Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

5 from 1 vote

Yes, you read that correctly! I know it is hard to believe that all that cinnamon-y goodness could be packed into a pancake and still taste like a cinnamon bun with icing, but low and behold I made them and they were amazing!

These take a little bit more effort than just a regular old homemade pancake, but they are so worth it. I think this is a perfect treat for Christmas morning or any special occasion breakfast.

In the past, we have made our own cinnamon rolls and that requires you make and proof dough, however with the pancake version your family will have all the flavors of the cinnamon rolls without all that time and effort.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Servings:

Calories: 1177kcal

Ingredients

Pancakes

1 Cup Flour
2 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Cup Milk
1 Egg
1 Tsp Vegetable Oil

Cinnamon Filling

6 Tbs Brown Sugar
4 Tbs Butter Melted and Cool to the Touch
1/2 Tbs Ground Cinnamon

Glaze

2 Ounces Cream Cheese Whipped
4 Tbs Butter
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Glaze

In a small saucepan melt the butter, the vanilla
Add the cream cheese until melted
Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix until dissolved
Set aside to cool
Once cooled, fill a piping bag or plastic baggie with tip cut off with the icing or drizzle the icing with a spoon

Cinnamon Filling

Melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds on 50% power until melted
Let it sit until it is cool to the touch, but not hardened
Stir together all ingredients
Place inside a piping bag with a small tip (If you do not have a piping bag you can cut a small corner off a filled plastic baggie)

Pancakes

Whisk together the dry ingredients
In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients
Mix together lightly - do not overwork the batter, a few lumps are fine
Spray a pan or griddle with cooking spray
Over medium heat
Drop a scoop-full of the batter onto the pan (for rounder pancakes use an ice cream scoop)
Once the pancakes start to bubble,
Grab the bag of glaze and draw a round swirl starting from the inside of the circle outward. Do not draw the swirl too close to the edge of the pancake or the sugar can burn.
Check the bottom of the pancake flip when it is the desired color or light brown.
Let the cinnamon side cook and check your heat to make sure the sugars are not cooking too quickly. If you need to remove the pan from the heat and lower the temp.
Between each batch wipe out the pan to remove excess sugar.
Drizzle each pancake with the icing

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