Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

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Description

Sweet and delicious buttermilk pancakes with a butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon swirl filling. These are great any time of the day and less time consuming than making real cinnamon rolls!

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 5 ½ tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Stir milk and vinegar together in a bowl; set aside until milk “sours
  2. about 5 minutes.
  3. Mix flour
  4. white sugar
  5. baking powder
  6. baking soda
  7. and salt together in a separate bowl. Whisk egg
  8. 2 tablespoons melted butter
  9. and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into milk mixture. Slowly pour milk mixture into flour mixture while whisking constantly until batter is just moistened and evenly mixed. Lumps are fine.
  10. Combine brown sugar
  11. 1/4 cup melted butter
  12. and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place a 1-quart resealable bag into a glass or cup. Pour cinnamon mixture into the bag; refrigerate until filling is as thick as toothpaste
  13. about 10 minutes.
  14. Mix 1/4 cup softened butter and cream cheese together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 40 seconds. Stir mixture with a whisk or fork until smooth. Continue heating in microwave and stirring until mixture is completely melted. Stir confectioners’ sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until icing is smooth.
  15. Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Pour about 2/3 cup batter into the center of griddle. Cook pancake until bubbles start to appear
  16. 2 to 3 minutes. Cut 1 corner off the center of the bag with filling. Swirl filling over pancake
  17. leaving enough space around edges that filling doesn’t touch the griddle.
  18. Flip pancake and cook until other side is lightly browned
  19. 2 to 3 minutes. Drizzle icing over pancake. Repeat with remaining ingredients
  20. spraying the griddle with cooking spray between each pancake.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 8

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