15-Minute Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes
Fluffy pancakes with a delicious cinnamon swirl center, topped with gooey cream cheese frosting. Making these the perfect mix of cinnamon roll meets pancake.
Prep Time 7 mins
Cook Time 8 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course American, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 tablespoon butter, unsalted room temp
- 1 oz cream cheese room temp
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar sifted
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Swirl
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- 2½ tablespoon butter, unsalted melted
- ½ tablespoon cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
Remove from the heat and mix in the cream cheese. Whisk until almost smooth.
Mix in the powdered sugar and then add the vanilla. Stir until well combined. Set aside.
Cinnamon Swirl
In a separate bowl, add butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix.
Transfer the mixture to a Ziploc bag. Let that set firm while you get your pancakes going.
When you are ready to use, cut a tiny bit off the corner to allow the mixture to come out slow and steady.
Assembling the pancakes
Scoop the batter into a small pancake.
When the batter starts to form bubbles, use the cinnamon swirl mix to make a swirl on top of the batter. Start from the center outward.
Cook until the bubbles begin to pop, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook another 2-3 minutes (until the underside of the pancake is golden brown.)
Top the pancakes with the cream cheese frosting.
Keyword 15 minutes, cinnamon roll, Cinnamon swirl, cream cheese, pancakes