Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
30 min
Servings
8

Fluffy pancakes with a swirl of cinnamon-brown sugar and topped with cream cheese glaze. Like a cinnamon roll, but for breakfast!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup milk
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 cup butter for swirl, melted
  • 0.25 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 2 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 0.25 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk for glaze
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla for glaze

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, mix the milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until just mixed (some lumps are fine).

  2. 2

    Mix the cinnamon swirl ingredients (melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon) together and transfer to a squeeze bottle or plastic bag with a corner snipped off.

  3. 3

    Heat a buttered skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Pour about ¼ cup batter per pancake.

  4. 4

    Once bubbles form on the surface, squeeze the cinnamon mixture in a spiral pattern on top.

  5. 5

    Flip and cook another minute or two until golden.

  6. 6

    Beat together the glaze ingredients (cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla) until smooth, adding milk to reach drizzling consistency.

  7. 7

    Stack pancakes and drizzle generously with the cream cheese glaze. Serve warm.