Name: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups white whole wheat flour; 3 Tablespoons baking powder; 3 Tablespoons sugar or Swerve sweetener (Keto sugar); 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 4 Tablespoons melted butter; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 ounces cream cheese, softened; 3 Tablespoons salted butter, softened; 3/4 cup powdered sugar or Swerve confectioners sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup pancake mix; 1 large egg; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 Tablespoon melted butter

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Combine the gooey sweet cinnamon rolls and fluffy pancakes and you get an irresistible breakfast food. My kids love these easy cinnamon roll pancakes. I have a hard time looking at plain old pancakes the same way ever again.

These cinnamon swirl pancakes are perfect for Sunday mornings or brinnner (breakfast for dinner). Serve up a short stack of deliciousness anytime you like. I like to serve them up with fresh fruit.

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My family LOVE pancakes! But I never imagined combining cinnamon rolls and pancakes. I was always more of a purist. That was until I had them for the first time to Duncan, Oklahoma. We stayed at a little B&B there and the kids DEVOURED those pancakes.

The owners of the Lindley House were kind enough to share their recipe with me. I modified it a touch by using the dry pancake mix I make. We make pancakes a lot and that mix is a great pantry staple for us. We also use it for camping breakfasts.

Since that first introduction to cinnamon swirl pancakes, I’ve had ordered them at Syrup, my favorite brunch spot in Oklahoma City, and the Original Pancake House in Brooklyn Center just outside Minneapolis. You can kinda say I’m crushing on these pancakes. I mean why not? Cinnamon roll goodness in an easy griddle cooked pancake. WIN WIN !!

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How to Make Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

This recipe is pretty easy as it’s done in stages to give you the look of a traditional cinnamon bun. You can create the pancakes in advance and then frost them just before serving. FYI, they store well in the freezer too!

First, you’ll want to create your dry pancake mix. I make this ahead of time and store in the pantry. Second, combine the ingredients for both the cinnamon swirl filling and cream cheese frosting in separate bowls.

Next, you want to mix together a portion of the dry pancake mix, egg, buttermilk, and melted butter to create your pancake batter. The recipe below makes 8 pancakes, but it’s easy to double and triple as needed.

Pancakes can be cooked on a griddle or in a stove top pan. Ladle the pancake batter and then apply a swirl of cinnamon mixture over the batter. Cook until tiny bubbles appear in the pancake, flip and cook an additional minute.

Lastly, you’ll remove cooked pancake and drizzle or smear cream cheese frosting over it and enjoy.

10 pancakes