Foodie Friday: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

These delicious cinnamon roll pancakes are adapted from a recipe I found at Recipe Girl. I've really only altered two or three things, so the credit still goes to her for this glorious treat!

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes are great for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert- they are truly a sweet treat.

This recipe makes enough cinnamon filling and cream cheese glaze for A LOT of pancakes. I made 6 large (I'm talking 8") pancakes, and still had enough cinnamon filling for at least 6 more, and enough cream cheese glaze for a dozen more, easily.

You will need:
Your favorite pancake mix & the ingredients it calls for
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup & 4 tablespoons butter
2 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


I. Begin by mixing your cinnamon filling.

1. In the microwave, melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a microwave-safe bowl
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter until completely incorporated. The mixture should not be liquidy, but it will seperate a little, so you'll have to stir it together again later when its used
3. Spoon filling into an icing bag or into the corner of a Ziploc bag that will be used as an icing bag
4. Set aside for use later

II. Next, make your cream cheese glaze. In the original recipe this could be done by melting butter and cream cheese in a bowl, but I had to reheat it several times in order to keep the mixture warm so the powdered sugar could incorporate fully. I wasn't able to mix it together fully by this method, so I would highly suggest doing this over low-medium heat in a saucepan on the stove to achieve the desired consistency.

1. Melt 1/2 cup of butter and all of your cream cheese and whisk together until smooth
2. Slowly whisk in powdered sugar
3. Whisk in vanilla extract
4. Set aside for use later

III. Lastly, mix together your pancake batter as instructed on your mix, or according to the pancake recipe you are using. Now, we will construct the pancakes!

1. Pour pancake batter onto a warmed up skillet to the desired size (I made large, 8" pancakes)
2. Using your kitchen scissors, snip a small part of the corner of your icing/Ziploc bag off so you can squeeze your filling out
3. Starting in the center of your pancake, spiral your filling outwards
4. Cook your pancakes as normal
5. Stack them up, drizzle them with your cream cheese glaze (if it has cooled, then you can zap it in the microwave for a 10 or 15 seconds), and serve

Enjoy! They're sure to be a hit! Even my little one enjoyed them!