On St Nicholas day my mum always makes me Santa pancakes in the morning. This year I’ve decided to make them myself. These snowman pancakes are easier to create than Santa shapes, so any child can  make them.

Use any or your favourite drop scone or Scotch pancake recipes – I made apple and cinnamon pancakesthis time, which is dairy-free and seasonal. Thin pancakes (crepes) are not suitable for this recipe!

For 4 pancakes you’ll need:

• 8 thick pancakes
• 4 pieces of streaky bacon
• Maple syrup
• Candies, sweets, small marshmallow, chocolate drops etc..
• 1 piece of red pepper or carrot

How to make the snowman pancakes:

1. Make the pancakes using silicone or metallic circular mould  and set them aside.
2. Fry, griddle or grill the bacon in another pan, then put them on a plate lined with kitchen paper towel.
3. Put half of the pancakes onto a chopping board and stamp out smaller circular shapes, using biscuit cutter or a glass, cup etc. These will be the snowmen’s head.
4. Cut out nose shapes from the pepper or carrot
5. Arrange the pancakes on a large serving plate, by placing the smaller ones above the bigger ones.
6. Using maple syrup, glue the eyes and nose onto the face and buttons onto the body area.
7. Carefully place the bacon between the two pancakes ,folding them  to look like a scarf.
8. Serve, and enjoy your pancakes!

Tips

• Serve the pancakes for breakfast or brunch at the weekend during the festivities or on Christmas morning!