Create Easy DIY Christmas Breakfast for Fun Holiday Mornings
Are you looking for cheap, easy Christmas morning ideas that kids will actually eat? Breakfast is my favorite meal to cook for the kids — mainly because it’s easy to make something sweet and fun that they will actually eat! Christmas morning is the perfect excuse to indulge: spoil them with snowman pancakes, Christmas tree waffles, reindeer donuts, or Santa strawberries!
Kids love pancakes, and moms and dads love how quick and easy they are. Here are my favorite cute and easy Christmas breakfast ideas — most need just a few simple ingredients!
Snowman Pancakes
Stack pancakes of different sizes to build a snowman! Add fruit and whipped cream for the face and buttons. (Ideas via Apartment Therapy, High Heeled Hostess)
Christmas Tree Pancakes
Shape your pancakes into Christmas trees — or make Christmas tree pancakes with green-tinted batter. Decorate with sprinkles and fruit! (Ideas via Sandy Toes & Popsicles, Midstate Mills)
Christmas Tree Waffles
Turn waffles into trees with green frosting or fruit toppings — a festive favorite! (Ideas via My Chic Life, Betty Crocker)
Christmas Pancake Molds
Christmas-themed pancake molds make a festive breakfast even easier! I love the two-tone molds from Williams Sonoma — the kids will have a blast with an assortment of characters to eat. A squeeze bottle (inspired by Recipe By Photo) lets you draw pancake shapes freehand!
Powdered Sugar Snowman Donuts
Christmas donuts are the easiest Christmas breakfast of all! Powdered sugar donuts double as cute little snowmen. (Ideas via Love From The Oven, Sweetest Temptations)
Reindeer Donuts
Use chocolate donuts, pretzels, and red M&Ms to create sweet little reindeer donuts — Rudolph approved! (Ideas via Notes Of Us, Bakerella)
Donut Christmas Tree
Feeling adventurous? How about a donut Christmas tree! Use a styrofoam cone covered in wax paper as the base, then attach donut holes with thick royal icing. This is great for a party too! (Idea via Tikkido)
Fruit Christmas Tree
Fruit is a healthy and fun addition to any Christmas breakfast! Create Christmas shapes using sliced fruit — or build a whole fruit Christmas tree, a great way to get the kids to eat their daily dose of vitamin C. (Ideas via Make Do And Friend, Foodista, Ginger & Garlic)
Santa Strawberries
Top strawberries with whipped cream to make tiny Santas — a sweet, light treat that kids love! (Ideas via Rutherford Family, Schwans)
Tips from my kitchen: the secret to a stress-free Christmas morning is prepping the night before — pancake batter mixed, fruit sliced, and decorations laid out. Then all you do is cook and assemble while the coffee brews. Cheap, easy, and the best kind of holiday memories!
