Kenya has been jonesing to make gingerbread for weeks, so I finally got out my baking pan and all of the ingredients when he said to me with most intense, focused voice, “Mommy, I wanted to make gingerbread COOKIES”. That entire time I had thought Kenya wanted to make gingerbread but in his mind it was all about the iconic shape of the gingerbread cookie. After all, what’s cuter or more fun than a cookie whose arms, head and feet you can eat right off before devouring the middle?
After a lengthy conversation with Kenya about the difference between gingerbread and gingerbread cookies, I asked him if instead he wanted to make gingerbread pancakes. He immediately broke out into a huge smile. It doesn’t take much to persuade my kids to eat pancakes no matter what their flavor. As long as the word “pancake” is involved, they’re excited both to eat and make them (just for the record, Kenya got to make the cookies as well and had a blast doing both).
Packed with iron, potassium and calcium from the rich molasses, they also offer a sweet, raisin-like flavor that I find kids adore. If you haven’t ever tried gingerbread pancakes, this is definitely the time of year to do it. Festive and delicious, it’s the kind of dish that really makes this time of year feel special!
Gingerbread Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk the liquid ingredients.
- Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and whisk until just combined.
- Let the batter stand for 10-15 minutes to thicken.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the mixture in a large, greased sauté pan over medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Serve with maple syrup or honey.
Those sound so delicious!!
Do these freeze well? Thanks!
Loved these as pancakes! Is there a way to convert them to muffins?
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I made these this evening. The batter made 14 good sized pancakes. DH said that he is not a gingerbread fan but liked these pancakes…infact he ate 2 of them in one sitting. DS ate one pancake before bath time as a treat 🙂
These are currently my sons favorite pancakes!
Yum! Perfect easy pancake variation. I don’t keep molasses on hand, and used dark agave instead.
Just made these this morning- they are delicious! Just the right sweetness. My 3 year old and 16 month old loved them! Thank you for another great recipe.
Could I make the batter today and put in the fridge till tomorrow? Not sure with the melted butter if that would work…maybe mix the dry in a bag and mix in wet in the AM?
Finally tried these this morning. Didn’t have cloves and they still turned out yummy! Loved by my 2.5 year old and not overly sweet like I thought they could be. I also used 1/2 white flour and 1/2 brown flour…still nice and fluffy. Thanks Catherine for another great recipe!
Yummy! I gave the kids round pancakes and cookie cutters and let them cut their own shapes.
MY husband makes breakfast for our kids and I every Saturday morning. I found this recipe a couple days a go and e-mailed it to him. Then put in a special reuest 🙂 He made them this morning and they were delicious! He made some whipped cream, and we added a dolop on top of the maple syrup! Thanks for the great recipe!
I made these for breakfast today and my 2 year old and I agreed that they were perfect. I used buttermilk and it worked well! Thanks for another amazing and creative recipe!
I just made these this morning with light brown sugar and with the first batch in the pan a little extra brown on the circumference. They were loved by my 2 1/2 year old. I had to turn my heat down to just under the middle (4 on my knob). They were fluffy and super yummy!
Brown Rice Syrup is similar in consistency to molasses so you should be able to use it as a substitute, but it will alter the flavor of these pancakes. Happy experimenting!