Eggnog Pancakes Are All You Need This Christmas

Eggnog or the egg milk punch is a beverage we are all familiar with. This Christmas must, is definitely one of my favorite things about Christmas, and winter in general.

The rich, sweet, creamy and frothy texture of this beverage is something I crave for all year long. Ok, maybe I crave fluffy pancakes a little bit more… The collection of pancake recipes hide the best one: that for the eggnog pancakes!

Eggnog Pancakes

Let’s see what does it take to include this America’s staple into a pancake. Any hybrid of the two of the best-loved treats among Americans is bound to be delicious.

The thing is this: you can go for a store bought eggnog, or you can prepare your own. If you want thinner pancakes you can use more than 2 cups of this magical drink to put in the batter.

Just for an extra kick add half a teaspoon of rum. This will enhance the festive flavors a Christmas dessert should have.

For serving use another American staple: maple syrup.

Just a tiny Christmas tip: top your pancakes with a white glaze and use some red and green sprinkles or chocolate curls as a finishing touch.

Vegan Eggnog Pancakes

But, there is not a reason why people who have decided to live on a vegan diet should not enjoy this spectacular combination. This is why I am going to tell you how to prepare vegan eggnog hotcakes. It might sound a tiny bit ironic since the beverage’s name itself includes the word “egg”, but the vegan variation is nothing short of tasty!

Prepare your vegan eggnog. Instead of the regular milk go for 2 cups of cashew milk (or any other non-dairy milk), for the desired thickness of the eggnog go for half a cup of full-fat coconut milk. Skip the egg part, because you will get the desired frothy texture from the coconut and cashew milk variants. No eggnog recipe can go without cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg, so make sure to add them.

If you are too lazy or simply don’t have the time to prepare homemade eggnog prior to preparing the hotcakes, you can always go for a store bought vegan holiday nog.

For the vegan topping, use coconut butter, or sprinkle some coconut flakes. (Of course, maple syrup is always a good idea).

Enjoy all the perks of the holidays. But, more importantly, don’t forget what Christmas is all about: Making other people happy. So, make your friends and family happy. Show them you care by preparing some fluffy, soft, and deliciously decadent stack of pancakes. Trust me, all of you will have a whale of a time (and it is not going to be because of the rum or bourbon in your eggnogs J.