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Fun and festive, these pancake nachos are the perfect holiday breakfast to kick off Christmas in style! They’re mini pancakes with Nutella, strawberry topping, candy cane sprinkles, and more. Everyone will love these Christmas pancakes, from the youngest member of the family to the most senior. They are sweet, cute and totally delicious. And they would also be great for Valentine’s Day.

A Christmas pancake adorned with whipped cream and candy canes.

Make something extra-special for the holidays. These sweet and fluffy pancakes are wonderful. Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter – these always make a tasty treat.

Also check out this baked French toast maple cinnamon skillet recipe, this sheet pan eggs benedict or make carrot cake vegetable crepes!

Christmas pancakes with whipped cream and candy canes.

Why You’ll Love Them

Easy: The recipe is made using frozen mini pancakes so you don’t have to mess around with pancake batter. It’s so simple to make, as you just cook the frozen pancakes and add the toppings and garnishes, and that’s all!
Delicious: Anyone with a sweet tooth is going to adore these mini pancakes. In fact, even if you don’t typically indulge in something sweet, Christmas breakfast is an exception to your normal breakfast rules, so why not treat yourself to these wonderful pancakes nachos style?
Customizable: Feel free to customize this however you wish. The grownups might like a splash of liqueur while the little ones might want whipped cream on theirs and maybe some blueberries or peach slices.

A plate of pancakes topped with whipped cream and strawberries.

Ingredients for Christmas Breakfast Pancakes

Mini pancakes: You’ll need a package of frozen mini pancakes for these Christmas nachos.
Nutella: Everyone loves this chocolate hazelnut spread!
Strawberries: You’ll need strawberry topping and fresh strawberries.
Vanilla icing: Sweet and delicious paired with the strawberries.
Candy cane sprinkles: For holiday flair. You can use any sprinkles you want though, if the candy cane ones are too Christmassy and you’re making this, say, for Easter or Valentine’s Day.

Mini Christmas pancakes with strawberries and Nutella on a plate surrounded by candy canes.

How to Make Breakfast Pancakes

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Let the mini pancakes cook: Microwave them in batches for a minute or until they’re warm, then arrange on a serving platter.
Add the toppings: Drizzle over some strawberry topping, then add chopped fresh strawberries, Nutella, icing, and a whole strawberry in the middle. Add icing around the strawberry and on top so it looks like a Santa hat.
The finishing touches: Sprinkle candy cane pieces on top of your Christmas pancakes, then serve warm.

A plate of strawberry pancakes with whipped cream and candy canes, perfect for those craving mini pancakes with strawberries and Nutella.

Substitutions and Variations

Different toppings: Get creative, see what you have in the pantry, and have fun decorating the pancakes with anything you please. Use anything from mini marshmallows to nuts, raisins, cinnamon sugar (for cinnamon roll pancakes) or gingerbread syrup (for gingerbread pancakes).

More topping ideas: Some melted butter is also good, or perhaps you want a drizzle of maple syrup, some sweetened cream cheese with fresh fruit, or some powdered sugar on your festive pancakes.

Indulge in a delightful plate of fluffy pancakes adorned with fresh strawberries and topped with a dollop of luscious whipped cream, perfect for a festive holiday treat or a fun-filled breakfast

How to Serve Pancakes for Christmas

For breakfast: Serve these warm, as soon as they’re ready. I like an iced latte or hot chocolate with mine, depending on the season!
For brunch: If you want to pair something else with them, consider a savory item like breakfast muffins with boiled eggs or any of these breakfast recipe ideas. Another tasty idea is breakfast tacos! Don’t make too much though, as you’ll want everyone hungry again later for their Christmas dinner!

Kids breakfast of pancakes topped with strawberries and whipped cream.

How to Store Christmas Morning Pancakes

Store:  Although leftovers can be kept refrigerated for a couple of days, these are so much nicer served freshly made, so only make as much as you think will be eaten.
Freeze: This isn’t a great recipe for freezing. If you have leftovers, either pop them in the fridge or throw them out. This Christmas morning breakfast deserves to be served fresh, as it’s so quick to make anyway.

A plate of pancakes topped with whipped cream and strawberries.

Top Tips

No piping bag? You can snip the corner off a Ziploc bag for a makeshift piping bag.
Get creative: Feel free to add any toppings you want – chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, fudge syrup, fresh blackberries – anything goes!
Serve immediately: As soon as you’ve added your toppings, serve these. If you wait, the cream will start to melt and they won’t look as pretty.

A plate of mini pancake nachos topped with sliced strawberries and drizzled with chocolate, posed invitingly on a newspaper. In the background, whole strawberries and cookies complete the tempting scene.

Adorable Christmas Pancakes FAQs

Why is this dish called pancake nachos?

Nachos are typically made with tortilla chips arrange on a plate and topped with tasty toppings. Similarly, this Christmas pancakes recipe is made with mini pancakes which are arranged in a circular pattern on a serving plate and topped with your favorite sweet treats! This fun and simple recipe might well become one of your Christmas morning traditions!

What can you use if you can’t find mini pancakes?

You can make your own pancake batter or you can buy regular size pancakes and use a pizza wheel to cut them into wedges – in fact, that way they’d resemble nachos even more because of their triangular shape!

A Santa hat topped with strawberries and whipped cream, perfect for a festive Christmas breakfast for kids.

Christmas Pancake Recipe

5 from 46 votes

Pancake Nachos

There are plenty of pancake recipes to choose from but these sweet and fluffy pancake nachos are wonderful for Christmas or Valentine's Day.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

  • 40 mini pancakes, frozen
  • ¼ Cup Nutella
  • ¼ Cup strawberry topping
  • 5 strawberries, fresh, diced
  • icing, vanilla
  • sprinkles, candy cane

Instructions 

  • Start by separating your frozen mini pancakes into 3 separate batches and microwave each batch for about 1 minute or until warm.
  • Fill your plate with pancakes in a circular motion.
  • Drizzle your pancakes with strawberry topping. I warmed mine up for about a minute to make it easier to pour.
  • Top with diced strawberries.
  • Drizzle with Nutella. Again warm it up for about one minute to make it easier to pour.
  • Pipe icing onto the top. Add a whole strawberry in the middle. Pipe icing around the strawberry and on top of it to create a Santa hat.
  • Sprinkle with candy cane sprinkles.
  • Serve pancakes warm.

Notes

No piping bag? You can snip the corner off a Ziploc bag for a makeshift piping bag.
Get creative: Feel free to add any toppings you want – chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, fudge syrup, fresh blackberries – anything goes!
Serve immediately: As soon as you’ve added your toppings, serve these. If you wait, the cream will start to melt and they won’t look as pretty.

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 512mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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Christmas pancakes are an unusual recipe made with mini pancakes. It’s a beautiful dish to serve on Christmas morning and only takes 15 to 20 minutes to prepare from scratch, including the cooking time. You can make the recipe as it is or add your own touches such as chocolate chips, mini marshmallows or any other sweet toppings you like.

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Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.

 

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