These Grinch pancakes are fluffy, bright green, and topped with a cloud of whipped cream and a single heart sprinkle. They’re a fun, festive way to turn an ordinary Christmas morning into a holiday treat!
The batter itself is a simple, fluffy pancake base. The only real difference is a generous squeeze of green gel food coloring, so they come together just as easily as your usual weekend stack.
What You’ll Need to Make Grinch Pancakes Recipe
It’s seriously just a few simple, staple ingredients, with a few holiday extras!
The batter is a classic mix of flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, butter, vanilla, and an egg.
Neon green gel food coloring turns them festive.
For toppings, whipped cream or Cool Whip and a jumbo heart sprinkle finish the theme.
How to Make Homemade Grinch Pancakes for Christmas
If you’ve made pancakes before, this will feel familiar.
Start by whisking your dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Melt the butter and let it cool for a minute so it doesn’t cook the egg.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the egg, and give it a quick whisk. Then pour in the milk, melted butter, vanilla, and a generous amount of green gel food coloring. Whisk briefly, then fold everything together with a spatula, leaving a few lumps. Let the batter rest for about five minutes.
Heat a sprayed skillet over medium-high, then pour about a quarter cup of batter per pancake. Cook until the edges look fluffy and the surface is bubbly, then flip and cook the other side until set.
Stack them up, add your toppings, and serve them while they’re warm. That’s it!
Tips for Fluffy Pancakes
A few pointers for the best stack.
- Use gel food coloring, not liquid. Gel gives you that vibrant green without thinning the batter, so pancakes stay fluffy.
- Don’t overmix. A few lumps in the batter are exactly what you want. Overmixing makes pancakes dense.
- Let the batter rest. Those five minutes give the flour time to hydrate and the leavening time to activate, for a lighter pancake.
- Watch for the bubbles. When the surface looks bubbly and the edges set, that’s your cue to flip!
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Grinch Pancakes
These Grinch pancakes are fluffy, bright green, and topped with a cloud of whipped cream and a single heart sprinkle. A fun, festive Christmas breakfast that turns an ordinary morning into a holiday treat.
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 20 mins
- Total Time 35 mins
- Yield 12 pancakes 1x
- Category Breakfast
- Cuisine American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1¾ cups milk
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- Neon green gel food coloring
- Optional toppings: whipped cream or Cool Whip, jumbo heart sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Melt the butter in the microwave in 30-second increments, then give it a minute to cool.
- Make a well in the flour mixture and add the egg. Give it a whisk without mixing it into the flour.
- Add the milk, melted butter, vanilla, and a generous amount of green gel food coloring, about 2 tsp. Whisk just a bit, then fold the batter together with a spatula. A few lumps are fine.
- Let the batter rest for about 5 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and spray with nonstick spray.
- Add about ¼ cup of batter per pancake. (A large skillet fits about 3 at a time; a griddle will make more at once.)
- Cook 2–3 minutes, until the sides start to look fluffy and the top is bubbly. Flip.
- Cook 2–3 minutes more on the other side.
- Repeat until all the pancakes are made.
- Stack the pancakes and add your favorite toppings.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring rather than liquid. Gel gives a vibrant color without thinning the batter.
