Last year we had cinnamon roll pancakes, and I’m pretty sure everyone’s jaw dropped to the floor when I brought them to the table. They look so impressive and taste even better. Take an already perfectly fluff and delicious pancake and add a sweet cinnamon swirl and you’ll be in breakfast heaven.

Plus, they’re actually really easy despite looking a lot more complicated than your average pancake, so they’re perfect for those days you want to feel like you’re indulging in something special but don’t to spend too much time actually cooking. They’ll definitely become a regular staple of your weekend breakfast menu!

 

Ingredients

Pancakes

4 C. all-purpose flour

8 teaspoons baking powder

2 tsp. salt

4 C. milk

4 T. vegetable oil

4 large eggs, lightly beaten

Cinnamon Filling

1 C. butter, melted

1 1/2 C. brown sugar, packed

2 T. ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Glaze

1/2 C. butter

4 oz. cream cheese

1 1/2 C. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

 

Instructions

Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl.  Stir them together until everything is moistened leaving a few lumps.

Mix the three ingredients together.  Place in a disposable piping bag and snip the end off or put in a Ziploc bag and snip the corner off. (This will keep in the fridge so you can make them again and again and again!)

Heat your griddle to 325 degrees.  You don’t want these too cook too quickly.  Make desired size pancake on greased griddle and then using the piping bag and starting at the center of the pancake, create a cinnamon swirl.  Wait until the pancake has lots of bubble before you try to turn it.  You will find that when you turn it the cinnamon swirl will melt.  If you have your griddle too hot, it will burn the cinnamon, so I suggest 325.

In a microwave safe bowl melt the butter and cream cheese and then stir together.  Whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla.  Add a little milk if needed to make it a glaze consistency.

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Quick tip: A small squeeze bottle makes swirling the cinnamon filling even easier. You can usually find them in the baking aisle (the one with pans and other equipment) of stores like Target and Wal-Mart.

Recipe and image courtesy of Purple Chocolate Home.