Description
A fluffy pancake stack infused with buttery cinnamon-sugar spirals and topped with a warm, velvet-smooth cream cheese drizzle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp (60 g) butter, melted (for cinnamon swirl)
- ⅓ cup (70 g) brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp flour (for cinnamon swirl)
- 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened (for drizzle)
- 3 tbsp butter, melted (for drizzle)
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar (for drizzle)
- 1 tsp vanilla (for drizzle)
- 2–3 tbsp warm milk (to thin drizzle)
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix gently until just combined. Batter should remain slightly lumpy for fluffier pancakes.
- Mix melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour for the cinnamon swirl. Let rest 2 minutes until slightly thickened. Transfer to a piping bag or squeeze bottle.
- Heat a nonstick pan on medium-low and grease lightly. Pour about ¼ cup batter for each pancake.
- As the pancake begins to set (about 20–30 seconds), pipe a tight spiral of cinnamon filling from center outward.
- Cook until bubbles appear and edges set, about 1 minute. Flip gently and cook 30 seconds more — the swirl caramelizes into a sticky cinnamon ‘roll’ pattern.
- Repeat for remaining batter.
- Warm the cream cheese drizzle slightly if needed and drizzle generously over the stack. Dust with powdered sugar for the swirl effect in the photo.
Notes
- Ensure the pancake batter is not overmixed for fluffiness.
- Adjust the thickness of the cream cheese drizzle with warm milk as needed.
- Use a nonstick pan to prevent sticking and ensure even cooking.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg