Whoa. These Christmas Tree Pancake Stacks are the new Gingerbread Houses (in case you didn’t already know). These breakfast-topped Christmas trees are made up of deliciously fully pancake stacks and all the delectable Gingerbread house toppings you can think of!
While it’s always nice to see your loved ones’ faces when they open that perfect present, there’s something even better—seeing their faces when they get to eat that present! Which leads us to Christmas pancakes. This Christmas tree pancake stack is perfect for your holiday brunch or family breakfast! It comes together in 10 minutes with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
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Christmas Breakfast
Instead of waking up to a traditional house made of gingerbread, why not wake up to a stack of flapjacks that look like a giant tree? Behold: a pancake tower that looks just like a yuletide fir—and we have details on how you can make it for your family breakfast. The pancakes come together with minimal ingredients and prep work, so they’re easy enough for kids to help with.
Christmas Tree Pancake Stack
Decorating your home for Christmas is hard work, and building a gingerbread house with your kids isn’t for everyone! Get them to help you build a pancake tree instead—it’s so easy they won’t even think twice about whether or not it’s fun.
Spoiler: it IS fun.
Just follow these simple steps, and in no time at all, you’ll have yourself a holiday breakfast that will blow everyone away.
We start out with our favorite EASY TO USE pancake mix that delivers fluffy pancakes every time and my particular favorite part? I only have to add water.
has been a brand we’ve kept and used in our pantry for years now, and we’ve been having so much fun experimenting with more and more ways to use this classic mix, like with these festival classic funnel cakes!
But it’s also the box we reach for when my kids ask for a stack on Saturday mornings.
To create a Christmas tree stack, make varying sizes of pancakes to stack, beginning with the largest at the bottom. This is great for kids as well, learning while they play with their food? A win-win.
Pancake Stack Fun
You don’t even HAVE to replace your gingerbread house with a pancake stack (unless you want to!), but we do think it’s totally fine to take a break from that age-old tradition and try something new: You can even use cookie cutters to make fun shapes, like a pancake gingerbread man to add to the stack.
Then, use all of those fun toppings to keep the stack together and decorate away!
Classic Gingerbread House Toppings to Use on Your Christmas Tree Pancake Stack
- Gum Drops (one of those iconic gingerbread house candies)
- Chocolate Candies
- Kisses
- Christmas Sprinkles
- Peppermints or Candy Canes
- Red & Green Sour Tape
- Frosting
- Mini Cookies
- Mini Marshmallow
- Marshmallow Snowmen
- Gingerbread Cookies
How to Make Gingerbread House Icing for Your Christmas Tree Pancakes
Start with 1 cup confectioners sugar and mix 1-2 tablespoons of milk. Stir until creamy. You can add more or less depending on how much you’ll need (a little goes a long way!). The icing will thicken upon standing. Add food coloring as desired for your Christmas tree effect!
Happy holidays!
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