Gingerbread Pancakes

This quick one-bowl gingerbread pancake recipe make light and fluffy pancakes that taste like gingerbread. Easy Christmas pancake recipe!

With these gingerbread pancakes, it’s really just as simple as the fact that I love gingerbread. It doesn’t matter whether it’s cake, cookies, donuts, muffins, or brownies, if it’s gingerbread, then I love it.

I also happen to love pancakes. So, gingerbread pancakes are a must-make every year around Christmas.

These pancakes are light and fluffy with just the right amount of spice and molasses flavor.

How to make gingerbread pancakes

I recommend whisking the pancake batter by hand. It’s really easy to do, and mixing the batter by hand helps to avoid over-mixing the batter.

Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar, eggs, molasses, 2 tablespoons melted butter, buttermilk, and warm water together until well-combined.

Step 2: Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Whisk just until combined.

Step 3: Brush the hot griddle or pan with part of the remaining melted butter. Cook the pancake until the edges are set/dry and the bubble form and pop, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 4: Flip the pancake and cook until that side is done, about 1 minute.

Toppings

Gingerbread pancakes are great with butter and maple syrup on top. They’re also good with buttermilk (caramel) syrup or sauteed apples on top.

How to make in advance (how to freeze)

Gingerbread pancake freeze well, so they can be made in advance and reheated as-needed.

To freeze the pancakes, cook and then let the cooked pancakes come to room temperature. I place them on a wire cooling rack to help speed things along.

Once the pancakes are at room temperature, place them in a single layer in a freezer-safe resealable container. If you need to put more than one layer in, place a sheet of waxed paper in between the layers so that the pancakes won’t stick together.

More easy pancake recipes!

If you’ve tried this gingerbread pancake recipe, don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below. I love to hear from people who’ve made my recipes!

You can subscribe to receive my latest recipe newsletters or follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for even more delicious food.