Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes

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Cinnamon swirl pancakes with cream cheese icing are a decadent breakfast treat. This version of cinnamon roll pancakes features snowflake icing. In the winter, snowflake pancakes are fun for a snow day!

Prep Time20

Cook Time6

Total Time26

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cinnamon roll pancakes, cinnamon swirl pancakes, cream cheese icing, snowflake pancakes

Servings: pancakes

Calories: 489kcal

Cost: $8

Ingredients

Cinnamon Swirl Ingredients

½ cup Unsalted butter 1 stick
1 cup Brown sugar plus 2 tablespoons
1 tbsp Cinnamon

Cinnamon Swirl Pancake Ingredients

2 cups All purpose flour
3 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
2 tbsp Vegetable oil plus more for cooking
2 Eggs
1⅓ cup Milk

Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients

4 tbsp Unsalted butter
6 oz Cream cheese softened
1⅔ cup Powdered sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

For the Cinnamon Swirl Blend

Place the butter stick in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave until melted.
Add brown sugar and cinnamon to the bowl and mix well. The mixture will be fairly thick and grainy.
Add the mixture to a piping bag, or a gallon ziplock bag, and snip off a small corner. Set aside.

For the Pancake Batter

Add vegetable oil, eggs, and milk to a large mixing bowl and whisk until well combined.
Add flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk until smooth and few lumps are left.
Drizzle some vegetable oil in a skillet or griddle and heat over medium to medium/low heat.
Pour ⅓ cup of pancake batter for each pancake.
Swirl a generous amount of the prepared cinnamon swirl mixture onto each pancake in a circular motion.
Continue to cook the pancakes until small bubbles form and pop - approximately 3 minutes.
Flip the pancakes and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until they are firm in the center.
Transfer the pancakes onto a plate or cooling rack, cinnamon swirl side up.
Once they cool slightly, swirl on a little extra of the cinnamon swirl mixture. (Optional)

Cream Cheese Icing

Add butter and cream cheese to a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Spoon the drizzle into a piping bag, or gallon ziplock bag, and snip off a very small corner.
Drizzle generously onto a warm stack of pancakes and serve. Optional: to make the snowflake design, draw out three intersecting long lines (spanning the width of the pancake) with the icing bag. On each line, draw four arrowheads facing inward to achieve a snowflake design.

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