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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Maple Coffee Glaze

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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes – a tender fluffy homemade pancake swirled with buttery cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with a maple coffee glaze. 

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

This super decadent and delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Recipe, with a Maple Coffee Glaze, makes an amazing breakfast! These are like making hot and fresh cinnamon rolls right on the griddle. They require a few extra steps, but are totally worth the effort.

 

 

How to Make Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

  1. Start by making the cinnamon filling, this way it has a chance to cool before going into the pancakes. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in the microwave and add to mixing bowl. Then add 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of white sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and stir together.
  2. Fold a quart size plastic baggie over a small cup, that way you can easily pour the cinnamon sugar mixture into the baggie. Close the baggie well and set aside to cool.
  3. To make the pancake batter, add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt to a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine dry ingredients. Then add sour cream, melted and cooled butter, lightly beaten egg, and milk, and stir together.
  4. The pancake batter will be nice and thick. This is good, as we want the pancakes to be fluffy, and thick = fluffy, at least when it comes to pancakes! Use your 1/4 cup measuring cup, slightly less than full, to add batter to the hot griddle.
  5. Let the pancakes set up on the griddle for about 2 minutes, then it is time to add the cinnamon sugar swirl. Snip just a small corner of your cinnamon sugar baggie. We are going to use the baggie like a pastry bag to make a swirl in the pancake.
  6. To make the swirl, push the tip of your baggie into the batter and carefully swirl the mixture into the pancake batter. Don’t just swirl the mixture on top of the pancake, it needs to be in the batter to make the signature cinnamon roll look.
  7. Once the pancakes are cooked, about 7 minutes on the first side and 5 on the second side, remove them with a large spatula sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Turn them onto the plate swirl side up. 

 

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes on Griddle

Cinnamon Roll Pancake Recipe Tips

  • Work quickly when removing the pancakes. Once the cinnamon sugar mixture cools on your spatula, the pancakes will start to stick.
  • Try not to get too close to the edge of the pancakes with the swirl or the cinnamon sugar mixture will run off.
  • Use a wide spatula and quickly turn the pancakes when the underside is golden brown. Mine took about 7 minutes before they were ready to flip. You will see a bit of the filling coming out around the sides. This is fine! It just means the cinnamon and sugar is getting all yummy and caramelized.
  • Before cooking the next batch of pancakes, wipe all cinnamon sugar filling from the griddle and use a new spatula, or clean all the cinnamon and sugar from your spatula so it won’t stick to the new batch.

 

Oh my goodness, swirly cinnamon perfection! You can serve with warm maple syrup, or go over the top with a maple coffee glaze. To make the glaze, combine 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of maple extract, 2 tablespoons of heavy cream and 1 tablespoon of coffee.  Seriously, this glaze is life changing.

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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
42 mins
 

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes – a tender fluffy homemade pancake swirled with buttery cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with a maple coffee glaze. 

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Roll Pancake Recipe, Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Servings: 6 pancakes
Calories: 471 kcal
Author: Melissa
Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar Filling
  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Pancakes
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
Maple Coffee Glaze
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon coffee
  • 1 teaspoon maple extract
Instructions

  1. Prepare cinnamon and sugar filling first. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in the microwave and add to a mixing bowl. Then add brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon and stir together. Fold a quart size plastic baggie over a small cup, that way you can easily pour the cinnamon sugar mixture into the baggie. Close the baggie well and set aside to cool.

  2. Prepare pancake batter. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt to a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine dry ingredients. Then add sour cream, melted and cooled butter, lightly beaten egg, and milk, and stir together.

  3. Use your 1/4 cup measuring cup, slightly less than full, to add batter to the hot griddle.Let the pancakes set up on the griddle for about 2 minutes, then add the cinnamon sugar swirl. Snip just a small corner of your cinnamon sugar baggie. Push the tip of your baggie into the batter, and carefully swirl the mixture into the pancake batter. 

  4. Once the pancakes are cooked, about 7 minutes on the first side and 5 on the second side, remove them with a large spatula sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Turn them onto the plate swirl side up. 

Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 471 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 95mg32%
Sodium 470mg20%
Potassium 247mg7%
Carbohydrates 58g19%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 40g44%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 835IU17%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 137mg14%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Makes 12 pancakes

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

4 tablespoons of melted butter

1/4 cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Pancakes

1 cup of all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons of sugar

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt

1 cup of sour cream

1/4 cup of milk

4 tablespoons of melted butter

1 egg, lightly beaten

Maple Coffee Glaze

1 cup of powdered sugar

2 tablespoons of heavy cream

1 tablespoon of brewed coffee

1 teaspoon of maple extract

 

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  9. Maria

    Your pancakes look so delicious! I’ve been wanting to try these, now I’ll really have to try them! I can just smell the wonderful cinnamon…..! Yum!!

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  20. sk11

    I found this recipe on pinterest, and made them for my family this morning. Thank you for this amazing recipe! You are so right, the glaze is life changing! Holy yum!

    Reply

  25. Leslie

    These look so yummy and special occasion breakfast. I wonder if you could make and freeze. Looks like a breakfast buffet to me.

    Reply

  32. Natalie

    I am making these this week. If we don’t drink coffee, is there something we could use instead for the glaze? Thanks!

    Reply

  33. Cathey Atchison

    We made these for Mother’s Day and they were amazing! Now I cannot go without mentioning the level of difficulty to make my pancakes look like the picture. We burned the first batch but even after scraping off the burned side they were still probably the best pancakes and likely the best cinnamon roll flavor I’ve ever eaten. Will make these again and again. They were slightly gooey like a cinnamon roll. I made mine with cottage cheese & vinegar instead of the sour cream. Thank you!

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  36. Megan

    These are delicious! I used my own pancake recipe and added the swirls. They were a bit tricky, but after burning a few pancakes and putting down the temperature (and going through 3 ziploc bags) I got a great result. Next time I will try the glaze!

    Reply

  37. Karen L

    What brand of griddle do you use? Mine is very uneven and only really cooks around the outside edge, not the centre of the griddle

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  39. Ellen

    I made thes yummy pancakes today. I didn’t have enough sour cream on hand, so I used about 1/4 cup s.cream and 3/4 cup up vanilla yogurt. I did seem to think the cinnamon was really runny, and had a hard time getting the swirls. I got better as I went along but never got them to look lik the pictures. They were so good that I am sure I will have some practice swirling in the future!

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  40. MN

    Hi – love this! I tried it last night but have a question:

    is the sugar cinnamon filling supposed to be liquid (i.e. the sugar melted?). When I mixed it together, the sugar did not melt even though the butter was hot, and the result was a clump of sugar soaked in a butter-cinnamon liquid thing so it was hard piping it.

    Thanks!

    Reply

  41. Cryssie

    Pinned!! I just made a different recipe, so today’s craving has been satisfied but this is SO going to be the next one to try!! They look beautiful.

    Reply

  48. Beth

    5 stars
    Yummy! This looks so delicious and scrumptious! I can’t wait to give this a try! My daughter is going to love this recipe! So excited!

    Reply

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