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Christmas Made Easy! Make-Ahead Spinach and Sausage Swirl Christmas Tree

  • Writer: Suzanne Clark
    Suzanne Clark
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 1 min read

Christmas morning should be joyful and full of surprises! I know I want to be enjoying my family on this fun filled morning, seeing what Santa has brought and opening presents. After all of the work I do to prepare for Christmas, I want to spend time under the Christmas tree, not in the kitchen!

Unless you figured out how to get your “Elf on The Shelf” to cook, I think you will appreciate this festive make-ahead recipe for Christmas morning. Create this in minutes on Christmas Eve, and bake it in the oven while you are unwrapping presents and working up an appetite in the morning. Only simple ingredients are needed, with a bit of Challenge Butter and Cream Cheese to make this an extra special breakfast you will be happy to wake up to!

With a little planning, you will have a breakfast that will soon become a tradition in your house. Consider this a holiday present from me to you. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!


 
 

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups of Member's Mark Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter (used throughout)

  • 3 cups of Member's Mark Buttermilk Pancake Mix

  • 2 cups of Member's Mark Vitamin D Whole Milk

  • 2 Member's Mark Pasture Raised Grade A Large Brown Eggs

  • 5 teaspoons of Magnolia-Star Pure Vanilla Extract (used throughout)

  • 2 cups of Driscoll's Sweetest Batch Blueberries

  • 1 cup of Member's Mark Organic 100% Pure Maple Syrup

  • Member's Mark Original Dairy Whipped Topping

  • 1 cup of Member's Mark Honey Almond Granola

 

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Place ¼ cup (½ of a stick) of butter on a 13”x 8” sheet pan. Place it in the oven to melt the butter while making the batter.

  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the pancake mix, eggs, milk, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Stir until combined. Note: Batter will still be lumpy, let it sit for 3-4 minutes before baking.

  4. Pour batter onto the sheet pan with the melted butter. Use a spatula to spread batter, creating an even surface. Sprinkle berries on top.

  5. Place the sheet pan into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on top and cooked through.

  6. Let cool slightly, then cut into 12 squares.

  7. While the pancakes are baking, create your syrup. Place 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring continuously. Continue cooking the butter once melted, until the butter begins to brown and smells fragrant. Remove from heat (butter will continue to brown)

  8. Stir 3 teaspoons of vanilla and the maple syrup into the butter, and stir until combined.

  9. To serve, place a pancake on a plate. Top with syrup and a sprinkle of granola on top.

 

Yield: 12 pancakes/2 cups of syrup

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