Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

As you already know, Joe and I have eaten pancakes together every single weekend since we've started dating. Mainly chocolate-chip, but occasionally we'll change it up and do blueberry or banana. Until now...

This recipe is just too fantastic not to share. Totally 100% unhealthy, but worth every single bite. I found the recipe on Pinterest, from: http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/03/01/cinnamon-roll-pancakes/

Here's what you need:

PANCAKES:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil

CINNAMON FILLING:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, just melted (not boiling)
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
***stir together, then place in a heavy zip lock baggie and set aside.

CREAM CHEESE GLAZE:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2-ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

I'm pretty sure they'd come out just fine with a boxed pancake mix, or your favorite homemade pancake mix as well. As for the frosting, I didn't use cream cheese - just made a simple buttercream frosting and it turned out fantastic.

So here's what you do (more detailed steps are on her website)...

Poor a scoop of the pancake mix onto your pan (we make whooper sized pancakes). Then snip the corner of your zip lock baggie of the cinnamon filling and add a swirl to your pancake (which needs to be at room temperature - otherwise it's too runny and the liquid goes everywhere - so it should be about the consistency of toothpaste). The first few pancakes we made were very runny!

Cook until the pancake begins to bubble and its golden brown on the bottom. The cinnamon mixture will expand quite a bit (so don't get it too close to the edges).

Flip! And cook the other side. The pic above is what the top looks like after both sides are cooked.

We had a little leftover cinnamon filling, so we drizzled the remaining mixture on top of our stack of pancakes. I know, very unhealthy, but it made them extra delicious!

The top with as much frosting as you want. YUMMMM!!!

You should probably only eat 1 of these. We, however, ate 3. What's life without splurging every once in a while? ;) Although I think this is going to be come a monthly weekend treat in our house.

Thank you Pinterest and Recipegirl.com for introducing me to this delicious pancake recipe.