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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

A dream breakfast starts with these cream cheese-glazed fluffy buttermilk pancakes swirled with fragrant cinnamon butter. It's a family favorite that comes together in 15 min or less!
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Texas Cooking
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 8 pancakes
Calories: 556kcal
Author: Sarah Penrod

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Pancake Baking Mix I used Pioneer Brand
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 eggs

Swirl Mixture

  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 4 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 c brown sugar

Cream Cheese Icing "Syrup"

  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons milk to thin
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • Butter or Pan Spray for Greasing the Pan Between Pancakes

Instructions

How To Make Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

  • 1. Combine the pancake mix, milk, and eggs in a large bowl.
  • 2. Whisk well until the egg and milk mixture is thoroughly distributed into the flour mixture.
  • - I make my pancake batter in a bowl with a spout for easy pouring but you can also transfer the batter into a measuring cup with a spout for easy pouring OR you can transfer this batter into a squeeze bottle. Reserve in the refrigerator.
  • Swirl Mixture:3. To make the cinnamon mixture combine the softened butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar in a small bowl. Stir with a fork until it resembles a brown paste.
  • 4. Transfer this cinnamon roll filling into a sandwich sizes zip lock baggie. Press the air out of the bag and seal it.
  • To use the baggie snip the very tip of one corner of the bag with scissors and use the zip lock baggie like a piping bag to swirl the cinnamon onto the top of the pancake.
  • The key to getting good quality swirls is this cinnamon filling needs to be firm enough to easily stream out of the hole without being runny. If it gets too warm, just pop it back into the refrigerator.
  • Cream Cheese Drizzle:5. In a small saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and heat over low heat. As the butter and cream cheese melts, stir in the powdered sugar until an icing like sauce forms. Remove from heat as soon as the ingredients are incorporated together and reserve until the pancakes are ready.
  • Pancake Cinnamon Rolls Procedure:6. In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter or use pan spray to grease the pan. Heat over medium heat.
  • 7. Pour about 1/4 cup-1/3 cup of the batter into the skillet and let it spread out to form a pancake. Let the pancake cook until little bubbles form on top.
  • 8. Then take the cinnamon-sugar mixture in the ziplock baggie and draw a sugar swirl onto the top of the pancake.
  • 9. Flip the pancake with a spatula and cook 30 seconds to 1 min on the other side.
  • 10. Remove the pancake to a serving platter and repeat with the rest of the batter until all of the pancakes are completed.
  • Serve the pancakes with the cream cheese icing glaze as the "syrup" on each serving.

Notes

I use Pioneer Buttermilk Pancake Mix for the best pancakes. Any homemade pancake recipe will also work with this method.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 556kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 711mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g