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Christmas Tree Pancakes

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These fun green Christmas Tree Pancakes are perfect for a Christmas breakfast or a holiday party. Kids will love them!

Christmas Tree Pancakes on a plate with maple syrup and goji berries.

These Christmas Tree Pancakes are a show stopper for Christmas breakfast or brunch.

They are colored green naturally (without food coloring) to look like a pine tree and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds or goji berries to add a splash of color.

Top with a raspberry or starfruit to make the look complete. Serve them with some Tofu Bacon for a more complete meal.

Some other pancakes you could make for Christmas are some Almond Flour Chocolate Pancakes, Vegan Banana Pancakes, and Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancakes.

You might also like my Vegan Gingerbread French Toast recipe.

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🧾 Ingredients
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I used spirulina to make these vegan pancakes green. Don't let the green color turn you off, you can't even taste the spirulina. If you're not a fan of spirulina, you can use matcha green tea powder instead.

Just keep in mind that the pancakes will be yellowish-green instead of bluish-green. Either way, the pancakes taste great. They're flavored with banana, which is actually the star of the show flavor-wise.

See my Banana Pancakes with Matcha to check out their color.

🧾 Ingredients

Gluten-free all-purpose flour: I used Bob's Red Mill all-purpose gluten-free flour. Use your favorite.
Baking powder: Makes the pancakes light and fluffy.
Chia seeds: Binds the pancakes together.
Salt: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
Spirulina: Gives the pancakes a pretty green color naturally. You could also use matcha green tea, but the pancakes will turn yellowish green.
Unsweetened almond milk: I used almond milk but you could also use oat milk, cashew milk, soy milk, or another non-dairy milk.
Maple syrup: Adds a sweet maple flavor. You could also use agave syrup, date paste or your favorite sweetener.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
Banana: Binds the pancakes and adds flavor. Use ripe bananas.
Coconut oil or spray: To cook the pancakes. You could also use vegan butter.
Pomegranate seeds or goji berries: To use as ornaments or garland.
Raspberry or starfruit: To put on top of the Christmas tree pancakes.

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🔪 Instructions

In a bowl mix dry ingredients.
Add wet ingredients and mix well until there are no clumps.
Heat the griddle or frying pan on medium heat. Melt coconut oil or vegan butter in a skillet.
Ladle batter onto skillet to make a pancake. Make each pancake smaller than the one before it.
Cook until bubbles form, flip with a spatula, and cook the other side.
Stack the pancakes to form a Christmas tree.
Add pomegranate seeds or goji berries to add color (for the ornaments or garland). Top with a raspberry or starfruit for the tree topper.

Spirulina Pancakes in the shape of a Christmas tree.

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💭 Tips

Start with either the smallest pancake or the largest, keeping the finished pancakes near your stove so that you can compare them for the next-sized pancake.
Using the previous pancake as a guide, spoon the batter on the pan slightly smaller (or larger if you started with the smallest size).
Flip the pancakes when they form bubbles and are golden brown.