St Nicholas pancakes with mandarins for Advent breakfast

St Nicholas pancakes made with quark, spelt flour and egg, with warm mandarins, honey and toasted hazelnuts. A family-friendly breakfast for St Nicholas morning on 6 December.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 10 min
• Cooking time: 15 min
• Total time: 25 min
• Calories: 537 kcal per serving
• Protein: 26 g
• Fat: 19 g
• Carbs: 64 g

Ingredients

• 4 mandarins
• 150g low-fat quark
• 2 eggs
• 100ml milk
• 2 tbsp honey
• 80g spelt flour
• 20g hazelnuts
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tsp butter

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · chopping board · knife · grater

1. Grate a little zest from one mandarin. Peel all the mandarins and divide them into segments.
2. Mix the quark, eggs, milk, a little honey and the mandarin zest. Mix the spelt flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and briefly stir it in.
3. Heat half the butter in a non-stick frying pan and cook 8 pancakes from the batter, 2 minutes per side over a medium heat.
4. Roughly chop the hazelnuts and toast them in a dry frying pan for 3 minutes.
5. Warm the mandarin segments with the remaining honey and butter in the pan for 1 minute.
6. Stack the pancakes on two plates, top with the mandarins and scatter over the hazelnuts.

Good to know

Mandarins and nuts belong in every St Nicholas boot. Here they land warm on small quark pancakes, with the hazelnuts briefly toasted first. The children can peel the mandarins.

Swaps

Spelt flour → finely ground oats. Low-fat quark → skyr. Honey → maple syrup. Mandarins → clementines or orange segments.

Cooking tips

The batter is thicker than pancake batter, so spread it out a little with the back of a spoon. Only flip the pancakes when bubbles rise at the edges.

Storage

The pancakes keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer – crisp them up in the toaster; warm the mandarins fresh.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), egg, milk and hazelnuts. Suitable for children; fine during pregnancy if the pancakes are cooked through.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze St Nicholas pancakes?

The pancakes keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer – crisp them up in the toaster; warm the mandarins fresh.

How long do St Nicholas pancakes keep in the fridge?

The pancakes keep for 2 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer – crisp them up in the toaster; warm the mandarins fresh.