new batch and have finished dishes already.

Watch How to Make eggnog pancakes with caramelized bananas Here:

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Yield: 6

Author: Anadi

Easy Eggnog Pancakes Recipe | How to Make Pancakes with Eggnog | Christmas Breakfast Ideashttps://youtu.be/3BCfLaxPlosThis easy eggnog pancake recipe is a perfect Christmas breakfast idea. This recipe will show how to make pancakes with eggnog topped with caramelized bananas. This eggnog pancake recipe will show how to make the pancake batter and how to cook the pancakes, in addition to how to make caramelized bananas.2021-12-24

Eggnog Pancakes with Caramelized Bananas

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Want to wake up to the best Christmas morning? You need to treat your family to these amazing fluffy Eggnog Pancakes with Caramelized Bananas! Christmas in a pancake, what more could you ask for!

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 18 MinInactive time: 10 MinTotal time: 38 Min

Ingredients

For the pancakes

1 Cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
1 1/4 Cups eggnog
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp butter, molten
Maple syrup, for topping

For the caramelized bananas

1/2 Cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp butter
Dash of cinnamon
2 bananas, chopped
1-2 Tbsp Dark rum, optional

Instructions

For the pancakes

In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder. Whisk well to combine.
In another bowl add all the wet ingredients: eggnog, butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Whisk well to combine.
Pour the wet ingredients to the bowl with your dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Some small lumps are okay, but be careful not to over whisk.
Heat a pan to medium heat and when the pan is hot, pour about 1/3 Cups of the batter. Let the pancake cook until you start to see bubbles on the surface. Then flip the pancake and cook on the other side for another 2-3 minutes.
After each pancake is done, spread 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of the pumpkin spice brown sugar on top of the pancake. Repeat the steps to cook the pancakes and in the meanwhile, prepare the caramelized bananas.
For the topmost pancake of the stack, top with the caramelized bananas and serve warm.

For the caramelized bananas

In a medium-sized bowl, add the brown sugar and chopped bananas. Toss the bananas with the brown sugar. Let the mixture rest as you cook the pancakes.
After you've cooked your pancakes, in the same pan, add butter. When the butter is molten, add in the bananas that have been coated with the brown sugar.
After 3-5 minutes, turn the bananas and keep stirring the bananas so the sugar doesn't burn.
Once the bananas are brown and caramelized, finish with a dash of cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
Optionally, you can add in a splash of rum and simmer for 1-2 minutes or flambe it to burn off the alcohol.
Serve the caramelized bananas warm topped over the pancakes.