When I was growing up. My favourite time to spend with family was on a Sunday morning. We’d all sit around the table and mum would make a giant plate of toast for us all and there would be jars of jam, cheese, eggs etc. all around to choose topping for our toast.

 

Everyone eating passing things around and chomping on our toast, talking about what plans we had for the day. It seems a little basic now. However, we didn’t sit around the table often. It was the only time my sister and I could be corralled to sit together without arguing.

So, when I had my own family I had to have that feeling with my own kids. Now Sunday mornings are pancake mornings.

My husband makes a giant plate of American style pancakes or waffles and we have them with maple, jam, fruit, bacon, chocolate spread and any other seasonal additions. The kids love it.

If you don’t know if they’ll eat something go buffet style.. they’ll pick and choose munch and crunch everything in sight as they don’t realise how much they’re eating.

Put it on one plate and my 5 year old,  instantly starts to negotiate how much she HAS to eat, but let her go at a buffet and she eats more than I do.

 

A relaxing weekend morning is a fabulous time to kick back and enjoy time together so I’ve pulled together 11 of our favourites that we rotate throughout the year.

My 11 and 6-year-old love help to make these pancakes. They are great at measuring, mixing, and flipping. My husband just has to put the dollops of mix in the pan. If my 6-year-old did this we’d have pancakes the size of dinner plates.

Our pancake recipe and method:-
260ml milk
6 Tablespoons melted butter or oil
2 beaten eggs
270g Self Raising Flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
2 teaspoons of caster sugar(optional)

• In a jug measure the milk, the melted butter and 2 beaten eggs. Whisk this together.
• In a bowl, weigh out the self-raising flour and the baking powder. And 2 tablespoons of caster sugar if using, I don’t normally bother as our toppings are sweet enough.
• Slowly pour the wet jug into the flour mix whilst whisking together until its smooth thick and bubbles appear on the surface.
• Heat a flat pan till it’s really hot. If it’s properly hot you wont need any oil in a non stick pan but if your unsure dab a little oil or butter onto some kitchen paper, lightly spread it across the hot pan very carefully.
• Dollop 3 of 4 spots of the mix into the hot pan and smooth out with the back of a ladle. They take a couple of minutes each side. Just wait till bubbles appear all over before turning them over.
• We also use this mix with our waffle iron. Cooks Professional – Electric Belgian Waffle Maker Machine 180° Rotating – 920 Watts. (Cream)It’s a brilliant machine, easy to use and easy to clean. Just use half a ladle of mix per each waffle square and wait till cooked. You may have to add a little extra milk to the recipe above. I also sometimes sneak in some cinnamon as I love the stuff.

I thought with the cold Winter mornings facing us, i’d share some of our other get up and go breakfasts. We have all of these on a regular loop. What’s your favourite breakfast??

11 Family Breakfasts With Get Up And Go

Blueberry muffins. We use this recipe from Good Food.

Granola

Granola is a wonderfully moreish.. It’ll go with yoghurt, or have it with milk for a normal cereal. You can snack on it through the day too. So easy to make and so versatile. This recipe is the one we love but you can add pretty much anything.

An easy recipe from joyofkosher.com. a bit of fun for the kids.

A wonderful thick smoothy full of goodness that will give you lots of energy and fill your tummy till lunch. This one is so easy and quick.

 If you’ve worked up an appetite on some of these yummy breakfasts. Don’t forget to download our 44 Winter Activities to do in January sheet. There’s some great ideas in there!!

Banana Bread.

A regular staple in our house with this recipe. Warm for breakfast of with fruit for a wonderful healthy snack. It freezes well too. Yum

Courgette Bread.

This is the recipe here. I love it toasted in my flat-iron with a little salted butter on it. If we’re really hungry its great with a poached egg on top too. The kids LOVE it as a ‘ sunshine’ cake with lemon icing.(But they don’t like courgette shhhh)

 

French Toast With Fruit.

This is a good one. Delicious with something salty, a dollop of Ketchup or a sprinkle of sugar and fruit. Delicious!

 

So delicious and easy. you can add things to it like smoked salmon but it’s just as good on it’s own.

Fruit Salad And Yogurt.

 Again, very easy but so delicious, you could add alittle honey or maple for a sweet hit but i love the tang of natural yogurt with the sweet berries. Top with granola if you need a crunch too.

What’s your favourite breakfast?? Do you eat any of these ideas or something else. Let me know as i’m always looking for new ideas.

Don’t forget to give the birds their breakfast too. Try this post for some ideas.

 

Also, why not try some of the ideas in this post for getting out this Winter to burn off some of this new found energy.

Also, you can download our Winter list of Activities to work through in January. You’ll need a good breakfast for some of these.