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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
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 2 tablespoon butter, unsalted room temp
  • 1 oz cream cheese room temp
  • cup powdered sugar sifted
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Swirl

  • cup brown sugar packed
  • tablespoon butter, unsalted melted
  • ½ tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

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