I am a bit of a fridge nazi. Nothing makes me happier than being able to piece together a meal with neglected ingredients slightly past their prime. It is likely tied also to the fact that by purchasing groceries now on a regular basis, I actually know firsthand how expensive food really is.
Though frugality shouldn’t have played a part in Mack’s birthday meal, it did somewhat – a 2L carton of eggnog was fast approaching its expiry date in his fridge, and though I can’t stand to drink the stuff, I find it slightly more bearable when diluted in recipes.
Mack’s opinion on the seasonal drink is quite opposite of mine, though if he had his way, eggnog would become a popular flavouring in more than just his favourite cookies. So after printing off a recipe for Eggnog Pancakes, I was ready to prepare a breakfast starring his beloved drink.
The recipe is perfect for doubling (which I did, so he could have pancakes the next day as well), and used common ingredients most would have on hand. The instructions advised to leave the batter for five minutes, which allowed the baking soda to react, creating an airy, voluminous batter I’ve never before seen with pancakes.
I probably should also not have scooped such heaping spoonfuls onto the griddle, as the puffy batter retained its fluffy shape on the pan, and did not have time to cook through before the sides burned. I dressed up a stack of the pancakes with icing sugar, a handful of blueberries, and two candles, though in hindsight the sugar was a bad idea (ending up as a casualty of blowing out the candles).
Eggnog Birthday Pancakes (it’s a kind of “cake”, right?)
Mack enjoyed his birthday breakfast though, primarily because the eggnog flavour was not overpowering. The pancakes themselves were also wonderfully fluffy – the tell of a from-scratch vs. Bisquick batter.
Seeing as he still had about half a carton remaining, more recipes that make use of eggnog may be on the horizon.
Only Here for the Food 
I plan on doing a bit of “clean up” baking this morning with eggnog as well! I never did think about it in pancakes though.
What are you making? I think we have plenty of eggnog for at least another batch of pancakes, and then some!
I ended up making a rum eggnog pound cake in a bundt pan with rum soak raisins in it; topped with an orange/rum glaze! I have enough left that I might treat New Years breakfast with eggnog pancakes. Would be delicious.
Ooh, that does sound good. I’m sure Mack would love it too, particularly because of the rum, heh.