Father Christmas pancakes recipe

Name: Father Christmas pancakes
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 135g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 150ml semi-skimmed milk; 1 large egg; 2 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing; 2 tbsp golden syrup; 60g pomegranate seeds; 150ml whipping cream; 6 small blueberries, halved; 6 pink sugar-coated chocolates

What better way to start Christmas Day than with these cute Santa pancakes topped with a whipped cream beard, pomegranate hat and chocolate nose. You can experiment with fruits for the hat; strawberries and raspberries would also work well.

See method

Makes 6
Takes 35 mins
313 calories / serving

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Stockwell & Co. Self Raising Flour 1.5Kg
Aldi Price Match
135g self-raising flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Stockwell & Co. Baking Powder 150G
Aldi Price Match
1 tsp baking powder
£0.57
£3.80/kg
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
2 tbsp caster sugar
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Creamfields Semi Skimmed UHT Milk 1L
Aldi Price Match
150ml semi-skimmed milk
£0.65
£0.65/litre
Tesco Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack
1 large egg
£2.10
£0.35/each
Tesco Organic Sunflower Oil 1L
2 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
£3.30
£3.30/litre
Tesco Golden Syrup 680G
2 tbsp golden syrup
£1.80
£2.65/kg
Tesco Pomegranate Seeds 80G
60g pomegranate seeds
£1.50
£18.75/kg
Tesco British Whipping Cream 300Ml
150ml whipping cream
£1.70
£5.67/litre
Rosedene Farms Blueberries 150G
6 small blueberries, halved
£1.55
£10.33/kg
Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar 95G (R)
Aldi Price Match
6 pink sugar-coated chocolates
£1.29
£13.58/kg

Method

Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the caster sugar and a pinch of salt, then mix to combine. Make a well in the middle.
In a jug, beat together the milk, egg and oil until well combined. Pour into the well. Beat with a fork or whisk until it forms a thick, smooth batter.
In a nonstick frying pan set over a medium heat, heat a little oil. Add a small ladleful (about 60ml) of batter, tilting the pan to spread the batter into a circle about 9-10cm in diameter. If your pan is large enough, add a second circle of batter. When the top of the pancake starts to bubble, flip the pancake and continue cooking until both sides are golden. Repeat until all the batter is used up.
Working one at a time, brush the top third of each pancake with golden syrup and then decorate all of this third with a layer of pomegranate seeds.
Whip the cream until medium peaks form, then transfer to a disposable piping bag fitted with a medium star nozzle. Pipe in star shapes to create a hat trim, a hat bobble, a beard and moustache. Brush the backs of two blueberry halves with golden syrup and put in position for eyes. Put a pink sugar-coated chocolate in the centre for a nose. Repeat with remaining pancakes and ingredients.