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These Christmas breakfast pancakes with sultanas, cranberries and festive spices are perfect for making on Christmas morning.

They’re very easy to make and, if you like, you can make the batter on Christmas Eve and store in the fridge over night, then give it a quick whisk before cooking the pancakes the next day – they’re actually better when you do this!

You can mix up the dried fruit as you like. I think sultanas and cranberries work nicely together, and cranberries are so festive, but you could add cherries, raisins, dates – any dried fruit you like.

Ingredients, Substitutions and Variations

Plain flour, eggs, bicarbonate of soda, milk – these are your standard pancake ingredients. I’ve added bicarbonate of soda to give them a touch of fluffiness. You can use any milk – semi skimmed, whole and skimmed all work, as do dairy free milks.
Dried cranberries and sultanas – as mentioned above, you can use other dried fruits. Just keep the actual volume of dried fruit the same (total 120g) if you do switch it up.
Ground cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg – these combined make a beautiful, nostalgic festive flavour and you’re going to absolutely love it!

Toppings

I like to top my pancakes simply with a dusting of icing sugar and a drizzle of honey (because they have no added sugar, these pancakes can take a sweet topping), but why not also try:

Fresh fruit – orange, apple or pear would be lovely.
Yoghurt – a thick Greek yoghurt would make a delicious topping.

Ice cream/chocolate sauce/maple syrup – it is Christmas, after all!